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Wethersfield students showcase argumentative writing; EL teachers and a staff author recognized
Summary
Fourth‑ and fifth‑grade students presented classroom argumentative essays on flood‑zone development and whether children should have cell phones. The board also recognized teacher‑author Heather Peshera and EL teacher Alexis Malika highlighted Hanmer School’s EL program (Hanmer EL ~20.8% of student population).
At the board’s late‑December meeting, Wethersfield Public Schools highlighted classroom work from English‑learner instruction and presented a signed copy of a new book by teacher‑author Heather Peshera.
Alexis Malika, an English Learner (EL) teacher at Hanmer School, introduced a set of fourth‑ and fifth‑grade argumentative essays. She told the board the district is linguistically diverse — ‘‘about 1 in…
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