Parkview ELL Classes
Ms. Farmer and Mrs. Vanlinthout
Kindergarten
Kindergarten has been working on letter sounds and the letters of the alphabet. They are currently working on writing a small moment personal narrative about their kindergarten field trip. They are using Thinking Maps to organize their writing.
Newcomer Class
Newcomer class has been using Words Their Way to learn letters, letter sounds and vocabulary. The students in newcomer class are currently working on writing about winter activities by adding details to their writing. They are organizing their writing by using Thinking Maps. We also are working on adding adjectives to describe different winter activities.
First Grade Writing
First Grade recently completed their personal narrative writing. The students were instructed how to write a personal narrative about their favorite fall activities. After the personal narratives were completed, each student took an on demand writing assessment. The first grade students are now beginning their opinion writing. The students are learning how to support their opinions by giving 3 reasons why. The first grade students are using Thinking Maps to write their opinion writing.
Second Grade Writing
Second grade recently completed their personal narrative writing. The students were instructed how to write a personal narrative about their favorite fall activities. After the personal narratives were completed, each student took an on demand writing assessment. Second grade is now beginning their opinion writing. They are writing their opinions using the text "Duck! Rabbit!". The students have to decide whether the character in the book is a duck or a rabbit and give 3 reasons to support their opinions. The students are using Thinking Maps to help them write their opinion writing.
Third and Fourth Grade Writing
Third and fourth grade recently completed their personal narrative writing. The students were instructed how to write a personal narrative about their favorite fall activities. After the personal narratives were completed, each student took an on demand writing assessment. Third and fourth grade is now beginning their opinion writing. Students had to think of something that they really wanted or really needed and give 3 reasons to support their wants or needs.
Third and Fourth Grade Reading
In reading class, we recently completed our students' F & P reading assessments. We are now working with students at their current reading levels in guided reading. Students are also learning phonics by using Words Their Way. Words Their Way helps them learn letter sounds, word patterns, and vocabulary. Please make sure your child is reading English books at home (20 minutes a day, 5 days each week). Have them talk to you about what they have read. Also, be sure to practice i-Ready 45 minutes each week in reading.