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Poplar Interchange Project Updated July 20, 2016 Attention Parents, Students and Staff of SMUHSD Major City of San Mateo Street Construction Coming August 2016 Near the District Office, San Mateo High and Adult School. Hours of Operation : 8:30am to 5:30pm. Project Duration : August 2016 to end of the year. The City of San Mateo shared the following information with the SMUHSD and the District team wants to be sure you have the details of this construction project. During this upcoming fall semester, the City of San Mateo and its contractor will be performing major roadway and median installation work on Poplar, from US 101 to Humboldt. Pedestrian safety improvements will also be performed on Humboldt, Poplar Avenue to College Avenue.   What does this mean for you? Traffic Delays: Expect delays and detours. Although the City’s contractor will post detour signage, driving through the construction zone will be challenging. We highly recommend you do the following: ·   ...

Meet our New College & Career Navigator:  Patty Villar! San Mateo Adult School now has something new to help you move forward, one step at a time, to make your college and career dreams come true:   a College and Career Navigator! What does “navigator” mean?  A navigator is the person who finds the way.  Ships and airplanes and exploration teams have navigators.  The navigator checks the maps and looks ahead to find the best way forward.  Our navigator will help ESL students find the best way forward to college and career. Who is our new College and Career Navigator?  Some of you already know her.  She is Patty Villar.  She has been our English Learner Specialist, helping students register for ESL classes and giving them orientation tours and taking them on trips to visit College of San Mateo. As many students know, Patty is a very kind and organized person.  She has helped many students at our school. In her new role as Navig...

Meet Our New College & Career Navigator:                                                   Patty Villar! San Mateo Adult School now has something new to help you move forward, one step at a time, to make your college and career dreams come true:   a College and Career Navigator! What does “navigator” mean?  A navigator is the person who finds the way. Ships and airplanes and exploration teams have navigators.  The navigator checks the maps and looks ahead to find the best way forward.  Our navigator will help ESL students find the best forward to college and career. Who is our new College and Career Navigator?  Some of you already know her.  She is Patty Villar.  She has been our English Learner Speci...

Are you interested in taking an ESL class at San Mateo Adult School? New students should call 650 - 558 - 2100 to make an appointment to register for Fall Semester.   Monday, August 1st is the first day to call for an appointment.   At that time, new students will be given appointments to register at one of the following times:   Note:  AM time is 9:30 to 11:30 AM            PM time is 6:30 to 8:30 PM   Wed/Thurs Aug 17/18  - AM Tues/Wed Aug 23/24 - AM/PM Mon/Tues Aug 29/30 - AM/PM Wed/Thurs Aug 31/Sept 1 - AM Tues/Wed Sept 6/7  -  AM/PM Mon/Tues Sept 12/13 - AM/PM Mon/Tues Sept 19/20 - AM/PM Mon/Tues Sept 26/27 - AM/PM   Mon/Tues  Oct 3/4 - AM/PM Tues/Wed   Oct 11/12 -  AM/PM                                  ...

Summer Dates Friday, July 1st Field Day - Celebrate Independence Day with old-fashioned American games and music Monday, July 4 - NO SCHOO L in honor of Independence Day, birthday of United States   Thursday, July 7 - International Night Friday, July 22 - Last Day of Summer Semester July 25 to August 19 - Four Week Summer Break Keep your English!   Go to the Student section of the smace.org website and click on “ Tips ” for help & info! Monday, August 22 - First Day of the Semester Tuesday, August 23 - First Day of ESL Classes Monday, September 5 - Labor Day Holiday, NO SCHOOL

Distance Learning Student Chigusa Uematsu shares from her experience: English learning students can get many benefits from the library.  First, you can borrow books to practice reading in English.  If adult books are difficult to read, you can go to children's books and find books of your level.   Burlingame Public Library You can also borrow DVDs for movies and TV drama series.  You will enjoy watching them at your own pace.  The Library even offers English learners conversation groups.  These groups are open to people who wish to improve and practice their spoken English with a native speaker.  And it's free to attend.  Foster City Public Library San Mateo Public Library Lastly, if you open your library account and get a library card, you will have the privilege to receive FREE passes to local museums and other cultural institutions.  I visited the California Academy of Sciences, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the California Hist...