Good Morning Gloucester

Meeting this Friday, September 12 at Cape Ann Giclee, 9-10:30 AM

Hi Everyone,
The Cape Ann Painter and Photographer Group will meet on Friday,September 12  from 9-10:30 AM at the Cape Ann Giclee on 20 Maplewood Ave, Gloucester.
Hope to see you there. All are welcome!
Alice Gardner

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For those wishing to learn T’ai Chi: classes at Cape Anne Center for Dance start Tues. 9/9 from 9:30 – 10:30 AM. 

To register or for more info, contact me — Amy Shapiro, holistic practitioner and teacher: 978-283-5039

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Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum Hosts13th Annual Fall Fundraiser: Vineyard to Shipyard – Wine Tasting and Auction – October 3, 2014 7-9:30 pm

Wine Tasting and Auction in support of the Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum!  Dozens of fabulous items!  Featuring wine from Chebacco Market, Food catered by Tim Hopkins Catering, Cookies from Lark Fine Foods, Michael March, Auctioneer, Local Maritime Artists, Live Music!  For more information and to purchase tickets go to www.essexshipbuildingmuseum.org.  Tickets are $25.00/person.

Event held at Essex Shipbuilding Museum, Waterline Center, 66 Main Street, Essex, MA 01929  978-768-7541

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Manchester Essex High School ALS Ice bucket challenge Friday

We freeze it & deliver it,
they dump it over their heads…. what a world !

In an event coordinated by the school’s DECA program, over 380 students, faculty, and staff participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money to help fight Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Participants made a donation of at least $10 to be a part of the challenge.  Cape Pond Ice generously helped by donating ice, and Home Depot donated many of the buckets used in the event.

The DECA students challenged 220,000 other DECA students across the USA and seven other countries to take the challenge, and as well, MERHS challenged the 950,000 + students in Massachusetts to take the challenge.

Pete Frates is a Beverly native who has ALS and was the inspiration for the original Ice Bucket Challenge. His father, John Frates, attended the MEMS/MERHS event and spoke to the participants about the cause.

Over $6,000 was raised by the school community for The ALS Association.

We freeze it & deliver it,
they dump it over their heads…. what a world !
check out:  http://www.memo.mersd.org/2014/09/gallery-380-studentsfaculty-take-ice-bucket-challenge/

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Dyslexia Awareness Campaign
·    Is your child struggling to acquire reading skills?
·    Does it seem to take extra time to formulate his spoken and written ideas?
·    Are messy handwriting and poor spelling obstacles to success?
·    Is your child feeling frustrated with all aspects of school – even the social side?

Efforts to increase awareness and provide better educational support for students with dyslexia are gaining momentum nationwide. Decoding Dyslexia – MA is leading the way in Massachusetts by organizing regional informational events for parents and professionals. The following free presentations are open to anyone interested in learning more about the needs of struggling readers and how literacy skills can be improved for all children.

This free workshop will include the following:
·    Understanding and identifying the profile of a dyslexic learner
·    Current research on dyslexia
·    Information on locating and advocating for appropriate services
·    A discussion of the current advocacy efforts of MA parents to increase opportunities for students with dyslexia in MA public schools.

About Decoding Dyslexia-MA (DDMA):
Decoding Dyslexia – MA is a grassroots movement driven by parents, educators and professionals concerned with the limited access to evidence based interventions for dyslexia. We are inspired by and collaborating with other Decoding Dyslexia groups nationwide. We aim to raise awareness, to empower students with dyslexia and their families, and to inform policy makers on practices based on neuroscience to identify, remediate, and support students with dyslexia in Massachusetts’s public schools and institutions of higher learning.

Tuesday, Sept 16th 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Beverly Public Library
Sohier Room
32 Essex St, Beverly

Saturday, Sept 20th 2:00 pm – 4:00p m
Plymouth Public Library
Otto Fellow Room
132 South St, Plymouth

Wednesday, Oct 8th 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Boston Plan for Excellence
Suite 110
27-43 Wormwood Street, Boston

For more information please visit our website: http://www.decodingdyslexiama.org
Or contact: mailto:decodingdyslexiama@gmail.com
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DecodingDyslexiaMA
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DDyslexiaMA

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