EL SEGUNDO HERALD January 8, 2015 Page 7 Eagles from page 6 Eagles started strong and held on for a 48- 36 win over Wilson (Hacienda Heights). Endo’s 22 points and Chang’s 10 points led the Eagles to their final win of 2014. This tournament was a test for the Eagles who faced off against some strong competition. It also tested their resiliency with such a depleted roster due to illnesses and injuries. Head coach Randy Kiehm was optimistic about his team’s play. “We played four games in five days and it really wore on us, but I was proud of how we battled and fought in each game. We’re resting for a few days and then we’ll be back to prepare for our first two home games of the season.” The Eagles (8-6) hosted Rosary on Tuesday and face Santa Fe (8-3) tonight at 7pm. The Eagles begin Ocean League play next Wednesday at home against Beverly Hills at 6pm. Sports Around Town If you missed the opportunity to sign up for the 2015 Babe Ruth Baseball 13- 15 baseball season there is still one more signup slated for this Saturday, January 10 from 9-11am at Stevenson Field. Tryouts are scheduled for all new players on Sunday, February 15 at 12 noon at Stevenson Field. For more information the league’s email is ESbaberuth@gmail.com. The El Segundo Inline Hockey Association has a full schedule of games each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday through January. The season is at the midway point with the playoffs beginning in early February culminating with Championship Saturday on February 7, beginning at 9:30am. • School Spotlight from page 2 learners, with a real world connection. In addition, IB works to teach students to contribute to the global society by creating students who create a better and more peaceful world by intercultural understanding and awareness of other people and their differences. To that end, the IB program at ESMS is meant to coincide with the ESUSD mission to educate students who can succeed in the modern and global economy. I was interested in seeing IB in action and thus read in the ESMS Weekly Newsletter that “one feature of the IB Middle Years Programme is a focus on learning skills, known as Approaches to Learning skills, that teachers build into their lessons. In order to demonstrate understanding of content and concepts, students must also learn other skills like critical and creative thinking, listening skills, self-management, communication skills, technology, and social & interpersonal skills. Teachers embed these skills into their lessons, and Monday’s Advisory lessons (30 minutes during 2nd period) often address these skills as well. This month, students focused on distraction-free communication with others and self-talk, and will focus on active listening skills next week.” Additionally, IB in action involves assessments. Dr. Plotkin explains that “the design of our IB final assignments, known as ‘authentic assessments,’ gives students tasks they face in real life; the idea is for students to have assessments be more interesting, and it’s a better way to show what you know. The focus is on concepts explored through content.” So, with this enhanced understanding of IB, I was also interested to learn about how the new IB curriculum intersects with the new Common Core standards that ESUSD, as a district, is implementing. ESMS Science teacher Megan DeLong explained the juxtaposition of Common Core and IB in that “The International Baccalaureate is an overall philosophy and school program. Whereas, the Common Core Standards are the state guidelines that dictate the skills and content that teachers should teach at each grade level. Although they serve different purposes there are definitely parallels between the two. First, both are challenging our students to exhibit rigor in their coursework, whether that’s rigor in making interdisciplinary or real-world connections or rigor in the texts that are read or the type of arguments that are required to demonstrate understanding. Also, IB assessment tasks require students to delve deeper into what they’ve learned, to make strong connections, and to practice higher order thinking skills. Depth of knowledge and higher order thinking are also required in the Common Core State Standards and students will be asked to demonstrate this during state testing. Finally, both the Common Core State standards and the IB program stress skill development as the means to access content. 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Brandlin are just a few of the skills that both IB and the Common Core stress.” Furthermore, Sean Brandlin, an ESMS teacher of Language & Literature as well as Individuals & Societies goes on to explain the intersection of IB and Common Core as “The IB Middle Years Programme at ESMS encourages students to be creative and reflective in the learning process while also helping students build their critical thinking and problem solving skills as well as their global awareness. With a focus on rigor, relevance, and real-world implications, the IB Middle Years Programme not only fulfills the Common Core State Standards Initiative, but it also fits very well with its implementation. Students are able to become more internationally minded, develop a more in-depth understanding of content, and apply that knowledge to real-life experiences and across disciplines.” As a former El Segundo Middle School student myself (Go Bulldogs!), I am sorry to have missed this innovative method of learning, and I look forward to seeing the progress that the implementation of International Baccalaureate along with Common Core brings to our middle school students. • Police Reports from page 3 Boulevard for misdemeanor DUI A burglary (residential) report was taken at 1742 hours from the 800 block of Eucalyptus Drive A burglary (vehicle) report was taken at 2025 hours from the 300 block of West Imperial Avenue An online lost property report was taken 1753 hours from the 1900 block of East Grand Avenue. A laptop computer was lost at the location An online vandalism report was taken at 1338 hours from the 2300 block of East Imperial Highway. Unknown suspect(s) damaged a water fountain at the location A vehicle theft recovery report was taken at 0034 hours from the 200 block of West Walnut Avenue. Recovered was a 2000 Toyota Corolla that was reported stolen out of LASD (Compton Station) Tuesday, December 30, 2014 One male adult was arrested at 0121 hours from Vermont Avenue and 117th Street in Los Angeles for suspicion of burglary One female adult was arrested at 0944 hours from the 800 block of South Aviation Boulevard for one outstanding Hermosa Beach PD misdemeanor warrant, one outstanding Redondo Beach PD misdemeanor warrant and driving without a license A petty theft report was taken at 1210 hours from the 700 block of South Sepulveda Boulevard. A wallet was taken from a purse A traffic accident (without injuries) occurred at 1734 hours at Hughes Way and Sepulveda Boulevard, two vehicles involved • Eagles fell to Verbum Dei 62-52 in the consolation final. The Eagles host West Torrance next Saturday, January 10, at 7pm to kick start 2015. They open up Ocean League play against Beverly Hills at home on Wednesday, January 14 at 7:30pm. The girls’ basketball team played shorthanded in the Garden Grove Tournament but still managed to go 2-2. Two starters, Ani Finau (ankle) and Hannah Nonoguchi (ankle) as well as Morgan Gee (back) were sidelined for the entire tournament and Melissa Euyoque was out with an illness for the first two games. Paige Bargas and Miley Lee were brought up from the JV team to help offset the depleted roster. The Eagles defeated Orange in the first round 47-33. Paige Endo led all scorers with 25 points while Jordan Swanier had 13 points and 14 rebounds. In the second round the Eagles fell to Westminster 42-39 in the second round. Sarah Chang led the Eagles with 12 points and five rebounds. Jordan Swanier eight points and five rebounds while Sydney Hongo contributed seven points and played great defense. In the third round El Segundo faced one of Orange County’s top teams but fell to Northwood (Irvine) 59-53. The Eagles gave the fourth ranked Timberwolves all they could handle and needed their “A” game to escape with the victory. Chang led all scorers with 18 points and had five three pointers. Quinn Adams had 17 points and Paige Endo 14 points and eight assists for the Eagles. In the final game of the tournament the Unanswered Financial Questions? Can I really afford to retire? • Do I take a lump or annuity? How do I pay for college? • Where is my paycheck going? Are these the right investments? • How can I reduce taxes? We provide sound objective advice for a planned and secure financial future. Call us for a free no obligation get acquainted meeting. 310.706.4123 Eileen S. Freiburger, CFP • El Segundo Resident ESF Financial Planning Group Twenty-Nine Years of Experience in the Industry • www.esfplanning.com No commissions, no pressure, and no long term contracts.
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