Greetings To Our Empower Learner Supporters,
We hope this newsletter finds you well! In January & February, full weeks of school are rare, which brings many challenges. Such as remembering when we do and don’t have school, getting work turned in before progress reports go out, and keeping up on all the fun events happening this time of year. The schedule is on our website, http://weareempower.weebly.com/, and we’ve highlighted some dates to note below. First, there is No School at Empower Feb. 5-7 because Brad, Alyssa, and Randy will be at a state-wide conference for alternative school educators. This mid-winter break is only for Empower learners - all other HF schools are in session those days. Next, our parent/guardian-teacher conference schedule has changed. Thursday, Feb. 20th, is now Family Movie Night from 4-8pm. Anita F from Lakes & Pines CAC will also be here to answer questions and enroll in programs for anyone interested. Conference time to discuss your learner’s progress will then be Tuesday, Feb. 25th 4-6pm. We hope to see you here at Empower one or both nights! Finally, on to what we’ve been up to these past two weeks. Empower learners and staff have been well fed as our kitchen has been busy, busy, busy! Jimmie from UofM Extension Services was here one morning each week. In his classes, our learners made Pineapple Chicken over Rice one week; Breakfast Burritos the next - YUM! As usual, French Toast Tuesday and Waffle Wednesday were quite tasty, and Jezzalyn shared the bread she made for her Biology class. Just yesterday, Jeffery made Pork and Bok Choy Potstickers and Beef Lo Mein. He shared them with learners and staff and recorded our feedback. These recipes were from China as part of his Cooking Around the World project; we’re excited to see where he takes us next on his culinary adventure! Keep an eye on our Empower calendar of events as we have some things happening in February. Feb 5-7 Empower Closed - Staff attend state MAAP Conference Feb 17 No School - Presidents/Chiefs Day (make-up snow day) Feb 19 MAAP STARS State Capital Visit Feb 20 Construct Tomorrow Field Trip for Learners Feb 20 Family Movie Night 4-8pm & Anita F from Lakes & Pines CAC Feb 25 Conferences 4-8pm Feb 28 No School - 2nd make up snow day
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