SAVE THE DATES

September 30th- Bilingual/ESL Parent Breakfast

September 30th- Deadline to Complete Module 1 of

Sheltered Instruction and ELPS Instructional Tool

October 2nd- Module 2 of Sheltered Instruction and

ELPS Instructional Tool Module Open

October 5th- District Bilingual/ESL Grade Level Teacher

PLCs

October 5th-9th- Campus LEP Verification Report

October 9th - ESL TExES Preparation Test Session

October 12th-21th- Campus LPAC Folder Audit

October 26th- November 6th TELPAS Writing Collection

Dear Administrators, Teachers and Parents:

Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year and to our

September issue of the Bilingual/ESL department E-

newsletter.

Time flies! A school month went by already. Our

department is excited to announce that as we visit

classrooms we will continue showcasing best

practices in this newsletter that students are engaged.

Please share pictures of the great things happening in

your classroom with our Bilingual/ESL Department

Team.

Have a great school year!

Sincerely,

Pilar Moreno-Recio

Director of Bilingual/ESL Education

Bilingual/ESL Department E-Newsletter

Bilingual Teachers at the

August 31st PLC at Alamo

Elementary

Gentry Junior School

students work on a

vocabulary building

activity.

SI Teacher at Cedar

Bayou integrates

writing activities to

increase language

development.

Mrs. Heckman at Sterling

High infuses Journeys

materials in the classroom.

Teachers at Sterling High School engaged in a collaborative

discussion activity to reinforce the ELPS to better support English

Language Learners on their campus. ELPS training facilitated by

Migdalia Treviño.

Teachers Ms. Ortiz (left

picture) and Ms.

Barahona (not pictured)

welcome the parents of

students in the

Newcomer Academy at

Alamo Elementary for a

special orientation!

Ms. Sobeida Rodriguez, 2nd grade

bilingual teacher at Austin

Elementary, organized her

classroom to support the Balanced

Literacy framework. Her classroom

is inviting and conducive to student

learning. Journals Classroom

Library Reading

Corner Independent

Work Areas

Elementary

Secondary

I AM PLEASED TO JOIN THE

STERLING FEEDER PATTERN

CAMPUSES THIS YEAR. I AM

READY TO JOIN YOUR TEAM

AND WORK TOGETHER IN THE

QUEST FOR STUDENT SUCCESS!

Believe, achieve, and succeed! -AHIME ORNELAS

HELLO, EVERYONE! MY NAME

IS MIGDALIA TREVINO AND I

AM THE SECONDARY ESL

INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST

FOR THE STERLING FEEDER

PATTERN. I LOOK FORWARD

TO PROVIDING SUPPORT TO

THE ESL TEACHERS AT GENTRY,

CEDAR BAYOU, POINT, AND

STERLING HIGH SCHOOL.

Sterling feeder pattern

HELLO, EVERYONE! MY NAME IS

JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ AND I AM THE

SECONDARY ESL INSTRUCTIONAL

SPECIALIST FOR THE GCM FEEDER

PATTERN. I AM LOOKING

FORWARD TO SUPPORTING

HIGHLANDS JUNIOR, GCM HIGH

SCHOOL, AND SECONDARY

NEWCOMER ACADEMY AT PETER

E. HYLAND CENTER!

GCM Elementary and Secondary ESL Instructional Specialist

collaboratively facilitate an ESL TExES Review Session to prepare

teachers for the ESL certification test. Teachers are involved in a

reflection activity about the domains within the ESL TExES exam.

Teachers at Highlands Junior School utilize

content and language objectives in the

classroom or interactive exit ticket strategy to

informally assess learning by posing the

question at the end of the period “What Stuck

with You?”

Teachers at the Secondary Newcomer

Academy integrate technology to assist

in English language development.

¡HOLA! I’M DELIGHTED TO HAVE JOINED

THE ELEMENTARY GCM FEEDER PATTERN

THIS YEAR. I’M HONORED TO HAVE THE

OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH

YOU AS WE WORK TO IMPROVE THE

ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF EACH STUDENT.

- ARACELI GARCIA

Ms. Araceli Anguiano,

4th grade bilingual

teacher at Bañuelos

Elementary, provides

additional support to

her students through

guided math.

Ms. Martha Pacheco, 3th grade bilingual

teacher at Bañuelos Elementary, establishes a

successful guided reading and workstation in

order to move students toward becoming

proficient and lifelong readers.

Ms. Berenize Moreno, 2th

grade bilingual teacher at

Walker Elementary, sets a

purpose for writing by

allowing students to share

their writing.

Elementary Secondary

Newcomer Academy for Secondary Students at

Peter Hyland

GCM feeder pattern

Elementary

Students at Horace Mann Jr. High School use the Journeys Reading

program to collaboratively read, write, speak, and listen.

Hello, everyone! My

name is Jennifer Fierro

and I am the Secondary

ESL Instructional Specialist

for the LEE Feeder pattern.

I am proud to support

Baytown Junior School,

Horace Mann Jr. School,

and Lee High School. I

look forward to working

with each of these

campuses to provide ELL

instructional support.

LEE feeder pattern

Secondary

Hello! My name is

Susie Castro and I

am excited to join

Goose Creek CISD

this year. I will be

supporting the LEE

Feeder pattern. I am

looking forward to a

great year!

Ms. Chavez at Carver

has put her newly

gained materials to

great use, teaching her

students to write from

the heart!

Organization is key

in any classroom

and Ms. Chavez

has it down!

Teachers receiving materials at

the Bilingual/ ESL Academy!