Happy 2024! We are excited to be back together and hope everyone enjoyed their Winter break! In Kindergarten, our ESOL students have had a cool start to the New Year by learning about winter, winter animals, clothing, and how it is different from the other seasons. We also learned about the names of Body Parts and Healthy choices & routines through the Little Sponges Gym Adventure. We celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. and his incredible efforts to help people from all races live together in peace and harmony. We will be administering the state-mandated ACCESS for ELLs (Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State to State for English Language Learners) from February 5 through February 27. This test monitors the progress of ESOL students in the following 4 domains: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. We will spend time during ESOL class fine-tuning these areas to prepare for this important test. Be sure your child is here at school each day, is well-rested, and has a nutritious breakfast during this important time.

And we want to wish a Happy Lunar New Year to you and your family! Lunar New Year is a special Asian tradition welcoming in a new year and honoring ancestors. May 2024 bring you prosperity, hope, and tranquility!

Brrrr! It has been cold outside this month, but ESOL classes have been heating up the learning atmosphere at Buford Academy! We have continued to provide language rich learning opportunities for our students through Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing activities and assignments. We celebrated the 100th day of school in rock and roll style and embarked upon adventures into learning about the traditions and customs surrounding Lunar New Year. As we enter into the ACCESS testing season which will take place in the month of February for our language learners, we are providing our students with as much practice as possible to make them be the best version of themselves when they encounter the test. We will be hosting an EL Parent Night for those who would like to learn more information about what is coming up. This will take place at Buford Academy on January 30th at 5:30. Please mark your calendars to attend if possible. We look forward to seeing you there and answering any questions that you may have. It is always our pleasure to be able to serve the needs of our multilingual learners and their families!    

At Buford Middle School, we are preparing for the ACCESS test beginning February 20th. We are analyzing extended constructed responses (ECR) as well as learning the format for writing the best-ever ECR. The students use a wonderful graphic organizer which we've named Felicia. Felicia helps the students visualize and map out a wonderful plan to organize the ideas for their ECR. Please enjoy our Felicia! Additionally, we are masters at the RACEACES strategy. This strategy helps us write short constructed responses. Please enjoy our graphic organizers!

Mrs. Misley

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