Dear Tiffany and Tiffany's parents,

For today's lesson, Tiffany participated in end-of-unit Literacy Games, which tested her English language knowledge learned during this unit.

We covered the following Literacy Games:

1) Lesson 5 - Task 4 - Idioms

2) Lesson 9 - Task 4 - Sentences

3) Leson 10 - Task 3 - Natural Disasters

4) Lesson 13 - Task 3 - Conjunctions

5) Lesson 14 - Task 3 - Cause and Effect

Tiffany did exceptionally well with these activities.

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please independently complete the following lesson:

Lesson 20 - Task 1 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday.

My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.

Mr. Grande

Dear Tiffany's parents,

It was very nice to see Tiffany again after my Christmas break. She did very well during today's English language lesson. We covered a lot of new English language curriculum. She will be receiving Anchor Charts that will reinforce her knowledge which she learned during today's lesson. Great work today, Tiffany!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 19 - Task 1 - In Class - Literature Book.

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Pre-reading strategies: prediction, identification, text-to-self and text-to-world connections

2) Key/New vocabulary - Translations and Synonyms

3) Reading strategies: Articulation & Enunciation, Fluency, Decoding, and Comprehension

4) Genres: Persuasive Text and Procedural Text

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following:

Lesson 19 - Task 2 - Homework - Your Turn

Page: 41

Pages: 43-48

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and weekend, and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday. 

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany did very well during today's English language lesson. We spent extensive and intensive time on reviewing her test-taking skills and strategies for Multiple-Choice and Written Responses for tests. She worked hard and developed stronger skills and strategies. Great work today, Tiffany!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's weekly test homework and we also covered some of  Lesson 18 - Task 1 - In Class - Your On-Level Reading.

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Pre-reading strategies: prediction, identification, text-to-self and text-to-world connections

2) Key/New vocabulary - Translations

3) Reading strategies: Articulation & Enunciation, Fluency, Decoding, and Comprehension

4) Genre: Informational Text

5) Test-taking skills and strategies: 

a) Key Vocabulary

b) Context Clues

c) Citing Text Evidence

d) Topic Sentence

e) Closing (Concluding) Sentence

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following:

Lesson 18 - Task 2 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful holiday season and a Merry Christmas to the whole family. I look forward to seeing Tiffany in the New Year (Mon.Jan.02.2023)! 

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany had another strong and positive English language lesson today. She is such an intelligent girl and a real joy to teach.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. Plus we covered Lesson 17 - Task 2 - In Class - R&W.

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Pre-reading strategies: Prediction, Identification, Text-to-Self and Text-to-World Connections

2) Key/New vocabulary - Synonyms and Translations

3) Reading strategies: Articulation & Enunciation, Fluency, Decoding, and Comprehension

4) Text Features: Pictures (Illustrations and Photographs), Captions, Graphics (Bar Graph), Special Print (Bold and Highlighted)

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please independently complete the following:

Lesson 16 - Dec 12 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday. 

My very best regards are with the whole family.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany had a very good English language lesson. It was focused on Science, which isn't Tiffany's favourite subject (lol) but she did well nonetheless. For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework. We also covered Lesson 15 - Task 1 - In Class - Literature Book.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Pre-reading strategies: prediction, identification, text-to-self and text-to-world connections

2) Key/New vocabulary - synonyms and Chinese translation

3) Reading strategies: articulation & enunciation, fluency, decoding, and comprehension

4) Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

5) Cause and Effect

6) Definitions and Restatements

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following:

Lesson 15 - Task 2 - Homework - Your Turn

Page: 31

Pages: 33-38

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday. 

My very best regards are with the whole family.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework as well as Lesson 14 - Task 2 - In Class - Grammar.

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Clauses (Independent and Dependent)

2) Subordinating Conjunctions

3) Simple and Complex Sentences

4) Relative Pronouns

5) Relative Adverbs

6) Complex Sentence Punctuation

7) Proofreading strategies

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following:

Lesson 14 - Task 2 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday. 

My very best regards are with the whole family.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany worked very hard throughout today's lesson. We were working on Tiffany's last weekly test, in which she achieved a 42%.

During class today, we worked on Multiple-Choice test-taking strategies for this challenging weekly test. I am asking Tiffany to REDO the Multiple-Choice questions ONLY (Q1-20), for this weekly test, as this week's assigned homework. I have notified Ms. Ling to email Tiffany a blank weekly test for Tiffany to complete. 

Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ms. Ling and she can explain my lesson planning Tiffany, in more detail.

Have a wonderful week to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday.

With my very best regards for your entire family.

Mr. Grande

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For your information, this is what I have emailed Ms. Ling:

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Hello Ling, 

Tiffany had a very difficult time understanding and completing her Weekly Test homework from last week (she achieved a 42% - attached below - fyi).

At school, she is in Grade 6, an EQAO (Government Test) Grade. 

These G4 Wonders weekly tests are very similar to the Grade 6 EQAO tests. In her lessons, I will now begin focusing a significant amount of time helping her develop successful test-taking skills (which we did for her lesson today).

I would like her to REDO last week's assigned homework (I've attached a blank copy here - she may have to email it back to you when complete - can you forward it to me when you receive it back, please. Thank you, Ling) but she is only to complete the MULTIPLE-CHOICE portion of the weekly test (Questions 1-20) and NOT complete the Writing portion (Question 21). We will work on her test Writing skills at later lessons. Thank you very much, Ling.

If you or Tiffany have any questions or concerns, please let me know. 

Very much appreciated,

Domenico

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany had another very strong English language lesson today. She was focused and engaged throughout the lesson and she was able to successfully communicate when she was unable to understand a literacy concept or an instruction. Wonderful!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. Plus we covered Lesson 11 - Task 2 - In Class - Nov 14 - Your Turn.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Key / New Vocabulary

2) Compare and Contrast (Venn Diagram)

3) Genre: Expository / Informational Text

4) Text Features: Picture, Diagram, Bold Print

5) Multiple-Meaning Words: Homonyms and Homographs

6) Long 'e' sound

7) Plurals

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please independently complete the following:

Lesson 12 - Homework - Nov 14 - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday. 

My very best regards are with the whole family, always.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

It is always very nice to see Tiffany. He is such a smart girl and a joy to teach.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. Plus we covered Lesson 10 - Task 2 - Homework - Nov 07 - Grammar.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Simple and Compound Sentences

2) Coordinating (Joining) Conjunctions

3) FANBOY = for, and, nor, but, or, yet 

4) Commas and Semi-colons

5) Proofreading

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the above lesson:

Lesson 10 - Task 2 - Homework - Nov 07 - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday. 

My very best regards are with the whole family, always.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

It was very nice to see Tiffany again today. She had another strong English language lesson. She learned many new words about 'natural disasters' and she worked hard on her reading fluency and decoding strategies. Very well done today, Tiffany!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's excellent homework submission as well as her Anchor Chart binder. Plus we covered some of  Lesson 09 - Task 2 - Oct 31 - R&W.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Pre-reading strategies: predictions, identifications, text-to-self and text-to-world connections

2) Key/New vocabulary

3) Reading strategies: Articulation & Enunciation, Decoding, Fluency, and Comprehension

4) Genre: Expository/Informational Text

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following:

Lesson 09 - Task 1 - Homework - Oct 31 - Spelling Practice

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday. 

My very best regards are with the entire family.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany was tired today however she still tried her best and did well throughout today's lesson. She is an exceptional student and such a sweet, respectful girl. Tiffany is a real joy to teach.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's excellent homework submission as well as her Anchor Chart binder. Plus we covered Lesson 7 - Task 2 - Your Turn.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Key/New vocabulary

2) Reading strategies: Fluency and Comprehension

3) Genre: Realistic Fiction

4) Literary Elements

5) Dialogue

6) Idioms

7) Long 'a' sound

8) Inflectional Endings

9) Sentence Building

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please independently complete the following:

Lesson 8 - Oct 24 - Homework - Weekly Test

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Optional - Read Only

Lesson 7 - Task 1 - Literature Book p.32-41

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday. 

My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany worked very hard throughout today's lesson. Today's lesson was challenging because it covered many new English language curriculum which Tiffany had never learned before. She was very motivated and engaged to learn and be successful. Really well done today, Tiffany!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's excellent homework submission as well as covering Lesson 6 - Task 2 - Grammar.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Subject = Simple Subject (noun/pronoun)

2) Complete Subject

3) Compound Subject

4) Predicate = Simple Predicate (verb)

5) Complete Predicate

6) Compound Predicate

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following:

Lesson 6 - Task 2 - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday. 

My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany had a very good English language lesson today. She's enjoying her Thanksgiving long weekend, especially the sushi for dinner yesterday, lol! Sushi is delicious, that's true. She is such a joy to teach.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's excellent weekly test submission as well as her Anchor Chart binder. Plus we covered Lesson 5 - Task 2 - R&W.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Test-taking strategies: Focus on key words in the questions and answers, and citing text evidence correctly.

2) Key/New vocabulary

3) Genre: Realistic Fiction

4) Predictions

5) Problem and Solution Chart

6) Idioms

7) Idioms Game

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following:

Lesson 5 - Task 1- Spelling Practice - Homework

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday. 

My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

It was very nice to see Tiffany tonight. She worked hard throughout her English language lesson and she was eager to learn how to improve her knowledge and communication skills. Well done, Tiffany!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework submission as well as Lesson 4 - Oct 03 - Homework - Week 1 Test.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex

2) Lowercase/Uppercase Usage

3) Test-taking Strategies: Multiple-choice Test and WritingTest

4) Key / New Vocabulary

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please independently complete the following:

Lesson 4 - Oct 03 - Homework - Week 1 Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday. 

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

It was very nice to see Tiffany today. She worked very hard throughout the lesson and we covered so many literacy concepts. She is a true joy to teach.

We reviewed her homework and learned the difference between:

1) Command and Statement sentences

We reviewed the rules for Syllables.

We worked on Lesson 3 - Task 1 - Literature Book, and covered the following:

1) Genre: Fairy Tale

2) Pre-reading strategies: Identification and Prediction

3) Key / New vocabulary

4) Reading: Fluency & Comprehension

5) Introduction: Prefix & Suffix

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following pages ONLY, for:

Lesson 3 - Task 2 - Your Turn - Homework

page: 1

pages: 3-5pt.A

page: 6

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday. 

My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany had another focused and strong English language lesson today.

We spent a great deal of time working on strategies for success during Tiffany's reading activities, her homework assignments, her writing exercises, and her speaking articulation and enunciation accuracy. We did this during our detailed and thorough review of her homework submission and some on-level reading practice. Thank you.

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 2 - Task 2 - Grammar - Homework

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to our lesson next Monday.

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande

Dear Serena' parents,

Serena had another strong lesson with active engagement and thoughtful, energetic participation...it is hard to keep up with her sometimes, my goodness, lol!

For today's lesson (May.02nd). We reviewed Serena's excellent homework submission as well as worked on Lesson 15, Task 1 - Literature book.

We covered the following literacy (poetry) concepts:

1) Types of Poems

2) Elements of Poetry

3) Figurative Language

4) Imagery

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For HOMEWORK, can Serena please complete the following:

1) Lesson 15, Task 5 - L15 - Your Beyond Practice

READ ONLY: 'Dolphin Cove' p. 2-15

ADD: New Words to Serena's Dictionary

Thank you.

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For next week's (May.13th) Unit 3 Lesson Plan, I propose to teach the following lesson: 

Lesson 1, Task 1 - U3L1 - The Cricket

[HW: Lesson 1, Task 2 - U3L1 - Homework Weekly Test]

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Have a wonderful holiday to the whole family and I wish Serena good luck on all her tests and assignments. See you in two weeks!

Very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear Serena' parents,

Serena had another fully engaged and focused lesson today (Apr.22nd). We reviewed Serena's homework as well as worked on Lesson 14, Task 4 - In Class Practice - Beyond.

We covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Key Vocabulary and New Words

2) Clue Creation for Crossword Puzzles

3) Poetry - Types and Elements

4) Author's Point of View

5) Figurative Language: Simile and Metaphor

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For HOMEWORK, can Serena please complete the following:

1) Lesson 14, Task 5 - L14 - Your Beyond Practice

p. 92 ('Deer') - 94 and p. 96 (4 pages)

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For next week's (Apr.29th) Lesson Plan, I propose to teach the following lesson: 

Lesson 15, Task 1 - Literature book

[HW: Lesson 15, Task 5 - L15 - Your Beyond Reading / Read only - 'Dolphin Cove', and add New Words to Serena's Dictionary]

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** Ling, please note - we are coming to the end of Unit 2. Can you please provide me Unit 3, whenever you get the chance? No rush. Thank you.

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

Thank you.

Mr. Grande

Dear Serena's parents,

Serena had another fully engaged and energetic lesson today. She is a true joy to teach.

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

1) Proofreading strategies

2) Concluding sentences

3) Genre: Poetry (Lyric and Haiku)

4) Figurative Language

5) Literary Elements

6) Elements of Poetry (Meter and Rhyme)

7) Author's Point of View

8) Key Vocabulary - 'inspiration'

9) Connection: Text to Self/Text/World

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For HOMEWORK, can Serena please complete the following:

1) Lesson 13, Task 1 - Spelling Practice - p.58 ONLY

2) Lesson 13, Task 4 - L13 - Homework (Grammar Practice) - p.48-50 ONLY

Thank you.

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For next week's Lesson Plan, I propose to teach the following lesson: 

Lesson 14, Task 1 - Grammar

[HW: Lesson 14, Task 5 - L14 - Your Beyond Practice - p.91, p.93-98 ONLY]

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Have a very good weekend to the whole family.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Serena's parents,

For your information, Serena asked if she was ready for G5 Level so we went to the G5 Wonders curriculum and it was somewhat challenging especially since I would be teaching her and evaluating her, at the G5 Level, NOT the G4 Level.

Since she is doing so well at G4 Level - Unit 2, and G5 Level might be too challenging for now, she asked if she would be able to move up units to maybe G4 Level - Unit 4 or higher. I believe that would be a good idea for her, she's ready (especially since she is asking for a more challenging curriculum, which is an excellent sign that she is ready). However, I told her to speak with her parents and if they agree, just to let me know. It was up to her parents. Thank you. 

For today's lesson, we covered the following activities and concepts:

1) Homework Review

- Proofreading

2) Lesson 12, Task 2 - Literature book

- Genre: Folktale

- Genre: Expository Text

- Genre: National Geographic - Expository Text

- Prefixes

- Suffixes

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For HOMEWORK, Serena can complete and submit the following:

Lesson 12 - Task 4 - L12 - Homework (Beyond Reading) 

- Read p.2-14

- Complete Respond to Reading - 'Text Evidence' ONLY - p.15 - Q1-4

Thank you.

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For next week's Lesson Plan, I propose to teach the following lesson:

Lesson 13, Task 2 - R&W)

[HW: Lesson 13, Task 1 - Spelling Practice - p.58 ONLY and Lesson 13, Task 4 - L13 - Homework - Grammar Practice - p.48-50 ONLY]

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Enjoy your weekend and I look forward to seeing Serena at next Friday's lesson.

Very best wishes,

Mr. Grande