Week at a Glance February 20-23, 2018

Linguistic Accommodations are FUN!
It's already hard to keep track of all of the amazing, research-based teaching strategies in any classroom..and with a high English Learners population-we are responsible for a little bit more.  I would like to encourage some easy strategies for how you can turn up the heat on our English acquisition! In the spirit of keeping in simple-here are some SPEAKING strategies at each level of learner.

Speaking Strategies
Beginners:
~Provide short sentence stems and single words for practice before conversations
~Provide word bank of key vocabulary
~Model pronunciation of social AND academic language

Intermediate:
~Provide sentence stems with simple structures and tenses
~Model and provide practice of pronunciation of academic terms

Advanced:   
~Allow extra time after pauses
~Provide sentence stems with all tenses, complex grammar, and vocabulary with content-based and abstract terms

Advanced High:
~Allow opportunities to extend discussion
~Continue to provide sentence stems with all tenses, complex grammar, and vocabulary with content-based and abstract terms

Your sentence stems can be easily provided on sentence strips or chart paper to reference when speaking. When students are answering or discussing-always refer to the appropriate structure of language. You will see huge gains in a short amount of time.

Have a great week! ~ Lindsey

~Shout out to Lisa Porter, Kelly Hancock, and Aimee Jones for coaching our DI teams after school and on Saturdays to get them prepped for their competition this weekend!
~Thank you to Sarah Orton for preparing for her maternity leave in the most EPIC way possible! Plans are ready, copies are made, kids are the priority! 
~HOLLA to Carrie Patrick and Susan Rice  for ensuring our iCreate night was a SUPERHERO Hit! Also, big shout out to the CORE team, Lisa Porter, Jose Pargas, Lisa Velasquez, LaDawn Gomez, Aimee Jones, and FaLessha Esslinger for coming out to see your kids for the night!
~Shout out to the  1st Grade Teachers for embracing your research projects and utilizing the library to make books an important part of the research!
~Thank you our  Homero and Suzanne for preparing an awesome Tool Time Kick-Off and the 3rd and 4th Grade teachers for getting pumped up about Tool Time with us!

Reminders THIS WEEK:
>Purposeful Planning continues
>Tutoring begins for 3rd and 4th 
>Tool Time begins in 3rd and 4th grade
>Benchmarks on Wednesday and Thursday-help us keep an orderly environment this week.

Monday February 19
>Happy Birthday FaLessha Esslinger!🎈 
(Hope you enjoyed your present-the day off!)

Tuesday February 20
>Second grade math,1st reading Purposeful Planning
>8:00 Tool Time 4th Grade
>8:30 ARD (Sanders/Plascensia)
>9:00 Tool Time 3rd Grade
>12:30 ARD (Mier/Fountain)
>12:30 Tool Time 3rd Grade
>1:30 Tool Time 4th Grade
>Love your Pet Day! 😻

Wednesday February 21
>Benchmark-4th Grade Writing and 5th Math
>3:30 Faculty Meeting & By-Statement Training with Jennifer Burchfiel

Thursday February 22
>Benchmark 5th Reading
>8:00 Tool Time 4th Grade
>9:00 Tool Time 3rd Grade
>10:00 Admin/Patrick meet
>12:30 Tool Time 3rd Grade
>1:30 Tool Time 4th Grade
>2:00 Admin/Counselors meet

Friday February 23
>9:00-11:00 CORE team Meeting

Saturday February 24
>Destination Imagination Teams Compete Today at Haltom High School! Good luck to Mrs. Porter, Ms. Hancock,Mrs. Jones and the kiddos! I will be going around 1:00 if anyone wants to join. Here is more information and I am sure any of the coaches can give you more info: http://midcities.txdi.org/node/576

Upcoming Dates:
~February 24 Destination Imagination Teams Compete
~February 27 4th Math, 5th Reading Purposeful Planning
~February 28 5th Math, 3rd Reading Purposeful Planning
~February 28 GT Projects Due
~March 1 4th Reading, 3rd Math Purposeful Planning
~February 26-March 2 Dr. Seuss Week
~March 1 Open House/JHE iCreate Night
~March 9-March 19 Spring Break

Growing Greatness in Every Student Every Day!