ENGLISH LEARNERS' (EL) NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 2019
HAPPY HANUKKAH! MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY KWANZAA! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
A GREAT SUCCESS! The 15th. ANNUAL ENGLISH LEARNERS' MULTICULTURAL THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON,
HUKILAU HULA
FOOD GALORE
SHARING FOOD and ALOHA
YUMMY! YUMMY!
BRAVE KINDERS
MAHALO NUI LOA!
Awesome Volunteers
Food donations & preparations:
- Parents/Guardians for the food from their cultures.
- Jeff and Matili Chun for cooking the delicious turkeys, the stuffing and gravy
- Nicole Buckingham for the bean casserole and sweet potatoes
- Joyce Chun for the cornbread casserole
- Lenny Yajima for the pumpking pies
- Song Mitchell for the dinner rolls
Setup, Clean-up, Etc.:
- Carlyne for coming at 6 AM to 2 PM to set up and take down
- Chie Matsuka, Yuki Nishida, & Margo Abdelsayed, parents who came to help with set up
- Leona Isamo, Yumiko Hayamichi & Wen Li Wu, District BSHAs
- Lorri Kondo, District RT
- Cafeteria team for the cooler of water and supplies needed to make the day go smoother
- Kim Le for her help to clean before and after
- Carol and office staff for checking people in and monitoring parking.
ENGLISH LEARNERS' ENRICHMENT AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM - 2:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Below are the Tuesday and Thursday dates the program will be in session -
Dec. 3 & 5
Dec. 10 & 12
Dec. 17 & 19
Jan. 7 & 9
Jan. 14 & 16
Jan. 21 & 23
Jan. 28 & 30
Feb. 4 & 6
Feb. 11 & 13
Feb. 18 & 20
Feb. 25 & 27
Mar. 3 & 5
Mar. 10 & 12
Mar. 24 & 31
Apr. 2 & 7
Apr. 9 & 14
Apr. 16 & 21
Apr. 23 & 28
Classrooms used -
Grade K - N-104
Grade 1 - K-C
Grade 2 - R-14
Grade 3 - C-18
Grade 4 - O-102
Grade 5 - N-104
EL OVERALL ACADEMIC GOAL
The academic goal for Jefferson's EL students is for them to make a year over year increase of 1 proficiency level in the Speaking, and Writing Domains on the annual WIDA assessment.
MONTHLY KEY CAN DO DESCRIPTORS for November & December
Our EL team will continue to use the following WIDA "Key Can Do Descriptors" with the Speaking and Writing Domains for November in December also.
K-1
WIDA Can Do Descriptors -
Speaking - Repeating language to express agreement or disagreement
Writing - Providing information in graphic organizers
2-3
WIDA Can Do Descriptors -
Speaking - Sharing reasons for opinions or claims (eg. science experiments)
Writing - Participating in shared opinion writing experiences
4-5
WIDA Can Do Descriptors -
Speaking - Stating opinions based on experiences
Writing - Listing pros and cons of issues
UPCOMING EVENTS/SCHEDULES
Thursday 12/5:
- Mrs. Dumas will be off campus at a WIDA ACCESS 2.0 training at 475 22nd Ave; Room 226. No EL Pull Out for Grade 3 & 5.
- KCC/JES Tutoring Potluck; 3:00 - 4:00 PM. Last day of KCC tutoring for FALL 2019 Semester. Parents//Guardians, thank you for joining us to thank our tutors, and for your donations of food for our potluck.
Monday 12/9 - Friday 12/13 STEM WEEK, Inclusion only, No EL Pull Out.
Monday 12/23 - Friday 1/3/2020: Winter Break (No School). Happy holidays!
Monday 1/6: Teacher Work Day