Alexandria ESL Classes

I hope everyone is having a happy Labor Day.  We start fall classes tomorrow and here are the class schedules for September.

 MONDAY,  1-3 PM

Class Notes – ESL Class – Sept 7 , 2009

NO CLASS - Labor Day

Class Notes – ESL Class – Sept 14, 2009

All Star 4: p.  100 - 101

Idioms :  be up and running, a bundle, do a bang-up job

Grammar : Sentence Fragments 3

Class Notes – ESL Class – Sept 21, 2009

All Star 4: P.  102 - 103

Idioms : drag one’s feet, feel blue, keep an eye on

Grammar : Sentence Fragments 4

Class Notes – ESL Class – Sept 28, 2009

All Star 4: p.  104 - 105

Idioms :  in stock, in the black, in the red

Grammar : Sentence Fragments 5

WEDNESDAY,  8:30 - 10:00 AM

Class Notes – ESL Class – SEPT. 2, 2009

Step Forward 2, P. 18-19     Workbook P. 10

Class Notes – ESL Class – SEPT. 9, 2009

Step Forward 2, P. 20-21       Workbook P. 11-12

Class Notes – ESL Class – SEPT. 16, 2009

Step Forward 2, P. 22-23       Workbook P. 13

Class Notes – ESL Class – SEPT. 23, 2009

Step Forward 2, P. 24-25      Workbook P. 14

Class Notes – ESL Class – SEPT. 30, 2009

Step Forward 2, P. 26-27      Workbook P. 15

THURSDAY,  5:30 - 8:30 PM

Thurs, Sept 3, 2009  (Catherine)

5:30 – 7:30 pm            Group Work /Ventures Series

6:30 – 8:30 pm          Individual Time/Computer

Thurs, Sept 10, 2009 (Rollie)

5:30 – 7:30 pm            Group Work /Ventures Series

6:30 – 8:30 pm          Individual Time/Computer

Thurs, August 17, 2009 (Catherine)

5:30 – 7:30 pm            Group Work /Ventures Series

6:30 – 8:30 pm          Individual Time/Computer

Thurs, August 24, 2009 (Rollie)

5:30 – 7:30 pm            Group Work /Ventures Series

6:30 – 8:30 pm          Individual Time/Computer

The specific schedule for this class will be set based on attendance and participants who attend.

See you later this week.

I hope everyone had a GREAT Summer.  With Labor Day just around the corner, It is time to begin thinking about Fall.  Your Fall Classes are as follows:

Monday (Advanced ESL)       1:00 - 3:00 pm

Wednesday (Beginning/Intermediate ESL)         

                                          8:30-10:00 am

Thursday Night (Multi Level CLass)      5:30 - 8:30 pm

Also there is a Transition to Post Secondary Class on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings from 5:30 - 9:00 pm at the Alexabdria Technical College.  You MUST Pre Register for this class, so let me know before Sept. 10th. 

Have a safe and happy Labor Day Weekend and I will see you next week. 

Monday Class

Class Notes – ESL Class – June 1, 2009

 Figuring out payroll deductions worksheets

 Idioms : hard headed, Bull-headed, chicken, an eager beaver

Grammar : finish Noun Clause Worksheet

Class Notes – ESL Class – June 8, 2009

 NO CLASS - SUMMER BREAK

—– watch for updates for this class ——–

Wednesday Class

Class Notes – ESL Class – June 3, 2008

Step Forward 2, P. 90                  The 50 States (MidWest and South)

Class Notes – ESL Class – June 10, 2008

NO CLASS - SUMMER BREAK

Class Notes – ESL Class – June 17, 2008

Step Forward 2, P. 91                   The 50 States (SouthWest and Rockies)

Class Notes – ESL Class – June 24, 2008

Step Forward 2, P. 92                       The 50 States (West)

Thursday Class

Thurs, June 4, 2009

5:30 – 6:30 pm        Individual Time/Blog Response/                

6:30 – 8:30 pm        Writing Activity :     No one ever said growing up was easy. Write about an 

                                                              incident  that was a difficult but natural part of growing up.

   Ventures 3 , p. 72-73

Thurs, June 11, 2009

NO CLASS - SUMMER BREAK

Thurs, June 18, 2009

5:30 – 6:30 pm        Individual Time/Blog Response/                

6:30 – 8:30 pm        Writing Activity :    Where and how do you find beauty in your world?

What do you appreciate most about your world?

   Ventures 3 , p. 74-75

Thurs, June 25, 2009

5:30 – 6:30 pm        Individual Time/Blog Response/                

6:30 – 8:30 pm        Writing Activity :    Most of us feel the need for what we call “breathing room”—some space to call our own. What is your favorite “space”? Tell where you like to spend time and why the place is special to you.

   Ventures 3 , p. 76-77

Hello, Class.

I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. What did you do for Thanksgiving?  Did any of you go shopping on “Black Friday”?  Did you enjoy it?

My Thanksgiving was spent at my Mom’s house with my family. On Friday I stayed home and worked on lesson plans for December. Here they are.

MONDAY CLASS

• Class Notes – ESL Class – Dec. 1, 2008
• Review : Fill out Brown Cards
• Writing Response
• All Star 3: P. 46 - 47
• Sentence Structure Handout : P. 17
• Noun Clauses
   
• Class Notes – ESL Class – Dec. 8, 2008
• Review : Fill out Brown Cards
• Pearl Harbor Remembered
• Blog Writing / Journal Response
• All Star 3: P. 48 - 49
•  Sentence Structure Handout, p. 17

• Class Notes – ESL Class – Dec. 15, 2008
• Review : Fill out Brown Cards
• All Star 3: P. 50 – 51
• Handout from “Ventures 4”
• Sentence Structure Handout : P. 18
   
• Class Notes – ESL Class – Dec. 22, 2008
• Review : Fill out Brown Cards
• Idiom Conversation Activities

WEDNESDAY CLASS

• Class Notes – ESL Class – Dec. 3, 2008
• R.L.E. 2: P. 58 - 61 Workbook P. 33 - 35
   
• Class Notes – ESL Class – Dec. 10, 2008
• R.L.E. 2: P. 63 - 65 Workbook P. 36 - 38
   
• Class Notes – ESL Class – Dec. 17, 2008
• R.L.E. 2: P. 66 - 69 Workbook P. 39 - 40

THURSDAY CLASS

• Class Notes – ESL Class – Dec. 4, 2008
• 5:30 – 6:30 pm: Individual Work
• 6:30 – 8:30 pm: Group Activities
• USALearns.org Course 1 Unit 8 - Celebrations
• Grammar Write Away, Book 1: P. 127 - 131

• Class Notes – ESL Class – Dec. 11, 2008
• 5:30 – 6:30 pm: Individual Work
• 6:30 – 8:30 pm: Group Activities
• Blog Writing
• USALearns.org Course 2 – Education and Information (subject to change)
• Grammar Write Away, Book 1: P. 127 - 131

• Class Notes – ESL Class – Dec. 18, 2008
• 5:30 – 6:30 pm: Individual Work
• 6:30 – 8:30 pm: Group Activities
• Blog Writing
• Holiday Writing Activity
• Discussion – Christmas in my country

Remember, there will be no classes December 24, 2008 through January 4, 2009.  I Will see you in class.