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Finlandia ESL: 2009-11-22
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Friday, November 27, 2009. Students read historical novel set in 1950s South. Some of our ESL students have been reading the historical novel Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands. In their UNS 100 classes this semester. The book is based on real events that included murders of African Americans by the Ku Klux Klan in Florida during the 1950s, as the Civil Rights Movement was beginning. Evangeline Moore speaks to Finlandia students about the events of the novel Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands. The book was chosen ...
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Finlandia ESL: 2008-04-13
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Saturday, April 19, 2008. Kumiko: Spring Break project in Mississippi. During spring break, I went to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to help the hurricane "Katrina" victims. Our group from Finlandia University had 14 people. Here I am in Mississippi with Kristin, one of my best friends! Click on photos for larger versions.). Pictured with me in this photo are, from left, Salome, Mary and Micki. We met at the camp, worked together and became good friends. Anyway, all the work was very hard. Posted by Finland...
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Finlandia ESL: 2008-04-20
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Saturday, April 26, 2008. Taking Care of Children. I have worked at a Child Care Center as a volunteer in both the U.S. and Japan. Through these experiences I realized that there are quite a few differences in ways of taking care of children at preschool, such as wearing uniforms, playing outside, or making children eat many kinds of food. These are differences of culture, character, and ways of thinking in the two countries. Uniforms also show which school the children belong to. In the U.S. peo...There...
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Finlandia ESL: 2008-05-04
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Sunday, May 4, 2008. Finlandia students participate in MTU's indoor soccer tournament. HOUGHTON, MI - Daniel and I participated for a month in the Spring 2008 Michigan Tech University indoor soccer tournament, which included a variety of teams. At first the program started with a group league; after that, more great teams competed in the group league. Finally, only good grade teams matched in the semi-final and final games of the tournament. Finally, we became a champion of the Division-A! To view the sl...
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Finlandia ESL: Listening-Speaking class begins with TV ads
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Friday, November 27, 2009. Listening-Speaking class begins with TV ads. Students in Suzanne Van Dam's ESL Listening-Speaking class began the semester with the challenge of presenting amusing TV commercials. Leo, right, explains his group's TV commercial to the class. Pictured also, from left, are Naoya, Suzanne, Ma and Ji. Rei and Airi are in the background. Click on photos for larger versions. Rei displays the props she used for her group's commercial. Also pictured are Airi and Rui.
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Finlandia ESL: Houghton County Fair: August 28, 2009
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Houghton County Fair: August 28, 2009. HANCOCK - And it's hey, ho, come to the Fair! Our first field trip this Fall semester was a visit to the Houghton County Fair in Hancock. The weather was a little damp, but the rain actually stopped for most of the time we were there. Thanks to Suzanne for driving the van! Is that Ji, far left, ready to take photos of the jugglers? That brave little kid volunteered to be in the middle! These guys ride unicycles, too. Time for coffee and ho...
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Finlandia ESL: 2008-03-23
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Saturday, March 29, 2008. ESL Reading: Assignments March 31-April 4. Monday, March 31. Preparation:. Read the first half of the script for Beauty and the Beast. To p 104 (end of Country House scene). Study the description of the character that you will portray in the play (your role) on the first page (p. 91). Practice reading out loud your character's lines. Make a list of any new vocabulary words in your part and their meanings. Answer questions sent to you on email. Wednesday, April 2. Preparation:.
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(mis) Adventures of a 2 year old: March 2009
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Mis) Adventures of a 2 year old. Chronicle of the Swykert family adventures, mom and dad, Jenna, Tom and Jackson. Monday, March 30, 2009. This one is from Karla, very light and delicious! A chocolate pat-in-the-pan pie crust makes easy work of this special edition chocolate-plus pie! Prep Time: 25 minTotal Time: 5 hours 30 minMakes: 8 servings. Chocolate Pat-in-Pan Pie Crust. 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons Gold Medal all-purpose flour. 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened. 1/4 cup powdered sugar. 3 In chill...
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Copper Country Home Educators Updates: June 2011
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Copper Country Home Educators Updates. This is online archive of CCHE's "Updates! Emails. CCHE serves the homeschooling community of the copper country region of the upper peninsula of Michigan. CCHE on the Internet. CCHE's Amazon Resource Store. Friday, June 10, 2011. Updates for June 10th, 2011. This is an archived version of the emailed newsletter: "Updates! All contact info has been deleted for privacy sake. If you need information on any of the events/items posted on this blog please email. A hands-...
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(mis) Adventures of a 2 year old: October 2010
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Mis) Adventures of a 2 year old. Chronicle of the Swykert family adventures, mom and dad, Jenna, Tom and Jackson. Saturday, October 30, 2010. Busy, busy, busy. As you can tell from the big time gap here, we have been busy. I am hoping to cut back to 3 days a week at work after Christmas.course that doesn't mean I will have any more time :) The UP enjoyed a wonderful warm summer and the past month has been sunny and lovely too! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Pete Torola's Homeless Page.
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