¡BIENVENIDOS A OTRO AÑO ESCOLAR!
We are excited to commence another fun filled year of learning en la clase de español here at Holmes.
OUR GOALS
Provide comprehensible input to all learners
Create enthusiasm for the subject
Provide students with a strong foundation for middle school
Improve literacy skills
Compliment school curriculum
Create a fun and low stress environment for learning
METHODOLOGY
Immersion of students in comprehensible input
Teaching lanuage in context
Storytelling (TPRS-Teaching proficiency and reading through stories)
Collaboration with teachers
Cooperative learning groups
Communicative Activities
SEÑORA POLESKI
BS in Biology & Spanish from University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Universidad de Granada-Spain 3 semesters
MEd in Instructional Leadership (Spanish) University of Illinois-Chicago
National Board Certified Teacher
16th year at Holmes School
23rd year teaching Spanish
I am raising my three children bilingual.
I lived in Spain for 3 years and visit family there each summer.
SEÑORITA PRUITT
BA in Bilingual General Education (Spanish)
MA in Curriculum and Instruction w/ESL and Bilingual Education
Endorsements in Foreign Language, ESL, Bilingual Education (Spanish), and Instructional Technology
Golden Apple Scholar Class of 2003
15 years teaching in Spanish
4th year at Holmes
I am raising my daughter in Oak Park
I am a proud Afro-Latina educator!
Recursos
Student sites
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Parent sites
School forms
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