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Hello King Families,

This year I will be working with students in Kindergarten and Grade 1. Students will either receive English instruction in the classroom focusing on reading and writing or students will be pulled out in small groups working on English language development in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. We will begin each class with the daily routine. This involves a combination of a message, classroom expectations, calendar, letter identification, sounds, and the reading of common sight words. Students will have reading partners, read messages, and learn to read "just right" books.

In writing, students will use sentence starters, word banks, and sentence frames. There are five word lists that will be reviewed and can be found further down in this Smore for students to practice reading. In writing, students will also be practicing how to label a picture, write letters on lined paper, and will learn to talk out ideas before trying to put those ideas onto paper. Some students may draw a picture, write letters to resemble writing, or will be writing simple sentences to a picture. Additionally, students will improve social and academic vocabulary, common greetings, and how to advocate for themselves when they need help.

Warm Regards,

Ms. Colby

8/30 First day of school 1-12

9/6 First day of school for K

9/19 Early release - students dismissed at 12:55

9/25 No school - Yom Kippur

10/2 No school - Professional Development

10/5 Early release - students dismissed at 12:55 (parent/teacher conferences)

10/9 No school - Indigenous Peoples' Day

10/12 Early release - students dismissed at 12:55 (parent/teacher conferences)

10/19 Early release - students dismissed at 12:55 (parent/teacher conferences)

10/26 Early release - students dismissed at 12:55 (parent/teacher conferences)

11/7 Early release - students dismissed at 12:55

11/10 No school - Veteran's Day

11/22-11/24 No school - Thanksgiving Break

12/7 Early release - students dismissed at 12:55

12/25-1/1/24 - Winter Break

My name is Tracy Colby, one of the ESL, English as a Second Language, teachers here at King. I have been teaching for 26 years. This is my ninth year at King. I have a degree in Elementary Education, Master's in Teaching English Language Learners, and my Master's degree as a Reading Specialist. I have taught in Maine, New Hampshire, California, Virginia, Hawai'i, and Massachusetts.

Click on the links below to learn more about ESL instruction.

What is ESL?

The ESL Curriculum

Assessment

Sight Word Lists

Helpful Tips

Web Sites

Volunteers

If you need to contact me for any reason please feel free to call the school and leave me a message or send me an e-mail in any language.

King Elementary School

Room 213

Email: tcolby@framingham.k12.ma.us
Location: 454 Water Street, Framingham, MA, USA
Phone: 508-782-7201