Hello Parents,
I apologize for the delay in updating my blog. The weeks are just passing by so quickly, I can hardly keep up with everything! We have definitely been very busy these past two weeks in ELL class! Here is a snapshot of what's been going on.
Kindergarten: Transportation (last week) and Feelings (this week)
First Grade: Families (last week) and Schedules/Routines (this week)
Second Grade: Celebrations & Customs (last week) and Maps & Globes (this week)
Third Grade: Celebrations in Nature (last week) and Moon & Space (this week)
Fourth Grade: Tall Tales; Facts and Opinions (last week and this week)
Fifth Grade: Researching our Native Countries' flags (We will be presenting our projects next week to a group of third graders.)
There are always lots of things to keep us busy in ELL class. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please call me.
~Mrs. Bennick :-)
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
ELL Activities for the Week of 3/21/11
Hello Parents,
Here is a snapshot of what each grade level worked on this week during ELL class. As always, the students worked very hard and accomplished a great deal again this week.
Kindergarten: Different types of weather/Seasons/National Geographic weather materials
First Grade: Rooms in a house and their purpose/Label outside of house/Harcourt Book, Take a Tour of My House
Second Grade: Musical Instruments/Categorizing instruments as Wind-String-Percussion/Writing activity...What instrument do you play or would you like to play and why? (Journal)
Third Grade: Cocoa Ice vocabulary and geography lesson...Where is Santo Domingo? Where is Maine?/
Writing activity--Which place would you prefer to live and why? Stand and share
Fourth Grade: Elements of non-fiction/One Grain of Rice vocabulary/How do we use math in our everyday lives? Semantic web/ I-Chart extended response writing in journals
Fifth Grade: Revolutionary War/Northern battles chart/ I-Chart extended response writing--What events helped Washington force the British to leave Boston?/ Map activity
Wishing you all a fun-filled and relaxing Spring Break!
~Mrs. Bennick
Here is a snapshot of what each grade level worked on this week during ELL class. As always, the students worked very hard and accomplished a great deal again this week.
Kindergarten: Different types of weather/Seasons/National Geographic weather materials
First Grade: Rooms in a house and their purpose/Label outside of house/Harcourt Book, Take a Tour of My House
Second Grade: Musical Instruments/Categorizing instruments as Wind-String-Percussion/Writing activity...What instrument do you play or would you like to play and why? (Journal)
Third Grade: Cocoa Ice vocabulary and geography lesson...Where is Santo Domingo? Where is Maine?/
Writing activity--Which place would you prefer to live and why? Stand and share
Fourth Grade: Elements of non-fiction/One Grain of Rice vocabulary/How do we use math in our everyday lives? Semantic web/ I-Chart extended response writing in journals
Fifth Grade: Revolutionary War/Northern battles chart/ I-Chart extended response writing--What events helped Washington force the British to leave Boston?/ Map activity
Wishing you all a fun-filled and relaxing Spring Break!
~Mrs. Bennick
Thursday, March 17, 2011
ELL Activities for the Week of 3/14/11
Hello Parents,
Here is a list of the lessons and activities that were presented in ELL class this week. Many students asked very insightful questions about our topics this week and were very eager to participate in class.
Kindergarten-Neighborhoods/What is a community?/Where can we shop?/Different kinds of homes we live in
First Grade-Maps and Globes-What country do we live in?/What is the name of our state?/What city do we live in?
Second Grade-Economy/Money-What are goods?/Are goods grown or made?/How do goods get to the store?/How do we pay for goods?
Third Grade-Government and Leaders-What is our capital city in the U.S.?/Who is our current President and Vice President?/What are symbols?/Name symbols that represent freedom in this country.
Fourth Grade-SouthWest Region-Identify the four states that make up the SW region./Design a foldable about the SW region including specific details about that region./Saguaro Cactus timeline and semantic web
Fifth Grade-American Revolution/Taxing/Declaration of Independence-Discuss taxing and why it became a problem with the British/Timeline of events leading up to the Revolutionary War/What was significant about the Declaration of Independence?
It was a great week in ELL class! Let's keep it up!
~Mrs. Bennick
Here is a list of the lessons and activities that were presented in ELL class this week. Many students asked very insightful questions about our topics this week and were very eager to participate in class.
Kindergarten-Neighborhoods/What is a community?/Where can we shop?/Different kinds of homes we live in
First Grade-Maps and Globes-What country do we live in?/What is the name of our state?/What city do we live in?
Second Grade-Economy/Money-What are goods?/Are goods grown or made?/How do goods get to the store?/How do we pay for goods?
Third Grade-Government and Leaders-What is our capital city in the U.S.?/Who is our current President and Vice President?/What are symbols?/Name symbols that represent freedom in this country.
Fourth Grade-SouthWest Region-Identify the four states that make up the SW region./Design a foldable about the SW region including specific details about that region./Saguaro Cactus timeline and semantic web
Fifth Grade-American Revolution/Taxing/Declaration of Independence-Discuss taxing and why it became a problem with the British/Timeline of events leading up to the Revolutionary War/What was significant about the Declaration of Independence?
It was a great week in ELL class! Let's keep it up!
~Mrs. Bennick
Monday, March 7, 2011
All ELL classes have resumed!
Hello Parents,
ISAT testing has now been completed, therefore, all ELL classes have resumed as of today! We are all so happy to be back to our normal routine. I'd like to just give you a brief overview of what all grade levels will be working on this week in ELL class.
K-Magnets, Push/Pull, and Force
1- What are leisure activities?, Play, Storywriting
2-Sounds we hear, Story vocabulary, Matching
3-Gardening needs, Story vocabulary, Graphic organizer
4-Southwest Region (National Geographic books)
5-What are taxes?, Foldables story
Another busy week ahead! As always, please contact me with any questions.
Thank you!
~Mrs. Bennick
ISAT testing has now been completed, therefore, all ELL classes have resumed as of today! We are all so happy to be back to our normal routine. I'd like to just give you a brief overview of what all grade levels will be working on this week in ELL class.
K-Magnets, Push/Pull, and Force
1- What are leisure activities?, Play, Storywriting
2-Sounds we hear, Story vocabulary, Matching
3-Gardening needs, Story vocabulary, Graphic organizer
4-Southwest Region (National Geographic books)
5-What are taxes?, Foldables story
Another busy week ahead! As always, please contact me with any questions.
Thank you!
~Mrs. Bennick
Friday, February 25, 2011
ISAT Testing
Hello Parents,
I hope that you are enjoying your day off! I just wanted to give you a preview of what to expect this upcoming week. This week, all ELL students in grades 3, 4, and 5, will be participating in ISAT testing. Due to this testing, all other grade level ELL classes will be canceled and will resume next week. The students have been working very hard to prepare for this testing. Please make sure that your child has a nutritious breakfast and gets plenty of sleep during the week of testing.
As always, if you have any questions regarding ISAT testing, please call me on my direct line.
Thank you!
~Mrs. Bennick
630.428.6725
I hope that you are enjoying your day off! I just wanted to give you a preview of what to expect this upcoming week. This week, all ELL students in grades 3, 4, and 5, will be participating in ISAT testing. Due to this testing, all other grade level ELL classes will be canceled and will resume next week. The students have been working very hard to prepare for this testing. Please make sure that your child has a nutritious breakfast and gets plenty of sleep during the week of testing.
As always, if you have any questions regarding ISAT testing, please call me on my direct line.
Thank you!
~Mrs. Bennick
630.428.6725
Monday, February 14, 2011
ELL Schedule
Hello Parents,
All ACCESS testing has been completed! Most grade levels finished a week or two ago, but Kindergarteners just finished on Friday. All of the students worked very hard and I am anxious to see their scores later in the spring. We have resumed our normal ELL schedule.
Also, Parent-Teacher Conferences are next Tuesday, February 22, 2011. These conferences are optional, but if you'd like to set up an appointment with me, please call my direct line at 630.428.6725.
Thank you,
~Mrs. Bennick
All ACCESS testing has been completed! Most grade levels finished a week or two ago, but Kindergarteners just finished on Friday. All of the students worked very hard and I am anxious to see their scores later in the spring. We have resumed our normal ELL schedule.
Also, Parent-Teacher Conferences are next Tuesday, February 22, 2011. These conferences are optional, but if you'd like to set up an appointment with me, please call my direct line at 630.428.6725.
Thank you,
~Mrs. Bennick
Monday, January 24, 2011
ACCESS Testing Update/Parent-Teacher Conferences/Open House
Hello Parents,
ACCESS testing continues this week and all of the students have been trying their best. I am happy and proud of the excellent effort that they have shown while taking the test. Most students will be finished with testing by the end of this week.
Also, Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday, February 22nd, from 1:00-8:00p.m.
Your attendance at this conference is optional. However, if you would like to schedule a time to meet with me on this day, please call me on my direct line at 630.428.6725. Thank you.
Open House is this Thursday, January 27th, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. I will be here so please stop by to say hi. Open House is an informal night for parents to come and visit the many teachers' classrooms that your children visit each week...such as art, music, p.e., ELL, etc. Due to the informal nature of this evening, I will not be able to conduct conferences. Thank you.
Hope to see you all at Open House!!
~Mrs. Bennick
ACCESS testing continues this week and all of the students have been trying their best. I am happy and proud of the excellent effort that they have shown while taking the test. Most students will be finished with testing by the end of this week.
Also, Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday, February 22nd, from 1:00-8:00p.m.
Your attendance at this conference is optional. However, if you would like to schedule a time to meet with me on this day, please call me on my direct line at 630.428.6725. Thank you.
Open House is this Thursday, January 27th, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. I will be here so please stop by to say hi. Open House is an informal night for parents to come and visit the many teachers' classrooms that your children visit each week...such as art, music, p.e., ELL, etc. Due to the informal nature of this evening, I will not be able to conduct conferences. Thank you.
Hope to see you all at Open House!!
~Mrs. Bennick
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