JFK School uses parent/teacher game day to sell fruit cups for cancer patients

The SCORES team at the John F Kennedy School is raising money for cancer patients by selling fruit cups.

Delicious snacks

 JFK students advertised the fun event in their school last week.  On Thursday they played soccer while their parents helped sell healthy snacks to teachers and on lookers.

Poster in front of Ms. Moody's room

JFK Boys Team holds their own against some talented parents and teachers

Principal Landing played against the girls

Mr. Robinson makes a critical save!

One of the parent stars showing the JFK girls a thing or two

JFK break away!

Teacher/Family Game Day a Resounding Success

Scores teams across Boston celebrated family and community with fun scrimmage last Thursday.

Hennigan team banner

Brothers playing together

Face painting, fun games and fabulous food were some of the highlights at the Hennigan.

Coach Cindy painting faces

What a potluck!

Getting a little silly

Roger Clap Innovation School Mural takes Shape

 The RCIS team is working hard to finish a mural project this week.

Ruth, Tien and Jelani planning out the mural

Jelani sketching

Tien working with a volunteer

On Thursday, RCIS took a break from their service project to play a fun game with parents, siblings and teachers.

Let the games begin!

Ruth leading the pack

A great group of fans

Soon they will be going back to painting to finish their environmental mural. 

Adding color

Amber and Tien

Good luck finishing the mural!  Everyone is looking forward to seeing the your final art work.

Mather Guest Speaker a Success

Jared Blandino, director of the All Dorchester Sports League (ADSL) visited the Mather SCORES team. 


 Mr. Blandino spoke about the importance of combining  sports and education.  He related these ideas to his own sports scholarship to college and the many doors that scholarship opened for him. Realizing the positive impact that sports had on his life led him to his work now at All Dorchester Sports League.  He now works to provide lots of different sports opportunities to kids in Dorchester.

Jared Blandino and Ms. McLaughlin 

Getting active and engaged!

Mather students listening with rapt attention

Marshall Everything Drive!

The John Marshall Team has been planning an "everything drive" to support a local shelter.  They have also written thank you cards to give to those who donate and wrote a letter to their principal, Ms. Jackson, to get permission to hold the drive and to ensure school support.

One poster advertising the drive reads:

Toys, books, shoes, clothes
It's an everything drive!
Doesn't everyone know!? 


Donate here
Donate there
Donate everywhere!


Tell Mom 
Dad
Even Josh!  Tell everyone!
Oh, my gosh!


Look!  Look!
Over there.
Families, friends,
Everyone's here!


So much money here and there!
Money's piling everywhere!


Give here. Give in there.
You know, give it anywhere!


-Adaora

Another student wrote an ad in an entirely different style:


My community is having an everything drive.  It will start on June 2nd.  We are doing the everything drive to help homeless kids, adults and others.  It will be nice to help someone once in a while.  You will feel proud of yourself.  I have faith in the people who donate.  God Bless.


-Sebastien

Students wrote about their ideal community.


My community would be on the sun, because it will be peaceful and whatever you want it just falls out of the sky.  There's no violence and we wont fight over small things because that makes a bad community.  Our environment won't be very hot!  It will be 80 degrees.


-Alex H.


If I could live in any community, I'd live in Beverly Hills.  It will have lovely parks.  Houses will have lots of famous, rich people and it will have nice and faithful people.  It will have nice dogs, $600,000 houses, mansions and vacation houses.  It will have awesome views of the ocean and beautiful cruise ships and I hope the road will look like money and pools that will have diamonds for lights and warm temperatures.


-Sebastien R.

Jackson Mann Team SHOUT Clean Up

The Jackson Mann team cleaned the school yard for SHOUT! Day of Service.

Discussing the plan

Getting Ready

Trash!

Calling all trash picker-uppers...

A smelly job

Looking better already

McKay Team Raises $850 for Local Shelter

McKay students spent Friday May 18th collecting pocket change at Maverick T station.  The money they raised will go to Crossroads Family Shelter.

Actually Shouting for SHOUT! Day of Service:

Collecting spare change....

Counting the money...

Tabulating total money raised...

Spare change fundraiser + Dress Down Day fundraiser

Total raised: $854.61

SHOUT! Day of Service

Today SCORES students from all over the city will take action in their communities to improve the world around them.

McKay students

The McKay team will be collecting change at Maverick Station to raise money for Crossroads Family Shelter.  


They have already raised over $600 by holding a "Dress Down Day."  Students donated money to the cause and in return choose their outfit for one special day. 

Jackson Mann Girls Team

The Jackson Mann SCORES team is fundraising for technology in the classroom.

GOOD LUCK TEAMS!

Happy SHOUT!

National Slam Poets Interviewed by Local Television Channel

America SCORES Boston National Slam representatives Sarah L and Stephen M spoke to Boston Neighborhood Network News Director Chris Lovett on Tuesday, May 9th  at their Boston University studio.

Getting Ready

Both students spoke about their exciting trip to New York City to perform at the America SCORES National Poetry Slam at the historic Apollo Theater.  Sarah described the poem she performed about her dreams and aspirations.  Stephen shared how his poem was inspired by seeing bullying around him.

Click here to see the interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7sghnMy2ipc

Very excited

Before the interview..

On Air

Patrick J Kennedy School Celebrates Family Traditions

The PJK SCORES team has been talking about their ancestors, their traditions and their culture.

PJK Girls Team celebrating soccer on the field and culture in the classroom!

Students wrote poems about family members.

Then discussed traditions.  What is a tradition?  How do traditions work?  What makes them special?

Boys Team brainstorming ideas

Students wrote down special family recipes.

Students will also do a series of interviews.  Mr. Walker is a teacher in the school who has traveled extensively.  He has spent time in Brazil.  Students have prepared questions for him.

Dylon after finishing his questions for Mr. Walker, a guest speaker

Alejandro wrote down some questions to ask Mr Walker