Day 144 - Taking care of the Earth and showcasing our talents! - Mrs. Guttenplan - Memorial ELL Staff

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With Earth Day on April 22nd, 1st through 5th-grade students have been learning different ways to take care of the environment.  Soon they'll put their language skills to use by delivering persuasive speeches about ways to reduce, reuse and recycle. Meanwhile, K students have been busy studying different fruits and vegetables and writing informational sentences. 

2nd graders reading the story of Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Wangari Maathai,
and her successful efforts to rebuild the forests of Kenya.  

High School Science Center Intern, Dhruvesh, helping students draft their persuasive arguments about why
others should reduce, reuse, recycle. 

Ready to take care of the Earth! 

1st grader Olivia feeling inspired :) 

2nd graders putting their words into action by recycling. 

Dhruvesh making even complex climate science easy to understand. 

Congrats to all the students,  including Olivia, Hayato & Julia,
who participated in the  Memorial Talent Show before vacation.
 It was so exciting seeing you perform! 

Students adding details in their words and illustrations! 

K students showcase their super writing progress. 

Day 141 - Sharing Cultures - Principal Dressler - Memorial School

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This morning we had the pleasure of meeting Talles' parents in Mrs. Nelson's second-grade classroom.  The Amaral-DeBarros family is new to Memorial School.

They shared wonderful facts about Brazil!

And what could be better than a Samba dance to end our lesson!

Thank you to Mrs. Guttenplan, our fabulous ELL teacher,  for organizing this informative visit!

Day 116 - Welcoming New Students and Families - Memorial ELL Staff

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Hello! Since our last blog post, we've had 2 new students join our Memorial community.  All of the students in the ESL program have been excited to welcome their new schoolmates. They've also reflected on what it was like when they were new and learning a second language.

 In addition, Kindergarten students from Mrs. Felton's class, collected over 100 welcome notes for refugee families in the United States.  Many students, used their free time on snow days to make adorable cards with sweet messages of kindness. We are so proud of all of our students and look forward to their continued success! Check out the photos below to see what your students have been doing :) As always, feel free to leave a comment or email us with any questions.

Welcome/Bem Vindo

to Talles

from Brazil

Memorial students and families made over 100 cards to

welcome new Americans. 

Welcome 歡迎

to Jerry

from China

First graders with their cards for new families 

4th graders making cards to welcome students

2nd graders listening to I'm New Here 

1st graders making their cards :) 

3rd grader making a "sound sandwich" to study pitch

Thanks to all the families who shared the beliefs about luck from their different cultures and religions. We are learning so much from one another! 

Yali matching Valentine's idioms