Giving Thanks at Memorial

Next Thursday, November 26th, many Memorial students and families will be celebrating the national holiday of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a day to gather with family and friends and give thanks.
In preparation for this day, students have been talking about what they are grateful for and the many ways to show their appreciation.

This year, we are glad to be a part of the Memorial community and we are thankful for our students who are so hard working, respectful and kind to one another. It is a pleasure for us to come to work each day and see them grow.

For this blog, we have a "guest blogger" from the 5th grade who shared his thoughts on what he is grateful for this year.

"I am thankful for my parents and my family because I love them.  I am also grateful for the festival of Eid because we all gathered together and prayed.  It was a special time for Muslims and it made me feel happy.   In addition, I appreciated all the food we ate. This year I'd like to express my gratitude for my family, friends and my religion."    ~ Omar Room 232

We hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving! 

 

Hello from the ELL Classroom!

Welcome

Thank you for visiting our blog. This will be a place where you can find monthly postings about the English Language Learning Program at Memorial School. We will include

•  photos
•  examples of student work
• updates on what we are learning
•  information about some school events. 

For more frequent updates about the happenings at Memorial School, please visit Principal Dressler's blog at  http://memorialprincipal.blogspot.com/ (You can also find the link on the right side of this page.)

We hope that this blog is one of the many ways that you will feel connected to Memorial School. If you have any suggestions for information you would like us to include for future blog posts,  please email us and we will appreciate your ideas. Also, please enter your email in the box in the right-hand column and press the "submit" button to receive a notification every time a new blog is posted. Also, if you would like this blog or Principal Dressler's blog translated, you can select another language under the word "translate"  in the right-hand column.

Happy Reading!

Hello Memorial Families,
Your students are off to a great start building their English skills. Students in Kindergarten and 1st grade are using the new REACH curriculum from National Geographic

http://www.ngsptechnology.com/tabid/1403/default.aspx

while students in 2nd-5th grade are busy adding to their vocabulary, practicing their grammar and learning strategies to support their success in the content areas.

Thanks to our Memorial librarian, Rose, for sharing the website below which provides free access to audio books that can be translated into students' native languages or used to enhance reading in English. Check it out!

http://uniteforliteracy.com/

Introduction

Welcome! 환영 Bienvenido! आपका स्वागत है ברוכים הבאים

આપનું સ્વાગત છે Byenveni Добро пожаловать ترحيب soo dhaweyn ਸਵਾਗਤ ਹੈ 

आपले स्वागत आहे Maligayang pagdating స్వాగతం 

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Hello from Mrs. Moussa and Mrs. Guttenplan. We are excited to start the year as the new ESL teachers at Memorial Elementary School!  This website will be updated throughout the year to provide Memorial students and families with resources related to learning English. Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions for how we can make this site most useful. 

Here is a link to Burlington Public School's English Language Learners resources. 

http://www.burlington.org/departments/schools/burlington_public_schools/english_language_learners.php