Welcome to Mrs. Barbara Lacoss: Manchester ESL

We would like to welcome Barbara Lacoss to Manchester High, where she is serving as an ESL teacher on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Mrs. Lacoss has many years of experience working with International students and has worked overseas teaching ESL. She resides in Manchester and is orginally from Michigan. We are so fortunate to have her join our team!
(Mrs. Lacoss (middle) pictured with two of her students at Panera Bread during Coffee and Conversation)

Coffee and Conversation!!!! February 15, 2007

Thank you to all the students who joined us at Panera Bread in Manchester for some coffee and great conversation. If you want to practice your English this is a great place for you. We will meet again on Thursday, March 15, 2007 @ 7:30PM.

Upcoming Happenings for ESL Students

Saturday, March 24th- Dinner and a trip to the Capitol in Hartford
(Dinner at Angelo’s, then off to the capitol to observe high school students running for office and a private tour with state representative Claire Janowski)

Please note: Change Of Date
Wednesday, April 11th- Old State House, Mock Trial followed by an interactive exhibit “History is All Around Us”

I hope that many of you will be able to join us for these upcoming activities.
I will be coming around with the flyers for both of these activities in early February.

Risa Filkoff, ESL Event Coordinator

New York Trip-We look Great!

If you went on the NY trip, what did you enjoy most?

Share with other students your experience.

What is a blog?

What is a blog? A blog is a web log. This will let us talk with each other on line and find out more about each others interests, where people have come from, get their hair cut, and other fun interesting facts. Please feel free to jump on this site at any time and enter your thoughts or respond to anything we have posted.
Maria K. ESL Guidance, Rockville
Risa F. ESL Coordinator