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

G2U3W5.pdf

- 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.

Dear parents,

For today's lesson, we worked on:

Lesson 13, Task 2 (Literature Book)

1) Read - p.280-289

2) Author's Purpose - p.290

3) Antonyms - p.291 (and Synonyms)

4) Read - p.292-293

5) Connections: Text to Self; Text to Text; Text to World.

For homework, can your children please complete and submit some or all of the following homework before our next class:

1) Lesson 13, Task 1 (Literature Analysis)

- Complete and Submit (thank you) 

2) Lesson 14, Oct 12 - Weekly Test -  (G2U3W4.pdf)

- Independently Complete and Submit.

Thank you and have a wonderful week to you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear parents,

For today's lesson, we worked on Lesson 11, Task 2 (Read&Write)* and Lesson 12, Task 2 (Grammar)**. We covered the following:

1) * Vocabulary p.212-213

2) * Read p.214-219

3) * Author's Purpose p.221

4) * Narrative Nonfiction p.222

5) * Synonyms p.223

6) ** Complete p.61-63 (Past/Future Tense Verbs and Commas)

For some or all of the homework, can your children please complete and submit the following before our next class:

1) Lesson 11, Task 1 (Spelling Practice) 

2) Lesson 12, Task 1 (On-level Reading)

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend to you all.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

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Dear parents,

For today's lesson, we worked on Lesson 6, Weekly Test - Question 21 (strategies to write our answers). We also worked on Lesson 9, Task 1 (Literature Book). 

We covered the following:

1) Read p.256-275

2) New Vocabulary Definitions from the Reading.

3) What is Text Evidence in our Reading. 

For homework, can your children please complete and submit the following before our next class:

1) Lesson 9, Task 2 (Your Turn Practice) 

- Complete then Submit

2) Lesson 10: Oct.05 Weekly Test 

                G2U3W3.pdf

- 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 7, Task 2 (R&W). 

We covered the following:

1) p.196-197 - Vocabulary

2) p.198-203 - Read, 'Starry Night' 

3) p.205 - Sequence

4) p.206 - Fiction

5) p.207 - Compound Words

For homework, can your children, please complete and submit the following before our next class:

1) Lesson 7, Task 1 (Spelling Practice) 

- Complete then Submit

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend and a happy Chinese National Day Holiday!

Mr. Grande.

Dear parents,

For today's lesson, we worked on Lesson 5, Task 2 (Your Turn). 

We covered the following:

1) Completed p.111-120

(Vocabulary, Long 'i' Sounding Blends, Reading Comprehension/Fluency, Reading in Character "Voice")

For homework, can your children please complete and submit the following before our next class:

1) Lesson 5, Task 1 (Literature Book) 

- Read p.232-249

- Complete p.251 'Respond to Reading'  a) Summarize and b) Text Evidence Q1-Q3

2) Lesson 6: Sep 28 - Weekly Test (G2U3W2.pdf)

- Independently Complete then Submit.

Thank you and have a wonderful week to you all and have a Happy National Day Holiday!

Mr. Grande.

Dear parents,

For today's lesson, we worked on Unit 3, Lesson 3, Task 2 (R&W). This lesson was about Expository Text (Nonfiction, Information) about 'Magnets'.

We covered the following:

1) Read - p.176-179 & p.182-187

2) Vocabulary - p.180-181

3) Completed p.189 (Author's Purpose); p.190 (Text Feature - Subtitle); and p.191 (Simile) 

For homework, can your children please complete and submit the following task before our next class:

1) Unit 3, Lesson 3, Task 1 - (Spelling Practice) 

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend to you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear parents,

This week is the beginning of Unit 3! Your children are working hard and they are covering a great deal of curriculum. I am very proud of them all. For today's lesson, we worked on Unit 3, Lesson 1, Task 1 (Literature Book). 

We covered the following:

1) Read p.212 - 227

2) Completed p.229 'Respond to Reading':

(Title, Author, Illustrator, Author Purpose, Simile, Genre: Expository Text, Vocabulary - Gravity, Weight, Measure)

For homework, can your children, time willing and to the best of their ability, please complete and submit the following before our next class:

1) Unit 3, Lesson 1, Task 2 (Your turn Practice): 

- Complete and Submit

2) Unit 3, Lesson 2, Sep.21 - Weekly Test

- Independently Complete and Submit

Thank you and have a wonderful week to you all.

Mr. Grande.

January 29th

Homework--Lesson 20 test

Page 72, 73, lesson 17 task 3.  Homework for January 22nd. 

Homework for Jan 27  finish lesson 17 task 3. 

Homework for January 15th is to finish the mind web with all the main ideas from the text. 

January 13th homework

Lesson 13, task 3

January 8th--Do lesson 3 page 70 part b--write a paragraph. 

Homework for January 6th 

Do Lesson 13, pages 67 and 68

Homework for December 16th

Do the unit three week 2 test--Lesson 8

Homework for December 11th--do lesson 6 task 2  the last two pages. 

Homework for December 9th.  IN class beyond activity one Lesson 6. Activity 2 page 1. 

Homework December 4th. 

Lesson 6, task 3 page 6, reread story on page 4 and 5,

and then fill out sequencing on page 6.