Wednesday, February 7th, 2018
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Please Sign Up for Parent-Teacher Conferences, Details Below
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A Greeting from the Principal
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Dear EHSI Families,
As we are approaching the midpoint of the school year, we wanted to take a moment to reconnect with you regarding our new math resource adoption. As it is with any change, there are challenges that come with the territory and teachers and scholars are taking these head on as they learn and approach mathematics in new ways. We have great confidence in this resource and in our teachers to provide our scholars a challenging mathematics curriculum.
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One thing to note is that we are
not
pushing students to go
faster
. This is simply not best practices in helping our students in learning mathematics.
To continue reading,
click here
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Sign Up for Parent-Teacher Conferences
Please take this opportunity to visit with your child’s teacher about your child’s academic and social progress this year.
Parent-Teacher conferences have been scheduled for:
Monday, February 19 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 20 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 22 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Conference Scheduling is done in an on-line format.
The scheduling site
OPENS on Friday, February 9th at 12:00 a.m.
and CLOSES Sunday, February 18th, at 11:59 p.m.
Please follow these easy steps to schedule your child’s conference.
- Log-in to https://pickatime.com/ehsi/client?event=319994
- The first page is “Welcome to the Online Scheduler”. Enter your email address and click on “log-in / create an account”. Your email address will be your login ID. Your password is your student’s ID number. If you do not remember your student’s ID number, you can find it on the Parent Portal on our school’s website or call the Parent Help Line at (952) 975-7094.
- You will then see your child’s teacher’s schedule. The names of the teachers are color-coded to correspond to his/her schedule. Once you select your desired times, your schedule will be available in printable format and will give you the option to have an email reminder sent to your address.
- If you have multiple households, only one parent/guardian will be able to schedule a conference time.
Need Help?
Contact (952) 975-7700
Conferences are held in your child's classroom
and
are scheduled in twenty minute slots. We look forward to seeing you!
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Spanish Conversation Lessons
Principal Sr. Moncada is excited to launch a fun new group open to adults of our EHSI family. We have heard many of you wishing you could "learn the basics" or just have the opportunity to refresh the Spanish language skills you learned back in high school or college. All levels are welcome.
This group is open to the first 20 people who respond and will typically meet twice a month on Thursdays at 5pm. This group will plan to meet the following Thursdays in the EHSI Library from 5:00-6:00pm: March 8, March 22, April 12, April 26, May 10 and May 24.
If you are interested, please email
hernan_moncada@edenpr.org
with your contact information; he will send a reminder email before the first meeting.
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Supporting Readers: Ideas for Families of Immersion Students, Part 1 of 2
by Jennifer Bowers, EHSI Q Comp Coach/Observer
At this time of year with report cards and conferences, we educators sometimes hear from families who are wondering how they can support their child in reading. Since many EHSI families do not speak Spanish at home, this question can bring an extra challenge. The most important thing you as a parent of an immersion student can do for your child is to continue to read to your child every day in English (or your native language). Hearing a wide variety of books that they enjoy will help your child develop a love of reading, a wide vocabulary, good comprehension, and an understanding of how texts are structured (whether stories, novels, or non-fiction texts). As an added bonus, it is usually a lot of fun and a great opportunity to connect with your child. Even older students often enjoy listening to books read aloud, and finding a series of books or articles they enjoy can launch them into their own exploration of more texts.
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You may be wondering if there is anything else you could do to support your child in reading (beyond homework), even without knowing Spanish. This month’s article will offer some suggestions for families who would like to support their child in the areas of reading accuracy and reading fluency. Next month we will share some ideas for supporting comprehension at home. These are general strategies, however, and we encourage you to bring any concerns to your child’s teacher during conferences because their teacher will be able to offer you ideas personalized to the needs of your child. Any strategy you try with your child will be most effective if done every day for 10 minutes or so over a period of at least three weeks.
Reading accuracy refers to correctly deciphering words on the page, often referred to as decoding.
Click here
to learn specific strategies for decoding by various grade levels.
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PTO Updates
Spring Book Fair
will be from February 19th – 23rd, and we are looking for volunteers to help with set up, book sales, and tear down in the library. Please sign up
here
if you able to help.
Please SAVE THE DATE for these upcoming events:
General PTO Meeting
will be held Feb. 26th at 6:30pm in the library.
Family Fun Night
is March 23rd, 5:30 - 8 pm in Gym/Cafeteria.
STEM Night
and the
Spanish Book Fair
are April 26th, 6:00 - 8:00pm.
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We'd love for you to get involved with our EHSI PTO!
To stay current please feel free to:
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Ski with the EHSI Interns
Join your friends and some EHSI Interns at Hyland Hills is on Friday, February 9th. Have fun skiing and enjoy dinner; Domino's Pizza will be available for purchase. This event is being coordinated through the EP Ski Club. You can see future dates and information here - please be sure to
sign up
by the Thursday, Feb. 8th!
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EHSI Yearbook Orders are Due
EHSI Yearbooks are for sale! Softcover books are available for $20 and hardcover books are available for $25. Books can be purchased online:
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob#
. Please use code:10646518. Orders accepted until 2/28/2018.
We are in need of candid and event photos for the yearbook! We'd love to have photos you've taken at events such as the Fun Run, Dia de los Muertos, with the interns, etc. Please upload to the yearbook site:
https://community.lifetouch.com/
. Our school code is: PQDAFK.
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Calendar of Upcoming Events
Feb. 12th --- 2nd Grade Music Performance, 6pm & 7pm in the PAL
Feb. 13th --- 3rd Grade Field Trip to MN Zoo
Feb. 19th --- No School (Parent-Teacher Conferences)
Jan.19th - 23rd --- Spring Book Fair, EHSI Library
Feb. 20th --- Parent-Teacher Conferences (4:00 - 8:00pm)
Feb. 22nd --- Parent-Teacher Conferences (4:00 - 8:00pm)
Feb. 26th --- PTO General Meeting, 6:30pm in the Library
March 2nd --- No School
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Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion
13400 Staring Lake Parkway
Eden Prairie, MN 55347
952-975-7700
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