EAL Support for Language Arts
Ms. Sinclair's group has been learning about how to write descriptive small moments narratives, as well as identifying parts of speech. They have been paying special attention to correctly using conjunctions, verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and interjections in their stories.
Mr. Gillis' group has been developing their listening comprehension in English through listening to stories and identifying the story elements that are key to narrative writing.
All students in 5th grade EAL are receiving support in developing their story arcs for their own narrative writing, planning how the action will rise and fall in their stories. Tony, Ori, and Qi Wei especially enjoyed mapping out the story arc for this funny, short story video about a Princess and a Unicorn.
Bin and Jerry have been developing their English grammar skills, particularly their understanding and use of pronouns, the verb 'be', simple contractions, and forming different types of questions.
Judy and Tony have been developing their academic language to compare and contrast items through reading, speaking, and writing.
Finally, many students have been meeting in Mrs. Valezy's classroom once a week at snack time to listen to short stories in English while they eat and relax. We have a high school student, Jasmine, that comes to read aloud to the students.
Support for Science
Mr. Gillis' group has also been learning some of the necessary science vocabulary and went on a 'simple machines search' around the school, finding examples of simple machines in use at school.