Welcome back! We are looking forward to a busy and exciting Term Four. This term our focus is report writing. The children will be researching different countries and writing about them. To start with, we will be looking at the special features of New Zealand then the children will choose a country of interest to research.
New students
A warm welcome is extended to Fatima and Dan who started school last term. These students have joined the ESOL programme.
Change of hours
This term Judith and Glenys' working hours have changed. Judith will work Monday 11.45am-2.15pm, Tuesday 9.45am-3.00pm, and Wednesday 9.00am-2.15pm. Glenys will be teaching ESOL all day Tuesday and Wednesday, and Thursday 9.00-11.45am. The latest version of the ESOL timetable is displayed in the ESOL classroom windows.
Parent Talk Time
It is wonderful to see new families coming along to our Parent Talk Times. All parents are welcome to join us on Wednesday mornings 9.00-9.45am in ESOL 1 (blue room).
Our topics for Term four are:
20 October (Week 2): National Standards and the English Language Learning Progression reports.
3 November (Week 4): Class placements and giving information to teachers.
1 December (Week 8): Social event and farewell to leaving families
Cultural Parent Meetings
We are looking forward to catching up with you all! Meetings for the cultural parent groups will be held on the following dates:
27 October (Week 3): Japanese parents
10 November (Week 5): Chinese parents
24 November (Week 6): Korean parents
Meetings with ESOL teachers
The ESOL teachers will be contacting parents of children who started on the programme during Term 3 and 4 to discuss your child’s learning and his/her participation in the ESOL programme. These meetings will be held during Week 5 (8-11 November). If other parents want to discuss their child’s progress at ESOL, please feel welcome to contact your child’s ESOL teacher and book a time.
Using the school crossing
For the safety of your children please remember to cross Clyde Road using the marked crossing. When doing this it is important that you wait until the student monitor has lowered their arm before you start walking.
Blog
Have you seen the latest postings on our blog? The children have recently added comments about our Arts Week activities. Check us out at http://fosesol.blog spot.com
Please remember that we value contact with parents and caregivers. If you have any questions, concerns (or compliments!) about our ESOL programme please feel free to contact us.
Monday, October 18, 2010
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