May 4th - 8th

 Really? There are only ten days of school left?  This week was jam-packed with events at Scott Carpenter. There were field trips, PARCC assessments, and even Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Activities specific to YESS included more mentor interviews, completing our YESS superheroes, and we had a little Cinco de Mayo fiesta, too! Take a look at some of the kids' handiwork below.

On Tuesday, we made paper flowers to honor the Mexican Army's victory over the French Army at the Battle of Puebla.

Mariza, a mentee, wrote me a little note and left it in my mailbox.

Jezzy, another mentee, is working on her YESS superhero, who has two sidekick bunnies.

 Christian has made huge improvements in YESS over the last few months. I'm impressed with his efforts in my class and I'm happy to see him interacting with his peers more often.

These mentors are currently in 7th grade and I'm extremely happy that they've decided to return for the '15-'16 school year. They are awesome leaders!

Speaking of recruitment, there are approximately fifty students who have applied to be mentors next year. We'll be continuing the recruitment and interview process next week, then announcing the mentors during the last week of school.