Happy November!

Here's a look at our first week of November in ELL!

Kindergarten: We have been working with the letter "t" and identifying words that begin with "t". Through various activities, we have also worked on identifying things that are "real and not real" (For instance, looking at real pictures of turtles and not real pictures of turtles.

First Grade: We are starting to talk about describing characteristics of rocks. Students have been working on singing songs that describe characteristics of rocks and also exploring rocks to identify their characteristics (shiny, sparkly, shaped, rough, smooth, etc) using their senses of sight and touch. Throughout the week, we will be working in partners to explore and describe the characteristics that we see in different kinds of rocks.  

Second Grade: We will be working on defining what a synonym means (same) and orally explaining different examples of synonyms. Students will be working in small groups to read, write and share their words with their small groups.

Third Grade: We are working on identifying and describing homophones, homonyms and homographs. Students have been working on developing their own vocabulary to differentiate between the spelling of words and their meanings. We have been working in partners this week to develop words and illustrations that connect with the meanings of each pair of "homophones, homonyms and homographs"

Fourth Grade: As we conclude our study of the American Revolution and the Northeast region, we are writing our own Immigration stories. Through discussions about immigration, fourth grade ELL students discovered that they are all immigrants from different countries including; Korea, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and different areas of India. Each student will be thinking about their immigration experiences, writing their story using visuals on a poster, and sharing it with the rest of the group!

Fifth Grade: With Mrs. Bennick's flex group, we have been working on studying the life of Roberto Clemente. We have discussed different aspects of his life and will be concluding this week with a timeline of major events that occurred throughout his lifetime.

Conferences are next week! Due to the large amount of students in the ELL program this year, I will be unable to meet individually with all families of each student due to the limited amount of available time slots. I will be trying to push in to as many conferences with general classroom teachers and will be available throughout various times of the day on Wednesday and Thursday. If you wish to have a meeting to discuss the progress of your student in ELL, please contact me as soon as possible to schedule a time to meet. Thank you for your cooperation!

Miss Lundeen