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	<title>Muscota New School Blog &#187; Eric&#8217;s Blog</title>
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	<description>A weblog for teachers at The Muscota New School, Manhattan</description>
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		<title>Manhattan Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our fourth-grader, Artin Cosaj, took this great picture “A Prince and His Bride” and it will appear in this week&#8217;s Manhattan Times. We&#8217;re all happy for his success!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our fourth-grader, Artin Cosaj, took this great picture<a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/photo-artin-cosaj.JPG" title="“A Prince and His Bride”"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/photo-artin-cosaj.JPG" title="“A Prince and His Bride”">“A Prince and His Bride”</a></p>
<p>and it will appear in this week&#8217;s Manhattan Times.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re all happy for his success!</p>
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		<title>Ice skating</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some photos from our ice staking trip: Trump Mia Aquí están algunas fotos de nuestra excursión a la pista de patinaje: Reflection Ivan]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are some photos from our ice staking trip:<a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/ice-skating.JPG" title="Trump"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/ice-skating.JPG" title="Trump">Trump</a></p>
<p><a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/mia-closeup.JPG" title="Mia">Mia</a></p>
<p>Aquí están algunas fotos de nuestra excursión a la pista de patinaje:</p>
<p><a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/ice-skating-bummer.JPG" title="Reflection">Reflection</a></p>
<p><a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/ivan-and-eric.JPG" title="Ivan">Ivan</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often overlooked in ESL settings, test language can be very tricky to English Language Learners. Some say that preparing for tests is actually learning a third language. But third language or not, our students did an amazing job creating the test from scratch, administering the test to other fifth graders, and grading the test. As [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">Often overlooked in ESL settings, test language can be very tricky to English Language Learners.<span>  </span>Some say that preparing for tests is actually learning a third language.<span>  </span>But third language or not, our students did an amazing job creating the test from scratch, administering the test to other fifth graders, and grading the test.<span>  </span>As a teacher, it was great to watch them experiment with and talk about many different levels of language.<span>  </span>Their work is displayed in the hallway by the main staircase.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Try one of their questions below:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o> </o><a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/dsc06147.JPG" title="The woman is happy.  True or False?">The woman is happy.  True or False?</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">Por otro lado en lugar de la aburrida y tediosa forma de preparar un examen, los ninos del quinto grado decidieron hacer sus propios examenes, aplicarlos a todos los demás estudiantes en su grado, y al final, calificarlos. <span> </span>Para mi como maestro, era fantástico <span> </span>verlos experimentar y hablar diferentes niveles del idioma, como el idioma academico de examenes.<span>  </span>Algunos dicen que el idioma de los examenes es practicamente otro idioma.<span>  </span>El idioma de un examen puede ser muy diferente y dificil y por eso la asignación fue muy efectiva.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">Trate usted hacer una de las preguntas:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/dsc06155.JPG" title="Look at the picture.  Write a story about what is happening in the picture.  Write as much as you can.">Look at the picture.  Write a story about what is happening in the picture.  Write as much as you can.</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Letter to Families</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; January 2, 2007 Dear families, Greetings from the ESL program! We’ve been having a great time in our little corner and I just wanted to say that I am very proud of the work your children have been doing. What we’ve been up to The upper-grade students have made our own baseball stadiums with [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal">January 2, 2007</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear families,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings from the ESL program!<span>  </span>We’ve been having a great time in our little corner and I just wanted to say that I am very proud of the work your children have been doing.<span>  </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>What we’ve been up to<o></o></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The upper-grade students have made our own baseball stadiums with accompanying media guides.<span>  </span>Lucky for us, my friend, Michael Margolis, is involved with media relations at Yankee Stadium and he came to visit one day in October.<span>   </span>For those who participated, presenting our work to a professional in the field was a great experience.<span>  </span>Everyone who presented seemed like a natural!</p>
<p><a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/dsc06015.JPG" title="Emmanuel’s ball park and book (note the subterranean chess club)">Emmanuel’s ball park and book (note the subterranean chess club)</a></p>
<p><a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/dsc06033.JPG" title="Julia’s dramatic rendition of the new Yankee Stadium">Julia’s dramatic rendition of the new Yankee Stadium</a></p>
<p><a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/dsc06046.JPG" title="if your name wasn’t on the list there was no way you were getting in">if your name wasn’t on the list there was no way you were getting in</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right" align="right">2 de Enero, 2007</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">Estimados Padres de Familia,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">Envio saludos del programa de ESL (inglés como segundo idioma).<span>  </span>Hemos tenido un buen tiempo en nuestro rincón y yo solo queria decir que estoy muy orgulloso del trabajo de sus niños.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><strong>Nuestros projectos<o></o></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">Los ninos de cuarto y quinto grado han hecho sus propios Estadios de Baseball basandose en libros de información.<span>  </span>Afortunadamente mi amigo, Michael Margolis, trabaja en el depto. de Relaciones con Medios de los Yankees y nos visitó un dia en el mes de octubre.<span>  </span>Para los que participaron presentando sus obras a un profesional fue una gran experiencia y todos expresaron sus ideas de forma muy natural, como “expertitos”.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/dsc06061.JPG" title="Remy fué nuestro primer voluntario en la presentación">Remy fué nuestro primer voluntario en la presentación</a></p>
<p> <a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/dsc06065.JPG" title="Michael Margolis buscando ideas para robarse">Michael Margolis buscando ideas para robarse</a></p>
<p><a href="http://muscota.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/dsc06071.JPG" title="Yole y Audrey . . . muy contentas">Yole y Audrey . . . muy contentas</a></p>
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