Dear Evan's parents,

Evan worked very hard today throughout today's lesson (Lesson 18, Task 2 - Apr 29 - Grammar). He was fully engaged and determined to learn the challenging curriculum that this lesson entailed. Really great work today Evan! I am very proud of you and your very positive approach to your English language learning. Awesome! We covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Singular/Plural Possessive Nouns

2) Apostrophes

3) Proofreading strategies

4) Text Features

5) Suffix and Prefix

6) Syllables

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please complete and submit the following:

1) Lesson 18, Task 1 - Apr 29 - Your On-Level Reading - pages 2-15 ONLY

- Read, Record, & Submit

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to our next Friday's lesson.

Respectfully,

Mr. Grande

Dear Evan's parents,

Evan had a very busy and full lesson today. We covered many literacy components as well as learning strategies, using Anchor Charts, that will reinforce his learning and help him become more successful with his language results. He worked hard and did very well today. Great work today Evan, I am very proud of you!

For today's lesson, we did a homework review and covered the following lesson - Lesson 17, Task 2 - Apr 22 - R&W:

1) Reading Comprehension 

- Grade 5 Level Expectations

- Sentence Frames

- Proofreading for simple errors

- Text Features (Anchor Charts)

- Text Evidence strategies

2) Pre-reading strategies

3) Key Vocabulary

4) Reading strategies

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please complete the following:

1) Lesson 17, Task 1 - Apr 22 - Spelling Practice

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to my Friday lesson with Evan.

Very best regards to you all,

Mr. Grande

Dear Evan's parents,

For today's lesson, we covered the following literacy concepts from Lesson 15, Task 1 - Apr 15 - Literature Book:

1) Pre-reading strategies

2) Key Vocabulary 

3) Reading strategies

4) Respond to Reading

5) Genre: Expository/Informational Text

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please complete and submit the following:

Lesson 15, Task 2 - Apr 15 - Your Turn Practice

p.81, p.83-85 Pt.A, p.86-88 ONLY

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful long weekend to the whole family.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Evan's parents,

We spent a lot of time in today's lesson (Lesson 14, Task 2 - Apr 08 - Grammar) reinforcing Evan's prior knowledge of the following:

1) Combining Sentences

2) Subject Nouns

3) Predicate Nouns

4) Commas

5) Proofreading strategies

We also reviewed his latest homework submission and how his spelling was messy and how this negatively impacted his mark. He will try better next time. Thank you.

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For HOMEWORK, Evan can complete and submit the following:

Lesson 14 - Task 1 - Apr 08 - Your On-Level Reading

(Read, Record, and Submit)

1) Read p.2-14 ONLY

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing Evan next Friday.

As always, my best wishes to you all,

Mr. Grande

Dear Evan's parents,

For today's lesson (Lesson 13, Task 2 - R&W), we covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Pre-reading strategies

2) Key Vocabulary

3) Reading Fluency & Comprehension

4) New words

5) Genre: Expository (Informational) Text

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For Homework, Evan can independently complete and submit the following:

Lesson 12, Mar 11 - Week 3 Test (G3U2W3)

Thank you.

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Have a very nice weekend to the whole family.

Mr. Grande

Dear Evan's parents,

Evan had a very successful English language lesson (Lesson 11, Task 2 - Your Turn Practice) today.

Unfortunately Evan's Audio was unstable and it was hard to hear him (I checked all my audio systems and they were all operating normally). Can you please help Evan with his Audio issues? Thank you so much.

We covered the following literacy concepts today:

1) Key Vocabulary

2) Reading Strategies (decoding & fluency)

3) Reading Comprehension

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please INDEPENDENTLY complete and submit the following weekly test:

Lesson 12, Mar 11 - Week 3 Test

G3U2W3

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend to you all.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Evan's parents,

Evan did very well throughout yesterday's (Fri.Mar.04th) lesson (Lesson 10, Task 1 [Grammar]). He was engaged, motivated, and when prompted, able to communicate his English language knowledge at a high level. I am very proud of how well he completed last weeks homework. I hope to see the same quality of homework submissions from now on, if not higher (I explained this to Evan and he said that he can do it!). Great! We covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Irregular Plural Nouns

2) Collective Nouns

3) Proofreading Strategies

4) Special Nouns

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please complete and submit the following:

Lesson 10, Task 2 [On-Level Reading]:

- Read pages 1-14 ONLY

**(Evan must not read quickly. Evan must read with excellent fluency, paying attention to punctuation and pronunciation. Thank you).

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Thank you and enjoy your weekend.

My very best wishes are with the whole family.

Mr. Grande

Dear Evan's parents,

Today's lesson was focused on Evan's very poor homework efforts. 

For today's lesson, Evan had to REDO his homework. He must learn that if he does not do his homework correctly and carefully, the FIRST time, he must REDO it, a SECOND time - therefore DOUBLE the work. 

As Evan worked to improve the effort and quality of his homework during our lesson, I showed him how much more his 45% homework evaluation would increase, with his extra effort and increased quality of work. He ended the lesson with a homework evaluation of 79%!!! A 34% increase!

I explained to Evan that every time he does poorly on his homework, he will have to redo it again in class until he gets a better evaluation mark. I explained to him that because he is such an intelligent boy, he should be getting school work results in the B and A Range, ALWAYS! I hope he learned this important academic and LIFE lesson well enough during this class. If not, we will continue to REDO his homework when poorly completed.

I do hope that you approve of this teaching and learning approach with Evan. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact Mrs.Ling Song and myself, at any time. Thank you.

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For HOMEWORK, Evan must complete the following test and lesson, AT A HIGH LEVEL of QUALITY and EFFORT, and if he doesn't, unfortunately, he will once again have to REDO this homework during our NEXT CLASS:

1) Lesson 8 - Week 2 Test (G3U2W2.PDF)

2) Lesson 8, Task 1 (Spelling Practice)

               - p.45-46, p.47 part A

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This is MORE HOMEWORK then I would usually assign Evan however this is ANOTHER CONSEQUENCE for his POOR HOMEWORK EFFORT!

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Evan's mother and father - I have explained many life consequences to Evan because of poor effort choices, such as: getting into a GREAT University; a JOB he REALLY WANTS; a GAME he really wants to play; a HOBBY he really wants to get better at; in MAKING ENOUGH MONEY to do all the FUN things he wants to do in life. There are many other areas in life that are impacted by POOR EFFORT of course but these examples are more than enough. As you can see, I do care for Evan and ALL that he is learning. He is a sweet boy and so very intelligent.

I hope that you agree, in some way, with my thoughts. If so, I ask that you reinforce these important messages, at home. Evan is a VERY SMART boy and he should be TRYING to work towards his HIGHEST POTENTIAL, with HIGH QUALITY work in EVERYTHING he does - he should always TRY to put in his BEST EFFORT. As long as he TRULY TRIES, that is most certainly good enough. He has the potential to achieve GREAT things in his life, I can see that of him. It is VERY SAD when he does not achieve his potential with his school work. I care about his academic success and his life success, and I know he has great potential to do wonderful things and to have a rich and rewarding life. Thank you very much for reinforcing these very important LIFE lessons with Evan.

Mr. Grande

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Thank you. Have a wonderful weekend and see you next Friday.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Evan's parents,

Evan had a very good lesson today. He was motivated to succeed throughout the lesson and he asked for clarification whenever he did not understand a concept fully. This is a wonderful learning attribute and it will significantly strengthen Evan's overall learning success. Keep up the good work Evan!

For today's lesson (Lesson 7, Task 2 [Literature Book]), we covered the following concepts:

1) Pre-reading strategies

2) Reading strategies

3) Summarize: Theme Chart

4) Genre: Historical Fiction

5) Theme

6) Similes

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 7, Task 1 [Your Turn Practice]

- p.61, p.63-68, and p.70

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Thank you. Enjoy your weekend.

My very best wishes are with the whole family.

Mr. Grande

Dear Jamie's mother,

Jamie participated very well in class on Friday (Feb 11th). He tried his very best to answer the questions being asked of him and he honestly responded when asked if he understood new vocabulary, understood what I was saying, or understood what the activities were instructing him to do. This honesty will significantly accelerate his learning, and with Jaime's mother's strong, loving support and her immediate translation services, his learning will accelerate even more quickly. Great!

p.s.: I am so happy that Google Translate is accurate enough, confirmed by Jaime's mother, to assist Jaime with new vocabulary comprehension. Therefore, I don't have to rely so heavily on Jaime's mother's translation assistance and we (mother and I) both can provide comprehension support, in partnership. This is so ideal for Jaime's overall learning success.

We covered the following literacy concepts from Lesson 6, Task 2 (Beyond):

1) Variant Vowels

2) High Frequency Words

3) New Vocabulary

4) Reading Strategies and Comprehension

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For HOMEWORK, can Jamie please complete and submit the following:

Lesson 6, Task 1 (On-Level Reading) -

p.2-11 

Read, Record, and Submit Jamie reading this text, to the best of his ability.

Please note: if you have trouble recording and submitting using the ANEE system, vocaroo.com is another option for you.

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Thank you. Have a wonderful weekend to your whole dear family. Mom, Jamie is such a sweet child and a joy to teach. Thank you for providing him with a safe and loving learning environment for him to succeed in his studies, here in Canada, in lovely Halifax. As each day passes, I know he will feel more and more comfortable and happy here, because of you and your wonderful care for him. Wonderful!

Have a really great weekend and all the very best to you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Evan's parents,   

For today's lesson (Fri.Jan.28th), we worked on Lesson 5, Task 2 (R&W):

We covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Pre-reading Strategies

2) Key Vocabulary

3) Reading Strategies

4) Predictions

5) Theme

6) Genre - Historical Fiction

7) Similes

We also reviewed Evan's Lesson 4, Jan 28, Week 1 Test, with the focus on finding Text Evidence to support his answers (Question 21).

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please complete the following:

Lesson 5, Task 1 (Spelling Practice)

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Thank you and have a wonderful New Year holiday celebration next week, to the whole family!

My best wishes are with you all!

Mr. Grande.

Dear Evan's parents,

Evan had a very good lesson today. He was tired but he worked hard throughout the lesson.

For today's lesson, we worked on Lesson 3, Task 1 (Your Turn Practice).

We covered the following Literacy concepts:

1) Key Vocabulary

2) Theme Graphic Organizer/Planner

3) Comprehension and Fluency

4) Antonyms

5) Long 'i' and long 'u' sounds

6) Plurals

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please INDEPENDENTLY complete, then submit:

Lesson 4, Jan 28, Week 1 Test

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Thank you and have a wonderful weekend to the whole family.

Best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Evan's parents,

Evan had a very strong lesson today (Jan.14th). He is a joy to teach.

For today's lesson, we worked on:

1) Reviewed Evan's Lesson 1, Task 1 (Grammar) homework.

2) Focused on Neatness and Organization of his Notebook and his Homework (e.g., spelling, margin, title and date, etc), for the best marks.

3) Reading Instructions carefully, for the best marks.

4) Story Telling: 'Immigrating to America' : a) Genre: Historical Fiction; b) Quotation marks and dialogue - character voice; and c) Text Features (e.g., photographs, etc).

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For homework please have Evan complete the following activity:

Lesson 2, Task 1, (On-Level Reading)

- Read, Record, and Submit

(If you need assistance with this assigned homework, please contact the Academy of New Echo Education).

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Thank you very much and have a wonderful weekend. 

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Evan's parents,

It was very nice to meet Evan for the first time today. He is a joy to teach and he is clearly an intelligent, hard working student.

Every lesson, I will be focusing on the four components of language learning: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. I will be formally and informally, evaluating and assessing Evan's English language progress (diagnostically, formatively, and summatively), during his lessons AND with his homework.

It is very important for Evan to complete his homework each week and submit it to me for evaluation, more than 24 hours before each lesson.

Homework is very important for a once-a-week class: to reinforce the knowledge learned in class as well as to evaluate what a student knows (strengths) and does not know (next steps or Learning Gaps). Evan's homework is very important for my lesson planning to address Evan's Learning Gaps. Thank you.

For each lesson, Evan will need his notebook, a pencil, an eraser, and a ruler. His note-taking written work is to be neat and accurate in spelling, copying, and presentation.

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For today's lesson, we worked on:

Lesson 1, Task 2 (R&W)

We covered the following Literary concepts:

1) Reading Strategies

2) Key Vocabulary

3) Predictions

4) Theme

5) Genre: Folktale

6) Antonyms and Synonyms 

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For HOMEWORK, please have Evan complete and submit the following work (more than 24 hours before his next class):

Lesson 1, Task 1 (Spelling Practice):

Phonics Spelling Reproducibles-G3-6.pdf

Evan is only to do the following pages:     p.31-35

If Evan does not understand any activities with his homework, please just write: 'I don't understand this' or 'IDUT' and then I will work on this activity with him, in class. Thank you. 

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Evan did very well today, in all four language components. He is an excellent conversationalist and he is also very respectful and polite.

Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to our next lesson together.

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.