American School System

To introduce - представляти                               concerns - проблеми

To support - підтримувати                                  counselor – радник, вихователь

Development - розвиток                                      in addition – в додаток

Available - доступний                                         to participate – приймати участь

To require – вимагати, потребувати                  in command - головний

Freshmen – першокурсник                                 to be in charge – бути головним

Sophomore – другокурсник                                recess – перерва, відпочинок

Schedule - розклад

Differences, attend, graduate, high, kindergarten, elementary, breaks, classes, principal, supports, development, speaking, after school, available

American school system

I’d like to take some time to introduce you to the school system here in America. If you’ve just come here from another country you may notice some ______ in how our schools work. In the United States students are required to ______ school from kindergarten starting at age 5 through the 12^th grade. After that they ______ and move on to college or into a career.  We have elementary schools for students in kindergarten through 5^th or 6^th grade, middle schools for students in 6^th through 8^th grades and ____ schools for students in 9^th through 12^th grades. You may hear these high school students referred to as freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. We also have a few schools known as K through 8 schools. They run all the way from ______ to 8^th grade. Let’s look at typical school schedules. Once school starts, normally in ______ there is a morning break, lunch, and for younger students additional afternoons break. We call these ____ recess. Younger students generally have the same teacher all day. In middle and high schools students change _____ and have different teachers. They have about three to 5 minutes to get to their next class. There is a morning break and lunch. Now it’s time to meet a school staff. The _____ is a person in charge of the school, then there is a vice principal who is second in command. These people can help you with questions or concerns that you may have regarding your student. The secretary _____ school staff and helps students. They may answer the phone when you call with questions or call your home when your child is sick. Counselors help your child with social or emotional issues as well as making sure they are taking the right classes. Counselors and social workers are additional resources that we encourage you and your child to access. Teachers teach classes to your students. English language _____ or Old teachers are teachers who specialize in teaching English to English learners in area of reading, writing and _____. In addition to your students’ classes during the day, you may have them participate in before and _____ programs. These programs support and build on to work your students competes during the school day. Check with your school to see what programs might be ______. Your child may also participate in after school activities ranging from sports to academic clubs.

1. OLD teachers specialize on helping students with Science.
2. There are no people who can help students with emotional issues.
3. Principal is a person in charge of the school.
4. Young learners have the same amount of breaks as everybody else.
5. Young learners have different teachers as well as older students.

Someone who is at their first year at high school

Progress

To finish the educational institution

Extra curriculum activities

Timing and amount of classes you have at school

Headmaster

Time a student has to move from one class to another