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The PS 48 South Bronx Intensive English Sessions After School Program
The PS 48 South Bronx Intensive English Sessions After School Program
- Your child will receive a snack each session during the program.
- The PS 48 South Bronx Intensive English Sessions take place from 2:20 P.M. until 4:45 P.M. on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
- Please pick up your child from the PS 48 lobby promptly at 4:45 P.M.
- Learn more about the program. Visit the PS 48 South Bronx Intensive English Sessions media page.
Through this program your child will:
Through this program your child will:
- Investigate fun scientific topics;
- Develop speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills;
- Enhance preparation for 21st Century careers requiring collaboration and tech savviness; and,
- Prepare for success on the NYSESLAT exam in May 2018.
Program Media
Program Media
Program Overview
Program Overview
The PS 48 Title III After School Program for SY2017-2018 focuses on accelerating the English language acquisition for English Language Learners (ELLs) and at risk immigrant students who may have a home language of English as well. The program centers on developing content knowledge aligned to the New York City Dept. of Education (NYCDOE) social studies and science scope and sequence. This will provide the academic vocabulary and literacy skills to be successful for grade level demands, whether tasks or formative assessments in literacy, in particular for the Spring 2018 NYSESLAT assessment. The program is a successful model for ENL learning. Assessment data collected at the beginning, middle and end of the program demonstrates that each year students in the program make English acquisition and academic content learning gains.
Through the program students learn English through hands on science activities. When it's warm, this includes investigating the outdoors, including weather, archeology, gardening, plant life. The program's students hail from across the globe, including Yemen, Senegal, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Peru, and Honduras. It will take place at PS 48, the PS 48 garden, and Drake Park. Check out the student video from last year's program, Drake Park Needs Assessment.
Units of Inquiry and Exploration
Units of Inquiry and Exploration
- Energy
- Plant and Animal Diversity and Identification
- Capstone Project: Environmental Public Service Announcement using BrainPop's Make-A-Movie
Program Resources
Program Resources
BrainPOP Suite (use your log in as provided by the program teachers)
For each topic, there are multiple activities beyond the video. Take a quiz, write a story, Make-A-Map, Make-A-Movie, and learning through gaming! Choose topics connected to the units of inquiry. Get your Moby on!
Students will explore the science and social studies in their local community of Hunts Point. They will visit Drake Park frequently to explore nature, advocate for the local parks, and ask important questions about how and who we choose to remember.
Readworks.org Online Reading and Writing
This resource will "provide the [students with the] largest, highest-quality library of curated nonfiction and literary articles in the country, along with reading comprehension and vocabulary lessons, formative assessments, and teacher guidance."
"At Mystery Science, our mission is to help children stay curious. Young children love to ask questions. They’re naturally curious about the world: “Why does it get cold in the winter?” “Why do we need to cook our food?” “Why are flowers so colorful?” The sad fact is, by the time most children reach middle or high school, they've lost this curiosity. Science class rarely focuses on helping children investigate their questions."
Myon Online Reading and Writing
Search for texts (books) on the units of inquiry we are studying. Read, listen, and write about what you are learning. What connections are you making? What group of words to you know?
NYSESLAT Rubric: This rubric lets students know how well they are writing constructed responses. Help your child understand the rubric. Click for more information on the NYSESLAT samplers.
NYSESLAT_2016_Writing_Rubric.pdfGoogle Sites
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