1. Unit 1

2. Vocabulary School Grade level Elementary (Primary) Middle (Intermediate) High (Secondary)

3. Schools and Grade Levels Pre-school (Pre-K) Elementary School (K-5) Middle School (6-8) High School (9-12)

4. Pre-school It is not mandatory 3-5 years old Head Start is available at some schools at no-cost Child Find is a program to identify special needs at no-cost

5. Elementary School Kindergarten-fifth grade (K-5) Ages: 5-11

6. Middle School Sixth-Eighth grade (6-8) Ages: 11-14 Classes by department

7. High School Ninth-Twelfth grade (9-12) Ages: 14-17 (ESOL students can stay in high school to finish their diploma requirements until age 22) Classes by department Choose classes to meet graduation requirements

8. PWCS School Calendar School begins the Tuesday after Labor Day (September 8 th ) Ends in June (June 8 th, 2010) Vacations (Holidays) Veterans Day (November 11) Thanksgiving Break (November 26-27)

9. PWCS School Calendar Winter Break (December 24, 2009- January 3, 2010) Martin Luther King, Jr. (Jan. 18) President’s Day (February 15) Spring Break (March 29-April 5) Memorial Day (May 31)

10. Literacy Activity Read the story “Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan’s Chinese New Year,” by Kate Waters. Create a Venn diagram of U.S. and world holidays to compare similarities and differences.

11. Holiday Activity From Activity 1: share your partner’s favorite holiday. Picture-Word Matching Game Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Chinese New Year Thanksgiving Easter (Spring) Religious Holiday (Ramadan, Yom Kippur, etc.) Mother’s Day/Father’s Day Independence Day

12. Computer Lab Go to the Internet and find information on their own country’s holiday(s) Write notes Download pictures to share