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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=21.875% BGCOLOR="#FF6666" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="02522800.jpg" border=0 width="34" height="640" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Volume I, Issue 9</B></div> <div> <B>May 23, 2003</B></div> <div> <B>_______________</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0356c530.jpg" border=0 width="108" height="83" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home Page"><U><B>Editorial</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summary"><U><B>Summary</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Article of the Week"><U><B>Early Childhood Education</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Atelier News"><U><B>Atelier News</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>School News</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" 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WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Celebracion del Dia de las Madres</B></I></U></A><I> (Spanish)</I></div> <div> <A HREF="#on_line_course_on_documentation_with_" TITLE="School News"><U><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8cc990000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">On-line Course on Documentation with  Dr. George Forman/ </B></I></U></A><A HREF="#on_line_course_on_documentation_with_" TITLE="School News"><U><I><B>Curso de </B></I></U></A><A HREF="#on_line_course_on_documentation_with_" TITLE="School News"><U><I><B>Documentación con el Dr. George Forman.</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="04690070.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 393 WIDTH="546"><div> <B> <A NAME="meeting_with_pre_k_parents_about_our"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Meeting with Pre-K Parents about our coming First Grade Classroom</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Last Tuesday, May 13</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>th</B></FONT><B>, Veronica & Georgina held a meeting with parents of Pre-K to discuss the 1</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>st</B></FONT><B> Grade class that we wish to open for the 2003-2004 school year.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Following are some of the advantages that we came up with together in leaving your children one more year at this “state of the art” learning environment with all of the requirements for their maximum development.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Joy of Learning offers:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Reggio Emilia Approach to learning - one of the best educational philosophies, focused on children's diverse interests and the many different ways in which children learn.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">High motivation and stimulation for the children to learn.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Small size classes with a high teacher to child ratio, allowing for a more caring and personalized educational process.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">First Graders t</B><B>he opportunity to continue their educational process without being held back  one year for being born after September 1</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>st</B></FONT><B>.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="#a_great_opportunity_for_your_child_s" TITLE="School News"><U><B>Back to top</B></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04690070.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 394 WIDTH="546"><div> <B><U> <A NAME="encuentro_con_los_padres_del_pre_k"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> <B><U>Encuentro con los padres del Pre-K acerca de nuestro Primer Grado</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>El pasado Martes, 13 de Mayo, Verónica y Georgina se reunieron con los padres del Pre-K con el objetivo de conversar acerca de la clase de primer grado que abriremos el próximo curso escolar.  Entre todos analizamos las ventajas de esta opción, la cual permitirá a nuestros niños permanecer un año más en este ambiente de aprendizaje `state of the art', con todos los requerimientos para su mejor desarrollo integral.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Joy of Learning ofrece: </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>El enfoque educativo Reggio Emilia, una de las mejores filosofías educacionales, centrada en los diversos intereses de los niños y los diferentes modos en que aprenden.</B></div> <div> <B>Alta motivación y estimulación para que los niños aprendan.</B></div> <div> <B>Grupos pequeños con una alta tasa de maestros por alumno, lo que permite una educación cuidadosa y personalizada.</B></div> <div> <B>La oportunidad de continuar el proceso educativo, sin que los niños que nacieron después del 1o. de Septiembre tengan que perder un año escolar.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="#a_great_opportunity_for_your_child_s" TITLE="School News"><U><B>Back to top</B></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04690070.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 218 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <B><U> <A NAME="hat_contest_next_friday_concurso_de"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B><B><U>Hat Contest Next Friday/ Concurso de Sombreros </U></B><B><U>el Pr</U></B><B><U>óximo Viernes</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Next Friday will be our First Hat Day. Children  and teachers are going to have fun with our hats, while we will be awarding the best hats in different categories.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>El próximo Viernes sera nuestro primer Día del Sombrero. Los niños y las maestras nos divertiremos con nuestros sombreros, y se premiarán los mejores en diferentes categorías.</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#a_great_opportunity_for_your_child_s" TITLE="School News"><U><B>Back to top</B></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04690070.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 279 WIDTH="546"><div> <B><U> <A NAME="succesful_fire_drill_at_the_school_last"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B><B><U>Succesful Fire Drill at the school last May 16th/ Exitoso Ensayo de Evacuación de Incendios el pasado 16 de Mayo.</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="561" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 175 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="074d8a20.jpg" border=0 width="216" height="162" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="30" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="075d8a20.jpg" border=0 width="216" height="162" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04690070.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 444 WIDTH="546"><div> <B><U> <A NAME="memorial_day_commemorative_ceremony"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B><B><U>Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony</U></B></div> <div> <I><B><U>Ceremonia Conmemorativa de Memorial Day</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Today, Friday 23th at 9:00 a.m., our school held a beautiful ceremony in conmemoration of Memorial Day. Our Pre-K children and teachers meet at the back terrace.  We said </B><B>together </B><B>the Pledge of Allegiance and then we sang "God Bless America".</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Hoy, Viernes 23 a las 9:00 a.m., nuestra escuela realiz</B><B>ó una hermosa ceremonia en conmemoración de Memorial Day. Niños y maestras del Pre-K nos reunimos en la terraza de atrás de la escuela para decir juntos el 'Pledge of Allegiance' y cantar 'God Bless America'.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="553" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 168 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="077d8a20.jpg" border=0 width="216" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="079cea20.jpg" border=0 width="206" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04690070.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1642 WIDTH="546"><div> <B> <A NAME="a_great_opportunity_for_your_child_s"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B><U>A Great Opportunity For Your Child's Academic Development!</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dear Parents:</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>During these last few months we have been looking into the possibility of opening a first grade class at The Joy of Learning.  Our main motivation is in continuing, for one more year, the excellent pedagogic advances that our Pre-K teachers have made with the children.  This would allow for added time and opportunity to further develop the children’s creativity, intelligence, motivation to learn and self-esteem.  This would, in turn, allow the children to be better prepared for the structured learning process of elementary school, where the larger teacher/student ratio means less individualized attention.</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Another motivation to open a first grade class has been the ability for those students who turn six years old on or after September 1</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>st</B></FONT><B>, who would not be allowed to attend first grade in the public school system, to do so at The Joy of Learning.  We strongly feel that our children who find themselves in this particular circumstance do indeed demonstrate the capacity to handle first grade, and thus not delay the advancement of their education.</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Albertus (W1)" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Once our plan for a first grade is realized, it will undoubtedly be an exceptional first grade class.  Not only will we give them all of the tools that they will need in order to continue their elementary education, but we will also make sure that they continue to expand the personal and social skills that they have already developed here at The Joy of Learning.  Our plan is to have a maximum capacity of fifteen to twenty students; therefore, allowing us to extend the same individual attention as in the past two years, all the while executing interesting projects in varying subjects and including field trips, etc.</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Upon completion of first grade, your child will then go on to take an exam, the passing of which will allow them to go on to second grade in another school.  As you can read in the attached document, the September 1</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>st</B></FONT><B> cutoff does not apply from second grade on. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>This exciting plan will become a reality in August of this year, with the beginning of the 2003-2004 school year at The Joy of Learning.  We hope that your child will be a part of it and will continue to reap the benefits of the exceptional opportunity for growth and human development that The Joy of Learning offers.</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Please let us know as soon as possible whether the first grade at The Joy of Learning is something you wish to be a part of.  We will also be available for any questions or comments you may have.</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Warm Regards,</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Georgina Prats                                                                                                          Veronica Sucre</B></div> <div> <B>Owner Director                                                                                                         Academic Director</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="una_gran_oportunidad_para_el_desarrollo"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B><U>Una Gran Oportunidad Para El Desarrollo Acad</U></B></I><I><B><U>é</U></B></I><I><B><U>mico De Su Hijo! </U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Queridos Padres:</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Durante los últimos meses hemos estado investigando la posibilidad de abrir un aula de Primer Grado en The Joy of Learning. Nuestra motivación principal ha sido el poder continuar durante un año más el excelente trabajo pedagógico que nuestras maestras realizan con los niños, dando más tiempo y oportunidades para para el desarrollo de su creatividad, su inteligencia, su motivación por aprender y su autoestima. De esta manera podrán estar mucho mejor prearados para los procesos estructurados de aprendizaje de otras escuelas, donde la gran cantidad de alumnos por clase dificulta la atención al modo de aprender y las dificultades de cada uno.</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Otra motivación importante ha sido la posibilidad de ayudar a los niños que no son admitidos en el Primer Grado de las Escuelas Públicas debido a que cumplen los 6 años después del 1o. de Septiembre. La experiencia nos ha demostrado que, en su mayor parte, estos niños cuentan con la madurez y el conocimiento suficientes para cursar este grado y no retrasar un año sus procesos de aprendizaje.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Es nuestra intención proveer a sus niños con la oportunidad de cursar un Primer Grado realmente excepcional, donde no solo adquieran los conocimientos necesarios, sino que puedan continuar el exitoso proceso de desarrollo personal y social que ya han comenzado en nuestra escuela. Planeamos tener un aula con no más de 15-20 alumnos que nos permita seguir atendiéndolos personalizadamente a la vez que realizar interesantes proyectos en los diferentes campos de aprendizaje, incluidas excitantes excursiones y visitas dirigidas a museos, teatros, espacios naturales, centros de trabajo e investigación, etc.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Una vez concluido el Primer Grado los niños podrán pasar un examen y ser admitidos en el Segundo Grado de otras escuelas, debido a que ya a este nivel no </B></div> <div> <B>existen retricciones de edad para la matrícula (ver documentos anexos).  </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Este hermoso sueño va a convertirse finalmente en realidad en el mes de Agosto, cuando comience el próximo curso escolar en The Joy of Learning. Esperamos que su hijo(a) pueda participar plenamente y seguir disfrutando de esta </B><I><B>excepcional</B></I><B> oportunidad de crecimiento y desarrollo humano que nuestra escuela le ofrece. </B></div> <div> <B>Por favor, déjenos saber lo antes posible si contamos con su participación.</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Atentamente,</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Georgina Prats                                                                                                         VeronicaSucre</B></div> <div> <B>Directora                                                                                                                    Directora Acad</B><B>émica</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>On </B><B>Tuesday May 13</B><B>th</B><B> we will be meeting at 4:30 p.m. to talk about the possibility of opening a first grade class for the upcoming 2003-2004 school year. We invite you to joins us. We want to offer all of you this opportunity to answer any questions that you may have.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>El Martes 13 de Mayo tendremos una reuni</B></I><I><B>ón a las 4:30 pm para conversar acerca de la apertura de una clase de primer grado para el pr</B></I><I><B>óximo curso escolar. Lo invitamos a participar y a aclarar con nosotros cualquier duda o pregunta que pueda tener. </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="04690070.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#a_great_opportunity_for_your_child_s" TITLE="School News"><U><B>Back to top</B></U></A></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 327 WIDTH="546"><div>  <A NAME="florida_regulations_for__public_schools"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0099CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.dadeschools.net/ehandbook/Pupil/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dadeschools.net/ehandbook/Pup"><U><B>Florida Regulations for  Public Schools</B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.dadeschools.net/ehandbook/Pupil/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dadeschools.net/ehandbook/Pup"><U><B><IMG SRC="04b90bc0.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="04690070.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#a_great_opportunity_for_your_child_s" TITLE="School News"><U><B>Back to top</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 449 WIDTH="546"><div> <B> <A NAME="easter_celebration"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>Easter Celebration</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="06320d80.jpg" border=0 width="288" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>On April 17 we all celebrated Easter at The Joy of Learning. The Reggio bunny came to visit us!!!!!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>El 17 de Abril celebramos la Pascua en The Joy of Learning. El Conejito Reggio vino a visitarnos!!!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="04690070.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#a_great_opportunity_for_your_child_s" TITLE="School News"><U><B>Back to top</B></U></A></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 431 WIDTH="546"><div> <B> <A NAME="spring_festival"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>Spring Festival</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="04cd8a40.jpg" border=0 width="216" height="164" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Our Spring Festival had to be re-scheduled for June 7th. We are all looking forward for it!!!!! Many activities will be available for all to have fun. Don't miss it!!!!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Nuestro Spring Festival (Festival de Primavera) tuvo que reprogramarse para el 17 de Mayo... Y ya queremos que llegue!!! Tendremos muchas actividades para que todos se diviertan. No se lo pierdan!!!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="04690070.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#a_great_opportunity_for_your_child_s" TITLE="School News"><U><B>Back to top</B></U></A></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 365 WIDTH="546"><div> <B> <A NAME="crazy_hair_day"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Crazy Hair Day</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday, May 2nd. was our "Crazy Hair Day" at The Joy of Learning. Children were proud and had fun!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>El Viernes 2 de Mayo fue nuestro "Crazy Hair Day" (</B><B>D</B><B>í</B><B>a</B><B> del Pelo Loco). </B></div> <div> <B>Los ni</B><B>ñ</B><B>os estaban orgullosos y se divirtieron mucho.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="064d8a20.jpg" border=0 width="216" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04690070.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#a_great_opportunity_for_your_child_s" TITLE="School News"><U><B>Back to top</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="546"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="546" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 411 WIDTH="546"><bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="mother_s_day_celebration"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Mother's Day Celebration</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday May 8 and Friday May 9 are days of celebration at The Joy of Learning. We all celebrate Mother's Day!!!! Our children have a special presentation for their moms. There are also many other surprises!!!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>El Jueves 8 y el Viernes 9 de Mayo son d</B></I><I><B>í</B></I><I><B>as de celebración en The Joy of Learning. Todos celebramos el “D</B></I><I><B>í</B></I><I><B>a de las Madres”!!! Nuestros ni</B></I><I><B>ñ</B></I><I><B>os tienen una presentación especial para sus mamás y tambi</B></I><I><B>é</B></I><I><B>n hay otras muchas sorpresas!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="614" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 169 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="05ed8a20.jpg" border=0 width="216" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="062c7a30.jpg" border=0 width="199" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="061d8a30.jpg" border=0 width="216" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04690070.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 248 WIDTH="546"><div> <I><B> <A NAME="on_line_course_on_documentation_with_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>On-line Course on Documentation with  Dr. George Forman/ </B></I><I><B>Curso de Documentación con el Dr. George Forman.</B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Our teachers are finishing this important course. They are doing a great job with their final assignments. We hope to be able to publish them very soon. Congratulations</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>!</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Nuestras maestras están finalizando este importante curso, y están haciendo un magn</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Palatino Linotype" ><I><B>í</B></I></FONT><I><B>fico trabajo con su análisis final. Esperamos poder publicarlos muy pronto. 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