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Dear Friends,

Welcome back to tutoring in full force as we launch into fall of 2016! We hope you were able to take some time for yourselves to relax this summer, and that you are your students have reconnected and are excited to work toward some tangible goals for 2016-2017.

The piece you will read in this TOP newsletter demonstrates the importance of setting a goal, as Armida did with citizenship, and then working on the sub-steps that will help you meet that goal. Let this remind us, as tutors, to take the time in September to have a conversation with our students, with the purpose of creating a Goal Plan together. What is it that my student(s) want to know, improve on, or accomplish....and how can I help them make this happen? To meet that goal will be a gratifying moment for both you and your students!

Congratulations to our new U.S. citizen, Armida Espaillat, student of Virginia Bush!

My best,

Lynne

please click here to access the goal plan form

A Note on English from Virginia

The noun "citizen" refers to a person. The noun "citizenship" refers to the state of being that kind of person, and this idea includes the various qualities or requirements necessary for being that kind of person. The ending "-ship" is used in this way with many other nouns. For example:

"Leadership" refers to being a leader: "Because of John's leadership, our group's project was a success."

"Friendship" refers to being a friend: "Sue and Mary have known each other since first grade. Their friendship has lasted a long time."

"Partnership" refers to being a partner: "Frank and Ann work well and they enjoy their partnership."

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Hi everyone,

For our email today, Armida has written about becoming a U.S. citizen.

As some of you already know, I'm now a citizen of the United States. This is good news, and I want to share it with the rest of you.

On Friday, August 5th, 2016, I went to my ceremony for my citizenship. It was in U.S. District Court in Hartford. I'm happy about it!

Katty, a friend of mine, was with me. She is an American, and she asked me, "Can I go to your ceremony?" I said, "Of course you can". She was happy for me!

As a citizen of the United States of America, I can help my relatives to become residents of the United States. I'm going to start with my mom, because she loves the United States. In order to help my mom to become a lawful permanent resident of the United States by obtaining a "Green Card", I need to sponsor her.

The only thing I regret is not making that decision before, but the most important thing is that I did it.

It was a great moment in my life! I'm so excited!!

Please, if you haven't made this decision yet, don't wait. This is a wonderful moment.

by Armida

This great tutoring tip was shared by tutor
Ed Meslin who works with 2 ESOL Intermediate level students in our New Britain office.

I found this site https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/word-of-the-day.htm where my students can get these words of the day sent to their email each day. I think it is a good ongoing homework assignment where we review the words and phrases they received the previous week.