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 * Schools in Column 4 in our DRG**

Suffield- Starts Spanish in Gr. 3 District 4- As of 2011-2012 Gr. 3, prior K District 10- Gr. 3 Preston-K Sharon-K Salisbury-1-3 Union-Yes

Tolland- NO Portland-No Thomaston-No Scotland- NO


 * Qualitative Examples:**

Clips from Grade 4 D.R.E.S students presenting to Kindergarten students using the information from year long Pictionary project.

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Qualitative Examples of Spanish Learning Deep River Elementary School Angela Fachini
 * At D.R.E.S we have a large number of students whose first language is Spanish. One student in particular did not speak any English upon entering the fourth grade in the fall of 2010. Because students in his class had basic conversational skills in Spanish, they were able to ask their classmate his name, how he was feeling, allowing the students to make a connection. Later in the year, an English-speaking student began to mentor the Spanish -speaking student and as a result both developed stronger language skills.
 * Kindergarten teachers have commented that their students often identify the colors in Spanish when coloring in the classroom. The students also include clothing vocabulary in daily conversations. Teachers have commented that students identify classmate’s clothing using the Spanish words “Pantalones,” and “Camisa.”
 * Fourth grade students applied knowledge from Spanish picture dictionary (Pictionary) project to create presentations for the D.R.E.S kindergarten students. Fourth graders chose a presentation that suited their personal learning style and applied the Spanish vocabulary when presenting to the younger students. Some examples include skits, games, picture books, and songs.
 * The physical education teacher has also commented on students’ use of Spanish during his class. Students are often found counting in Spanish when doing warm-up exercises.