2014 Fall Newsletter

Artwork by Bobby P.

Adults with Disabili es Program—Noll Center 4700 Calaveras Avenue, Fremont, CA 94538 510.793.6465 X29511 1

Newsle er Contributors Agnes Writer/Layout

Bobby Artwork for Title

Khalid Photographer

Lori Artwork

Marcus Writer/Photographer

Marie Photographer/Proofer

Sam Photographer

Nick Writer/Layout

Judy Writer/Photographer

Principal’s Message Happy New School Year to all of our wonderful

Noll Center students. It is great to see you back in

class! We are very proud to be able to offer you

five days of exci ng school ac vi es each week.

Your teachers worked hard to make this happen,

so please smile and say, "Thank you!" As we

move farther into the school year, we will be

hiring more staff and adding more fun and

learning to your day.

I want you to know that every visit to Noll Center

to see you puts a big smile on my face.

Your principal,

Steve Giudici

Vince Our Gardener and Friend

Vince has been the school’s gardener for many years. He helps the students get experience in learning how to plant and garden. He teaches us how to get the soil ready to plant, then plants and grow our own vegetables. We harvest the garden vegetables we grow and also use the food in our school lunches. We have plants that we grow and sell at our yearly plant fair. We have a big assortment of plants and vegetables. Our school is very lucky to have Vince as our gardener. If we didn’t have Vince at our school, there would be no garden. Vince has dedicated his me and effort to help us for many years. He comes 7 days a week, rain or shine, almost 365 days a year. There are no words we can say to express how thankful we are for his commitment and devo on to us.

We love our Vince!

Wri en by Judy A.


Veronica was born in Oakland and now lives in Hayward. She has a sister named Erica and loves her and her mom. She has two cats named Bruce and Beauty. She likes to watch movies and going to the library. She went to Sunset School and enjoys ea ng Mexican food. She likes all kinds of music. Her favorite television show is Barney and she likes being with her friends and family.

Veronica

Rodriguez

Zia is from Kabul. He has one brother and one sister. He lives with them and his mom who takes care of them. He likes to walk to the park and watch Disney movies. He went to American High School in Fremont. His favorite food is a chicken sandwich with le uce, and tomato. He likes to play basketball, soccer, baseball, hockey, and volleyball. His favorite television shows are Aus n and Ally, Dog with a Blog, Good Luck Charlie, and Jessie. Math is his favorite subject.

Zia

Habibi

Roger is from Iowa. He has one sister, named Judy. His brother, William, also a ends the Noll School. He watches football and baseball on TV. He likes pizza and hot dogs. His favorite sports are football and baseball. He enjoys gospel music and watches Sci‐fi and ac on shows.

Roger

Anglin

Be nice to each other. ~ Nick L. and Wayne Y.

Don’t use cell phone during class. ~ Lori S.

Use Bathroom before class and during break. ~ Lori S.

Don’t use iPod during class. ~ Yvonne W.

Push your chairs in. ~ Kar ka R.

Study in class. ~ Susan K.

You can buy a soda at the 1:30 pm break. ~ Edna C.

Be pa ent. ~ Richard K.

Don’t be bossy. ~ Bobby P.

Prac ce star ng the computer. ~ Jill K.


Greg was born on August 13, 1962, in Pensacola

Florida. He moved to California with his family in 1971

and a ended schools in Fremont and even went to

Castro Valley Adult School for awhile. He began taking

classes at Fremont Adult School in 2002, and over the

next 13 years a ended Adult Basic Educa on, High

School Art, and Adults with Disabili es courses. Greg

always brought a great a tude and sense of humor to

class. He was quick to smile, and we will all remember

his dis nc ve laughter. Some of his favorite things

were: Classic Coca‐Cola, any book store, Art Class, his

friends at Noll, and off color jokes.

You are missed by all, Greg Brower.

Dates to Remember Dec 10 Open House School in session

Dec 22‐Jan 2 Winter Break No School

Jan 5 Classes Resume School in session

Jan 19 Mar n Luther King Day No School

Feb 14 Valen ne’s Day Saturday

Feb 16 Presidents’ Day No School

Mar 31 Cesar Chavez Day No School

Apr 3 Staff Development Day No School

Apr 6‐10 Spring Break No School

Apr 13 Classes Resume School in session

May 25 Memorial Day No School

May 26 Classes Resume School in session

On October 22, 2014, we celebrated the life of Greg Brower.

Artwork by Lori S

My name is Lori M. Santos. My team name is Tri‐

City Roadrunners. I’ve been in the Special

Olympics for 20 years.

The Roadrunners have been around for 30 years.

I’ve been in different sports, such as basketball,

track and field, swimming, so ball, volleyball, and

bocce ball. We are traveling to train for the

Bowling Tournament for this month of November.

We are also training for floor hockey. I do enjoy

playing sports.

Lori M. Santos, Student

Several of our students par cipate in the Special

Olympics each year. Jesus and Kevin play

basketball. Lori plays bocce ball, basketball,

bowling, floor hockey and volleyball. Bianca

bowls. We are very proud of them.

Jesus, Lori, & Bianca


The students enjoy playing basketball during

break. It’s a good way for them to exercise.

What a shot!

The students s ll enjoy their weekly trips to the bowling alley. Some of them even play in a league and recently took 1st place in the annual bowl‐a‐thon!

Khalid &

Lori

Ricardo

Lorraine always comes up with ways for the

students to create their art projects. The

projects are on display in the classrooms.

with Disha

The students try their best to follow Disha.

Disha came to the mul ‐purpose room and taught

Bollywood dance to the students. The students

had a lot of fun learning it.


Yina, Para Educator, and the students sing

karaoke songs and dance to the music.

Jesus Singing

Safe Happy Place is a class offered once a week to student/consumers in the AWD program‐Noll Center. Michele and I team teach it. Students learn to get along and resolve their problems in a mature and considerate way. Students are encouraged to represent themselves and are included in the decision making process. They are currently working on a cell phone use policy. Regular topics include learning coopera on, tolerance, respect for each other, and safety. It is exci ng to see how enthusias c and involved they are.

Eric Debus, Teacher

The students have SHP mee ngs once a week. The students are told by their teachers to be nice to people and enjoy their me at school.

Agnes C., Student

The students wash and vacuum the van, before

they go on community ou ngs.

Roger

Lori Rauscher, Para Educator, con nues to teach yoga once every week. Also, the students weigh themselves to make sure they’re in good shape. Another exercise they follow is the Richard Simmons video or walking around the table in the mul ‐purpose room.

The students are stretching as they do yoga.


Walter, Para Educator, has the students work on

their addi on, and subtrac on in math lab and

during their break me for prac ce.

Lori Rauscher teaches cooking on Tuesdays. The

best part is being able to eat what we make.

Khalid, Chris na, Karen, and

Master Chef’s in the making

Chloe, Clinton, Marie, Elizabeth, Yvonne, and Richard

Spooky Deviled Eggs


The students love going to the Computer Lab.

Some of them play games, prac ce typing,

search the Internet, create the newsle ers,

write blogs, etc., and more.

Yina and the students play the Survival Skills

board game.

The students like to take a look at the pumpkins

at the Pumpkin Patch at Orchard Supply.

The students visited the polls on Elec on Day.

Lorraine took the students to see which candi‐

dates were going to win the elec on.

Marie, Zohal, Marcus, & Kar ka

Students working in the computer Lab Jesus, Hector, Elizabeth, & Priscilla


Artwork by Lori S.

Zia and Elizabeth

Judy

Lori

Debra

Pamela, Michelle, and Monica

We had a great Halloween dance on October 30th. Our

regular DJ , Nick Field, was here. On Halloween we enjoyed

a fun Halloween movie.

Priscilla and Leilani


Bianca

Becky, Kim, and Debra

Yvonne (Darth), Marie, and Ricardo

Halloween is a fun time for all!

A Spooky Group

BOO!

Halloween Haunters!


The students had a Thanksgiving feast in the mul ‐

purpose room. Our teachers, Eric and Michele, had to

defrost two 22lb turkeys for days so they could be

ready to cook for the turkey feast on Thursday

November 20. With the help of their students, they

cleaned out the turkeys and prepared them. They

enjoyed the turkey with all the fixings, including

stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes,

cranberry sauce and the dessert, pumpkin pie.

Keola

Bianca, Zohal, Walter, Sam, Yvonne

Khalid and his pet turkey

Michele and David C.

Veronica


Nathan Champion came by and taught the students

how to take pictures with cameras and their cell

phones.

Sam, Wayne, and Jesus

Say cheese!

Roger

The garden is a place where the students can admire

the vegetables and the beau ful flowers and plant

that were planted.

Debra, Elizabeth, Michelle, and Jesus

The students shared one of their favorite things about


Judy Aldridge Judy tormented her aunt with a centipede.

Zohal Azizi Zohal had her 23rd birthday at her house.

David Brown David went fishing with his dad over the summer.

Kim Campbell Kim enjoyed going to Ardenwood.

Marie Cardema Marie, her brother, her sister, cousin, her two nephews, her two nieces, and her sister-in-law experienced the earthquake in Napa Valley.

David Carr David played dominoes at home.

Ricardo Cason Ricardo played sports by himself.

Christina Cecconi Christina went to Los Angeles with her family.

Agnes Cheng Agnes went to the Kennedy Park with her friends.

Edna Cobarrubia Edna went to church.

Jesus DeLeon Jesus went to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk with his family.

Annette Ferreira Annette went to Hawaii with her niece.

Cathy Foreman Cathy and her friend went shopping.

Susan Fuller Susan went out for a walk.

Chloe Funesto Chloe hung out with her brother.

Elizabeth Garibo Elizabeth went to a baby shower.

Balraj Gill Balraj relaxed during his summer break.

Keola Hope Keola was working and sleeping over the summer.

Jill Kinsey Jill went to Wendy’s for lunch and dinner.

Richard Koury Richard went bowling with his friends.

Susan Kwong Susan went to Fisherman’s Wharf with her family.

Becky Ledgewood

Becky stayed at home.

Nick Leung Nick went to Legoland in Carlsbad with his mom and his brother, Jason.

Bianca Luna Bianca went bowling.

Jose Mariscal Jose went to his sister’s house.

Peter Maslin Peter went to the Oakland Coliseum with Terry, Connie, and Conrad to watch the A’s play against Seattle.

Marcus Mcmillan Marcus went to the beach in Alameda.

Kelly Meadowcraft Kelly went to the movies with her dad.

Crystal Michelli Crystal spent time with her dad watching sports on television.

The students shared one of their favorite things about summer.


Clinton Montgomery Clinton went to the Country Cowboy Concert with his mom.

Andrea Moran Andrea went to a bridal shower over this summer.

Michelle Moresi Michelle stayed with her aunt in Montana.

Elizabeth Mosely Elizabeth enjoyed being home with her family.

Michelle Nachmias Michelle went to Target.

Leilani Noche Leilani went to the movies.

Adriana Orozco Adriana stayed home over this summer.

Pamela Pangan Pamela went to the Grand Canyon.

Priscilla Pangan Priscilla went to the Grand Canyon.

Bob Petershagen Bob went to an A’s game with his brother.

Jack Sam Phan Sam Jack went to Hayward and saw his brothers.

Roseann Pinto Roseann went out to a restaurant and had a diet soda.

DeManuel Pugh DeManuel did laundry at home.

Mariela Ramirez Mariela spent time with her family.

Kartika Reddy Kartika went to an Indian concert with her family.

Caleb Rezentes Caleb went to the swimming pool.

Monica Rogers Monica had a very nice break.

Maria Rosa Maria went shopping with her dad.

Khalid Samadi Khalid enjoyed talking with his friends over the phone.

Lori Santos Lori participated in the summer games for the Special Olympics.

Karen Seyk Karen went to the Dinosaur Show.

Jeff Sullivan Jeff relaxed during his summer break.

William Turner William went to an A’s game at the Oakland Coliseum.

Violet Tun Violet had a good time relaxing at home with her family.

Hector Valdivia Hector relaxed during his summer break.

Debra Van Zile Debra went swimming at her friends pool.

Merritt Wallace Merritt went to Wisconsin for his summer vacation.

Yvonne Wang Yvonne played with her Gameboy.

Kevin Yang Kevin is now in Scotland and will be back next year, January 2015.

Wayne Younkins Wayne went to NewPark Mall for his birthday and had lunch at the Food Court.

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