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This year there are 14 Vikings and one chief in the Viking group. We usually start our lesson by talking about things we have done during the last week. There’s always someone who has a funny story to tell. It is important that everyone gets to speak and use their own Swedish language. After this, there is reading practice, both alone and out loud, writing, Social Studies and game. Except for this, the chief, Helena, also has a supply of reading comprehension activities, crosswords puzzles, writing practices, and word games. We have a good steady library at Swedish School so all students are encouraged to have a Swedish book with them at home. Now and then we do book reports in the Viking group.
Helena will assign real writing assignments a couple of times per term as well. Then it’s time to prepare your writing fingers, turn on that imagination, and produce a well-written essay. Although it actually doesn’t become well-written until we’ve edited it a couple of times. In December, we usually get to present what we’ve been working on at Swea’s Yule tide festival! Before Christmas and Midsummer, we practice different Swedish songs, and then we perform at the Midsummer party and we also receive certificates for completing the school year. Swedish School is awesome!!! |
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Helena teaches in the Nytänkare-group. Born and raised in Turku, she has lived in the US since the mid-1990s. Helena has been active at the Swedish School since 2004 when her daughter started attending. On the school board since 2004, she has been vice-president, chairman for three years, and currently handles communications. Before becoming teacher, Helena used to sub whenever needed, including a whole semester on the preschool side. As a university student Helena worked as a teaching assistant in a refugee class and has been fascinated by language acquisition ever since. When not busy with Swedish School, Helena handles recruitment and process development for a translation company. |
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