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 ESL: Celebrating Language and Culture   

                        

 

 Chinese New Year...

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Students in Ms. Grossman's ESL class, celebrated the Chinese New Year by learning many interesting cultural facts about the annual celebration.  Students were given a lesson on the use of chopsticks and created a very special dragon to use for their class dragon dance.  Mrs. Grossman's students  wish all, "GOOD LUCK!"

Chinese New Year for the 2011-2012 school year will be celebrated on January 23, 2012.  This year is a special New Year, as we celebrate the year of the Dragon.  The Dragon brings prosperity and good fortune.

 

 

Special Report... JFK

Students in Ms. Megan Meahan's ESL class,  are investigating animals of the world for a special report.  Using interactive graphic organizers , students research and prepare for their upcoming project presentations.  

                                          

                                                

 

Making Connections: JQA

Students in Mrs. Grossman's ESL class are making language connections by reading favorite folk tales. Students have the opportunity to bring bilingual storybooks  home for  their parents to read to them in their native language and English. Reading is truly fun! 

                                                

 

Back to School Night/Meet the Teacher Night September 2011:

JFK: 9/19 grade 5 @7pm , 9/20 grades 3 @ 7pm and grade 4@ 7pm

JQA: 9/21 (grades K-2)

May Moore: 9/21 (grades K-2)

Robert Frost: 9/22 (grades 6-8)@ 7pm

Deer Park High School: 9/26 (grades 9-12)@ 7pm

 

NYSESLAT News:

There have been a changes made to the 3-8 testing schedule.  The NYSESLAT will now be administered as follows:
 

All speaking task portions of the 2012 NYSESLAT will be administered in grades K-12 beginning April 17, 2012. The reading, writing and listening portions of the 2012 NYSESLAT will be administered in all buildings K-12, from May 7th to  May 18th 2012. All students enrolled in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program, must take this state assessment.

My Fall Haiku: Robert Frost

                                                

Students in Ms. Freire's class prepared and presented autumn poems: My Fall Haiku, using Smart Board technology. A Haiku is a three-lined poem with specific syllables for each of the poem lines.  As you can see by the smiling faces, all presentations were a great success!

 

 Foster Grandparent Program

National Volunteer Month is celebrated each year during the month of April. National   Volunteer Month presents an opportunity for individuals to celebrate ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary things through service.
With the help of the Federation of Organizations, the Deer Park School
District has been fortunate to welcome "Grandparents" into both the JFK and
JQA schools.  "Grandparents" are part of the Foster Grandparent Program.  This program gives seniors in our community the opportunity to work one-on-one with children, by providing individualized attention, encouragement and literacy support. 

ESL Family Fun Night 

All students participating in our program, are invited to attend this year's "fun night", which will be held on Friday, May 31, 2012 from 5:30-7:30pm,  at the Deer Park High School Aquatic Center.  Family and friends are also welcome to attend.