Dear Michael's parents,

It is always so nice to see Michael. His English speaking and listening has improved so much from his English lesson from last week to today's lesson. Well done, Michael! 

We will continue to work on Michael's reading fluency, pronunciation, and grammar knowledge: to get him back to the high levels of proficiency that he was at in the Spring. He is such an intelligent boy so it should not take him long to achieve these high levels of proficiency, once again. 

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 30 - U6W5 - Aug 15 - In Class/Homework - Weekly Test.  

We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:

1) Parts of Speech: noun, pronoun, adjectives, verb, adverb, and articles

2) Nouns in a Sentence: subject and object

3) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, and synonyms

4) Reading strategies: pronunciation (articulation and enunciation), fluency, and comprehension

5) Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases: nouns and verbs

6) Punctuation: exclamation marks

7) 'Hamburger' Paragraph Structure

8) Text Evidence

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For HOMEWORK, can Micheal please independently complete the following:

Lesson 30 - U6W5 - Aug 15 - In Class/Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I very much look forward to seeing Michael next Tuesday. 

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

Mr. Grande

Dear Michael's parents,

It is always so nice to see Michael. He had another strong English language lesson. I will continue to encourage Michael to speak in full sentences and to use strong detail in his answers. Nonetheless, well done today, Michael (except when he beat me at the English vocabulary game, 'Hangman'! LOL)!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as his anchor charts. We also covered Lesson 29 - Task 1 - U6L10 - In Class - A Fantastic Day.  

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, pronunciation, decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Fiction

5) Text Features: Table of Contents (title, author, illustrator, chapters, pages, subtitles) and Pictures (photographs and illustrations)

6) Figurative Language: similes and metaphors

7) Speaking in Full Sentences with strong Detail

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 29 - Task 2 - U6L10 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Michael next Wednesday. 

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

Mr. Grande

Dear Michael's parents,

It was so nice to see Michael again especially after my lengthy time away on holiday and changes in my challenging summer schedule. Michael is certainly enjoying not being at school and being on his Summer vacation, lol! I look forward to hearing more of the fun activities he is taking part in this summer!

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 28 - Task 1 - U6L9 - In Class - A Box of Crayons.  

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: Poetry

5) Chinese Poetry

6) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'Imagination'

7) Beats = Rhythm = Syllables

8) Rhyming Words

9) Message in a Poem

10) Figurative Language: Simile and Metaphor

11) Repeated Lines

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 27 - U6W4 - Aug 01 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Michael next Tuesday. 

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

Mr. Grande

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had another wonderful English language lesson today. He is such an intelligent boy and his reading comprehension skills are exceptional. Wow, amazing really! Keep up your awesome English language learning, Michael, you're doing great!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 23 - Task 1 - U6L6 - In Class - Digging for Sue.  

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: articulation & enunciation, fluency, decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Informational Text 

5) Greek and Latin Roots = Affixes: prefix and suffix (un-comfort-able / im-pass-able)

6) Main Idea and Key Details

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 23 - Task 2 - U6L6 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Michael next Tuesday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had another wonderful English language lesson today. As always, he worked hard and he was very active in his learning. Michael is such a joy to teach!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 22 - Task 1 - U6L5 - In Class - Dive Team.  

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: translation, definition, and synonym

3) Reading strategies: articulation & enunciation, fluency, decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text (Informational)

5) Greek and Latin Roots - Affixes: prefixes and suffixes (un-comfort-able / im-pass-able)

6) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'Teamwork'

7) Text Features: map, key, title, labels, diagram, photos, caption, and special print (bold and highlighted text)

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 21 - U6W2 - May 23 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Michael next Tuesday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had an excellent lesson today. He was very active and engaged in his learning. He worked hard to find the answers to many of my challenging questions regarding English language literacy. He did great! 

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 20 - Task 1 - U6L4 - In Class - Wind Power.  

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: translation, definition, and synonym

3) Reading strategies: articulation & enunciation, fluency, decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Informational Text

5) Text Features: table of contents, glossary, index, diagram, labels, illustration, photograph, captions, and special print (bold, text size, color)

6) Paragraph Clues = Context Clues = Sentence Clues

7) Author's Point of View

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 20 - Task 1 - U6L4 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Michael next Tuesday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

It was so nice to see Michael again. He told me about his wonderful holiday and it sounds like he had a great time, especially eating food from the BBQ, lol! I am very happy he (and I'm sure the whole family and his friends) had a really super time on holiday. Welcome back!

For today's lesson, Michael worked very hard. We reviewed Michael's homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 19 - Task 1 - U6L3 - In Class - Pedal Power.  

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: translation, definition, and synonym

3) Reading strategies: articulation & enunciation, inflection, intonation, pace, fluency, decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text (Informational)

5) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'What Energy Sources Do You Use?'

6) Text Features: pictures (illustration and photograph), diagram, label, subtitle, special print (highlight, bold, big, color)

7) Neatness: use a ruler or other 'tracing' tool

8) Punctuation: periods and commas

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 18 - U6W1 - May 09 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Michael next Tuesday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had an excellent English language lesson today. He worked very hard, learning a lot of new vocabulary and effectively using context clues to help him with his story comprehension. Fantastic, hard work today, Michael!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 17 - Task 1 - U6L2 - In Class - Hercules and the Golden Apples.  

We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:

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

2) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, and synonyms

3) Reading strategies: articulation & enunciation, inflection, intonation, pace, fluency, decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Myth

5) Text Features: Table of Contents and Illustrations

6) Sentence / Context Clues

7) Theme Chart

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 17 - Task 2 - U6L2 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful May Day / Labour Day Holiday and I look forward to seeing Michael in two weeks. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had another wonderful English language lesson today. He is doing so well with his learning and it is really great to see his progress. His homework submissions are being completed at a higher level of knowledge comprehension and accuracy, as well. Wow! Keep up your awesome, hard work Michael!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 16 - Task 1 - U6L1 - In Class - Why Fir Tree Keeps His Leaves.  

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: articulation & enunciation, fluency, decoding, context clue, text features, and comprehension

4) Genres: Myth and Poetry

5) Elements of Poetry: stanza, line, and rhyme scheme/pattern

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 15 - U5W5 - Apr 18 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Michael next Tuesday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael was very excited to talk about his friend's dog today in class. It is very nice to hear how much he enjoys dogs and animals. Michael is such a sweet and intelligent boy.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework and his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 14 - Task 1 - U5L10 - In Class - Government Rules.

We focused on 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: context clues, fluency, decoding, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository (Informational) Text

5) Text Feature: special print (color, highlighted, bold), title, subtitles, captions, photographs, illustrations, glossary, index, and table of contents (author, title, subtitles, chapters, pages, and sometimes illustrator)

6) Homonyms and Homophones

7) Cause and Effect Chart

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U5L10 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael once again worked very hard during today's English language lesson. His ability to communicate his thoughts, his listening skills and comprehension, his ability to retrieve the knowledge required to answer questions with accuracy, are all improving so very much. I am very proud of Michael's English language progress. He is doing great with his learning!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 13 - Task 1 - U5L9 - In Class - Visiting the Past.

We focused on 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: context clues, fluency, decoding, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text (Informational Text)

5) Text Features: illustrations, photographs, and captions.

6) Homonyms (multiple-meaning words)

7) Cause and Effect 'Rules' Chart

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 12 - U5W4 - Apr 04 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had another very strong English language lesson today. His English language knowledge, in all four language categories (speaking, listening, reading, and writing), has improved so very much. Wonderful progress! I am very proud of Michael and his excellent learning abilities. I know you must be very proud of him as well. Thank you very much for all your own hard work with Michael - he could not be the amazing child and student that he is without your loving support and encouragement. Thank you once again.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 11 - Task 1 - U5L8 - In Class - Our Beautiful Tree.

We focused on 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: context clues, fluency, decoding, text features, punctuation intonation/inflection, and comprehension

4) Genre: Fiction

5) Text Feature: table of contents (author, title, subtitles, chapters, pages, and sometimes illustrator), and illustrations

6) Homophones

7) Problem and Steps to a Solution

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 11 - Task 2 - U5L8 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael worked very hard today and he had another strong English language lesson. Wonderful! Keep up your great work, Michael. You are doing so well with your English language learning! I am very proud of you.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework and his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered some of  Lesson 10 - Task 1 - U5L7 - In Class - Protecting the Earth.

We focused on 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: context clues, fluency, decoding, and comprehension

4) Homework Success strategies

5) Hamburger Paragraph

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 9 - U5W3 - Mar 21 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Today's lesson was focused on Michael's test-taking strategies for Multiple-choice and Written answers. It was a challenging lesson for Michael but he did well, overall.

I would strongly suggest that Michael reviews ALL the homework and tests that I evaluate and assess. I always include corrections and comments for improvement that Michael will highly benefit from in his English language learning. Michael is repeating errors in his homework, which our lessons together are not enough for him to remember and correct. He needs to review his error corrections from the evaluated and assessed homework that I submit to you. I would suggest that you also print out the evaluated and assessed homework that I submit to you and keep them in a separate binder from his Anchor Chart binder, which Michael can refer to when needed. Thank you so much for your amazing support with Michael's English language learning. 

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's weekly test homework as well as covered Lesson 8 - Task 1 - U5L6 - In Class - Rudy Garcia-Tolson.

We focused on 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: context clues, fluency, decoding, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Biography

5) Text Features: special print (color, highlighted, bold), title, subtitles, captions, and photographs 

6) Synonyms

7) Sequence Summary (beginning, middle, and end)

8) Test-taking strategies: key vocabulary, context clues, sequence, topic and concluding sentences, and proper citing of text evidence.

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 8 - Task 2 - U5L6 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had another very successful English language lesson today. He was very engaged in his learning and he was active throughout the lesson. especially when finding the English language knowledge that I challenged him to find (e.g.: his Anchor Chart binder, his notebook, etc.). Really fantastic work today, Michael!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework and his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 7 - Task 1 - U5L5 - In Class - Discover Heroes.

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, definitions, and synonyms

3) Reading strategies: context clues, fluency, decoding, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Biography

5) Text Features: timeline and special print

6) Reflexive Pronouns

7) Idea Chart: 'Heroes'

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 6 - U5W2 - Feb 28 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

My very best regards are with the whole family.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had another strong English language lesson today.

Thank you very much Michael's mother, for all your patience, diligence, and hard work, in helping Ms. Ling and I, to have Michael's homework submitted and for working to have today's lesson online. Thank you very much for your kindness.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 5 - Task 1 - U5L4 - In Class - Thirteen is a Crowd.

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, definitions, and synonyms

3) Reading strategies: context clues, fluency, decoding, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Fiction and Informational Text

5) Text Feature: Table of Contents (author, title, subtitles, chapters, pages, and sometimes illustrator)

6) Idioms

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 5 - Task 2 - U5L4 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had another strong English language lesson today. His reading is improving so much and his vocabulary knowledge is expanding and growing wonderfully. Keep up your great English language learning, Michael!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework and his Anchor Chart binder. Michael is using his Anchor Chart binder very effectively; it's wonderful! We also covered Lesson 4 - Task 1 - U5L3 - In Class - Let's Cooperate.

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, definitions, and synonyms

3) Reading strategies: articulation & enunciation, context clues, fluency, decoding, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Fiction

5) Text Feature: key vocabulary - special print (color, highlighted, bold)

6) Idioms (English and Chinese)

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 3 - U5W1 - Feb 14 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had another very strong English language lesson today. He worked very hard and was fully engaged throughout the lesson. Wonderful! Michael is such a joy to teach!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's Anchor Chart binder and we also covered Lesson 2 - Task 1 - U5L2 - In Class - The Food Crew.

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: context clues, decoding, text features (illustrations), fluency, and comprehension

4) Genre: Realistic Fiction

5) Text Feature: Table of Contents (title, author, subtitles, chapters, pages [illustrator])

6) Suffixes

7) Homonyms (words that have multiple meanings)

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 2 - Task 2 - U5L2 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful Lantern Festival week and I look forward to seeing Michael next Tuesday.

Happy Lantern Festival!

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael did very well during today's English language lesson.

I must apologize for not evaluating Michael's homework in time for today's lesson. I have been very busy and I did not think Michael would do homework on his holiday. My apologies once again. I will evaluate Michael's homework today.

For today's lesson, we briefly reviewed Michael's Anchor Chart binder and we covered Lesson 1 - Task 1 - U5L1 - In Class - Let's Make a Difference.

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: Realistic Fiction

5) Mind Map / Web - 'Good Citizens'

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 1 - Task 2 - U5L1 - Homework - Phonics/Spelling

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Michael next Tuesday. 

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.