Dear Michael's parents,

Michael did very well during today's English language lesson. His reading articulation and enunciation was excellent today, especially with the 'th' blend sound. Fantastic! We also spent time on reviewing his test-taking skills and strategies for Multiple-Choice and Written Responses for tests. Michael worked hard and was fully engaged throughout the lesson. Great work today, Michael!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's weekly test homework and we also covered Lesson 29 - Task 1 - U4L10 - In Class - A Little World.

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) Genre: Fiction

5) Theme

6) Similes

7) Test-taking skills and strategies: 

a) Key Vocabulary

b) Context Clues

c) Topic Sentence

d) Concluding (Closing) Sentence

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 30 - Task 1 - U4W5 - 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 you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael once again did very well during today's English language lesson. We spent extensive and intensive time reviewing his Anchor Chart binder and he used his binder with great effectiveness! Great job, Michael! Also, he had ALL the Anchor Charts that I asked for so a VERY  BIG thank you to Michael's mother as well!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's excellent homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 28 - Task 1 - U4L9 - Nature.

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) Genre: Poetry

5) Free Verse Poems 

6) Repetition (Repeating Words or Lines)

7) Theme (What a story or poem is about)

8) Figurative Language: Similes

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 27 - U4W4 - Jan 03 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

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

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's weekly test homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered some of  Lesson 26 - Task 1 - U4L8 - In Class - How Butterflies Came to Be.

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: Folktale

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 Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 26 - Task 2 - U4L8 - 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 Michael in the New Year (Tue.Jan.03.2023)! 

My very best wishes are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had another great, engaging English lesson today. We worked on a Drama and he had to be in-character, which is a lot of fun. He did very well!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. Plus we covered Lesson 25- Task 1 - U4L7 - In Class - Stories About Nature.  

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, In-Character Voice, and Comprehension

4) Genre: Drama (Folktale)

5) Visualize

6) Theme

7) Root Words

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 24 - U4W3 - Dec 13 - 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 whole family, as always.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had another very strong English language lesson today. His reading articulation and enunciation of challenging letter blend sounds was excellent today ('th', 'ch', 'bl'). Well done, Michael!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. Plus we covered Lesson 23 - Task 1 - U4L6 - In Class - A New Life in India.  

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) Genre: Realistic Fiction

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

6) Comparison Chart: similarities and differences between two or more things (e.g.: India and China)

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 23 - Task 2 - U4L6 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

As always, my very best regards are with the whole family.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had such a great lesson today. He worked so hard, thinking carefully before he answered questions, used strong sentence structures in his answers, and understood strategies that would help him achieve higher success in his English language studies. Fantastic! Michael is such a smart boy and a real joy to teach. Keep up your amazing, hard work Michael - you're doing really super with your English language learning! Wow!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. Plus we covered Lesson 22 - Task 1 - U4L5 - In Class - Around the World.

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) Genre: Realistic Fiction

5) Visualizing strategies

6) Figurative Language: Similes

7) Compare and Contrast (Venn Diagram)

8) Punctuation - Proofreading

9) Reading Instructions Carefully

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 21 - U4W2 - Nov 29 - 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 whole family, as always.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's weekly test homework, in detail, focusing on his Multiple-Choice strategies. He worked hard and hopefully can use the strategies he learned today, to be more successful with Multiple-Choice tests. Great, hard work once again, Michael. Very well done!

For today's lesson, we also covered Lesson 20 - Task 1 - U4L4 - Earthquake.

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

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

4) Genre: Expository Text (Informational)

5) Sentence / Context Clues

6) Text Features: Table of Contents, Photographs, Captions, Maps

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 20 - Task 2 - U4L4 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

As always, my very best regards are with the whole family.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael worked very hard throughout today's English language lesson. We covered many challenging concepts however he was motivated to understand all that we covered. Fantastic! Keep up the great, hard work, Michael!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as covered some of Lesson 19 - Task 1 - U4L3 - Our Changing Earth.  

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

3) Reading strategies: Fluency and Comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text 

5) Context Clues

6) Punctuation: Commas and Periods

7) Citing Text Evidence

8) Instructions: Read Carefully

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 18 - U4W1 - Nov 15 - 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 whole family, always.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had a fantastic English language lesson today! I was testing him on so many literacy concepts, randomly asking him questions, and he would stop, think, understand, find the knowledge, and communicate this knowledge with me. He was successful most of the time, my gosh! I am so proud of Michael's English language progress and I know you must be proud of him, too.

For today's lesson, we  covered Lesson 17 - Task 1 - U4L2 - Rocky Mountain National Park.  

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

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

4) Genre: Expository/Informational Text 

5) Text Features: Special Print, Caption, Photograph, Illustrations, Maps, Keys, Compass Rose, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents, Diagram, Graphic

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 17 - Task 2 - U4L2 - 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 whole family, always.

Mr. Grande

p.s.: I just researched and found out about Mountain Tai, in Shandong Province (south of Beijing), and it is very beautiful! So many ancient buildings, lovely natural scenery, and a long history. Wow! Thank you to Michael for helping to teach me about Mountain Tai!

Dear Michael's parents,

It is always very nice to see Michael. He is such a smart boy and a joy to teach.

(It is NOT a joy to play games with him because Michael always beats me and makes me cry! LOL!).

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. Plus we covered Lesson 16 - Task 1 - U4L1 - Our Life, Our World.  

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

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

4) Genre: Expository/Informational Text and Poetry (lines & stanzas)

5) Text Features: Special Print, Illustrations, Maps, Keys, Compass Rose

6) Combining Simple Sentences (commas and conjunctions: and, but, or, so)

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 15 - U3W5 - Nov 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 whole family, always.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Michael's parents,

Michael had a very strong English language lesson today. He was very focused on his pronunciation of the 'th' blend sound and he did great! Super pronunciation today, Michael! 

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's excellent weekly test submission as well as his Anchor Chart binder. Plus we covered Lesson 14 - Task 1 - U3L10 - The Sound of Trash.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

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

2) Key/New vocabulary

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

4) Genre: Informational Text (Expository /  Instructional Text)

5) Text Features: Table of Contents (Chapters, Subtitles, Pages), Captions, Glossary, Index, Special Print

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U3L10 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

_______________________________

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 fun working with Michael today. He was very engaged and actively participating, with a smile on his face, throughout the lesson. Wonderful!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's excellent homework submission as well as his Anchor Chart binder. Plus we covered Lesson 13 - Task 1 - U3L9 - Let's Communicate  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

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

2) Key/New vocabulary - definitions (independent Chinese translations)

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

4) Genre: Informational / Expository Text (Nonfiction)

5) Text Features: Graphs, Captions, and Photographs (Pictures)

6) Main Idea Chart - Key Details

7) Prefixes

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 12 - U3W4 - Oct 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,

Today's lesson was a lesson that I missed teaching Michael (Lesson 10). I wrote the wrong dates by mistake. Therefore, we had to go back to Lesson 10 today to complete it. My apologies. It will not affect Michael's English language learning progress and we will be back on track with our lessons starting next Tuesday.

Michael had another excellent English language lesson today. He is so smart and he has exceptional strategies to find answers for himself. Michael is a wonderful student to teach!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's excellent homework submission as well as his Anchor Chart binder. Plus we covered Lesson 10 - Task 1 - U3L7 - Weather Affects Us.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

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

2) Key/New vocabulary

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

4) Genre: Expository/Informational Text

5) Text Features: Sidebar and Subheads/Subtitles (also known as Subheadings)

6) Ask and Answer Questions (Comprehension/Understanding): text evidence, text features, research, and dictionary/translator

7) Main Idea/Key Details

8) Antonyms

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 10 - Task 2 - U3L7 - Oct 11 - Homework

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 very nice to see Michael today. It sounds like he is enjoying his holiday, which is great! I know he works hard so it is nice for him to relax and enjoy time with his wonderful family. Happy holidays to you all.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's weekly test homework submission as well  Lesson 11 - Task 1 - U3L8 - 'Weather All Around'.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

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

2) Key/New vocabulary

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

4) Genre: Expository Text / Informational Text / Nonfiction / Facts

5) Text Features: Table of Contents, Captions, Photographs, Maps, etc.

6) Multiple-choice Test-taking strategies

7) Independent Learner strategies: active translator usage

8) Antonyms and Synonyms

9) Main Idea / Key Detail Chart

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:

Lesson 11 - Task 2 - U3L8 - Homework

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 is always very nice to see Michael. He is such an intelligent, sweet boy, and a true joy to teach.

Michael had a very strong English language lesson today. We worked on many different areas of his English language learning. We reviewed his homework as well as covered most of Lesson 8 - Task 1 - U3L6 - City Communities.

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Pre-reading strategies: text-to-self connections and predictions.

2) Key/New vocabulary

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

4) Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

5) Text Features: Table of Contents (Chapter, Subtitle, Page), Captions, Photographs, Illustrations, Pictures, Special Print, Glossary, and Index.

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 9 - U3W3 - Sep 27 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

_______________________________

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 very strong English language lesson today! We covered many important literacy concepts beginning with his Weekly Test (G2U3W2) review:

1) Multiple Choice (Question & Answer) strategies

2) Proofreading strategies

3) New vocabulary / Key vocabulary strategies

We also covered the following literacy concepts with Lesson 7 - Task 1 - U3L5 - 'Let's Help Out':

1) Pre-reading strategies

2) Key Vocabulary / New Vocabulary

3) Reading strategies

4) Author's Purpose

5) Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

6) Synonyms

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following pages (61-65) of:

Lesson 7 - Task 2 - U3L5 - Homework

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week to the whole family.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Michael's parents,

It was so nice to see Michael again! I hope you all had a wonderful summer. For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's challenging Weekly test. We worked on his test-taking skills:

1) Identifying key vocabulary in the question, answer, and text.

2) Understanding the important curriculum concepts learned in the unit: example - 'similes'

3) Remembering to include 'text evidence' when answering questions in writing (question 21).

We also reviewed the following:

1) Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Informational text

2) Summarize Chart: Sequence (first, next, then, last)

3) Compound Words

He did very well today and he was engaged throughout the lesson. Michael is such a smart boy and a joy to teach.

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete ALL of the following Weekly test:

Lesson 6: U3W2 - Sep 13 - Homework - Weekly test

Thank you very much.

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I wish the whole family a very happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival and I look forward to our next lesson together.

My very best wishes are with you all.

Mr. Grande