Middle School News!

8th grade students will be

enjoying a presentation on

Reptiles Wednesday

November 27th from 9:30 to

10:30. The presenter is the

uncle of our own Abbie

Miller. Owner Brian

Kleinman of Riverside

Reptiles will be educating

our students on a variety of

live reptiles.

A Message from the Vice Principal

Dear MLC Families,

The holiday season is upon us and as it draws near, I think of the

people and things in my life that I am thankful for, such as my

husband, sons, and good health. It is often we complain, but as

we listen to the news and hear stories of sorrow or see the mass

devastation from recent storms, we can all find something for

which we can be grateful. Take time to enjoy family and friends,

and if you have the means and/or the time, give of yourself to help

those in need. If you are in need, reach out and hands will be

extended. I wish you the best that this holiday season and the

seasons that follow have to offer!

Mrs. Broaden

High School Assistant Principal

MLC Passport

MLCs Holiday Concerts and International Dessert

Night Postponed!

Middle School Jan. 23rd

High School Jan. 30th

6:30 to 8:00pm

Congratulations to

Mrs. Broaden!

We wish her the best

in her new position!

Important News!

New Music Teacher!

Please join us in welcoming Mr. David

Raposa to our MLC family. Mr. Raposa will

be our new music/band teacher. He has studied music extensively and has

over 17 years of teaching experience. He has already met

some of our high school band students

and has made a positive impact. Mr.

Raposas last teaching assignment was in the town of Avon. He will

be joining the MLC Staff on January 2nd!

Alternative Report Card

Pick Up Night

Wednesday

December 4th

4:00 7:00 PM CREC Family Resource

Center

@ The YMCA 444 Albany Ave., Hartford

LIBRARY NEWS Happily, many MLC students have checked out books. However, there are many

students whose books are overdue! Books which were due before October 15th have

been billed to individual students in Power School. Students can borrow books for 3

weeks at a time and must return previously borrowed books to borrow new books.

When students return books, the bills are removed! Students can create accounts in

the catalog system and track their due dates. They will need to visit the site

http://crec.follettdestiny.com and then click on create account. Their Patron ID

number is the same as their lunch number with a P added to the front (ex: P12345).

Please let me know if you need any help with this process at suartis@crec.org.

Suzanne Artis

School Library Media Specialist

The MLC is on Facebook! The news and information shared in print is now online! Like us at www.facebook.com/mlcbloomfield

Please join us for the following upcoming events:

Who? What? When?

MLC Families PTO Meeting December 4th 6:00 to 7:00pm

Junior and Senior Families Financial Aid Night December 4th 6:00 to 8:00pm

MLC Families Alternative Report Card Pick Up Night,

CREC Family Resource Center, Wilson-Gray

YMCA, 444 Albany Ave, Hartford.

December 4th 4:00 - 7:00pm

www.crecschools.org/mlc Page 2 October 2013 Volume 2, Issue 4 Metropolitan Learning Center ((860)242-7834

www.crecschools.org/mlc Page 3 October 2013 Volume 2, Issue 4 Metropolitan Learning Center ((860)242-7834

IB Learner Profile Trait of the Month of November

Caring They show empathy, compassion and respect towards the needs and feelings of

others. They have a personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive

difference to the lives of others and the environment.

Over the course of the month, MLC will be highlighting this area of the learner profile. Please

take some time with your student to review this trait and the positive influence it can bring to

your everyday life. Here at MLC, we will be celebrating those students who exhibit caring

behaviors. Your child could be one of our students of the month!

Model UN visits United Nations

Metropolitan Leaning Center

1551 Blue Hills Avenue

Bloomfield, CT 06117

Phone: (860)242-7834

Fax: (860)242-0732

www.crecschools.org/mlc

MLC Leadership Team

Sasha Douglas: Principal

Wanda Broaden: Asst. Principal,

High School

Henry Munoz: Asst. Principal,

Middle School

Caryn Stedman: IB Coordinator

Heather Gish: Dean of Students,

Grades 9-10

Greg Ranaldi: Dean of Students,

Grade 8

Choose

Excellence!

IB Learners of the Month for October

Inquirer Grade Name Name Trait

6th Erica Smit Maurice Flowers Caring

6th Rochelle Robinson Mahendra Vadlamudi Inquirer

7th Aretha Prabawa Jordan Watson Inquirer

8th Nolan Dancosse Samantha Itsou Inquirer

9th Alexandra Brown Joseph Stanley Inquirer

10th Mariah Paparella Michael Antonio Inquirer

11th Taimoni Knighton Keith Reichle Inquirer

12th Tori Stewart Yusef Lai Walters Inquirer

13 students from the Model UN after school program went on a field trip to New York City yesterday to tour the United Nations building and speak with representatives from Vietnam and the UN Security Council. A photo from outside the United Nations is attached, and many more will soon follow! Our students were outstanding representatives of MLC. Several teachers and World Affairs Council faculty commented on the professionalism of our students, the knowledge they had on the United Nations, and the quality of the questions they asked the representatives. The students had a great time and we should be proud of how seriously they approached this opportunity to learn!

Fall Sports Wrap Up

I would like to congratulate the MLC fall coaches and nursing staff on a job well done! They

have provided excellent examples to their students as they continuously demonstrate how

effective team work is done. The Fall Staff Coaches: Monique Davis, MS Girls Soccer coach;

Mark Schneider, Asst. MS Girls Soccer coach; Derek Schrager, MS Boys Soccer coach; Kristen

Churila, Asst. MS Boys Soccer coach; Julio Santiesteban, JV Boys Soccer coach; Chyane

Colon, MS Cross Country coach; Greg Person, JV Cross Country coach; Kristine Howell, JV

Asst. Cross Country coach. The Nursing Staff: Dawn Carter, RN; Sue DeGenarro, APRN;

Chyane Colon, & Mama Jo! In closing, allow me to congratulate Chris Glowacki, who has

been selected as the CIAC Coach of the Year, an honor well deserved. Chris, thank you for

your dedication to the Athletes here at MLC.

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!

AL COLLINS, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

The MLC First Fall JV Boys Soccer Season

It was with the greatest excitement that I received the news about the new JV boys soccer team. It was also

exciting for me to know that I was going to coach the team, something that I have always wanted to do at

MLC. Many of the students were also thrilled by the idea of playing soccer for the first time, while I was

thinking how they were going to compete if they did not have the basic fundamental skills to play against

more competitive players. I needed to design practices that suited the need of each one of my future players,

and teach them basic skills, the love for the game, discipline, and most of all, sportsmanship.

Our practices went well for the most part, but the games were better. Most of the things that I taught them

during the practices, they were able to apply them during official games. They immediately understood the

payoff of the practices -- the hard work and the discipline -- and they gave everything they had in each game.

They won most of the matches that they played, they tied a few, and as a result, they became a challenging

team to play throughout the CREC district tournament. Unfortunately, in an electrifying final game against

HMTCA, MLC lost 2 to 1.

For many of our students, living that experience became one of the most memorable times of their lives. I am

very proud of each one of them.

Mr. Santiesteban

MLC Junior Varsity Soccer Coach

Middle School Cross Country Team

On behalf of myself and Kristine Howell, please join us in congratulating our JV Cross Country

team for a strong finish to their inaugural season with the CREC Championships. We raced

against four other CREC schools. Our girls team took home the second place trophy, which is

on display in the main office. Although our boys team did not place, we had some

phenomenal individual results. Justin Purcell finished third (with a personal record of 19

minutes flat), Isaiah Priester finished 6th, and Jonathan Barnes finished in10th place. Also

noteworthy was Lauren Starks, who completed the 3.1 mile course in a personal record time

of 32 minutes. She improved her time from the beginning of the season by over 10 minutes!

The athletes: Justin Purcell, Isaiah Priester, Jonathan Barnes, Sam Galarza-Ortiz, Hailie Percy-

Campbell, Ashleigh Mills-Govan, Lauren Starks, Tatiyana Biggs, Diandra Comer

Best,

Coaches Greg Person and Kristine Howell

Middle School X-Country Team

The MLC Middle School X-Country Team had an awesome Fall 2013 season. For the second year in a row, the boys team took home the CREC League Division Championship! Also, on October 24th , the MLC X-Country team also came in as 2nd place runner-ups in the Hartford Middle School Cross Country Championship, competing against 12 schools with over 150 student participants. MLC also made its name known at the CT Middle School Cross Country Championships, on November 2nd at Wickham Park in Manchester. Student athletes competed in a 1.7 mile race with hundreds of other Connecticut students. MLCS very own Devon Kramek and Jaden Rismay placed in the top 50 runners out of 581 male runners. Devon came in 7th overall with a time of 10:41.49, and Jaden finished in 37th place with a time of 11:32.08. Honorable mention for Outstanding Improvement is given to the following student athletes: for the Boys Team, Evan Brace, Malachy Campbell, Ben Mara, Jalen Pina, Timothy Hepler, David Rodriguez, Tyler Martin, and Raienro Reyes. For the Girls team: Grey McIntosh, Malvina Piziak, Samantha Itsou, and Angelique Ayala.

Middle School Girls Soccer

The Middle School Girls Soccer Team had a successful 2013 season. The team was a good mix of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students that developed their skills this season. The returning players from last year, along with the new additions, all worked hard and were able to go into the CREC playoffs with a record that had the team in first place. After playing a tough game, we were ultimately defeated in the championship game against our rivals at Two Rivers. We were also able to advance within the Hartford Magnet School Division and make it into the playoffs. We were awarded the runner-up trophy within the CREC division. We look forward to next years season, and being one to the top contenders. Congratulations to all of the participants; their dedication and perseverence are what led to such a successful year. If you have experience with soccer and feel you could be an asset to the team, come and try out next year! Coaches Davis and Snyder