Reminder: Class Location Change for Thursday, June 5th

On Thursday, June 5th, Windermere is not available for our class. However, we will still have our regularly scheduled class.

Class will be held at our main location:

Maryvale Community Education

1050 Maryvale Drive

Cheektowaga, NY 14225

When you come to the school, enter the building at door number 46. You will see a sign that says 46 above the door.

The ESL classroom is room 272 on the second floor.

After walking in the doors, turn left. Go up the stairs you will see. At the top of the stairs, go left again. Down the hall on your right you will see class 272.

Written directions from Windermere to Maryvale:

Go north on Windermere Blvd. toward Oxford Ave.
Take the first right onto Oxford Ave.
Take a right onto Bailey Ave.
Take a sharp left onto Grover Cleveland Highway.
Take the ramp to merge onto 290 East.
Take exit 51-61 to merge onto 90 West.
Take exit 51E onto 33E toward the airport.
Take Union Road exit and keep left.
Turn left onto Union Road.
Turn right onto Maryvale Drive.
At the light, turn left into the Maryvale parking lot.
Our building will be the first one on the right.

The 1000 Islands

Last week I was asked about the 1000 Islands region in Upstate New York. It is a popular summer vacation area that follows the St. Lawrence River.

Take a look at the area's official Tourism Bureau website for further details on lodgings (hotels, bed and breakfasts, inns and camps), activities, attractions and so on.

Camping is always a popular choice for lodging in the area. You must make a reservation for a camp site and do make sure you pay attention to the amenities offered or not offered (garbage cans, bathrooms, etc.). Information and reservations for parks can be made through the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

Alexandia Bay is the most common city to see and stay in.

One of the most popular attractions is Boldt Castle. This beautiful home has an interesting and sad history.

Another popular thing to do is to take a ride on the river with the Uncle Sam Boat Tours. 

Recipes

On Thursday, a few students asked for recipes for two foods we talked about in class: scones and quiche.

As I mentioned in class, you can put anything you like in your scones or in your quiche. 

When adding fruit to quiche make sure you use dried fruits! Scones are typically eaten with clotted cream and jam along with a nice pot of tea.

Happy cooking!

Reminder of Classroom Rules

Due to recent events in the library, I have been asked to remind students of our classroom rules.

Please remember that we are only guests of Windermere Boulevard Elementary School. We must respect their wishes with regard to the use of the library.

In class on Thursday, we will read the following information together and answer any questions you may have.

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As an ESL student in Maryvale Community Education’s class at Windermere Boulevard Elementary School we ask that you read the following information.

As a rule, children under the age of 12 are not allowed in class.

This class is for adults only. No supervision for children is provided.

We are guests of Windermere Boulevard Elementary School. We are borrowing their library.

We are not allowed to use the library’s materials or computers. The librarian’s desk is off-limits.

Food and drink are not allowed in the library. We must clean up any garbage we bring into the library and leave it in the same condition as when we entered. We are not allowed to go to other areas of the school other than the entryway, bathroom and library.

We do realize that many students are not able to attend without their children.

However, children must be supervised by a parent at all times. Running, screaming, disrupting items in the library and other such behavior are not permitted.

Children must remain visible to parents at all times with at least one parent sitting with the children. Children are not allowed to leave the library for any reason without a parent.

If we do not follow these rules we risk losing our classroom. We want to be able to continue offering English classes to the community, but we need the cooperation of the parents and all students in our class to do so.