Mrs. Haviland - ENL - K-8

  • Dear Students and Families,

    NYSESLAT reading writing and listening tests will go  from May 9th - May 19 .  Please make sure your child is at school on time and has had rest and a healthy breakfast on his or her testing days.  Thank you.

    Grade

    May 9- Sess 1

    May 10-Sess 2

    May 11-Sess 3

    5th -6th

    9 am – 10:30

    9 am-10-30

    9am-10:30

    7th -8th

    10:30 am

    10:30 am

    10:30 am

    3rd & 4th

    1:15 pm

    1:15 pm

    1:15 pm

     

    Grade

    May 12- Sess 1

    May 13-Sess 2

    May 16-Sess 3

    1st & 2nd

    9 am

    9 am

    9am

    Kindergarten

    10 am

    10 am

    10 am

     

     

    All students should be reading or listening to books in English to improve their language skills and vocabulary.  They can listen to many books on Benchmark.  Each child should try to learn 5 new words each day!

    Here are some of my recommended educational websites:

    Imagine Learning- All ENL students can access it through Clever to improve their English

    Starfall - https://www.starfall.com/h/ - Great for K-2 and newcomer students, teaches the alphabet and sounds, as well as beginning phonics and word families, fun stories and interactive learning games

    Storyline Online -  https://www.storylineonline.net/  -Great classic picture books read by famous people

    Learn English- https://www.opdome.com/ - It's an online picture dictionary.  Great site for beginners to learn beginner vocabulary with pictures and pronunciation

    Handwriting for Kids - http://www.handwritingforkids.com/ - Click on Manuscript or Cursive.  Great printables for any letter of the alphabet, handwriting paper, and create your own with your child's name to practice. Watch the animation for how to write each letter.

    Typing Club -https://www.typingclub.com/

    Free Typing Games - https://www.freetypinggame.net/Default.asp

    Word Central -http://wordcentral.com/cgi-bin/thesaurus?book=Thesaurus&va=lucky -Merriam Webster- useful dictionary, thesaurus & rhyming word site with games and word challenges to expand your mind

    Newsela- https://newsela.com/   -is great for 3rd, 4th and up to learn about what is in the news today on their reading levels

    East of the Web - http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/indexframe.html   Many short stories and word games to read and play for  4th - 8th. 

     
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Phone: 914-376-8575

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Degrees and Certifications:

BA English Literature-Binghamton University BA Spanish-Binghamton University MA ESOL- Manhattanville College 60+ credits

Mrs. Haviland

Dear Casimir Pulaski School Families, 

Hello, my name is Mary Haviland and I am your new English as a New Language (ENL) teacher this year for grades  K-8.  I was born in the Bronx.  I went to kindergarten in Puerto Rico. Then I grew up in Larchmont, NY.  I studied Spanish all through middle school, high school and college and attended the 'Instituto Internacional' in Madrid, Spain for 1 year.  I graduated from Binghamton University with a double major in English Literature and Spanish. After teaching English as a Second Language in Hita, Japan, I decided to become an ESL teacher in New York.   I have enjoyed teaching ENL in Yonkers schools since 1992.  Currently, I live in Mamaroneck, with my husband and 2 dogs, Lance and Merlin.  Our two children, Milo and Samantha, are away at college and boarding school. My favorite hobbies are walking, swimming, biking and I love to read fantasy and mystery novels.