Multilingual Mustangs
RCE EL Newsletter-November
Our Purpose
To communicate up-to-date information and strategies on English Learner instruction with all stakeholders at Russell Cave Elementary.
EL Happenings and Celebrations
~RFEP Monitoring Forms are due by November 18th. This is done once in the fall and once in the spring. An email from Ellevation will automatically be sent to you if you have any RFEP students. So be on the lookout! Please let us know if you have any questions about filling these out.
~EL Progress Monitoring forms will be going home soon! If parents have any questions please send them our way.
ACCESS Data Talks PLC
We can't wait to meet with you!
Talking Points
EL Strategies Spotlight - Virtual Field Trip
Click the EL Salvador Tour below for an example of a VR trip to try out for yourself!
Passport Express: Let's travel to El Salvador!
El Salvador Fast Facts:
*Official Name: Republic of El Salvador
*El Salvador translates as "The Savior'
*Government: Republic
*Capital: San Salvador
*Population: 6,187,271
*Official Language: Spanish, Nahua
*Money: US Dollar
Lets Explore: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/el-salvador
Where is El Salvador? El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America. It is smaller than the state of Massachusetts. | National Dish - Pupusas Pupusas are a thick stuffed, skillet cooked corn tortilla usually served with tomato salsa. | Geography Known as the Land of Volcanoes, El Salvador has frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity. It has 20 volcanoes in its border, two of them are still active. It is the only country in Central America that does not have a coastline on the Caribbean Sea. |
Where is El Salvador?
National Dish - Pupusas
Divine Savior of the World Monument Was built on November of 1942. It is a monument of Jesus Christ with open arms on top of a sphere of planet Earth. | Culture El Salvador's culture is a mix Native American and Latin American cultures. | City of San Salvador This is the state capitol. |
Helpful Resources
Documents to review
Remember that activities like flipgrid and adobe spark are great activities to allow our students to speak and be able to go back and listen to themselves. Just be sure you are taking the critical step of going back and giving that intentional feedback on how they can improve those speaking responses. We are here to help you with this!
WIDA Can-Do Descriptors
We know this is a lot to dive into! Let us know how we can help!
RCE EL Department
irina.boyechko@fayette.kyschools.us
Austin Bird (2-3)
austin.bird@fayette.kyschools.us
Andrea Lucas (4-5)
exc-EL-lent work 4th & 5th graders are working hard! Come by and scan our QR codes to hear all about these students and their goals for this year! | Brummett's Bears Students in Mrs. Brummett's class are researching animals to write a class ABC Book! | 1st Grade Rocks 1st graders are working hard making central idea with key details posters! |