Baldwin EL Parent Club Meeting September 27, 2016

Chalk Talk Visible Thinking Routine “Silent Conversation” Encourages participants to: share ideas make connections ask questions reflect

Mrs. Jessica Smokovitz 13 years with RCS Spanish Language Learner World Traveler: Costa Rica, Mexico, Spain, France, Italy, Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand Mom Mya Emmie

ESL Center at Baldwin 47 students speaking 11 different languages 1 teacher + 1 paraprofessional Pull-out small group instruction (Mrs. Smokovitz) Newcomers: 4-5 times/week Writing/Academic Vocabulary Support: 3-4 times/week Push-in classroom support (Mrs. Brech) Kindergarten Literacy and Content Areas Monitoring Exit

WIDA English Language Assessments W-APT WIDA ACCESS Language Levels: Level 1: Entering Level 2: Beginning Level 3: Developing Level 4: Expanding Level 5: Bridging Level 6: Reaching

Technology Resources myRCS Baldwin home page My web page Baldwin Page ESL Page

Community Resources Parent Liaison Center Rochester Hills Public Library Adult English Learners RACE Adult Education ESL Classes RCS Enrichment Fall Brochure Community Lifestyles Rochester Post

Upcoming School Events September 30th: Fun Run October 3rd: Restaurant Night October 10th: No school October 14th: World Tour October 17th: Picture Retake Day October 27th/28th: Halloween Celebrations

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Time to stretch… Questions? Meet and greet your neighbors Continue Chalk Talk Do you have a Summer Learning backpack?