Welcome to our "Casa de los Niños"
This school year we welcome our first Montessori educational approach classrooms. Montessori learning is rooted in child development and science. In addition, Montessori learning is based on self-directed activities, hands-on learning, social development, and collaboration. In Montessori classrooms, students make choices for their learning, while the highly trained guide (teacher) offers age appropriate activities to guide the process. Students work individually and in groups to discover and explore knowledge of the world and to develop their maximum potential.
Montessori classrooms are multi-aged students, therefore, our "Casa de los Niños" will be composed of students who are between the ages of 3 to 5. Our three year olds will be the first group to complete the three year loop, thus having the same guide for three years before transferring to their next "casa." The three year loop allows for students to strengthen their social relationships by being models to others. In addition, our guides will get the unique opportunity to authentically know the students' strengths and areas of growth.
Our partnership with The Montessori Institute of San Diego and the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector, will open opportunities for our parents to be involved in the Montessori educational approach. We are planning on hosting parent workshops, and will be inviting you to participate.
"Do not tell them how to do it. Show them how to do it and do not say a word. If you tell them, they will watch your lips move. If you show them, they will want to do it themselves."
-Maria Montessori
English Language Proficiency Assessments in California (ELPAC)
The English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) is California's assessment system that is used to determine the English language proficiency of students whose primary language is not English. The ELPAC is aligned with our state's ELD standards and assesses four domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
At LMEC, the Summative ELPAC is given in the months of February and March
Casa de los Niños: Our Assistant Guides will be administering this assessment to our youngest students. They will be taking this assessment 1:1.
Grades 1-2: Our very experienced Test Examiner, Ms. Penny Simmons, will be assessing our students 1:1 during synchronous learning time.
Grades 3-8: For the Listening, Reading, and Writing sections, our students will be taking the assessment in their English Literature class from February 8-18. The Speaking Test will be 1:1 starting the week of February 22 during synchronous learning time.
If you have any questions about this exam or if you’re student is scheduled to participate, please contact Ms. Erica Herrera, eherrera@sandi.net.
Parent and Youth Covid Hotline
To contact an English or Spanish speaking representative, please call this number.
1-855-427-2736
Staff Spotlight ~ Ms. Gaby Sosa!
I have worked for SDUSD since 2014, working at Wegeforth Elementary, Bell Middle school and Patrick Henry for a few months, then was hired as an Intervention Counselor at Morse HS for four years, and last year worked at Clairemont HS as a School Counselor. For the last 4 years I have been, simultaneously, working with UCSD as an external Reader. Reading application for incoming freshman for this prestigious school. Prior to becoming a school counselor, I worked as a Preschool Teacher for 16 wonderful years.
I am also a mother of three beautiful human beings and I am proud to be their mom.
I am overjoyed to be working at LMEC and look forward to working with this wonderful population of students and staff.
Email: csosa@sandi.net
Phone: 619-880-0454
Ms. Sosa is LMEC's Youth Advocate for student last names Pah-Z.
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