Dear parents.
We had our class Lesson 15: Dec.14 - Week 4 Test today. Your children did very well overall (each child's respective test results have been sent to you by Message).
For HOMEWORK, your children can complete Lesson 16, Task 2: Dec.17 (Grammar). Thank you.
Have a safe, healthy, and happy holidays to you and to your entire family. Mr. Grande.
Dear Ryan's mother,
Ryan had an excellent English language lesson today. He worked hard and we covered many challenging concepts. He took lots of notes, which he must refer to whenever he needs to remember important lesson knowledge.
Ryan needs to remember that for his upcoming homework submissions, I will be evaluating his homework using the following 4 homework completion criteria:
1) Spelling
2) Capital letters
3) Punctuation (e.g.: periods, etc.)
4) Using the words in the Question to guide his sentence Answers
Every error he makes, will be 1 point off, therefore he must check his homework for errors before submitting. You can do it, Ryan!
For today's lesson, we reviewed Ryan's homework and his anchor chart binder. We also covered Lesson 14, Task 2, In Class-Homework - R&W.
We covered the following literacy concepts:
1) Key / New Vocabulary
2) Genre - Folktale (Play/Drama)
3) In Character Voice
4) Proofreading skills
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For HOMEWORK, can Ryan, please complete the following:
1) Lesson 14 - Task 1 - Homework - Spelling Practice
2) Lesson 14 - Task 2 - In Class-Homework - R&W - Read/Record p304-307
a) Please Read using In-Character Voices and Record pages 304-307
b) vocaroo.com
Thank you.
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All the very best to the family and have a wonderful week.
Very best regards,
Mr. Grande
Dear parents,
For today's lesson, we worked on Lesson 13, Task 1 (Literature Book). We covered the following literary concepts:
1) Genre - Folktale
2) Reading Strategies
3) Key Vocabulary
4) Root Words
For homework, can your children, please complete all or some of the following and then submit before our next class:
1) Lesson 13, Task 2 (Your Turn)
- Complete then Submit
Thank you and have a wonderful week to the whole family.
Mr. Grande.
Dear parents,
For today's lesson, we worked on Lesson 12, Task 2 (Grammar). We covered the following literary concepts:
1) Irregular and Regular Verbs
2) Book Titles
For homework, can your children, please complete all or some of the following and then submit before our next class:
1) Lesson 12, Task 1 (On-Level Reading):
- Read, Record, then Submit
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend to the whole family.
Mr. Grande.
Dear Ryan's parents,
It is always so nice to see Ryan. He is such a fun, intelligent boy and he does try his very best when encouraged to do so. He has a great sense of humour!
It sounds like Ryan is having a good start to the school year. It is nice to hear that he has friends (Chinese speaking) to help him feel welcome and happy. It is also nice to hear that he has an EAL teacher to help him at school plus a computer device to help him with translations and research of subject topics he doesn't know. Wonderful!
You have lots of help at school, Ryan, so don't forget to ask for help and to use your computer device to help you with translations and research. Keep up the hard work! You can do it!
For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 10 - Task 2 - In Class - R&W - Happy New Year.
We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:
1) Pre-reading strategies: prediction, identification, text-to-self and text-to-world connections
2) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, and synonyms
3) Reading strategies: pronunciation, fluency, text features, and comprehension
4) Genre: Realistic Fiction
5) Ordinal Numbers
6) Reading Genres
7) Compare and Contrast Charts
8) Figurative Language
9) Irregular Plurals
10) r-Controlled Vowels
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For HOMEWORK, can Ryan please complete the following:
Lesson 10 - Task 1 - Homework - Spelling Practice
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Ryan next Monday.
My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.
Mr. Grande
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Ian did a great job in class today. He did well with his reading and discussing the reading with me. Ian corrected his homework and rewrote the draft model. This week for homework he will complete the unit test.
Thank you,
Ms. Katie
Dear Ryan's parents,
It is always very nice to see Ryan. He is such a sweet boy and an intelligent student. Although there were some issues with Ryan's device and internet connectivity, we were able to cover most of the lesson curriculum planned for today. Excellent hard work today, Ryan!
For today's lesson, we reviewed Ryan's homework as well as his anchor charts. We also covered Lesson 8 - Task 2 - In Class - Grammar.
We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:
1) Letter Formation Accuracy - especially with the letter 'r'
2) Helping Verbs: present and past tenses
3) Regular and Irregular Verbs
4) Quotation Marks
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For HOMEWORK, can Ryan please independently complete the following:
Lesson 7 - Aug 16 - Homework - Weekly Test
Thank you.
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p.s.: if you would like Ryan to complete some extra (optional) Reading homework, he can do the following:
Lesson 8 - Task 1 - Extra Homework (Optional) - On-Level Reading - [pages 2-14 ONLY]
Please record and submit Ryan's reading to Ms. Ling. Thank you once again.
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Have a wonderful remaining week in China and I wish you all safe travels back to Canada. I look forward to seeing Ryan again once you have settled back in Canada. See you then!
My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.
Mr. Grande
Ian did an excellent job in class today. He completed all activities on his own and did very well reading a folktale.
Thanks,
Ms. Katie
Dear parents,
For today's lesson, we worked on Lesson 6, Task 1 (Spelling Practice). This lesson covered the following expectations:
- Spelling Test
- r-Controlled Vowels: er/ir/ur/or
- Key Vocabulary Definitions
- Key Vocabulary Sentences
For homework, can your children please complete (some or all) and submit the following before our next class:
1) Lesson 6, Task 2 (R&W) - p.276-279
- Read, Record, then Submit
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend to you all.
Mr. Grande.
Dear Ryan's parents,
It is always a joy to see and teach Ryan. He is such a respectful, hard working student and a very intelligent, thoughtful boy. He worked hard once again today.
I am working with Ryan on becoming a strong 'independent' learner - skills that will empower him with knowledge, tools, strategies, and confidence, to independently find 'answers' on his own, without adult assistance. Ryan is a very smart boy and in time, he will achieve this empowered 'learning' achievement. You can do it, Ryan!
For today's lesson, we reviewed Ryan's anchor charts and we also covered Lesson 5 - Task 1 - In Class - Literature Book.
We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:
1) Pre-reading strategies: prediction, identification, text-to-self and text-to-world connections
2) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, and synonyms
3) Reading strategies: pace, fluency, decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension
4) Genre: Expository Text (Informational Text)
5) Cause and Effect
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For HOMEWORK, can Ryan please complete the following, to the best of his ability:
Lesson 5 - Task 2 - Homework - Your Turn
Pages: 161 - 164
Page: 165 - Exercise 'A' Only
Page: 168
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Ryan next Wednesday.
My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.
Mr. Grande
Ian did an excellent job in class today. He read a short play and was able to discuss it. He was able to use all new vocabulary words in his own sentences and he showed excellent understanding of the irregular past tense verbs.
Thanks,
Ms. Katie
Dear parents,
For today's lesson, we read and discussed Lesson 4, Task 1 (On-Level Reading) p.1-14.
We covered the following Literary concepts:
- Reading Strategies
- Synonyms
- Venn Diagram (Compare and Contrast)
- Genre: Expository Text
For homework, can your children please complete (in part or all) and submit the following before our next class:
1) Lesson 4, Task 2 (Grammar)
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend to you all.
Mr. Grande.
Dear Ryan's parents,
It was so nice to see Ryan today. He is such a wonderful student and he tries very hard to learn the English language curriculum and the many strategies for learning success. Keep up the hard work, Ryan!
For today's lesson, we reviewed Ryan's weekly test homework as well as his anchor charts. We also covered Lesson 4 - Task 2 - In Class - Grammar.
We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:
1) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, and synonyms
2) Reading strategies: pace, fluency, vocabulary decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension
3) Linking Verbs
4) Capitalization of Proper Nouns
5) Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns
6) Test-taking strategies (Multiple-choice questions)
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For HOMEWORK, can Ryan please read (and record) the following:
Lesson 4 - Task 1 - Homework - Your On-Level Reading
Pages: 2-14
Pages: 16-18
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing Ryan on Wednesday.
My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.
Mr. Grande
Dear Ryan's parents,
It is always great to see Ryan. He is such an intelligent and hard working boy. He is a true joy to teach.
For today's lesson, we worked on Lesson 2 - Task 2 - In Class - R&W.
We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:
1) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, and synonyms
2) Reading strategies: pace, fluency, decoding, text features, and comprehension
3) Genre: Expository Text (Informational)
4) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'Regions Near Me'
5) Text Feature: Map - key, compass, illustration (picture), and labels (words)
6) Captial Letters
7) Punctuation: periods
8) Compare and Contrast
9) Compound words
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For HOMEWORK, can Ryan please complete the following:
Lesson 2, Task 1 - Homework - Spelling Practice
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful and safe weekend to the whole family.
Mr. Grande
Dear parents,
We have now begun Unit 4.
For today's lesson, we worked on Lesson 1, Task 2 (Your Turn Practice). Our focus today was on Level 4 (A to A+) sentence writing in student answers.
We covered the following pages:
1) p.153-155
For homework, can your children, please complete (some or all) and submit the following before our next class:
1) Lesson 1, Task 2 (Your Turn Practice)
- p.159-160 only - Complete then Submit
2) Lesson 1, Task 1 (Literature Book)
- p.300-317 - Read Only - Read, Record, then Submit.
Thank you and have a wonderful week to you all.
Mr. Grande.
Ian did a great job in class today. He was attentive and worked with me to correct any errors or missing parts of his homework. We talked about that the draft model needs when he sees that on his homework. Ian did well with today's reading and comprehension questions.
Thanks,
Ms. Katie
Dear parents,
For today's lesson, we worked on Lesson 20, Task 2 (Grammar). We covered the following:
1) Completed p.71-75
(Combining and Rearranging Sentences, Syllables, Word 'Breaks' using Hyphens, Punctuation)
For homework, can your children please complete (some or all) and submit the following before our next class:
1) Lesson 19, Task 1 (Spelling Practice)
- p.71-75
2) Extra Only - Lesson 20, Task 1 (Your On-Level Reading)
- Read, Record, & Submit.
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend to you all.
Mr. Grande.
Dear parents,
For today's lesson, we worked on Long/Short 'O' Words and Contractions from Lesson 9, Task 2 (Your Turn) as these Literary Concepts are a Learning Gaps for most students in this G2 Enhanced class.
(Please refer to your child's notebook for details. Thank you)
For homework, can your children please complete (some or all) and submit the following before our next class:
1) Lesson 17, Task 2 (Your Turn Practice)
Only p.141-147 - Complete then Submit
2) Lesson 18, Oct.19 - Weekly Test
- Independently Complete then Submit
Thank you and have a wonderful week to you all.
Mr. Grande.
Dear parents,
For today's lesson, we worked on Lesson 15, Task 2 (Read&Write).
We covered the following:
1) Vocabulary - p.228-229
2) Read - p.230-235
3) p.236 - Text Questions
4) p.237 - Main Idea & Key Details
5) p.238 - Genre: Expository Text and Text Features (Sidebar & Subhead)
For homework, can your children please complete (some or all) and submit the following before our next class:
1) Lesson 15, Task 1 (Spelling Practice)
- p.67-70 (Complete and Submit)
2) Lesson 16, Task 1 (Grammar)
- p.66-70 (Complete and Submit)
Thank you and have a very nice weekend to you all.
Mr. Grande.
