2. PROGRAM NEWS
•PROGRAM WILL SERVE STUDENTS ABOVE 9TH GRADE LEVEL
•MARCH IS READING ALOUD MONTH
•IN-SERVICE IN MAY
•POTLUCK IN JUNE
•ADDITIONAL STUDENTS

3. PROGRAM NEWS
MARTHA NEMOYER AND RAYMOND SEDIVEC
WERE NOMINATED FOR
THE GOVERNOR’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARDS

4. TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
TUTORING ESL TO ADULTS WITH VERY LOW LITERACY
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 & WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
CHECK-IN: 5:45PM / WORKSHOP: 6:00 - 8:30PM
ALBANY PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, 5101 N. KIMBALL, CHICAGO

5. COMMUNITY CONTEXT
• DIFFERENT FORMS OF TEXT THAT SURROUND US IN DAILY LIFE (STORE
SIGNS, MAPS, MENUS)
• CONNECTED WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY (LOCAL BUSINESSES AND
PLACES OF INTEREST, LANDMARKS)
• USED IN STUDENTS’ DAILY ROUTINE (SHOPS, LIBRARIES, RESTAURANTS)

6. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
• DIVERSIFY TUTORING MATERIALS
• BOOST STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY
• ENABLE STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY
• PRACTICE LITERACY SKILLS
• PRACTICE LIFE SKILLS (HOURS OF OPERATION, THE CLOSEST LIBRARY)
• MAKE STUDENTS ENGAGED IN LEARNING
• BUILD RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

7. GROUP DISCUSSION
•DO YOU USE ANY MATERIALS CONNECTED WITH THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY IN YOUR TUTORING SESSIONS?
•IF SO, WHAT KIND OF MATERIALS? HOW DO YOU USE THEM?

8. ORGANIZATIONS
•LOCAL LIBRARIES
•CLUBS AND SOCIETIES
•GROUPS OF INTEREST
•SUPPORT GROUPS

9. LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT
•THEATERS
•PERFORMANCE CENTERS
•STADIUMS
•MUSEUMS
•EXHIBITION HALLS
•CLUBS

10. PRESENTATION BY JOCELYN
LOPEZ
THE BOBBY HULL COMMUNITY ICE RINK IS LOCATED AT THE CICERO COMMUNITY PARK
NEAR 34TH STREET AND LARAMIE AVENUE.

11. THE BOBBY HULL COMMUNITY ICE RINK OPENED ITS DOORS ON DECEMBER 4TH, 2011.
MORE THAN A DOZEN OF CURRENT BLACKHAWK PLAYERS WERE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND.

12. THE ICE RINK WAS NAMED AFTER A FORMER CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS PLAYER BOBBY HULL.

13. BOBBY HULL IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST BLACKHAWKS AND NATIONAL
PLAYERS OF ALL TIME.

14. THE ICE RINK WAS DONATED BY WIRTZ CORPORATION, WHICH BUILT A 70 MILLION 600,000
SQUARE FOOT LIQUOR DISTRIBUTION CENTER ACROSS THE CICERO COMMUNITY PARK.
WIRTZ BEVERAGE HAS ALSO DONATED FUNDS TO THE LOCAL PARK DISTRICT AND
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR SPORTS AND CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES.

15. WIRTZ BEVERAGE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS, AND PART OF THE
FAMILY RUN CORPORATION THAT OWNS THE BLACKHAWKS.

16. GENERAL INFORMATION
OFFICE NUMBER: (708) 477-6875
LOCATION: 3400 S 53RD AVE, CICERO, IL 60804
TIMES OF OPERATION: 9AM-9PM TIME SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO THE WEATHER
COST: SKATE RENTAL FOR RESIDENTS $1 AND $1 FOR SKATING
SKATE RENTAL FOR NON- RESIDENTS $3 AND $5 FOR SKATING
NOTE: CHILDREN UNDER 13 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT 18 YEARS OLDER, AND ID
IS REQUIRED TO SHOW PROVE OF AGE AND RESIDENCY.

17. IN A TUTORING SESSION
• READING PRACTICE, INCLUDING READING COMPREHENSION
• GRAMMAR PRACTICE
• VOCABULARY PRACTICE
• CONVERSATION PRACTICE
• WRITING PRACTICE
• BOOST STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY
• LEARN RESEARCH TECHNIQUES
• PRACTICE LIFE SKILLS (HOURS OF OPERATION)
• DIVERSIFY TUTORING MATERIALS
• MAKE STUDENTS ENGAGED IN LEARNING

18. LOCAL BUSINESSES
•LOCAL SHOPS
•FACTORIES
•RESTAURANTS
•MARKETS

19. PLACES OF INTEREST, LANDMARKS
•NATURAL AND MAN-MADE
•DISTINCTIVE BUILDINGS
•STATUES, MONUMENTS
•PARKS
•UNIQUE LANDMARKS?

20. GAME
SEPARATE INTO TWO TEAMS AND GUESS THE NAME OF THE
LANDMARK AND IN WHICH LOCAL CITY (BERWYN, CICERO,
LYONS, OR STICKNEY) IT IS/WAS LOCATED.

33. WORKSHOP
SEPARATE INTO SMALL GROUPS AND, USING THE HANDOUT, DISCUSS HOW YOU
CAN USE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY CONTEXT IN YOUR TUTORING SESSION. CHOOSE
1-2 ITEMS FROM THE LIST.

34. LOCAL HISTORY

35. GUEST SPEAKER
DENNIS M SCHLAGHECK

36. MUSEUM TOUR