Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/4/2012, “Dancing the night away: Two Santa Cruz-area teens join marathon to raise money for pediatric AIDS groups,” by J.M. Brown. Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_19894407#.Ty-HW6DUwaQ.email
Standing in front of the class, the sandy-haired boy shuffles his feet, avoiding eye contact with the middle school students seated before him. He looks up, shyly meets his classmates’ gaze, and takes a deep breath. Exhaling, he begins telling a story in Spanish. The words come haltingly at first, then, as his confidence improves, he relaxes and expands his vocabulary, exploring different sentence structures and verb conjugations.
By Hema Walker
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“Once upon a time…” may be an uncommon way to begin a mathematics lesson, yet in Mount Madonna School’s kindergarten where I teach, that is just how I present our “Golden Number Book” lessons. During the kindergarten year, each student will create their own counting journal, called a “Golden Number Book.” Every week the children add a new page to their book.
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/20/2012, “Mount Madonna fifth graders give a hoot about bird on state’s concerned list,” by Joel Hersch. Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_19777552?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/15/2012, Education Digest: “Students to perform ‘Voices,” and January 18 5th grade Burrowing Owl Presentation.” Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_19746580?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com
What: Presentation and DVD screening on the Western Burrowing Owl, subject of Mount Madonna School’s 5th Grade Class current environmental project.
When: Wednesday, January 18, 6:30pm – 8:30pm. Reservation requested; contact Kathy Fieberling at (831) 345-1226 or
MMS engages all the students (except preschool/kindergarten students) in discussions and training about lockdown drills, which have been very well-performed. We have taken particular care with our elementary students to help them understand that the drills we practice are being put in place to keep them safe. Our interactions with the students are primarily around procedures, simple explanations about the difference between our three different emergency drills (Fire, Earthquake and Lockdown), and the introduction of our security team.
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“Okay, let’s be honest. We’re in middle school, so we’re not adults and we’re not little kids either. By term, we’re somewhere in between. That can be annoying.”
“I’m in no hurry to grow up. Seeing adults all stressed out is no big temptation to join your team. I’m fine to skateboard around…play video games, hang out with friends, and stay out of trouble.”
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/25/2011, Education Digest, “Dolls and scones mark the holidays” and “Students rally to help needy.” Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_19617236?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com
Out & About magazine, 12/19/2011, “13 at Mount Madonna High School” by Paul Myrvold. Read more on Facebook.
