October was quite a productive month in ELL class. We closed out the month with the story of Spookley, the Square Pumpkin. A delightful story about a pumpkin that is square and how sometimes, it's better to be different than the rest.
Kindergarten also enjoyed another story called, It's Pumpkin Time! We learned some new vocabulary words and how to sequence a story. They enjoyed learning the steps of how to grow a pumpkin.
First and second grades focused on how we help others at home and at school. We read two books called, I Can Help and Community Workers Help Us. Both grades completed a semantic web and did some categorizing with these stories. Second graders also read a story called, Helping Out.
The story, Allie's Basketball Dream was the focus for third graders this week. This was also their classroom story for the week. We discussed each vocabulary word, completed a written extended response question, and took a vocabulary quiz.
Fouth and fifth graders worked on a variety of things such as completing a packet about the Northeast Region of the United States, discussing the story, Lou Gehrig, The Luckiest Man, working on social studies vocabulary cards and reading the story, Iditarod Dream.
Students in grades 1-5 have journals that they keep their ELL work in. These journals stay at school in the ELL room. Kindergarteners should be taking their work home in their take home folders.
I look forward to seeing you at conferences.
Just as a reminder, there is no school on Tuesday, November 2nd, due to Parent-Teacher Conferences all day.
Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Bennick
