Learning About GED and High School Diploma

We are learning about GED and High School Diploma. In the pictures, the Vice Principal is talking to students about GED/HSD. With the GED and HSD you can get a better job. Stacey is speaking English. The students asked questions about HSD. Stacey answered all the questions. The projector turned off two times. Heidi fixed the projector. We were paying attention to the presentation. In one picture, Doris is asking Stacey a question. In another, Noreen is standing and translating. Alba is translating into Spanish. Brenda and Doris are sitting in the chairs and listening to the presentation. They are smiling. Heidi took pictures. Heidi was sitting in the corner. (Like a naughty dog?)

Zoo Animals

Mammals
There are several characteristics that they all have in common:
• They nurse their young .
• They have hair or fur.

Birds
There are more than 9,000 species of birds alive today, all birds have one unique characteristic: feathers.

Reptiles
Reptiles are the only animals with the following combination of traits:
• Skin covered with a sheet of scales.
• They control body temperature through external means.
• They have young that look like miniature adults (most hatched from eggs, but some born live)

Amphibians
Almost all amphibians have thin, moist skin that helps them breathe. Most amphibians undergo a unique change from larvae to adults, called metamorphosis.

Fish
There are some things that all fish have in common:
• They breathe with gills.
• All fish also have fins.
• Most fish also have scales and most hatch from eggs.

ALL ABOUT ANIMALS

Feed the elephants and say "Hi" to a tiger at the Sacramento Zoo!
http://www.saczoo.com/Page.aspx?pid=362

Get your pet immunized or adopt a pet at Yolo County Animal Services
http://www.yolosheriffs.com/animalser

Visit farm animals or buy fresh vegetables at Impossible Acres
http://www.impossibleacres.com


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In the Computer Lab

We are practicing English in the computer lab. Luz Elena is listening to the new vocabulary with the headphones. Pam is a good computer lab teacher. She is helping Teodoro.

We are working on inglesmundial. We are practicing listening and grammar.
Our classmates come from different countries: China, Pakistan, Korea, Mexico, Vietnam, and Nepal. We like the computer lab; it is good for practicing English vocabulary, grammar, dictation, listening, reading, typing, and learning and remembering many new things.

Back to School BBQ

The BBQ was for students coming back to class. The BBQ was Friday, September 4, 2009 at 12 o’clock. We ate salad, hot dogs, hamburgers, birria, mole, rice, watermelon, desserts, chips, cake. We drank lemonade. Richard is the high school diploma teacher. He was eating a hamburger. Roberto is Cece’s assistant. Magdelena is Roberto’s wife. She is a student at Prarie. Cece is an ESL teacher. Luz Elena and Martha were talking and laughing. They were eating and drinking water and lemonade. They are students. Mandy, Michelle and Uonsook are from Asia. They are students. They were eating watermelon and enjoying the party. The BBQ was very good. Everybody brought something to share, potluck style.

Welcome!

Letter to Our Students
August 24, 2009

Dear Students,

Welcome to the morning Beginning High Class!

Heidi and Cece are glad to have you in their class.Cece teaches you on Mondays and Fridays, and Heidi teaches you on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Please try to come to class at 8:45 in the morning, and stay until 1:00 PM. If you have family responsibilities or work that make you come late or leave early, remember that you will miss some of our teaching. If you ask us, we may be able to give you some work to do at home as makeup. Coming to school as many minutes as you can will help you learn English quickly. Remember, your children get more than 6 hours of English a day!

Bring a snack! Four hours of class is very long, and we have a break in the middle of the morning, when you can eat or drink something and sit and get to know your classmates. This will also help you learn better. By the way, don’t forget to eat breakfast; it is the most important meal of the day! It gives you energy to learn.

You should bring a pencil, a notebook, a dictionary and all the papers we have used in the last week with you everyday, organized neatly in some way so you can find them. If you attend our class for 30 hours (a week and a half), we will give you a pretty folder from Woodland Adult Education! It will be a perfect place to keep your handouts.

If you must be absent or late, please try to leave a note for your teacher the day before, or call G2 (406-5909) or the classroom (406-5912) to let us know.

We will be going to the computer lab every week. We may not have food or drink, or even gum in there, because it makes the lab dirty and can hurt the computers. Also, make sure your cell phones do not disturb our class. You should turn off the sound, or turn the phone off completely. Put it on vibrate in your pocket if you are worried about an emergency. Tell your family not to call you in the mornings except in emergency. Then, take your call outside if you get one.

We hope you will enjoy our class. We look forward to getting to know you.


Your teachers,

Heidi Weins and Cece Drissia


Holidays: Sept. 7 (Labor Day); Nov. 11 (Veteran’s Day); Nov. 21-27 (Thanksgiving Break); Dec 18-January 10 (Winter Break, Christmas and New Year’s)

Awards Ceremony