June 2014 - Simsbury

The World Language
June 2014
Connection
A Publication of the Simsbury Public Schools World Language Department
ACHIEVEMENTS
l Student Awards
NATIONAL LATIN CONTEST
In March Latin students took the
National Latin Exam, and for
the first time at Henry James, the
Medussa Mythology Exam! (See
story below.)
Winners (l. to r.) Hannah Kovel, Julia
Pugmire, Katerina Voegtle, and Abigail
Interrante.
POETRY CONTEST
The World Language Department
held its annual Poetry Contest
in January for Henry James and
Simsbury High School students.
HJMS finalists recited poems in
Spanish, French, Chinese and
Latin and were scored on their
pronunciation, memorization
and interpretation. Congratulation to the following winners of
the Henry James contest: Hayley Latorre (Spanish 8), Abigail
Interrante (Spanish 7), Kayla
Greene (French 8), Colby MorkAwards—Cont. on page 2
l Medusa Mythology Madness!
Latin is alive and well at HJMS and SHS. Students in Simsbury carry on a long tradition of Latin
study and now can begin in grade 7 as a first choice along with other languages offered in the district.
As part of the curriculum, students learn about Greek and Roman Mythology. Students were so enthusiastic about the characters and stories that many of them volunteered to take the National Medusa Mythology
Exam. Students from both schools sat for the rigorous examination. Bronwyn Mogck from HJMS and John Mudano both scored
above the national average, receiving the Corona Laurum and
Olivae, respectively. Four freshmen students who not only took
the exam but also received Latin Achievement awards shared
why they like Mythology:
Erica Schulman remembers studying Mythology in grade 6 and
she thinks the Roman everyday life was different than ours, it is
still interesting. The daily life of the Greeks and Romans is based
on Mythology. The connections help her to understand Latin and
the culture.
Jonathon Dicks completed a project for Magistra Trout. He stud- (L. to r.) Erica Schulman, Jonathon Dicks, Alexied the God of War Aves/Mars. He finds it entertaining to read or andra Clark and Sarah Poirot.
discuss the explanations for why things happened.
Alexandra Clark finds that many of the stories and concepts easily translate to beliefs of our daily lives today. There are
many connections made in class which are fascinating. She also learned some mythology in history and religion classes.
Sarah Poirot first became interested in mythology in elementary school as she read books about Egyptian mythology. She did a project in eighth grade on gods and goddesses and likes the connections made to nature.
UPCOMING
lTravel Opportunities
Next year language students
will have the opportunity to
travel in April. If you missed
the informational meetings in
May or June, there may still be
openings. Contact the following teachers or Department Supervisor Stephanie Duchesneau
[email protected].
ct.us for more information:
China (HJMS and SHS
students and family members)
[email protected]
French Exchange (SHS)
[email protected]
Italy (SHS) jtrout@simsbury.
k12.ct.us
Spain (SHS) jscheer@simsbury.
k12.ct.us
Awards—Cont. from page 1
an (French 7) Nick Hayes (Chinese 8), Leonardo Guerrero (Chinese 7) and Hannah Kovel (Latin
8). These eight poets went on to
compete in the state contest on
March 17th at Central CT State
University. The annual contest
is sponsored by the CT Council
of Language Teachers (COLT)
and attracted nearly 500 students
from 50 schools in Connecticut
this year with poems recited in 16
languages!
HJMS Winners:
Chinese Middle School 1
Leonardo Guerrero 1st Place
Chinese Middle School 2
Nicholas Hayes
3rd Place
French Middle School 2
Kayla Greene
2nd Place
Latin Middle School 2
Hannah Kovel
1st Place
Spanish Middle School 1
Abigail Interrante
1st Place
SHS Winners:
Chinese High School 2
Emma Kyzivat 1st Place
Chinese High School 3
Rosemary Wallace
3rd Place
French High School 1
Rachel Baumann 1st Place
French High School 2
Julia Pugmire 2nd Place
Latin High School 2
Dhruv Zimmerman
1st Place
Latin High School 3
Halley Haruta
1st Place
Students also participated in the
2014 COLT Poster Contest. This
year’s theme was World Languages: Common Core to Communication. Posters are judged
on relevancy to theme, overall
visual impact, neatness, connection to cultural and creativity. Three HJMS students were
selected to submit their posters to
the state contest: Julia Jahrstrofer
(French); Lucia O’Sullivan (Chinese); and Sarah Sedor (French).
Please join us in congratulating
our resident artists!
l Students receive National
Latin Exam honors
The World Language Department proudly recognizes the
following students for their
achievement on the 2014 National Latin Exam. These students were joined by 154,000
students from 49 other states
(except Iowa) and 17 foreign
countries including Australia,
Canada, China, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Oman, Philippines,
Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, the United
Kingdom and Zimbabwe.
Henry James Memorial School
Of the 16 8th graders who took the exam, 14 HJ Latin students received national
recognition! The following students received certificates and ribbons for high
achievement: Caroline Pane, Cassidy Correll, Thomas Lim, Hannah Kovel, Allison
Driscoll, Janina Szczepanski, Sean Henderson, Emma Costello. These students
received certificates of achievement: Autimn Buytkins, Megan Dandini, Kacey
Decker, Grace Hare.
Simsbury High School
Latin 1:
Silver Maxima Cum Laude Katherine Ziko
Latin 2:
Silver Maxima Cum Laude Matthew Gutierrez
Magna Cum Laude
Dhruv Zimmerman
Latin 3:
Silver Maxima Cum Laude Halley Haruta , Sarah Soja
Magna Cum Laude
Ellen Ransley
Cum Laude
Katherine Angus, Emily Zepf
Latin Prose IV: Silver Maxima Cum Laude Dan Schmetterling
Magna Cum Laude
Michaela Warshaw, Joseph Adorno,
Josephine Black, Colin Churchill
Cum Laude
Grayham Lohrey
Latin 5:
Silver Maxima Cum Laude Eduardo Rosadio
We commend and are proud of all of our Latin students!
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tures when they return.
l HSK Chinese International
Examination
Chinese students in level 1-4 traveled to the official testing site at
Glastonbury High School to take
the International Examination in
March. Students in level four are
considered near native speaker
ability. This year 19 students were
recognized for passing this challenging listening and reading
examination. Kevin Lin received a
perfect score and the highest honor
for level 2. Congratulations to our
Chinese students!
HSK Chinese International Examination
l Le Grand Concours-National
French Exam
For the first time students in French
3 courses took the French National Exam. This year over 93,000
students at all levels of French
took the exam. This national exam
helps Simsbury teachers assess
our program when compared with
students at the same level.
The students (photo bottom left) received certificates for their results.
Meaghan Ryan received an award
for scoring in the top 80th percentile. We are excited to see how our
students perform in the future with
the addition of a full year of grade
7 French.
Félicitations à nos élèves!
Le Grand Concours 2014
l Chinese Summer Camp
l French National Honor SocietySans Frontières
Last year Natalia Simmons-ThomThis year
as was our
marks the
first Chinese
second
student to be
induction
accepted for
of students
the Chinese
into the
Summer Camp
Simsbury
in China. This
Chapter
year she pre“Sans Fronsented Confutières” of
cius classroom
the French
scholarships
National
to two of our
Honor
students who
(L.
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Chinese
teacher
Shiffon
Theodorou,
Society.
were accepted
Chapter adand will travel HJMS student Nicholas Hayes, SHS student
visor Kate
to China this Annika Hildebrandt, last year’s recipient Natalia
Simmons-Thomas,
Chinese
teacher
Amy
Watts.
Christolini
summer. We
and Senior
looking forofficers led the induction ceremony.
ward to hearing about their advenThe first meeting
was held soon after the ceremony
to elect the new
leaders: President Matthew
Nardozza; Vice
President Sarah
Fayerweather;
Secretary James
Hayes; Treasurer
Kayla Brady.
French National Honor Society
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l From the Elementary
Spanish Classroom
Congratulations to Mrs.
Rollins’ grade five and Mrs.
Barnes’ sixth grade classrooms
at Squadron Line and Mrs.
Barton’s fifth grade and Mrs.
Jacob’s sixth grade Spanish classes at Tootin’ Hills.
These students earned the
most Mexican “pesos” during
their Spanish lesson time for
showing respect, responsibility and kindness all year
round. As a special treat from
Señora Tracy, we had fiesta
with an authentic Mexican
recipe demonstration and
taste testing of guacamole and
guava juice followed by rapid
rounds of “lotería” BINGO for
fun prizes! Each student left
knowing how to prepare this
healthy recipe at home and a
glow stick bracelets to remind
them of what “shinning” stars
they really are! It has been a
great pleasure getting to know
all of my students, faculty and
families this year. Good luck
to the sixth grade next year in
Middle School.
Tootin’ Hills School
Squadron Line School
Newsworthy
experts, and hundreds of teachers
from around the country. SHS’s
participation at the conference,
also attended by World Language
Department Supervisor Stephanie
Duchesneau and Chinese teacher
Amy Watts, was supported financially by a Confucius Classroom
grant through the Asia Society.
Shiffon Theodorou
l Chinese 2 students featured in
video series on effective instruction
SHS Chinese teacher Shiffon Theodorou delivered a presentation at
a major national Chinese language
conference held in Los Angeles on
May 8–10, 2014.
In 2013 Mrs. Theodorou was
designated as a Chinese Language
Teaching Fellow by the Asia Society. During the 2013-2014 school
year, Mrs. Theodorou worked with
Chinese teaching expert Dr. WeiLing Wu, along with her Chinese
2 students, to create the exemplary video lesson, one of of seven
included in the Asia Society video
series on Innovative and Effective
Chinese Language Instruction.
Mrs. Theodorou has attended the
conference in the past, but this was
her first time as a
presenter. In adMrs. Theodorou’s
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higher education in
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her native China,
on a 20-minute
as well as in Germany, where she
video of an exemplary lesson filmed
earned a master’s degree in comby the Asia Society on site at SHS
parative literature.
in the fall of 2013. The video (see
box) is one of the model lessons
Said Ms. Duchesneau, “Shiffon’s
made available by the Asia Society
rich language background and unfor teachers to fill the gap between
derstanding of American and Asian
theory and practice and refine their
culture are a great asset to our proteaching strategies.
gram. She consistently collaborates
The conference included over 1,000
delegates from around the world,
including officials from education
departments of U.S. state governments, elementary and secondary
school principals, university presidents, Chinese language education
and shares strategies to improve
instruction in the classroom and
organizes enriching cultural experiences for the students in Simsbury.
We are proud of her accomplishments as a national educator for
Chinese language instruction.”
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Simsbury Chinese students pose for a group photo with their
teachers and restaurant owner Sam Lin (third from right), at
Asian Meadow Cuisine on Hopmeadow Street.
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n January 27, 2014, students from the World Language Department enrolled
in the Chinese courses took a field
trip to Asian Meadow Cuisine to
celebrate the Year of the Horse,
which occurred this year on January 31st. Teachers from Simsbury
High School, Shiffon Theodorou,
Wendy Ku, and Jan Sands, joined
T
he start of the Chinese New
Year, with this year being the
Year of the Horse, came with
a special treat for students taking
Chinese at SHS. Wendy Richard, the mom of students Paul and
Michael, visited all of the Chinese
classes and introduced them to the
art of Chinese paper cutting and
paper folding, forming fish from red
envelopes. The red envelope is an
important element of the Chinese
New Year celebration. It is part of
ancient Chinese tradition to give
red envelopes containing money to
children and to the unmarried.
The students learned how to say the
special New Year’s greeting for the
Year of the Horse—”Ma Dao Cheng
Gong”—which means “you will be
victorious as soon as you begin,” an
SHS Chinese students try their hand at making dumplings at
Asian Meadow Cuisine.
the students as they learned how
to fold and make Chinese
dumplings and wontons
from the owner of Asian
Meadow, Sam Lin.
Typically, it is a Chinese
tradition for the whole
family to cook the day before
the first day of the New Year
and eat together at midnight. Dump-
lings are specifically a must-have
Chinese dish for Northern Chinese.
Their moon shape resembles the
old form of Chinese currency and symbolizes wealth
and prosperity. The students
really enjoyed the trip as
it allowed them to make,
cook, and eat the dumplings
together to celebrate the New Year.
auspicious
special New Wendy Richard (top row, third from left) stands with Chinese 2
Year’s greet- students as they hold up their paper folding samples.
ing wishing
success to the
recipient of
the greeting.
Mrs. Richard learned
the Chinese
techniques
of paper
cutting and
paper folding
from having lived in
passed along what they learned
Singapore for many years. Students
were surprised to learn that there
during a visit to Tariffville School,
are four official languages spoken in
where they shared their knowledge
Singapore.
about Chinese New Year with TarChinese 2 and Chinese 3 students
iffville’s elementary school students.
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What’s happening in HJMS world language classrooms?
7th Grade Chinese
Seventh grade Chinese students
have just finished making presentations about their families. In
this unit they wrote handwritten
paragraphs about themselves and
their families using only Chinese
characters. Please ask them to them
to share these with you! Next, we
will be learning about hobbies and
the most popular sports in China.
Ping pong anyone?
8th Grade Chinese
Eighth grade Chinese students
have just finished learning about
the weather, which included
rmemorizing a famous Chinese
poem about spring. We also learned
about Chinese brush painting and
created our own spring inspired
works of art. Students then went
on to produce weather reports for
various famous Chinese cities, and
will soon begin to delve into travel
as we plan a fun vacation trip to
China.
in which students took turns being
sold and buying others as slaves.
The special qualifications of each
were interesting, and the bidding
was fun and furious! Magistra
Trout was the mango, or slave
dealer, who presented each slave
and ran the bidding.
7th Grade Latin
Students also wrote and performed
their own skits in Latin based on
the Minimus story, complete with
costumes and props. Your children
love to act out the scenarios – in
LATIN!
Students in the grade 7 Latin class
have learned about the role of
slaves in the Roman world (which
is quite different from our modern
idea of slavery). In our Minimus
books, we read about a Greek slave
and a Celtic slave who are valued
members of the household in Vindolanda, a Roman fort in Britain.
Students made replicas of slave
placards advertising themselves as
slaves with their special qualifications. We then had a slave auction
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8th Grade Latin
Eighth grade Latin students have
each had an opportunity to be the
Magistra/Magister diei and play
the role of the teacher greeting the
class for the day, asking how they
are and what the weather is – all
in Latin. In honor of pi day, they
have learned the ancient Greek alphabet and how to write the names
of the ancient gods and goddesses
in Greek letters. Next, students
will do a mythology presentation
HJMS students
during Latin day.
LATIN DAY
Students from HJMS and SHS traveled to Holiday Hill
in Cheshire for
Latin Day. This is
the first year that
the middle school
students participated. Events included
judging for school
banners and chariots,
academic and athletic competitions and a
final chariot race.
Ms. Trout (left) and Ms. Hagen.
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Spanish
on their chosen god or goddess.
are currently working on their unit
(cactus), tamales and “chapulines”
They will have to teach the class
on shopping. After shopping for a
(fried grasshoppers)!
about the gods and their principle
new outfit at the famous Galleries
Students will be challenged to
myths, show the famous artwork
Lafayette in Paris, the class wrote
write a postcard home to Los Estaassociated with their god, and bring
about their outfit and the special
dos Unidos describing the similarithe god to life for
occasion that
ties and differences between the
their classmates
called for the
two countries and their opinions
It is always a
in a creative
outfit. Next,
on the foods. In the following unit,
way. The gods
the class will
fun week when the gods
the students will discuss la familia,
will arrive with
simulate a
come to HJMS!
share their family tree with the
costumes, tridents,
famous Parisian
class and describe family, friends
lightning bolts,
flea market
and hispanos famosos.
armor and other
where students
surprises. It is always a fun week
will buy and sell items found in
8th Grade Spanish
when the gods come to HJMS!
their homes. Each student will
write an interesting and sometimes
Grade 8 Spanish students have
bizarre
story
about
their
object.
7th Grade French
been learning to talk about health
Next, the class will
and wellness,
The seventh grade French classes
learn about French
which included a
Fried grasshoppers,
just completed their unit on Ma
foods and meals, a
fun doctor-patient
anyone?
Famille. As a final project, they
most popular unit
role-play. Followwrote a note to a pet adoption
among eighth graders.
ing a brief exploraagency to convince the agency
tion of the Hispanic community
that their family was the perfect
in Miami and navigating their
7th Grade Spanish
one for a new pet. They then
way around town, students will
recorded commentaries on their
This quarter the seventh grade
write a children’s story that infamily pictures in PhotoStory. In
Spanish students are “visiting”
cludes vocabulary and grammatical
the next unit, students will become
México to study the country’s foods
structures from their entire Spanish
familiar with some French foods
while continuing to build their voexperience here in Simsbury. These
and practice ordering a meal in a
cabulary and grammar knowledge.
stories are a comprehensive and fun
French café!
They are learning about meal cusway for students to demonstrate
The eighth grade French students
toms and typical foods, i.e. “nopal”
their Spanish proficiency! Bravo!
On April 8th, 2014, 90 Spanish 4 students
from Simsbury High School along with
teachers Mark Cohan, Raquel Martinez and
Kara Petras went on a field trip to Manchester to see the movie “Cesar Chavez” to learn
more about his efforts to end the racism and
poor working conditions for Mexicans living in the United States. After the movie,
students enjoyed an authentic Spanish
meal of paella at Costa del Sol restaurant
in Hartford, CT. Student Jake Ingle said,
“I enjoyed the movie very much and I have
a newfound respect for Cesar Chavez. The
food was also to die for!”
Seated from left to right: Austin Serio, Allie Salina, Melissa
Gino, Amy Lynch, Emily Sjogren, Stephanie Sickinger, Sydney
Daum, Ashley Thomas, and Rowan Oglivie.
Field Trips—Cont. on page 8
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l Voyage au Québec
Mme Bruhl and her 45 grade 8
French students departed Henry
James on February 6th for three
fun-filled days in Quebec during
the internationally famous Winter
Carnival. Trip highlights included
several cultural tours, an evening at
an authentic Cabane à Sucre (Sugar
shack), inner tube and dog sled
riding in the snow, a French dinner
and the Défilé du Carnaval (Carnival Parade). Students explored the
city and used their French to mingle
with the Québécois while shopping
and enjoying the Carnival sites!
After a busy and exciting trip, the
students arrived home eager to share
their experiences with family and
friends.
l Latin American Rhythms
In April eighth grade Spanish
classes took a field trip to experience
Mexican and Latin American culture. About 135 students boarded
the busses in the morning and were
soon en route to East Hartford High
School to see the live dance show
called Latin American Rhythms.
The show featured music, dance
and traditional costumes from countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Peru,
Venezuela, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto
Rico, and the Dominican Republic.
In addition to a live music and
dance extravaganza, Argentinean
boleadoras thrilled the audience
with impressive rhythms when
swung around by the dancer. The
grand finale was interactive as
several students and teachers were
invited on stage to perform a dance
with the rest of the cast! From East
Hartford, the students and chaperones boarded the busses and headed
to Puerto Vallarta and Chili’s in
Avon for a Mexican buffet. ¡Qué
delicioso! After a fun filled day and
a real “taste” of Mexican and Latin
American culture, the group headed
back to Henry James. ¡Olé!
Enjoying Mexican and Latin American
culture
Field Trips—Cont. from page 7
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Students from Simsbury and
Farmington High School traveled
together to the Morgan Library
in New York City for a special
exhibit of the original sketches
of Le Petit Prince. This exhibit
on the 70th anniversary of the
book showcases Antoine de
Ste-Exupéry and his thought
process for the book which was
written during his hiatus in the
United States. After a tour of
the library and creating their
own sketches, students enjoyed
a French lunch at La Bonne
Soupe before returning home.
CHINESE
In February, Chinese 2 and 3
students from SHS visited classes
at Tariffville Elementary School.
The students developed individual
lessons for each grade which were
either cultural or language based.
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Michaela Warshaw
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Voy a la
Universidad
de Roger Williams para estudiar español
y educación
secundaria,
Espero completar mis estudios en español
y francés, y un doctorado en
las lenguas modernas. Hoy
día, debemos hablar más de
una lengua en nuestro mundo
para las relaciones mundiales.
Quiero enseñar la próxima
generación. Quiero abrir sus
mentes y enseñar las diferencias culturales. Me encantan
las lenguas y siempre quiero
aprender más.
If you talk to a man in a
language he understands, that
goes to his head. If you talk to
him in his language, that goes
to his heart. —Nelson Mandela
I will be attending Barnard
College of Columbia University
majoring in anthropology with
an archeology focus and possible
minor in ancient studies. I am
excited to have many research opportunities and have been drawn
to this field of study since I was a
young girl. I jumped at the opportunity to study Latin in eighth
grade and have fallen in love with
the language. I am thrilled to
learn connections between the
lives of Romans and my own.
One of my favorite Latin quotes:
“ipsa scientia potestas est”,
means “knowledge itself is
power”.
Juliet Clarkson
J’irai à l’Université McGill pour étudier français.
Je voudrais l’étudier pour être une citoyenne
mondiale. A mon avis il est important de pouvoir
parler avec les gens pour discuter et apprendre les
cultures différentes. Il faut se comprendre pour
vivre en paix, sans guerre, corruption, ou violence. Bien sûr, la langue est belle, ainsi, j’adore
lire et parler français. La culture est aussi belle
que la langue et je veux voyager et connaître le
monde francophone.
Juliet with Mme.
Bruhl
Haley Denninger
Je vais à Temple University à Philadelphie pour l’université pour étudier le journalisme et le
français. Je veux étudier français parce que j’aime bien la langue et il est nécessaire être fort
en langue pas seulement la langue maternelle, mais en deux ou plusieurs. Notre monde est
plus ouvert et il est important de connaître et comprendre d’autres langues et cultures.
Haley (right) with a French exchange student.
Sam Kyzivat
“Next year I will be studying Chinese at
Bowdoin College. I want to study Chinese
because I believe Chinese culture is very
interesting. I also think Chinese is a beautiful language. Lastly, I feel that Chinese
is not only very important, but also extremely useful, and more and more people
all over are learning the language.”
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In the Club
l Le Cercle Français at HJMS
Students in 7th and 8th grade
who have an interest in French
culture meet on Mondays with
Madame Bruhl to do a variety of
activities that explore different
francophone cultures. They recently created mini theme chariots to celebrate Mardi Gras and
watched a French movie taking
place in the Alps: Le Papillon!
Next, they will be making crèpes
to commemorate La Chandeleur.
l Saying Farewell for the
Summer
The end of the school year is a
perfect time to pose for a selfie
with friends and classmates,
as the AP French class did in
the photo below. The class
designed a t-shirt sporting all of
the students’ names, which all
of them wore on the day of the
AP French test.
HJMS French Club students with
their Carnival chariot.
! l Adiós amigos del sexto grado!
All of Señor Marolda’s fifth and sixth grade
Spanish students at Latimer Lane, Tariffville and Central schools finished off the
year strong with songs, games and other fun
activities that prove yet again that Spanish is
fun! Some classes, however (one sixth grade
class in each school), were treated to a fiesta!
They earned the fiesta by working together as
a team, showing good character, supporting
each other and working hard all year long.
Señor gives out “pesos” as a reward during the year and the class with
the most pesos at the end of the year wins a fiesta.
!Buena suerte! Good luck to all of our sixth graders moving on to Henry
James and continuing their adventures in languages with either Spanish,
French, Chinese or Latin!
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WORLD LANGUAGE CONNECTION
is a biannual publication of the
Simsbury Public Schools World
Language Department.
EDITORS
Stephanie Duchesneau (SHS)
Mary Glendening (HJMS)
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