Bulgaria Presentation

Dora presented on Bulgaria, her native country. I learned about the food, the location, the history and how tourists like to go to the Black Sea to relax. Shumen looks like a very beautiful town. After Dora finished, all the students wished that they could go visit! What did you learn?

My hometown

Where are you from? What town is your hometown? Tell me about it. Is there a church? Are there parks? Is there a hospital next to the bank? Is there a gas station around the corner from your house? I bet it is beautiful. Are there many restaurants? Is there an ice cream parlor?

Gardening- Week 2

Lots of progress was made in the garden on Saturday. We raked, hoed, planted and watered. The press came and interviewed students. We made it in the paper for Sunday! We are all famous now.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Today we learned about St. Patrick's Day. Some questions that we discussed were, "Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day?" , " Why do we wear green clothes?", and "How did the celebration of St. Patrick's day start?" We also studied vocabulary like "clover", "leprechaun", "parade", "Ireland", "missionary" and "pub". Many students wore green so that they wouldn't get pinched.

What We Did In One Day

A vacant, weedy field is transformed!

Breaking Ground on the Garden

We had a wonderful turn out at our first day at our new garden. Students and teachers showed up to dig, rake and mark out plots. We took turns rototilling. Students are planning to plant soon. What are you going to plant? I (Heidi) am hoping to plant carrots, onions and possibly lettuce and in the summer, tomatoes, squash, melons and flowers. I am looking forward to fresh and delicious produce. I can't wait to see the garden in April, May and June. This is such an exciting adventure.
Thanks to everyone and a special thanks to ALL STAR Rents for the rototiller and Bob and Betty (Heidi's parents) for helping with their rototiller.Thanks to my husband, Joe, for helping with the rototiller. Thank you also to the students and teachers who came and volunteered their tools and time even though they don't plan on having a garden plot. Thank you to the WJUSD maintenance team for mowing the weeds and getting the water working all on a Friday afternoon at the last minute. Thank you also to Susan, our principal, for her support, ideas and enthusiasm.
My children had fun playing baseball and looking for worms and meeting all of the students' children. It was a good time and my body is tired and a little sore. Everyone worked very hard and a lot was accomplished.

A Party!

Students practice role playing and converstions with "A Party". It was fun to see everyone dance and have a good time. One student even provided some music with a musical toy bear.

Talking Cards

Students practiced describing with the following activity using cards.

If you draw a/an..........
Ace- describe your car
King- Describe President Obama
Queen- describe your neighbor
Jack- describe a tree
10 – Describe Alba
9- describe your dad
8- describe your favorite actor/actress
7 – describe your kitchen
6- describe yourself
5- describe your best friend
4- describe an orange
3- describe your favorite place to visit
2- describe your mom

Students Present on Their Native Countries

Ambika, Mohan and Hoa tell us about their counties. What did you learn? How do you say "Good Morning" in Nepali? Namaste. What do they eat in VietNam? What is the tallest mountain in Nepal?

Shopping For a Coat

The students are praticing shopping for a coat. Does the coat fit? Is it too big or too small? Try it on!! How much does it cost? Is it on sale? Perhaps it is 25% off. Buy it!