One late September morning at Su Casa Preschool, seven 4-year-olds sat cross-legged on their classroom’s reading rug, anxiously awaiting their turn to share what they had accomplished that morning.When tossed a tennis ball signaling her turn during recall time, or “tiempo de recordar,” Citlali declared in English that she’d played with blocks. She passed the ball to Alli, who recounted in Spanish making lemonade in their classroom’s play kitchen.As the other five students continued to reflect on their morning work time activities and worked on their English- and Spanish- speaking skills, their co-teachers, Amalia Perez and Priscilla Victor, took turns asking…
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Photo: Toddler books donated through Ann’s Heart for Books (Courtesy photo) A program that provides books to children being cared for at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis and that started with a DeSoto County family will continue again this year. The project is called “Ann’s Heart for Books,” for Ann Brown Ashcraft, and is done through the Lee Ashcraft family, including daughters Ruth Ashcraft Munday and Betsy Ashcraft Walker. Ann Brown Ashcraft was the daughter of Winn Brown and his wife Annie Ruth Brown. She was also the wife of Lee Ashcraft, who is known in DeSoto County for…
Penn State football’s NIL endeavors took another step on Wednesday with the release of a new children’s book. And its subject is one Nittany Lions fans are especially excited about. Announced via Tweet, Penn State true freshman quarterback Drew Allar has shared his story in the form of an illustrated children’s book called “The Men In Back”. Partnering with author Andy Vodopia, Allar and his family helped to tell the in-progress story of his rise to becoming a Nittany Lion, as well as his insights into the person he is away from the field, all in the form of a…
Rosa Floyd, a Mexico-born educator who has taught bilingual kindergarten in Woodburn for 22 years, was named Oregon’s 2023 Teacher of the Year on Wednesday.In a statement, Oregon schools chief Colt Gill said, “Rosa Floyd is not only an exemplary educator, she is a treasured part of the Woodburn community. She’s made a positive impact in countless ways: from helping develop a district preschool program, to her volunteer work starting and supporting a parent education program, to her creation of a Mexican Folkloric dance group that spans students, staff and families.“Rosa leads and fosters programs that bring people together,” Gill…
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The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis’s biggest fundraiser of the year is beginning soon, it’s their annual Haunted House! Proceeds support several museum programs including (but not limited to) infoZone, free admission days and out-of-school programming for local youth. The Guild’s haunted house is the longest continually-operating haunted house in the nation and celebrates 58 years in 2022. Game night goblins will be there to give you a scare at the nation’s longest continually-operating haunted house—so beware. Prepare to play your best hand against the giant Witch who may not play fair at The Children’s Museum Guild’s 58th Annual Haunted House—…
Kristi Kenworthy, Dora Financial LLC: During the past year, Dora Financial Managing Director Kristi Kenworthy’s greatest professional accomplishment has been bringing the Dora Financial concept to life. Dora Financial is an all-digital bilingual banking experience designed to help the 50 million unbanked or underbanked Americans gain access to mainstream financial products and services. Kenworthy and the Dora Financial CUSO board developed the Dora brand, built a custom mobile application, designed the bilingual experience, developed the core product, obtained Bank On certification and established a digital presence. Since launching Dora Financial last year, more than 4,400 Dora Everyday Checking Accounts have…
It was a crisp fall day when I asked our daughter Penny about the new book she was reading. “How are you liking Ramona?” She was holding my hand as we walked, but suddenly she stopped. “Mom,” she said, looking up at me, smiling wide. “I want to be Ramona.” We walked again, hands swinging slightly. I loved that she had connected with Ramona Quimby, this little girl who puzzled through her childhood with equal parts disappointment and delight. But I also felt a twinge of concern. Penny was 8 years old at the time, and we hadn’t yet encountered…
The PGA DFS Breakdown offers data-driven analysis for each week’s slate, using the FantasyLabs Tools and metrics to highlight notable golfers. The TOUR heads to Las Vegas, Nevada this week for the third event of the 2022-23 season, as the TPC Summerlin hosts the Shriners Children’s Open. The course is a par 71, measuring 7,255 yards with bentgrass greens. I’ll be highlighting the best cash game/single-entry plays on the DraftKings main slate, but these players are often great options in any contest. My analysis will frequently reference Strokes Gained, a set of proprietary metrics generated by the PGA TOUR using millions of data points…
Home»News»This OTT platform has bagged the post-theatrical rights of Dhanush’s Vaathi»Dhanush’s upcoming film Vaathi, which is billed as a period action drama, is written and directed by Venky Atluri. The film is a bilingual in Tamil and Telugu and has Samyuktha Menon playing the leading lady. The film is gearing up to hit screens on December 2. In the meantime, we hear that the digital rights of the film have been bagged by Aha.Dhanush plays junior lecturer at the Thirupathi Educational Institute. The teaser, which was released earlier on Dhanush’s birthday, gave a glimpse of his character who seems to…