ENDEAVOR HALL NEWSLETTER

A School for Young Writers

November 2019

Principal’s Message

As we approach what has quickly become my favorite American Holiday, I wanted to express my gratitude and thanks to our amazing School Family. I am thankful that I get to work with wonderful families, students, and faculty at Endeavor Hall. I am thankful for the kind and respectful students who greet us at the door each morning. I have grown to love the community that is Endeavor Hall. Each day I am privileged to work with students who are resilient, hardworking, and who are mindful of their friends around them.

As a school we have felt a tremendous support from each one of you. Teachers were welcomed into many of your homes, and you came out in record numbers to our Parent Teacher Conferences. In fact, we had 80% of our families come into the school to visit with teachers over the few days of Fall Conferences. I invite you to continue to be a part of all the good that happens at Endeavor Hall. We cannot do what we do without you.

I also want to express my gratitude to our wonderful teachers. You may never know the hours that they spend preparing, planning, grading, collecting and analyzing data, going to meetings, going to school, serving on committees, staying late, emailing, calling, doing lunch and recess duties … and teaching! (the list could go on), all while they juggle their own lives and families. Thank you for all you do to teach, love, guide and care for the incredible students we get to call Endeavor Hall Eagles. Thank you, Endeavor Hall Family, for all you do to make this a great place to be. Simon Raubenheimer Principal

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Kama Maendl (Special Education Director)

I believe that every child can learn, and as the Special Education Director

here at Endeavor Hall, I try to have that philosophy lived out through our

program. I'm truly blessed to work with a staff that has the same philosophy

and work tirelessly to see that each student receives the guidance and help

they need to meet their fullest potential. Being a former student who

participated in special education, I understand that all students learn

differently and we strive to provide many different formats and present

information in ways that each student can learn. BIO: I am happily married

to Gene Maendl for 25 years and we have four beautiful children James 22, Janette 19, Jaruwat

18, and Jeshua 17. As a family we love to travel and spend time together making memories with

lots of laughter and joy.

Fatima Perkins (Special Education Teacher)

Hi there!!! My name is Fatima Perkins; I have two children who are my life. I

have two different citizenships; I am Brazilian and American. I have been

working in the Sped Department K-1st grades at Endeavor Hall Charter

School since 2017. I just adore my students and yes I spoil all of them!!! I

love it so much that I enrolled in college to receive my degree in Special

Education. I have a Law degree in Brazil and I am also taking some classes to

get ready for the Bar Exam here in America. If I have some free time (which

is very rare) I like Ghost hunting with the Paranormal group that I am part of!

Julie Robbins (Special Education Teacher)

I was born in Weslaco, Texas, and moved to California until I was 11. We

then moved to Utah and I have lived here ever since. I graduated from Snow

College with an AS degree with a minor in art. I have worked at Hill Field, the

Defense Depot of Ogden (19 yrs.), as a crossing guard, the IRS (9 yrs.), the

Standard Examiner and drove their 13 ton trucks (15 yrs.), substitute taught,

and because I can do American Sign Language, I worked at a Severe Unit. I

went back to school and graduated with a dual Bachelor’s degree in Special

and Elementary Education. I started as para at Endeavor Hall. Mr.

Raubenheimer challenged me to get my teaching license, so I took my tests and passed. I work

with the most amazing staff and wonderful students at Endeavor Hall. I love it here! I have seven

children and I'm proud that my daughter, Lysette Odekirk, works here, too. I hope that I will stay

until the day I need to retire. Ya'll have my heart!

Spanish

Travis Beck (ESL & Spanish Teacher)

¡Hola y mucho gusto! I am happy to be in my 5th year as part of the

Endeavor Hall community. I grew up in Wyoming and Wisconsin, but I have

also lived in Ecuador, Florida, Las Vegas, and now Utah. My family is:

Natalie (wife), Bailey (daughter-2), and Owen (son-1). Some of our favorite

things to do are, playing at the park, swimming, and visiting cousins and

grandparents. My kids love to watch “Coco”, so I have probably seen that

movie at least 1,000 times! Before I became a teacher, I had many different

jobs: ice cream server, strawberry farmer, cheese factory worker, library

assistant, Disney World custodian, bank teller, Utah Jazz prize team, Salt

Lake Bees train conductor, and restaurant server. In my free time, I like to go to concerts, cook,

and watch sports. I am a die-hard fan of the Real Salt Lake, Wisconsin Badgers, and Green Bay

Packers. GO PACK GO!

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Clase de Español—Quarter 1 Recap

Nuevo y divertido. I use these two words to describe how the Endeavor Hall Spanish class was

during the first quarter. Nuevo (new) because this is the first time Endeavor Hall has offered

Spanish as a “specials” class. Divertido (fun) because the we have had a lot of fun learning

about Spanish language and culture. The students started out the year by

learning the question, ¿Cómo te llamas? and how to answer, me

llamo__________. The students drew self-portraits and practiced asking

each other ¿Cómo te llamas? The students have also learned the question,

¿Como estas? and several ways to answer. They created Manos de Hola y

Adiós. These were hands that the students traced, decorated, cut-out, and

then wrote phrases and words on for practicing the new language. This first

quarter, we also explored the holiday El día de los muertos. We talked

about the meaning and traditions and the students made Calaveras. We

displayed these “sugar skulls” in the hallways during the week of Halloween and Día de los

Muertos.

Manos de Hola

y Adiós

Calaveras for Día de los Muertos

Spanish Class Spotlights ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AND OUTSTANDING PARTICIPATION

¡Felicidades!

Red Ribbon Week Poster Winners

NIXXON

ADDHYA

KAYNEN

Friday, October 25th, was our 1st Annual Chili Cook Off among the faculty at Endeavor Hall. This was a

way for teachers to come together in a

friendly competition to see who prepares the

best chili! There were 9 different types of

chili for teachers to choose from. We had

quite the assortment that were amazing!

While each chili had its own unique flavors

and spices, after the votes were tallied, our

very own Chef of Endeavor Hall Juana

Andrade’s chili won the challenge!

Congratulations to our amazing cook, Juana

always adds her own spice of love and

kindness in every dish! Thanks to all of the

staff who also made the party a hit by bringing

so many other items, such as, drinks, desserts,

salad, cornbread, cheese, etc.