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Props to Mr. Riley who backs up the entire Noble Community 100% (and with a smile, too)! You rock, Clarence!
Props to Miss Menjivar for helping to implement two behavior contracts in such an effective manner.
Props to all members that have signed up for the new healthy team program at Noble. Extra props to the team leaders.
Mad props to Gloria, Rosemary, Isabel, Hector, and the other Special Ed aides for supporting the entire school with your hard work in the Learning Center’s inaugural session. Not only did you not complain about changing your role, you embraced it! Special thanks to Track C teachers for being patient as we worked out the kinks.
Props to Barbara Garcia, who has been working furiously to reclassify over 25 students since the CST results have come out. ¡Andale!
Props to Ilda Ruano, who escorted her 5th grade class to Camp Clear Creek all last week. The students had an unforgettable experience… and so did Ilda!
The other day Mary was in the workroom fiddling around with stuff. I asked her, “What are you doing?” She said, “I’m trying to get the old laminating machine working again. I hate to hear about teachers having to go and pay from their own pocket to get laminating done!” Thanks Mary for always watching our back, you’re a good person to be around!!
Props to Mr. Gonzalez for taking over the publishing of the school newsletter. He’s a l33t h4x0r.
Props to Clarence for stacking our Ellison machine shelf together so the table could be neater.
Props to Mr. K for designing most of the wonderful games that we enjoyed at Friday’s festival! Go Noble Knights!
Props to Laura Hanley and Veronica Gonzalez for all the hard work they did coordinating the Multicultural Festival. In the ten years I have been at Noble, I have never seen such an elaborate event. It brought the whole community together, and I only wish that we can replicate it with the same amount of success in years to come.
**Props to Juanita Valdez and Laurisa Perez for discovering an ancient Social Committee bank account with over $100!**
Props to Anmarie Jones and her students for making home-made toys for cats and kittens in homeless shelters. It is an activity that ties in with their OCR “Kindness” unit. Ms. Jones and her students are the “cat’s meow”!
Props to ALL the people who helped with the First Annual Math and Science Night. All the teachers did a GREAT JOB! Special thanks to Ms.Waring and Mrs. Laura Garcia for making sure that all the parents and students were fed. ; ) Thank you for all that you do!
Props to Ms. Iñiguez’s 4th graders for their wonderful Theme Theater! The students worked in groups to present a play as a culminating activity for their Into English! unit.
Props to Barbara Garcia and Maritza Monterrosa for coordinating our Parent Volunteer Program and for running very effective training meetings.
Props to Kristin Winchester for adopting baby rats Katie & Sadie from the Science Center. The students in Room 28 are enjoying learning about their classroom pets.
Props to Noble’s wonderful moms, who have volunteered to implement our new Safety Valet Program, starting Tuesday, December 2nd.
Thanks to Laurisa Perez and Juanita Valdez for putting together a GREAT Holiday Christmas Party at Bucca di Beppo. It was a wonderful and fun evening. The food was awesome! Thanks to everyone who helped make that event memorable! I can’t wait until next year! ; )
Props to Julie Aguilar and all of Santa’s Elves for a spectacular Holiday Craft Fair and Breakfast on Saturday!
A special Thank You to all of the workshop leaders and volunteers who helped make our first Craft and Breakfast a hit!!
Props to our Safety Valet volunteers, Mr. Nunez, and Mrs. Singh for braving the morning cold to keep our students safe.
Props to Tina Hernandez and Linda Bryan for writing a winning “Picturing America” grant proposal for our school! In March, we will receive 40 posters of famous artwork which can be used to enhance classroom lessons.
PROPS to our wonderful Office Staff, who make parents feel welcome and who always help out so efficiently. They help make Noble the special place that it is!
PROPS to Laura Garcia and all the teachers and staff who give a 100% effort to make our Saturday School a success!
PROPS to the Student Council and its sponsors– Jessie Aschim, Nicky Kester, and Maria Miranda– for spreading some Valentine’s Day love with the StickerGram Campaign! Props also to Regina, Denisse, and the Ladies of Room 22 for their help and support.
As a new teacher it is sometimes hard to swallow being told what is wrong with our instructional approach, what to do to fix it, and how to fix it. I think that sometimes we may not be open to literacy and math coaches for fear of being criticized or feeling incompetent. This is why I want to send props to Tina Hernandez, Diana Nason, and Judy Steinberg for working hard to help me develop my teaching skills while giving me a “voice” in the process. They have made me feel as though I am a member of a team by working with me to find solutions, as well as adapting their lessons to fit my teaching style. More importantly, they have helped me realize through “open discussion” that mistakes are part of the learning process. It is, after all, through trial and error that we come to find the best practices to meet our students’ needs (just some friendly advice I got from Tina)!
Thank you for all your support and guidance! Oh, and thank you Tina and Diana for modeling the criteria chart procedure. It helped me tremendously!
I just wanted give props to the staff and teachers at Noble. It has been a pleasure working on your campus. Everyone is so nice and helpful. I will miss you and hope to be back next year. Thank you for a terrific rotation. You rock!
PROPS to Regina Waring for her meticulous organization for the upcoming STAR tests and for preparing thoughtful presentations to parents.
PROPS to Liat Broome for coordinating McTeacher Night and to all staff members who supported the event. We raised almost $1,100… a new record! Go Noble!
PROPS goes to Barbara Garcia, Monica Iñiguez, Gema Menjivar, Dinora Navas, Brenda Rivera, and Burtie Zeledon for putting together and presenting the PD on Earthquake Preparedness. It was informative and engaging. (Loved all the visuals you used.) Excellent job ladies!
PROPS to Coach Ashley and all the LA’s Best Crew for an outstanding Science Fair event on April 9th. The students were very well-prepared for their presentations. Kudos to you!
Props to Ms. Miranda for cheerfully organizing I 
Noble Day. Noble is a better place because of you, Ms. Miranda!
PROPS to Laura Hanley, our dedicated and wonderful Arts Cadre Chair, for another fantastic Evening for the Arts! Props also to the students, staff, and teachers who worked so hard to prepare such a successful event celebrating the importance of the arts in our children’s education!
I want to congratulate Ms. Waring for a Fantastic job in handling the two week Helen Grace chocolate sale! Thank you Ms. Waring for all your hard work and dedication to the school, students, and staff! I would also like to give PROPS to Mr. Riley for helping with the unloading of the chocolates.
PROPS to Seth Avery for coordinating a major project– the Comprehensive Student Support grant. We’ll find out in June if we’ve won. (fingers crossed)
Props to Ms. Jones for submitting a tech request politely asking for issues to be taken care of in the room she’s vacating for the benefit of the incoming teacher.
I want to congratulate Ms. Waring, in advance, for all her hard work for the upcoming CST’s. She has been working hard in putting together all the materials necessary for each and every student on all three tracks. Once again THANKS A BUNCH MS. WARING!
PROPS to Mr. K for organizing Saturday’s Clean Community Celebration! Over 200 volunteers cleaned inside and around the school and planted two new shade trees. Way to go!
PROPS to Nury for being one of the few Office Managers in Local District 1 to learn all the new district computer programs for budget management!
PROPS to the teachers who **volunteered** to rove… Ms. Valdez, Ms. Hanle, and Ms. Campo. Noble’s teachers are the model of collegiality, but you three take the cake!
PROPS to Laura Chait for coming in this Saturday to organize all the FOSS Kits and make sure everyone has what they need to begin science instruction on Day 1.
PROPS to Clarence Riley and his amazing crew (Dina, Dennis, and Kevin) for moving all the furniture around to prepare for larger class size! PROPS to the Office Staff and all of the busy-bee teachers getting ready for 2009-2010!
PROPS to Christian Zelaya for painting our beautiful new handball court murals, Reading Through the Seasons. He’s just about done with the Summer mural… it looks hot!
PROPS to Delia Florian for filling in for Nury as she continues to heal after her surgery. Delia has helped us a great deal with payroll and purchase orders, including all the new Elmos and projectors. Thanks, Delia!
PROPS to Laura Singer, Karen Ige, Ilda Ruano, Rosemary Chavira, Silvia Sandoval, Mary McFarland, Meghan Marfise, Diana Nason, Hector Nunez, Monica Iniguez, Laura Zeh, and Seth Avery for preparing for and/or for hosting Student-Teachers from CSU, Northridge, in our Resource Learning Center and/or in general education classrooms as they completed observations of students with special needs in inclusive settings! Your support for ALL students, for future teachers, and our Colleagues is “Restaurant Quality!” Thank you.
PROPS to Regina Waring, Suzy Murachanian, Monica Sanchez, Maritza Monterrosa, and Rogelio Lopez for taking leadership roles in organizing September’s Multicultural Festival.
PROPS to Mr. Aguilar and the Noble All-Stars.
PROPS to Enrique Aguilar for all his help in getting our new site up and running! Looks great, Mr. A!
PROPS to Maria Miranda and Angela Ange for their hard work preparing for the Noble Honor Students Assembly on September 21st.
PROPS to our wonderfully dedicated Mothers of the Parent Center for their hard work making preparations for the Multicultural Festival! Flags, piñatas, games, costumes, food, donations, teaching dances… they have done it all!!
PROPS to the 4th & 5th grade teachers who planned special lessons and presentations to introduce our students to the importance of the Constitution!
PROPS to all teachers for planning collaboratively at Tuesday’s Grade-Level Instructional Planning meeting. Many great ideas were shared, lessons were organized, and problems solved as teachers worked together.
PROPS to all the Saturday School teachers and staff for a wonderful kick-off to this important intervention program! Teachers thoughtfully prepared focused lessons, and staff worked to ensure student attendance. Go Team Noble!
PROPS to our one and only caring principal, Ms. Schneider, for letting a parent and her son on campus instead of them waiting outside by the gate for one of our Saturday attendees.
PROPS to Silvia Roman, Judy Steinberg, and Regina Waring for preparing and presenting thoughtful Saturday workshops on October 24th to help our most intensive (red) students!
PROPS to Laura Chavez, Rosalina Gomez, and Liliana Isaad for altering their daily schedules today and hosting a group of parents who observed the IWT Intervention program. The parents were very impressed and you did Noble proud!
Props to Laura Hanley for being willing to share her teacher wisdom with less-talented others — namely, me. I’m looking forward to helping my current students and future ones using ideas she passes on to me. I hope to one day become 1/2 the teacher she is.
Props to the administration team and all staff involved in implementing the many innovative programs taking place at Noble: Adopt-a-Dolphin, Back in Control, Noble All Stars, Math Field Day, Parent Workshops, just to name a FEW. I really see the Noble community coming together for the common purpose of helping our students realize their potential. I am proud to be part of this tenacious school!
PROPS to the wonderful Noble Staff, whose dedication to serving the needs of the students of our community is to be applauded. Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
PROPS to Laura Hanley and Silvia Roman for preparing and presenting very practical, hands-on 1st Grade Parent Workshops. The workshop– including the DVD each parent received– will make a positive difference in helping our red and yellow students become successful readers.
Props to ALL Noble Staff for working hard with our students and parents. Just wanted to wish all NOBLE AVE STAFF a Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy, relax, and eat ! Gobble Gobble!! 
PROPS to Josue Gonzalez, who keeps our website, our computers, and our document readers in working order… and who serves the entire school with a friendly “no problem.”
PROPS to Julie Reyes-Aguilar for organizing a wonderful Holiday Breakfast and Crafts Workshop that was enjoyed by many of Noble’s families! You rock, Julie!!
PROPS to Noble’s fantastic staff for their professionalism during yesterday’s lockdown procedure!
PROPS to the teachers and students of Tracks A & C for the wonderful holiday shows. Special thanks to Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Winchester, Ms. Aschim, Ms. Ange, Ms. Waring, and Maritza for all the organization!
PROPS to all teachers and staff of Noble for a great start to the new year! ** Happy 2010! **
PROPS to Laura Chavez and her new husband, Ramón, who were married this weekend. The Noble community join together in wishing you a lifetime of happiness!
PROPS to the Kindergarten teachers for encouraging parents of struggling readers to attend our Reading for Success workshop… we had great attendance! PROPS also to Suzy Murachanian, Silvia Roman, and Josue Gonzalez, who collaborated to prepare this very meaningful and well-received workshop!
PROPS to all the teachers who woke up early on a colllllld Saturday morning to teach Saturday School classes for our strategic and intensive students! PROPS also to Veronica Gonzalez, Seth Avery, Barbara Garcia, and Silvia Roman for coordinating this important intervention program!
PROPS to Regina Waring for all her hard work assembling the compliance documentation for Monday’s Title I audit.
PROPS to our wonderful 1st Grade Teachers, who graciously hosted visitors from Cantara Elementary. Their openness, professionalism, and *flexibility* are greatly appreciated!
Props to all staff members who attended the UTLA meeting at Cleveland High School…and wasn’t our UTLA chairperson, Laura Chait awesome!
Props to Karina Mendez and Marisela Rivera for ordering and organizing the chocolate sale prizes. All students left with goodie bags of really cute toys and trinkets for participating in the fundraiser. Great Job!
Props to Mr. Lopez for providing great tennis lessons these past few fridays. I think we are ready to enter some tournaments.
CONGRATULATIONS to Sam Manship, who wed his longtime sweetheart, Vilma, last week! I know the entire Noble community joins me in wishing you two a lifetime of joy!
PROPS to Burtie Zeledón and the Noble Yearbook Staff, who have been working very diligently to prepare a GORGEOUS annual. Trust me, this year’s yearbook will be even more special than last year’s! Great job, team!
PROPS to all of the Noble Teachers for planning and engaging our students in a very successful Math Field Day. Our guests, Marla Mondheim from LD1 and Jin-Dih Shih from the Actuarial Foundation were very impressed by the fun and learning that our students were engaged in. Some students commented: “I like learning and playing at the same time.” “I know my brain is growing because I am thinking so hard.” “We could do this everyday if we wanted to.” Keep up the great work, teachers!
PROPS to the teachers on Tracks A & C for a **wonderful** turnout for Open House on Tuesday! As always, a welcoming environment was evident in every classroom, and there were student projects and lots of student work for parents to enjoy. The teachers’ dedication to *excellence* is appreciated!
Props to the Arts Cadre for an awesome Evening for the Arts. Everything turned out just perfect!! Also, a very special thank you to Maritza for all of her creative contributions and to all the parents who prepared delicious food! It was so nice to see so many staff members at the show tonight. What an awesome school we have!
PROPS to Suzy Murachanian, Silvia Roman, Barbara Garcia, and Josue Gonzalez for preparing *wonderful* readiness workshops for parents of our entering Kindergarten students! The workshops and the DVDs that parents are receiving will help make sure that our students are prepared to learn on the very first day of school!
PROPS to our Local School Leadership Team for a great meeting on Wednesday! We planned most of the special events for the new school year.
PROPS to the Yearbook Committee, who outdid themselves. This year’s annual is even more beautiful than last year’s. Way to go!
PROPS to the entire Noble staff for a great school year! No one works harder or with more dedication than YOU! Have a wonderful summer.
** NOBLE BABY WATCH **
CONGRATULATIONS to…
**Brenda and Abraham Rivera on the birth of their second child, Nicholas, who arrived on August 10th. 7 lbs. 12 oz.
**Maria Miranda Arriaga and her husband Abraham on the arrival of their son, Isaiah, who was born on August 14th. Click here for photo.
**Hector and Angela Nuñez-Lopez on the birth of their son on the same day as Isaiah, August 14th.
**Monica and Rigo Iñiguez on the arrival of their daughter, Citlali Melissa, who was born on July 24th. Click here for photo.
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Props to Veronica Hernandez, who cheerfully collaborates with teachers to make sure that all of Noble’s students are set up for a successful new school year. Thanks, Vero!
Posted by Cara Schneider at 11:45 PM on August 6th, 2008