{"id":2824,"date":"2015-05-21T01:56:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T01:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2015\/05\/21\/dear-friends-of-ericsson-school\/"},"modified":"2015-05-21T01:56:30","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T01:56:30","slug":"dear-friends-of-ericsson-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/dear-friends-of-ericsson-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Friends of Ericsson School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The school year 2014-15 is coming to an end and we are making the final preparations for the closing of our building this June 2015. \u00a0We have been slowly transitioning the Ericsson families to their new home school, Lincoln Irving. \u00a0Our Kindergarteners have joined their new friends this school year and many of the Ericsson families that were ready, have already made the move \u201cup the hill.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Though the decision to close Ericsson was a difficult one, we have come to see the advantages the change will create. \u00a0Our students will be a part of the Dual Language Academy at Lincoln Irving, learning in English and Spanish from Kindergarten through their high school years, no matter what language is spoken in the home. \u00a0They will be better prepared for the 21st Century as true bilingual, biliterate students. \u00a0Students will be a part of a larger, more diverse population making friends outside of their culture at a much younger age. \u00a0Our hope is that they build long lasting relationships that will help them be successful when they move on to John Deere Middle School. \u00a0We also know that at a larger school, our teachers will have colleagues to collaborate with at their own grade level because there will be 2 or 3 sections of each grade. \u00a0With the increase in collaboration, articulation and planning between teachers, our students will be better served. \u00a0There will also be an increase in nursing, counseling, social worker, and psychologists hours at the larger school where families can get the help or referrals needed. \u00a0We are also happy to announce that Lincoln Irving will be led by a bilingual principal, Mrs. Blanca Leal. \u00a0<\/p><div id=\"holaa-689540703\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles-2\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/series\/summerarts\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"HI-SummerSeries-300&#215;250-SP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HI-SummerSeries-300x250-SP.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p>You have been an important part of the Ericsson School Community. \u00a0Throughout the years, you have helped our students and their families in numerous, very generous ways. \u00a0You have given of your time, money and it is because of you that we have worked to level the playing field between \u201cthe haves and have not\u2019s.\u201d \u00a0When I asked for winter coats, hat, gloves, etc. you answered \u201chow many?,\u201d when I asked for mid-year school supplies, you said \u201csure, here they are\u201d, when a family needed help with food, clothing or shelter, you told me \u201cyou\u2019d find a way,\u201d when I asked for laptops or iPads to help our students compete in a global society, you said \u201chow much do you need?\u201d \u00a0These are but a few examples of the tremendous outpouring of support I have had as the administrator of a school where basic needs had to be met before learning could happen. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The school doors may be closing soon here at Ericsson, but the students and their families will continue to need your help. \u00a0Please consider continuing your support at Lincoln Irving Elementary, located at 1015 16th Avenue, 309-743-1612. \u00a0Mrs. Leal and staff would appreciate your help.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to personally invite you to stop by our Open House\/Fiesta on Friday, May 22, 2015 from 3:30pm to 7pm.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been an honor to have served as a teacher and principal at Ericsson for 23 years. \u00a0I will be retiring at the end of the school year, but will always hold dear to my heart the great Ericsson Family\/Community.<\/p><div id=\"holaa-50608456\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/hhs.iowa.gov\/health-prevention\/diabetes-prevention-management\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Diabetes Spanish 300&#215;250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Diabetes-Spanish-300x250-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><em>Sincerely,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 1.3em;\">Mrs. Juanita\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 1.3em;\">Terronez ,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 1.3em;\">Principal\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 1.3em;\">Ericsson School<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"holaa-3432152065\" class=\"holaa-content\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/progressiowa.org\/2023\/08\/take-action-with-progress-iowa\/?utm_source=news&#038;utm_medium=site&#038;utm_campaign=2026&#038;utm_id=News\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Progress Iowa Spanish 300&#215;250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Progress-Iowa-Spanish-300x250-1.png\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"holaa-3123268508\" class=\"holaa-after-content\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/progressiowa.org\/2023\/08\/take-action-with-progress-iowa\/?utm_source=news&#038;utm_medium=site&#038;utm_campaign=2026&#038;utm_id=News\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Progress Iowa Spanish 300&#215;250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Progress-Iowa-Spanish-300x250-1.png\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The school year 2014-15 is coming to an end and we are making the final preparations for the closing of our building this June 2015. \u00a0We have been slowly transitioning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2823,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"es","enabled_languages":["en","es"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"es":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2824"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}