Monthly Archives: August 2013

Mapping where English is not the language at home

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Rebecca Mantonya

Here is an interesting article about Mapping where English is not the language at home from the Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/national/us-language-map/ If you look at the map of Nebraska,  look at Lancaster county at least  10% of our county  speaks Spanish.  … Continue reading →

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ELL in the News

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Rebecca Mantonya

ELL in LPS has been in the news.  We were well represented by middle school teachers in the Lincoln Journal Star  Click here to read the article and  by our coordinator Laura Salem on 10/11 News.  Click here to see … Continue reading →

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ELL Teacher Schedules

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Rebecca Mantonya

Happy Monday! This is what our ELL schedules currently look like.  If you have questions or concerns, please email or talk to Becky.  Mrs. Mantonya 9:00-12:50   kg at West Lincoln (3 reading groups, lunch and a writing group) 12:50-1:45  Parkview … Continue reading →

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2013 Test outs of ELL

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Rebecca Mantonya

It is always great to start a new school year with a celebration.  We had about 575 ELL students test out of ELL in the district.  Students test out by passing the ELDA, teacher recommendation and or also passing the … Continue reading →

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Summer School!!

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Rebecca Mantonya

Water was our theme!! About 60 kids in grades K-3 attended a Water themed Summer school at West Lincoln. We learned all about water, we read, did science experiments, completed math problems,  and checked out books from the library. The … Continue reading →

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