English Learner (EL) Newsletter
August/Semptember 2019
WELCOME & MAHALO!
EL OVERALL ACADEMIC GOAL
Some flags that identify us. Can you guess where we are from?
MONTHLY KEY CAN DO DESCRIPTORS for AUGUST & SEPTEMBER
K-1
WIDA Can Do Descriptors -
Speaking - Participating in group songs, chants, or poems using gestures or physical movement
Writing - Reproducing icons or environmental print related to self from models
2-3
WIDA Can Do Descriptors -
Speaking - · Responding to questions related to stories or experiences (e.g., “Who came to the door?”)
Writing - Creating visual representations of ideas or stories
4-5
WIDA Can Do Descriptors -
Speaking - Communicating personal experiences orally
Writing - · Communicating personal experiences through drawings and words
UPCOMING EVENTS/SCHEDULES
Thursday 9/5: EL Catapult Consultant, Natalie will be on campus.
Thursday 9/5: KCC/JES Tutoring Partnership on Thursdays; 2:15 - 3:10 PM begins. Only EL students in Gr. 3-5 will be invited to attend.
Wednesday 9/11: EL Parent Orientation, Rm. O-102; 8:15 - 9:30 AM. Parents, please sign in at the office and get a Visitor's Pass before you come to the EL Room for the meeting.
Friday 9/13: EL Coordinators' Meeting, Kaimuki High School, 8 AM - 3 PM.
Monday - Friday 10/7 - 10/11: Fall Break (No School).
Wednesday 11/20: EL Thanksgiving Luncheon 10 AM - 1:00 PM.
Thursday 12/5: KCC/JES Tutoring Potluck; 3:00 - 4:00 PM. End of the semester.