How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century - Guilderland ...

1
GRADE
TIME
K 8:20---9:35
1 9:50—11:35
Lunch
2 12:05—1:15
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Sample Schedules: Altamont
2
GRADE
TIME
2 8:20—9:25
1 9:40—11:25
Lunch
K 12:00—1:15
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Parent/Community Involvement
• An informal questionnaire was sent to parents to gauge interest in FLES in 2004 which showed great
interest.
• An informational letter will be sent out to our parents and community outlining the FLES Program.
Information will also be posted on the district website.
• The parents of k-2 students have an opportunity to attend a presentation regarding the FLES Program
during Open House in September.
• The FLES teacher will provide communication to parents regarding the FLES Program and school
and classroom activities through school newsletters and the school’s webpage.
• Parent workshops will be made available to enable parents to incorporate learning strategies into their
children’s education experience.
Assessment
The FLES Program and the achievement of students will be assessed annually, based on
expectations established in the New York State Learning Standards.
Standard 1: Communication Skills
Listening and speaking are primary communicative goals in modern language learning.
These skills are used for the purposes of socializing, providing and acquiring information,
expressing personal feelings and opinions, and getting others to adopt a course of action.
Students can:
• Comprehend language consisting of simple vocabulary and structures in face-to-face
conversation with peers and familiar adults
• Comprehend the main idea of more extended conversations with some unfamiliar
vocabulary and structures as well as cognates of English words
• Call upon repetition, rephrasing, and nonverbal cues to derive or convey meaning from a
language other than English
• Use appropriate strategies to initiate and engage in simple conversations with more fluent
or native speakers of the same age group, familiar adults, and providers of common
public services.
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