Writing & Language
Winter/Spring Semester 2012, PreK Through 12th Grade
AARDVARK NEWS ONLINE!
Join the reporting team for the school online newspaper! Write articles and learn the art of interviewing while learning more about the OES community. Be in charge of meeting deadlines and posting updates. Write local stories, feature articles, sports stories, editorials, and regular columns of your choice. You will learn to take photos and videos for the blog and use publishing software. You will also take on the role of reporter, news anchor, and producer, creating stories and broadcasts of your choosing. Video technologies and visual effects can be inserted to spice up the broadcasts.
Instructor Tracy Arensberg earned his MA from Lewis & Clark College, and his BS from Evergreen State College. He was appointed in the fall of 2010 to teach 5th grade. He also enjoys leading outdoor recreation trips.
Instructor Alysa Williams earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from PSU and her M.Ed. in multicultural education from the University of Washington. She has experience teaching a variety of grades and began at OES in 1996.
4th-5th Grade
January 31-May 29 (16 classes, 32 hours, no class May 15)
Tuesday, 3:00-5:00
Location: LS 4th/5th grade wing, Rooms 21, 28
Min/Max 5/20
Cost: $365
MANDARIN CHINESE: Beginning & Intermediate
Learn how to write and speak Mandarin in this hands-on class where the emphasis is on fun and children are truly engaged! Both verbal and written Mandarin will be taught to students, through a variety of techniques including:
- Dance
- Memorization
- Art
- Games
- Song
- Writing
Beginning students will enjoy the music and dance and have fun matching picture and word cards. They will feel, hear, observe and touch vocabulary and ideas. They will learn Mandarin numbers, colors, objects, food, fruits, animals, and their five senses and will be able to engage in simple dialogues by the end of this class.
Intermediate students need some previous experience with Mandarin. Language and culture will both be introduced and the focus will be on orally understanding, speaking, and character recognition. Children will be introduced or strengthened in their knowledge of the Chinese language.
Instructor Marian Peng earned her MA in Educational Administration from Texas Tech University and her BA in Public Administration from Chung-Hsing University. She has subbed for OES the past two years and has taught Mandarin to all ages for the past fifteen years.
PreK-1st Grade
February 2-May 31 (16 classes, no class February 16)
Thursday, 3:00-4:00
Location: Scott House, Room 38
Min/Max 5/8
Cost: $235
