March 1, 2009

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Renton School District News in Fairwood:
Lindbergh High Class Giving Back
English Classes Offered to RSD Parents

Lindbergh Gives Back to Combat Families
Over Lindbergh High School students in Creed Nelson’s construction/ manufacturing class are building picture frames for the Veterans
of Foreign Wars.

This group will distribute those frames to families with loved ones fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Nelson read about the program in a trade magazine and worked with students to create 28 frames to send to the VFW Foundation in Kansas City to be given to military families throughout the U.S.

English Classes Offered to Immigrant Parents
Parents throughout the district are taking advantage of free English classes taught by Renton School District teachers.

Family members are learning basic English skills and making personal connections with their children’s teachers at Cascade, Sierra Heights, and Tiffany Park elementary schools, Nelsen Middle School, and Hazen High School.

At many of the sites, educational activities for children are provided while parents attend class. Students whose parents attend the classes are more accountable and focused in class, and parents are more empowered to connect with teachers to intervene with students who are not completing assignments.

The English language courses are paid for through the Emergency Immigrant grant from the state’s education office.

 

Responses to
"Lindbergh Class Gives Back/English Classes"

March 27 - 12:03 pm
Ginny Garrett said: Zack Nielsen is my nephew.  Our family is so proud of him.  He is wonderful guy doing wonderful things.  His dad was in the Kuiait for a year.  Also so what a wonderful thing that RSD teachers are helping parents of ELL kids with English skills.  They really need our(the community)help in this area for their children's success and their success in our country.  I worked for Renton School District as an aide in ELL classrooms for 20 years.  I helped the ELL teacher set up a program in my building.  I worked in the room babysitting kids so their parents could learn English.  These are wonderful deserving new people in our country.

 

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