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Superintendent Silva Visits WCMS
2/2/2010 10:01 AM

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WCMS 2nd graders greet Superintendent Silva
Dr. Silva, who was appointed SPPS Superintendent this school year, shared her background with the students. Born and raised in Chile, she learned English at age 24 when she came to the USA. Dr. Silva said
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Dr. Silva reads to the WCMS 2nd graders
that learning a second language was made even more difficult because of a hearing impairment and then showed the students her new hearing aid which she got this past fall. With it, she could hear birds
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Dr. Silva shares stories with WCMS 2nd graders
singing and the autumn leaves crunching underfoot for the first time. This was quite a kick-off for I Love to Read month at WCMS.