15 February, 2016
Dear Parents &
Caregivers,
My name is Anna Hedstrom
(Miss H) and I am a full-time ESOL teacher at Parnell District School. I work
with all year levels (Years 1-8) in Room 10. Your child will have opportunities
to work with me for the next 6 weeks (for 45 minutes, 4-5 times per week). My focus
is to help your child improve their English skills both in Oral language and
Literacy.
Each week your child will
bring home an ESOL notebook. This notebook will let you know what we are studying
each week in ESOL class as well as the important vocabulary we will be
learning. Please support your child by translating this information into the
language spoken at home (known as your mother tongue). Research strongly
suggests that a child can make greater progress when they can learn and
understand concepts in their first language and then transfer that knowledge to
a second language. Your help with this task will be greatly appreciated.
Also, as an extra way to support
all ESOL students (both at school and at home), I have purchased a subscription
to a very valuable literacy website. It has 3 ‘Learning Spaces’ therefore
making it perfect for all year levels and a great way to get children more
interested in books and reading. The information is as follows:
Username: parnellesol
Password: room10
Your child should also
continue to read regularly books given to them by their classroom teacher as
well as books chosen from our school library as well as other libraries.
Please feel free to keep in
touch with us regarding your child’s progress in English. My email address is: annah@parnell.school.nz or please feel free to stop by Room 10.
Sincerely,
Anna Hedstrom
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