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Dear Sisters,
THE
LUNCHEON IS ON!!!
Date:
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Place:
Wenatchee Golf and Country Club, Cascade Room (turn right as you enter
and follow the hallway to the room)
Time:
Be there at 11:15 so we can eat at 11:30.
Cost: $20.00 (includes drink and gratuity)
Meal:
Choice of 1) chicken gorgonzola salad with roll and coffee or tea or 2)
French dip sandwich with choice of side i.e. fries, small salad, soup
plua coffee or tea.
Your
caller from the phone tree will be calling on the weekend before the
luncheon to determine 1) if you plan to attend, 2) meal choice. If you
want the French dip the wait staff will ask for your choice of side. We
will pay Maria when we enter and she will give you a colored menu choice
to put by your plate. We want to thank Cathy Reasor as she, as a
club member, made the arrangements for us.
We
hope Geneva Mc Coy will still be in town and able to attend. As many of
you know she is moving to Twin Falls, Idaho to be near family. She will
be having a big sale before moving.
In
other news, I have been asked to continue as Area 8 Liaison by our new
state president, Pat Bennett-Foreman. As a liaison and chapter
president, I will be attending the Portland International Conference
July 7-11, with the co-presidents of the Yakima Chapter. Our Coulee Dam
chapter, president Caryn Mills has informed me, will have 5 members
attending the conference. I will report at the luncheon.
No
program is planned for the luncheon and this will be our final meeting
for the summer. August will be an executive board meeting at my home on
August 17 at 1:00 p.m. One of our tasks at the board meeting will be
planning for our Area 8 Workshop which was postponed from last fall to
this fall.
I
think we can return to the church for our fall meetings which will
remain at the 4:00 time. We will not be serving food.
Mill
Bay trips will be coordinated by Denise Perkins and Pauline Peterson and
a schedule will be set at the executive board meeting in August, but
dates for the summer are already set for July 17 and August 21 unless
you hear otherwise.
I
just attended a virtual transition meeting with our new state president,
Pat Bennett-Forman and though we will miss Susan Fritts, the past
president, I am very impressed with her organization and focus…I hope we
can have her as a guest this year.
Stay
cool inside through this heat wave and I look forward to seeing you at
the luncheon.
Rosa
Eilert, President
Robert Sez:
"A successful organization assigns each new member a mentor to explain how
the organization operates and where best to use her talents."
---Marilynn Weaver
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DKG
Zeta Minutes of June 8, 2021 Meeting
President Rosa Eilert brought
the in-person meeting to order at Washington Park in Wenatchee. Members
gathered at the shelter to hear the guest speaker, Tina Nicpan Brown.
She taught for 17 years at Lincoln School, and she switched to the
Wenatchee Internet Academy this year, specializing in science and social
studies. She has taken her instruction on the road to New Orleans to
the World War II Museum. She has a unique style and wide-ranging
interests. She was recently selected as a finalist for Washington
Science Teacher of the year.
Tina likes the small classes at the Wenatchee
Internet Academy; enrollment is K-8, and Jennifer Deveraux is the Principal. Classes are between 7:30 and
11:30 am, and programs are in the afternoon. Tina works
at her home and in the portable, and digital learning
allows her flexibility. She has taught K1; 1-2; 2,4,5,
and 6 grades. She believes that elementary students
need options. She presented her model which is NGSS
(Next generation science standards). This model is an
overall concept of what to cover: science, writing,
reading, history, social studies, computer science,
engineering, careers, and inclusionary practices and
processes. The goal is to take all of the above and
make a real world connection: real world experiences
and field experiences. She used the example of
chemistry, teaching students how substances create new
substances. For example, students read about alchemists
and then do “word work” to come up with a definition.
Their learning revolves around the standards, including
research (Google), providing experiments, studying
chemical reactions, heat energy, etc. Engineering
includes math.
Students learn how to make things at home, i.e.,
experimentation, such as “vinegar on pennies.” They do
voice over videos, writing, claims, evidence finding;
they compare and contrast things. The chemistry inquiry
led to a knowledge of acid, substances, liquids, solids,
etc. She employs a non-traditional way to achieve the NGSS goals. The approach fosters students’ curiosity.
It is student-led inquiry. Tina gave an example of how
a student’s interest at the World War II Museum led to a
knowledge of Japanese exclusion. The interest led to a
discussion with “Miss Lili” who was sent to an Interment
Camp for Japanese Americans when she was six year old.
The “Zoom” discussion led to students learning about the
exclusion of Japanese Americans from American society.
Ms. Brown indicated that flexibility is required
with this form of teaching. She has changed her
teaching style to keep students’ attention. These
students have done well with required assessments. She
has a list of what they have to show the teacher:
evidence. She said that virtual teaching can be done
without regular school distractions, and because the
students are doing their experiments at home, there are
no messes. Ms. Brown is enthusiastic about this type of
teaching. Her program was very well received and
appreciated by DKG members.
President Rosa spoke of the passing of Charlotte Kohnhorst and revealed that Ken Kohnhorst made a
donation in her honor to DKG, and there were two other
Leavenworth donations.
Rosa and Cathy Reasor will find out about a room at
the Country Club for our July meeting. Rosa said
nominations are needed for vice president. She also
informed the group that we will be back at the First
United Methodist Church in the Fall for our meetings.
Rosa will be attending the Portland International
Conference in July. Arlene Jones will represent Music
Theatre of Wenatchee in its role of Grand Marshall for
the Apple Blossom Parade.
Rosa asked Denise Perkins to re-do the DKG
Directory. Julia Hoon has asked to be a Reserve Member
of DKG, so Geneva McCoy made a motion to accept her
request, and Pauline Peterson seconded the motion. The
group affirmed the motion.
Rosa informed the group that Patty Montalvo, who is
working on her Master’s Degree, is the recipient of the
Ruby Long Scholarship. Denise Perkins proposed that we
make our scholarships available to young teachers
working on extended education. It was agreed to discuss
this again in the Fall.
Program Chairman Terri St. Jean presented
President Rosa Eilert congratulatory gifts for her role
as Chapter President. Rosa received a special trophy,
her favorite tea, and a cup for the tea. Terri also
presented a DKG shawl that had belonged to Charlotte
Kohnhorst, a gift from Ken Kohnhorst. Rosa’s hard work
and capable leadership was appreciated by all members of
the Zeta Chapter, particularly in the year of the COVID
pandemic.
Respectfully,
Sherry Chastain Schreck,
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