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.