Yodit, Ming, Gail, Saray,and Manola in the St. Michael Albertville Class

Omar, Elia, Sachie, Matthieu, Gail and Yannina in the Monticello Class

Congratulations to the students who have been selected for publication in Routes, the 25th Anniversary Edition of Journeys! Lin Hu, Ming Hua Lu, Yodit Gebeyehu, Yannina Leon, and Matthieu Wagbala  are the lucky recipients!  Less than 40 students were selected from 450 submissions from across Minnesota.

They will be working with specially trained writing tutors from the Minnesota Literacy Council, editing their original submission, and writing 2 more extended pieces.  In addition, they will be attending a training on April 8 at the MN Literacy Council, reading at the MN Literacy Council Awards night on May 22, and receiving a $100.00 stipend after their works are completed.

We had 13 students submit stories to Journeys this year. These authors  also submitted works: Elia Ducharme, Omar Pacheco, Manola Phengmany, Sachie Heaton, Sonja Savic, Maria Reyes, Zukhra Gabdrakhimova, and Saray Mora de Mancilla.  We are waiting patiently to hear who will be published in Journeys this year.  It will be a little while longer before we know that.   In the meantime, congratulations to all of the authors!

*1. Click on the link below to check out the college where our guest speaker Nathan Jacobson is from.
*2. Browse a little on their website to learn what programs they have.
*3. Write three things you learned.
*4. Now, write 1 or 2 questions you would like to ask Mr. Jacobson about today when he visits our class.

http://www.sctcc.edu/

Enjoy this video from History.com and learn a little more about Thanksgiving in the U.S.:     Bet You Didn’t Know Thanksgiving

What will you do for Thanksgiving?  Write a comment.

This month we celebrate Columbus Day on October 14.   What do you know about Christopher Columbus?  Use the ipads and do a search on the internet and see what you can learn.  Read an article or watch a video about Columbus.  Make a note what internet sites you use.  Share your findings in class.

Try these search words:

Columbus Day

Christopher Columbus

Questions- choose 1 or more to answer:

Who was Columbus?

What did Columbus do?

Where did he sail?

When did he come here?

Advanced questions:

Why do some people think we shouldn’t honor Columbus?

Does every state celebrate Columbus Day? 

Good news!  Ollie Provo will be teaching the new ESL/ABE Transitions class in St. Michael Albertville this year. Many of you already know Ms. Ollie because she has subbed in Pam’s classes.   She has a great deal of experience teaching ABE in Howard Lake and will be a great help to the students wanting to advance their studies.  We are very lucky to get her as the new teacher!

Summer classes are done on July 25, and fall classes will start the week of September 9. Pam is teaching all of the classes except the new ESL/ABE Transitions class in St. Michael Albertville.   Here is the schedule:

St. Michael Albertville
Mondays and Wednesdays (child care available)
9:00am-11:30am
Starts September 9

St. Michael Albertville New class -ESL/ABE Transitions
Mondays and Wednesdays (child care available)

Teacher-Ollie Provo
9:00am-11:30am
Starts September 9
Note: This is a new class starting in St. Michael for advanced students who want to work on their GED, college readiness, or advanced skills. This class will be taught by a new teacher- not Pam. It will be on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9am-11:30am. There will also be an opening in the preschool program for qualified students’ children.

Monticello
Mondays and Wednesdays
6:30pm-9:00pm
Starts September 9

Big Lake
Tuesdays and Thursdays (child care available)
9am-11am
Starts September 10

Big Lake
Wednesdays ESL/ABE Transitions (child care available)
1pm-3pm
Starts September 11

Big Lake
Thursdays
6:30pm-9:00pm
Starts September 12

The Big Lake Morning Class will have a time change in September when class starts again. Last year class was from 10:45am-12:45pm. In September, it will start at 9:00am and go to 11:00am. This time change will allow students who work second shift and students who must be home to get children off of the school bus at noon to still come to class. Please tell your friends about the time change for class in September.

We honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a national holiday on Monday January 21, 2013. What do you know about the Civil Rights movement? Will you do anything to be of service to others?