EL Quarterly 01.01.1970

As the 2020-2021 school year comes to a close, we want to express our appreciation for partnering with our school, and allowing us to be part of your child’s educational journey. As we look ahead to the next school year, we are developing plans to make our EL program even better, including more ways to support you and your learner. We look forward to seeing you in August!

Learner Spotlight: Julia Soukaphayvong Kong
What languages do you speak? I speak Spanish and a little bit of Mandarin. What is a family tradition that you enjoy? On Christmas we eat caramelized almonds that my…

ELD Classes Offered Weekly
Thank you for having your children participate every Tuesday morning at 9:30! Our team of facilitators enjoy instructing our EL learners and they are growing in their skills every session. …

ELPAC Testing
We are so proud of all our learners who completed the ELPAC Assessment! Our EL learners worked hard and did their best on all domains: speaking, reading, listening, and writing….

Activities to Help Your EL Learners Learn Over the Summer
Just because the school year is over, it doesn’t mean the learning stops! The activities below will help your children continue to build their English skills over the summer break….

The Best Free Apps for Elementary ESL learners
1) Duolinguo – This app is advertised as a language learning app, but more accurately it is a gameplay/language quiz app. The app takes the learner through a series of…

Summative ELPAC Assessment – Testing is Here
English Language Learners will take the summative ELPAC this Spring. The English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) is California’s assessment system that is used to determine the English language…

Graphic Organizers to Support Comprehension and Writing
During our ELD sessions, we are incorporating strategies to help our learners be successful across all content areas. A newer strategy we have introduced is the use of graphic organizers. …

Take Your Homeschool Outside
Spring is here! Use the following ideas to get your kiddos outside. All of these activities involve at least one of our four domains: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Make…



