Bored? Try Your Parks and Recreation Deparrtment or the Library! Summer 2010 sticky icon

 If you want to avoid boredom or want to stay fit, check out your local library or parks and recreation department. Here are links to the summer brochures for Sacramento City Parks and Recreation Department and the Cosumnes River (Ele Grove)  Community Service's Park and Recreation Department. The parks departments have swimming, fitness, arts, dance, and other classes for children, teens, adults, and seniors. The library has weekly children's programs, computer access, audiobooks, books, DVD's, CD's, etc. for all levels. Here are links to their websites:

Sacramento City Parks and Recreation Department 

Cosumnes River Community Services District

Sacramento Public Library

 

 

British Council: Learn English sticky icon

The British Council's Learn English website is designed for English learners in the UK, but there is a lot for all English learners. The sections include

  • Listen and Watch- elementary podxast
  • Grammar & Words
  • Fun & Games
  • Business and Work

Food and Nutrition Games sticky icon

My Pyramid Blastoff Game

Food Force Combination Game

Nutrition Mixer Game

Feed the Monster

The Best ESL Websites for Practicing at Home sticky icon

BBC Learn English

www.cdlponline.org

www.esl-lab.com

www.marshalladulteducation.org/reading-skills-for-todays-adult

VOA Special English

www.elllo.org

www.manythings.org

www.spellingcity.com

www.usalearns.org

www.myefa.org

 

Talent Show and Culture Week sticky icon

 

TALENT SHOW AND CULTURE WEEK
   
Students and Teachers at Florin Tech!          April, 2010.
The Student Council is organizing an activity for springtime.   The activity is a combination of Culture Week, Talent Show, and a Potluck. The activities will start on May 12th, 2010.
This is the program for May:
WEDNESDAY 12TH, CULTURAL EXPOSITION.
Display of the traditions of your country: Traditional clothes, arts, crafts, pictures, paints, etc. This event will take place in the big room upstairs at 10:00 a.m.
THURSDAY 13TH, TALENT SHOW.
Show about the habilities you have like: Singing, dancing, playing an instrument, painting, acting, etc. This event will take place in the patio close to room M-1 at 10:00 a.m.
FRIDAY 14TH, BIG POTLUCK.
Everyone will bring food to share.  Examples: Salad, fruit, any entree, dessert, sodas, etc. Food will be set up in the cafeteria at 10:00 a.m.
We would really like you to participate in these wonderful activities. We need people with the desire to show their talents and culture to other students. This is an excellent opportunity to feel proud of your cultural heritage showing it to others.  Besides you will have a great time and fun.  So get   organized with your class and prepare an exposition about your wonderful culture.
If you want to participate in any event, just tell your teacher and she/he will put you on a list. Thank you so much for your interest and participation in this activities.
Rocio Alarcon. Student Council President.

 

Earth Day: Spelling City sticky icon

Jack made a  a recycling spelling list and one for Earth day in Spelling City,.. 

Earth Day and the Environment: VOA Special English sticky icon

VOA Special English stories related to the environment include:

 

Green Transportation Festival

Sharks: A Bad Image, but Oceans Value Them

Earth Day: 2003

Seven Win Goldman Environmental Prize

Study Measures Enviromental Effects of Human Activity

Earth Day and the Environment: Marshall Adult Ed "Reading Skills for Today's Adults"- Group 2 Stories sticky icon

Here are stories related to the environment:

Environmental Health

Better Gas Mileage

Hybrid Cars

Wind Energy

Second Hand Smoke

 

Earth Day and the Environment: California Distance Learning Project sticky icon

Here are California Distance Learning Project stories related to the environment and Earh Day:

 Burning Wood Bad for the Air

California Toxic Spill

County Starts Using Electric Buses

Hurricanes Could be Cause by Warm Weather

Californians Want to Fight Global Warming

Polluting Cars

Pollution Fight

Save the Forest

 

 

Jaime Escalante- The Futures Channel sticky icon

 Jaime Escalante died on March 30, 2010. He was an educator who made a difference, inspiring his students and those who heard about him. Read stories and see videos at the Futures Channel.

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