Background
Name: Katherine Beare
Age: 8
Grade: 3
Previous Education: Italian through 2nd grade
This week Katherine had a 20 minutes class every day. There are only four children in class so Katherine has a good opportunity to use her English during the sessions. Focus was on re-creating a story entitled "Mrs McNosh and her Great Big Squash" which was read last week.
Progress Snapshot: Third Week September 19 - 23
Objectives: Writing, picture description, retelling a story.
Exercises: First re-create the story by writing, then draw pictures and describe the story. Finally, write a final version of the story without pictures.
Challenges: Spelling
The most fun was: Drawing the pictures
Katherine's comments about her first year in an elementary school: "We had some fire-drills, not real - fake. I like when everyone is listening and the storytime and sharing time. And I like the cafeteria. The other kids help me learn so it was like everyone was learning - not just me, the others, too."
Weeks One and Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Weeks Six, Seven and Eight
Weeks Nine and Ten
End of First Trimester
