2015 fall newsletter

Adults with Disabilities Program—Noll Center 4700 Calaveras Avenue, Fremont, CA 94538 510.793.6465 x29511 1

FALL Principal’s Message

Students and Staff of the Noll Program,

It truly is an honor and privilege to have been selected as the Principal at Fremont Adult and Continuing Education (FACE). For the past 27 years I have worked in adult education — 16 years as a career technical education instructor and the past 11 years as adult school administrator. My initial goal is to continue to preserve the existing school culture and educational programs at FACE, and my long term goal is to expand class offerings that will prepare students for their next educational goal: employment and higher education.

At your service, Gladys Kiefer, Principal

Edna was a very caring and faithful friend to everyone at Noll

Adult School. Edna, along with her nieces, Pamela and

Priscilla, have been attending classes for about 10 years and

enjoyed many friendships over the years. Edna was in Eric’s

class and always sat in her seat next to Eric’s desk. Each

morning Edna would faithfully give her dollar for lunch, and

she would make sure the girls also handed over their money.

She was like a second mom, always watching out for them.

Edna had many special talents. Her assistance in preparing

the daily lunch was a tremendous help to Eric. She would

often help direct some of the other students in preparing the

plates. After eating the delicious lunch that she helped

prepare, she usually helped load the dishwasher. Edna

enjoyed doing Yoga with Lori and creating different arts and

crafts with Lorraine. In Current Events, the students were

asked what they did over the weekend, more often than not,

Edna would say that she had been window shopping at

Southland Mall. A few years ago, Edna, Pam, and Priscilla

went skydiving at iFLY, an indoor simulation of skydiving.

What’s really amazing is that she would skydive almost every

weekend. And of course, she enjoyed computer class and

won many games of solitaire. Arguably, her favorite class

was gardening where she enjoyed working with Vince (Noll

gardener) and the twins.

Edna will be remembered as a kind and true friend to all.

The students and staff will miss her but know that she is at

peace.

Edna Corrubia

We would like to welcome Tracey Levy, the new Assistant Principal. She was born in Berkeley, California and now resides in Oakland. Tracey has been teaching for 20 years, helping students acquire knowledge in various subject areas. Tracey enjoys Bikram Yoga (hot yoga), baking pound cake, and meditating. Her favorite television show is the

Mrs. Marple, a mini-series. Tracey’s favorite foods are sweet potatoes, cornbread, greens and especially kale with sautéed onions and carrots. She starts with music and dancing to set a joyous mood for the day.

Interviewed by Christina, Sam, and Kartika


Newsletter Contributors Christina C. Interviewer/Writer

Judy A. Writer/Layout

Kartika R. Writer/Layout

Kevin Y. Interviewer

Khalid S. Interviewer

Marcus M. Interviewer

Marie C. Photo Organizer

Sam P. Interviewer

Mustafa F. joined our program in October 2015. He lives in Fremont and attended American High School. Mustafa has one sister and his favorite food is pizza. He likes Indian music and watching Bollywood movies.

Interviewed by Khalid S.

Mustafa

Faizy

Kelly R. joined our program in November 2015. She was born in Castro Valley and went to school in Sacramento. Her hobbies include sewing, knitting, and barbecuing. Kelly likes Mexican food, baseball, and all types of music. Her favorite television show is NCIS.

Interviewed by Khalid S.

Kelly

Rommelfanger

2015-2016 Dates to Remember Dec 21-Jan 1 Winter Break No School Jan 4 Classes resume School in session Jan 18 M.L. King Day No School Feb 15 President’s Day No School Mar 25 Staff Development Day No School Mar 28-Apr 1 Spring Break No School Apr 4 Classes resume School in session

Thank you to all of you that continue to support our program. Your donations are greatly appreciated.

Debbie Haigler

Donna Upchurch

EDP Students

Half Price Books

Jane Davis

Kathy Stuchlik

Leslie Mahoney

The Adults with Disabilities (AWD) Program is in need of some items and are looking for donations. Below is a list of items that we could use in the classrooms. Your donation would be greatly appreciated.

Basketball Hoop: The students play basketball every day and the current hoop is in need of replacement.

LeapFrog® Tag Reading System: The amazing touch

technology of the Tag Reading System encourages a student’s love of reading as words talk, pictures sing and stories live out loud.

All donations are tax deductible. Please contact Roshni at 510.793.6465 x29511 or Michele at x29505 for details.

Mancini Sleepworld in Newark

Pacific Commons (via Walter)

Rita Croft

Ron Cass

Safeway (via Barbara)

Walter Garcia


There’s a Reading Center on campus! Students in our classrooms vary greatly in their literacy needs and ability levels. A literacy center has been designated for specific learning purposes including how to read, write, and spell. Students have multiple opportunities to participate in meaningful experiences and collaborate with others. It is designed to provide appropriate materials to help students work independently, with partners, or in small groups. A BIG thank you goes to Half Price Books at Fremont Hub and others for donating reading materials to the center.

Native American

Studies Program The Native American Museum houses a wide variety of authentic cultural artifacts and displays student and professional art work. These items are arranged and exhibited according to the 10 Native American cultural regions of North America. The students took the tour of the museum at the FACE site. In honor of Native American Heritage month, students toured the museum and participated in making Cornhusk Dolls. The liaison was Christine Swarts. She showed us artifacts and shared many stories about the Native Americans and how they lived, hunted, and survived living off the land. All the students enjoyed the tour.

Thank you Christine from all the students. We appreciate your

time and sharing.

By Barbara M.

Tag Reading

Students build vocabulary and reading skills such as word recognition, reading comprehension, and phonics skills through an exciting and interactive experience.

Story Time with a Guest Speaker!

Guests from other programs come to read, share stories, and interact with the students.

Individual Reading Time

Sight Words and more...


Holidays Santa’s List Day December 4

National Noodle-Ring Day December 11

Bake-A-Cookie Day December 18

National Rubber Duckie Day January 13

National Popcorn Day January 19

Send a Card to a Friend Day February 7

Umbrella Day February 10

Get a Different Name Day February 13

Everything you do is Right Day March 16

International Goof Off Day March 22

National Chip and Dip Day March 23

No Housework Day April 7

In an effort to teach our students about relevant and current issues, we are developing themed-based curriculum that will expose them to new things and ideas. Topics will be covered in multiple classes and through a variety of activities.

Here is a list of themes that will be covered for the 2015-2016 school year.

We have started a new class called the Individual Cooking Class. Students get to learn first hand how to make their own meals by Chefs Lori and Jackie. We work together to:

Plan - We decide what we want to prepare for a meal and what ingredients we need.

Shop - We go to the store to buy the ingredients.

Prepare - We read directions on how to prepare the food and then learn simple tasks that are involved with preparing the meal. We learn how to boil water, how to read the instructions, and how to measure ingredients.

Eat - After the meal is prepared, we get to take home a sample to enjoy.

By Judy A.

November - Native American

December - Holidays around the world

January - Health and Nutrition

February - Influential People

March - Conflict Resolution and Anti-bullying

April - Keep America Beautiful

May - Musical Instruments


committee The students have been working diligently on creating pages

for the yearbook. They are learning how to add sections, get

photos, choose layouts, set backgrounds, and edit photos.

They get to practice their computer skills and show their

creativity. Once they can demonstrate proficiency in their

skills, they will be assigned a page in the upcoming yearbook-

2016.

There’s a Men’s Group on campus! In this class, Eric and

Walter meet with the male students in a safe environment to

discuss various issues and learn conflict resolution

techniques. No women allowed!

Students are traveling throughout the United States.

They are learning the full name of each state,

abbreviations, state flower, and bird. In addition, they

discover famous attractions.

Students enjoy going to the movie each week to see one of

the current flicks compliments of Pacific Commons Theater!


Ardenwood Farms The students take their annual visit to Ardenwood Farms

Pumpkin patch in Newark. They get to look at pumpkins,

haystacks, and more.

By Judy A.

The students enjoyed the

turkey, mashed potatoes,

stuffing, cranberry sauce, and

pumpkin pie for their annual

Thanksgiving Feast. All items

were prepared by the

teachers and students

including the yummy corn

bread (a Native American

food).

By Khalid S.




Judy Aldridge

She walked dogs, did math homework, and went to Great America.

Roger Anglin He stayed home.

Zohal Azizi She went to the Mall and to Reno.

David Brown He went fishing.

Kim Campbell She walked around Lake Elizabeth and had lunch at the Great Mall.

Marie Cardema She went to Napa and played ping pong.

Ricardo Cason He went out with his dad.

Christina Cecconi She went shopping, to San Diego, In and Out Burger, Los Angeles, and a Giant’s game.

Agnes Cheng She talked to Khalid and Kartika on the phone every day.

Jesus DeLeon He went to the Raider’s game.

Annette Ferreira She took care of her family.

Cathy Foreman She stayed home.

Chloe Funesto She worked at Round Table Pizza and babysat her niece.

Elizabeth Garibo She went to her sister’s birthday party, a baby shower, and to the mall. She went to work with her mom.

Zia Habibi He stayed home.

Keola Hope He went to Boston to visit his brother Kai.

Jill Kinsey She went to the mountains with her mom and she went to Angel’s Camp.

Richard Koury He went to Florida for two weeks. He also went to New Orleans to see his relatives and stayed there for one week.

Susan Kwong She went to the shopping mall and ate at a restaurant.

Becky Ledgewood

She went to Stoneridge Mall for lunch and shopping, then joined her mom at home for dinner.

Nick Leung He and his family went to the Lego exhibition at the Santa Clara Convention Center. He also went to see the movie “Shaun the Sheep”.

Bianca Luna She saw Jurassic world and Minions.

Jose Mariscal He went to his grandma’s house.

Peter Maslin He went to Thunder valley casino and Cache Creek. He had fun.

Marcus McMillan He went to the Fremont Library.

Kelly Meadowcraft She visited her dad at his apartment.

Crystal Michelli She went to Las Vegas, went to work, and she did arts and crafts.


Clinton Montgomery He stayed home.

Andrea Moran She went water rafting.

Michelle Moresi She went out to eat Mexican food for her birthday.

Michelle Nachmias She went to see Minions and Shawn the Sheep.

Leilani Noche She watched movies and ate at a restaurant.

Pamela Pangan She went to a casino.

Priscilla Pangan She stayed home.

Bob Petershagen He went to the ballgame with his brother, Gary.

Jack Sam Phan He watched a Batman movie at home.

Roseann Pinto She went out to lunch and grocery shopping.

DeManuel Pugh He took his mom to airport for her trip to Dallas and then went to IHOP restaurant to eat with his dad.

Mariela Ramirez She spent time with her family.

Kartika Reddy She talked to Khalid on the phone. She competed in the Special Olympics and won some medals.

Caleb Rezentes He went to NewPark Mall.

Veronica Rodrigez She went to the zoo and to the beach.

Monica Rogers She went to Green Oaks.

Khalid Samadi He went to Chili’s restaurant and talked on the phone to Kartika, Agnes, and Mariela every day.

Lori Santos She enjoyed sleeping in, bowling, and she went to lunch with her parents.

Jeff Sullivan He worked at the movie theater.

Sebastian Torres He went to San Francisco and Golfland.

William Turner He went to the movies.

Violet Tun She went to Hollister and visited around there.

Hector Valdivia He stayed home and did yardwork.

Debra Van Zile She went swimming.

Merritt Wallace He went to Walmart with his staff.

Yvonne Wang She went to the California Academy of Science.

Kevin Yang He went to the hospital and went to the bowling alley.

Wayne Younkins He went to Black Bear restaurant for his birthday. He got a birthday cake and money from his grandma.

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