Welcome to a new school year! Susan Chen Language support teacher Educational Background BA, MA, ESL Certified Teaching experience in grades K-5, in the US & TAS Classroom & ESL teacher Married, with 3 daughters who were enrolled in ESL programs in the US and TAS Virginia Blais Language support teacher Educational background MA in TESOL Teaching experience in the US, TYPA,YMCA Classroom & ESL teacher

ESL Philosophy of the Sheltered Immersion Model Goals To support and assist each child to develop his/her language skills in listening, speaking, vocabulary, reading and writing To work in the classroom to help each child to be successful in the mainstream program

Grade One Curriculum Integrated Studies Language Arts: Reading and Writing workshops Balanced literacy Science/Social Studies Themes: Air and Weather, Once Upon a Time…, What’s around the corner? Solids and Liquids, Plants and Animals Math: Everyday Math Program Integrated Technology (Computer) Specials: Music, Art, PE, Mandarin

How We Teach Language Skills We establish an individual learning plan with goals for each child We develop listening & speaking skills first We integrate the learning of listening, speaking, reading, writing and vocabulary into first grade themes We teach phonics skills, grammar, and spelling, word wall during the Reading and Writing workshops We use a variety of strategies and activities throughout the year

School-to-Home Communication Newsletters via Language Focus for Each Theme (vocabulary for each unit) Please provide us with your current addresses: Mother’s address Father’s address Grade 1 web page:

Exiting Procedure December and May  First semester Oral evaluation Language skills Work habits Teacher’s recommendation  Second semester Writing sample+

Reporting to Parents Student-led Portfolio Conferences in October and March Report Cards in December and June (including a special ESL report and ESL Listening & Speaking Continuums)

Ten Day Cycle ESL teachers support students across the curriculum in all subject areas in their mainstream classrooms daily. This may involve some “pullout” according to our students’ needs The schedule is flexible throughout the year as the needs of our students change Schedule

Early to bed, early to rise; Makes a child healthy, happy and wise. Sample Morning Routine Get up and make your bed Eat Breakfast Brush your teeth Get dressed Pack your bag Have a good day! Routines

Get up and make your bed Eat breakfast Brush your teeth Get dressed Pack your bag Have a good day! Our Morning Routine

We learn… 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see 50% of what we both see and hear 70% of what is discussed with others 80% of what we experience personally 95% of what we teach to someone else I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Chinese Proverb

Supporting your child at home in your native language Talk with your child Use your first language with your child Read to your child every day Enjoy a variety of language experiences together Have high expectations for language usage Plan fun things to do together:  Play board games, card games, or ‘I Spy’  Look at magazines or newspapers together  Go on outings and collect souvenirs to send to someone special  Tell your children family stories or stories about when they were younger, and let them retell them  Listen to songs, stories and poetry on CD, books on tapes, or on an iPod

Questions?

We look forward to working together to help your child have a successful year in grade one. Thank you for coming!