ESLR+-+International+Day

Coordinators: Wendi Allen & Dana Carney

International Day is Friday, October 22nd

 * Grade || Last Year's Topics (2009) || This Year's Topics (2010) ||
 * EY || Australia || Australia ||
 * 1 || Mexico || Mexico ||
 * 2 || Ancient Greece || Ancient Greece ||
 * 3 || Canada || South Africa ||
 * 4 || United States || South Korea ||
 * 5 || Spain || Colombia ||
 * 6 || India || New Zealand ||
 * 7 || Mauritius || Japan ||
 * 8 || Egypt || Thailand ||
 * 9 || Italy || Belgium ||
 * 10 || Italy || Switzerland ||
 * 11 || Countries in Africa || Switzerland ||
 * 12 || Countries in Africa || Chile ||

Guidance for ESLR activity With your help, students identify the task that they will learn and then demonstrate to other classes. Examples from last year: Students taught how to play Mancala, Parcheesi, American Football, how to write their name in hieroglyphics, make a dot painting, etc.
 * 1)  Purpose of the project – to understand and appreciate the uniqueness and diversity of countries.
 * 2)  The task - to learn one game, activity, or dance that integrates the culture.
 * Cultural features may include music, art, entertainment, sports, food, religion, languages, etc. Customs can be traditional or contemporary.

The Elementary activity should take no more than 10 minutes to do and leave 5 minutes for students to write out the activity in their passport. The MS/HS activity should take no more than 10-12 minutes to do and leave 5-8 minutes for students to write out the activity in their passport. __Instructions for Assessment of ESLR International Task__ ** Classroom teachers will: **
 * Guide students in the ESLR-based International Day task
 * Pick up the large envelope with task sheets and passports in your mailbox
 * Pencil in the total for each student in the International Day column on paper attached to outside of envelope
 * Complete the task sheet (with comments) for each student and place in large envelope
 * Place the envelope in the mailbox: Elementary: Dana, MS/HS: Wendi.

** ESLR Co-Coordinators will: **
 * Place large envelopes with task sheets and passports in homeroom teacher’s box
 * Verify all task sheet scores are added up and recorded
 * Place the completed envelope in Steve’s mailbox
 * Solicit feedback from staff
 * Ensure all “to do” topics are completed

** Curriculum Coordinator will: **
 * Process documents.

**The Office will:**
 * Copy and distribute parent invitation letter
 * Put the envelopes together
 * Make the passports

**__ Timetable __** October 11-21: Homeroom teachers work with students on task

October 11: Coordinators distribute envelopes to homeroom teachers October 27: Homeroom teachers return envelope to above coordinators as indicated above. October 29: Coordinators verifies task sheet scores and places envelope(s) in Steve’s mailbox **__ Schedule __** 8:30-8:50 - Attendance/Preparation and set-up / Change into costumes

9:00-10:00 - Parade/Assembly 10:00-10:20 Snack/Recess 10:25-11:55 Elementary classes host upper classes – work on ESLR task 12:00-12:30 Lunch –Students only plus the 3 recess monitors 12:30-1:00 Students to recess. Teachers, staff, and parents eat lunch 1:00 Students/teachers return to classrooms and get ready for next task 1:05-3:20 - MS/HS classes host Elementary classes – work on ESLR task 3:20-3:25 - Return to homeroom to prepare to go home

**__ Classroom Visits: __** 1) Please set up displays in your classrooms (unless otherwise directed). 2) Every homeroom teacher will have at least one assistant for the day.

**__ Parade of Nations __** Teachers and assistants are asked to bring their classes down to the area where the buses are usually parked at 8:50am sharp. Parents and guests will be assembled around the circle near the gate. Once the parade starts, students will march in their country groups with their flag – around the circle and then stop at their country’s sign on the backside to watch the rest of the parade. Teachers can march with their country as well.

9:20a.m. (Approx). Once the last country is announced and finishes the parade walk, parents are welcome to take photos. 9:25a.m. Then everyone will move into the assembly hall. Students will sit by grade level (there will be signs) and get ready for the assembly. Parents and guests should move into the assembly hall last and sit behind the students. 10:00-10:20 After the assembly, students will be dismissed for recess. 10:25 Elementary students go to their classrooms and the MS/HS will rotate through the rooms for activities. ** MS/HS Schedule to visit Elementary: ** *Early Years will be in the 5th Grade Classroom. 5th Grade will be in the Large Computer Lab **__ Lunch: 12:00-1:00 __** Students will eat lunch at 12:00 noon. Students go to recess at 12:30 p.m. Staff, teachers, and parents eat when the students go to recess.
 * || ** 10:25-10:40 **  ||  ** 10:40-10:55 **  ||  ** 10:55-11:10 **  ||  ** 11:10-11:25 **  ||  ** 11:25-11:40 **  ||  ** 11:40-11:55 **  ||
 * 6th ||  *Early Years  ||  1st  ||  2nd  ||  3rd  ||  4th  ||  5th  ||
 * 7th ||  **5th**  ||  *Early Years  ||  1st  ||  2nd  ||  3rd  ||  4th  ||
 * 8th ||  4th  ||  5th  ||  *Early Years  ||  1st  ||  2nd  ||  3rd  ||
 * 9th ||  3rd  ||  4th  ||  **5th**  ||  *Early Years  ||  1st  ||  2nd  ||
 * 10/11th ||  2nd  ||  3rd  ||  4th  ||  5th  ||  *Early Years  ||  1st  ||
 * 12th ||  1st  ||  2nd  ||  3rd  ||  4th  ||  **5th**  ||  *Early Years  ||
 * 1) Proceed around the tables starting to your right, going forward only!
 * 2) Find a place outside to sit and eat.

We ask everyone: 1) Do not congregate in front of the doors. 2) Please respect the time allotted for eating as there are others waiting. 3) Assistants, please stay with your class you are assigned to.

** Elementary Schedule to visit MS/HS: ** 3:20p.m. Elementary returns to classrooms and everyone prepares to go home.
 * || ** 1:05-1:25 **  ||  ** 3 **  ||  ** 1:28-1:48 **  ||  ** 3 **  ||  ** 1:51-2:11 **  ||  ** 3 **  ||  ** 2:14-2:34 **  ||  ** 3 **  ||  ** 2:37-2:57 **  ||  ** 3 **  ||  ** 3:00-3:20 **  ||
 * Early Years ||  6th  ||   ||  7th  ||   ||  8th  ||   ||  9th  ||   ||  10/11th  ||   ||  12th  ||
 * 1st ||  7th  ||   ||  8th  ||   ||  9th  ||   ||  10/11th  ||   ||  12th  ||   ||  6th  ||
 * 2nd ||  8th  ||   ||  9th  ||   ||  10/11th  ||   ||  12th  ||   ||  6th  ||   ||  7th  ||
 * 3rd ||  9th  ||   ||  10/11th  ||   ||  12th  ||   ||  6th  ||   ||  7th  ||   ||  8th  ||
 * 4th ||  10/11th  ||   ||  12th  ||   ||  6th  ||   ||  7th  ||   ||  8th  ||   ||  9th  ||
 * 5th ||  12th  ||   ||  6th  ||   ||  7th  ||   ||  8th  ||   ||  9th  ||   ||  10/11th  ||