Hello parents,
I wanted to share a quick post, to get me back on to a more regular schedule of blogging; let me share an update of some events, plans, and things "going on" here at Burlington High School.
January 19 - 22, 2016 was Mid-Year Exams
----- Here is a great blog post Ms. Scheffer wrote, about some apps our students could use to help prepare for big exams, like the "Mid-Years." Here is her BHS Help Desk blog.
February 2 - 10, 2016 was WIDA ACCESS Testing.
----- Here is info from the DESE page on ACCESS Testing.
----- Also, here is the WIDA page, which guides our teaching, and aligns to ACCESS.
February 2 - 10, 2016 was also Poetry Out Loud.
----- This national competition is a way that high schools can make poetry exciting, by putting it into a performance format, in which each and every student must memorize and recite a poem in class. Students who do well then can advance to recitations, in front of the student body. Our winner this year was Angel Vargas. You can read more about his success here, on the English Dept. blog.
March 1 - 10, 2016 was time for the Course Selection Process.
----- During these days, students talked with their teachers, and met with guidance counselors, and completed the course selection, for all of the classes they will take next year, for the 2016-2017 school year. To learn more about the courses available to your students, please visit the BHS Guidance Dept. blog.
As always, please visit, email or call me, if you'd like to discuss your son/ daughter's academic progress.
Thank you,
Mr. Chiocca
ELL Teacher
Burlington High School
*written and posted 3/14/16
I wanted to share a quick post, to get me back on to a more regular schedule of blogging; let me share an update of some events, plans, and things "going on" here at Burlington High School.
January 19 - 22, 2016 was Mid-Year Exams
----- Here is a great blog post Ms. Scheffer wrote, about some apps our students could use to help prepare for big exams, like the "Mid-Years." Here is her BHS Help Desk blog.
February 2 - 10, 2016 was WIDA ACCESS Testing.
----- Here is info from the DESE page on ACCESS Testing.
----- Also, here is the WIDA page, which guides our teaching, and aligns to ACCESS.
February 2 - 10, 2016 was also Poetry Out Loud.
----- This national competition is a way that high schools can make poetry exciting, by putting it into a performance format, in which each and every student must memorize and recite a poem in class. Students who do well then can advance to recitations, in front of the student body. Our winner this year was Angel Vargas. You can read more about his success here, on the English Dept. blog.
March 1 - 10, 2016 was time for the Course Selection Process.
----- During these days, students talked with their teachers, and met with guidance counselors, and completed the course selection, for all of the classes they will take next year, for the 2016-2017 school year. To learn more about the courses available to your students, please visit the BHS Guidance Dept. blog.
As always, please visit, email or call me, if you'd like to discuss your son/ daughter's academic progress.
Thank you,
Mr. Chiocca
ELL Teacher
Burlington High School
*written and posted 3/14/16
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