Foreign Language Dept. Newsletter
May 9 - May 20, 2016
What's Going on right now:
The power of being positive
Angela Archambault found this and shared it with the 6th grade French teachers. This is a stressful time of year- planning for the end of the 2016 school year and the beginning of the 2017 school year simultaneously. A smile or a kind word can make all the difference : )
First week of K-FLEX
Aurora Massouda made paper sombreros with her kindergarten class at Heights. They then danced to learn to count from 1 to 10. Amy Tsao is teaching Mandarin Chinese at East and Jessica Eichelburg is teaching French at Cottage.
STAMP test
Students of 8th grade and Level III French, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish will be taking the STAMP test over the next few weeks. STAMP is a web-based, adaptive test which will assess the students' listening and speaking proficiency using the ACTFL rubric. The website states: "Detailed reporting demonstrates student growth and program effectiveness, and highlights areas for further instruction, professional development and curriculum changes."
Go here if you'd like to sample questions from different levels: https://stamp4ssample.avantassessment.com/stamp4spractice/do/login
Go here if you'd like to sample questions from different levels: https://stamp4ssample.avantassessment.com/stamp4spractice/do/login
Upcoming Events
Sat. May 7: MaFLA Diversity Day.
Sun. May 8: Chinese Exchange Students and Stacy Newman return to U.S. 8 p.m..
Mon. May 9: Last call for SHS submissions to the PTSO newsletter.
Tues. May 10: French AP exam p.m.
Wed. May 11: SHS FL PD 9:05-10:00. Travel Assembly meeting 10:00-10:40 in FL lab. SHS Faculty Meeting. SHS Q4 comments due.
Thurs. May 12: Elementary Coordinator Mtg. at East 1:00 p.m. Please give me any Summer Curriculum Proposals.
Fri. May 13: Latin AP exam p.m. SHS pep rally. FLEX PD 11:30-12:30 SHS Library.
Sun. May 15: Nick Burka's wedding.
Mon. May 16: Seal of Biliteracy Mtg. SHS Library Conference Room 3:00-4:00 pm (Maureen Laurie, ELL Facilitator & Specialist will join us). Evaluators complete summative evaluations.
Tues. May 17: SMS FL PD 2:30-3:30
May 17 and 18: SHS MCAS; move computer carts to an accessible location.
Thurs. May 19: SHS early release at 11:40. SHS: Practice Travel Assembly presentation. Send Junior award nominees to Kristina.
Fri. May 20: SMS Q4 comments due.
Sun. May 8: Chinese Exchange Students and Stacy Newman return to U.S. 8 p.m..
Mon. May 9: Last call for SHS submissions to the PTSO newsletter.
Tues. May 10: French AP exam p.m.
Wed. May 11: SHS FL PD 9:05-10:00. Travel Assembly meeting 10:00-10:40 in FL lab. SHS Faculty Meeting. SHS Q4 comments due.
Thurs. May 12: Elementary Coordinator Mtg. at East 1:00 p.m. Please give me any Summer Curriculum Proposals.
Fri. May 13: Latin AP exam p.m. SHS pep rally. FLEX PD 11:30-12:30 SHS Library.
Sun. May 15: Nick Burka's wedding.
Mon. May 16: Seal of Biliteracy Mtg. SHS Library Conference Room 3:00-4:00 pm (Maureen Laurie, ELL Facilitator & Specialist will join us). Evaluators complete summative evaluations.
Tues. May 17: SMS FL PD 2:30-3:30
May 17 and 18: SHS MCAS; move computer carts to an accessible location.
Thurs. May 19: SHS early release at 11:40. SHS: Practice Travel Assembly presentation. Send Junior award nominees to Kristina.
Fri. May 20: SMS Q4 comments due.