08- May 10, 2020
CELEBRATIONS from Week FOUR Survey

We would like to echo the voice of the participants in the DL Week 4 survey by celebrating the ongoing commitment of our community to help maintain a strong focus on effective student learning through the online environment. Students are motivated to learn and engage during the synchronous and asynchronous times, our teachers continue to do an outstanding job by trying their very best, we are being able to build community and sustain relationships through small groups and 1:1 meetings, and we have been able to support each other as a community while we navigate through this uncharted territory.
Important CNG Access Links for Parents:

  • Please read Parent Council Notes for May here

  • Make sure to check out the new one-stop-resource for CNG Parents with tons of useful information and links! Feedback for improvement may be provided to your Parent Council Rep.
  • Link: PARENTS AS PARTNERS HUB
  • Password: CNGCH (same as Community Handbook)

HS High School

From the Principal’s Desk

With the end of the school year in our sights, we start to think about closing the year. We have seen that motivation and focus during Distance Learning is getting more difficult for many of our students. In order to support them during these extraordinary times, we are offering two “Catch-Up/Get Ahead” days next week on May 18th and 19th.


MS Middle School


It was a wonderful week in classrooms this week in Middle School- our team was (and still is) persistence. As many can see, teachers are adding some interactive strategies to the Distance Learning experience. In arts, we got our hands dirty, offline, with some paper mache, in English, kids were in discussion groups usings sentence steps to increase their academic conversation skills.  
ES Elementary School

 Dear ES Families,

This week we will try out 2 different models of additional synchronous time. HR teachers will communicate how the schedule will change for these pilot days. We will then have a plan for the additional synchronous time for the remainder of the school year. That will start next week. Thank you for your partnership as we develop the best possible DL program for our ES community! 
PS Primary School

Dear Primary School Parents!  

We hope all mothers had a wonderful day. 
This week we will be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week. More than ever this will be a perfect opportunity to thank your child's teacher for all their hard work, dedication, love, passion and hours of trying to be there for every student. Our teachers feel each and every child is their own and give their lives to make sure they feel safe, happy and learn. 

 Learning Center

Happy mothers day to all of the mothers.

You deserve a big recognition and all the love from your children for your immense commitment and adaptability during this time!  We will continue arranging individual meetings with you to follow up on your children's progress and work together to design the best supports for next academic school year. Please don't hesitate in reaching out to your direct service providers, building level coordinators or myself if there is anything we can do to support you or your children during this time.

Counselors  

Dear Parents, 
 
This week we want to continue to congratulate you for your efforts at home to model resilient and healthy behaviors for all children. They continue to look up to you in all ways during this time. We also want to point out the information in news that is share relating the virus to kids and young children. The regular `news` on tv is mostly aimed for adults and not fully clear to young people. Here we are sharing two resources that in kid-friendly language for you to share with them: 
 
Story created by the World Health Organization (WHO) : Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19 . 

Our useful link highlight for parents is:

Condor Activities

We appreciate your support in continuing with the Condor Activities classes. We are in our final month of classes and activities will end on Monday, June 1. We want to invite you to take part in your child's final activity, which will be the last day of each class- May 26 through June 1. We will be sending more information regarding specific times and links to you.
If you are being transferred outside of Bogota, and you already know you will not be coming back to CNG for the 2020-21 school year, please email [email protected] as soon as possible and we will assist you with your withdrawal process.