Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe was much more focused and engaged today and she did a great job with her English language learning. She is such an intelligent and sweet girl, and a true joy to teach.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework and her anchor charts. We also covered Lesson 28 - Task 1 - U4L9 - In Class - Nature.  

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) Alliteration poems

6) Repetition poems

7) Free Verse poems

8) Figurative Language: similes

9) Theme

10) Irregular Verbs

11) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'What excites me about nature!'

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please independently complete the following:

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

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande

Dear Chloe's parents,

It was so nice to see Chloe. She always tries her best and likes to have fun. She has a wonderful sense of humour and she is very bright. Keep up the great work Chloe!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework and her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 26 - Task 1 - U4L8 - In Class - How Butterflies Came to Be.  

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, inflection, intonation, pace, fluency, decoding, context clue, text feature, in-character voice, and comprehension

4) Genre: Folktale

5) Affixes: prefix and suffix (un-comfort-able / im-pass-able)

6) Root Words

7) Story Theme

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following:

Lesson 26 - Task 2 - U4L8 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande

Dear Chloe's parents,

It was very nice to see Chloe today. She worked very hard throughout today's lesson (as always). She also had many positive stories to share about her Summer holidays, especially the Summer camp she is attending. She loves making electrical items such as flashlights, etc. Very cool!

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 25 - Task 1 - U4L7 - In Class - Stories About Nature.  

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, in-character voice, decoding, and comprehension

4) Genre: Folktale, Drama, Play

5) Root Words and Suffixes

6) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'My Nature Questions'

7) Stage Directions

8) Visualize: descriptive words

9) Theme: main topic/message/lesson of the story

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please independently complete the following:

Lesson 24 - U4W3 - Jul 20 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande

Dear Chloe's parents,

It is always very nice to see Chloe. She is always in good spirits and funny throughout the class, and she does work hard. Her reading fluency, decoding, and comprehension skills are improving so much. Keep up the great work, Chloe!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework and her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 23 - Task 1 - U4L6 - In Class - The New Life in India.  

We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:

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

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

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

4) Genre: Realistic Fiction and Informational Text

5) Text Features: Table of Contents

6) Comparison Chart

7) Figurative Language: Simile

8) Homonyms and Homographs

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe 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 Chloe next Thursday. 

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

Mr. Grande

Dear Chloe's parents,

It was so nice to see Chloe again after my long vacation. She worked very hard throughout today's lesson even though she is now on her Summer holidays, lol! She is looking forward to her Summer Camp.

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 22 - Task 1 - U4L5 - In Class - Around the World.  

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 clue, text feature, and comprehension

4) Genre: Realistic Fiction

5) Visualization

6) Figurative Language: Similes

7) Venn Diagram / Comparision Chart: compare and contrast

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please independently complete the following:

Lesson 21 - U4W2 - Jul 06 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 20 - Task 1 - U4L4 - In Class - Earthquake

We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:

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

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

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

4) Cause and Effect

5) Genre: Expository Text (Informational)

6) Text Features

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There will be NO homework assigned from this lesson due to my being on holiday for 3 weeks.

Thank you.

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I wish Chloe the very best results for the remainder of the school year. Hopefully, I will see Chloe for the Summer ANEE lessons. That would be wonderful!

I pass on my very best regards to your entire family.

With much appreciation,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe had another excellent English language lesson today. When she engages in the lesson, her motivation to succeed is exceptional. Chloe is such a joy to teach.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework as well as her Anchor Chart knowledge. We also covered Lesson 19 - Task 1 - U4L3 - In Class - Our Changing Earth.  

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, inflection, intonation, pace, fluency, decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text (Informational)

5) Verb Tenses (Past and Present)

6) Subject-Verb Agreement ('be' verbs)

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please independently complete the following:

Lesson 18 - U4W1 - Jun 01 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing Chloe next Thursday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe worked very hard throughout today's lesson and we were able to very effectively cover all of the lesson curriculum. Well done today, Chloe!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 17 - Task 1 - U4L2 - In Class - Rocky Mountain National Park.  

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: translatons, definitions, and synonyms

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

4) Genre: Expository Text (Informational)

5) Text Features: map, key, title, labels, illustrations, photos, captions, graphics

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following:

Lesson 17 - Task 2 - U4L2 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing Chloe next Thursday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe had another positive and energetic lesson today. She worked very hard and successfully completed all the lesson curriculum that was taught. She is a wonderful young lady to teach!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 16 - Task 1 - U4L1 - In Class - Our Life, Our World.  

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

5) Text Features: map, key/legend, landforms, title, labels, and captions

6) Venn Diagram / Comparison Chart: compare (similar) and contrast (different)

7) Compound Words

8) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'My Regions'

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe independently complete the following:

Lesson 15 - U3W5 - May 18 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe had another strong English language lesson today. She is such a creative and energetic student, and also very intelligent and thoughtful. She truly is a joy to teach!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 14 - Task 1 - U3L10 - In Class - The Sound of Trash.  

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) Text Features: table of contents, glossary, index, photograph, caption, and graphics (bar graph)

6) Prefixes and Suffixes

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following:

Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U3L10 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing Chloe next Thursday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe was very energetic, with a great sense of humor, throughout today's lesson. She is such a creative and intelligent young lady, and a joy to teach.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework plus covered Lesson 13 - Task 1 - U3L9 - In Class - Let's Communicate  

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, inflection, intonation, pace, fluency, decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text

5) Prefixes

6) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'How Do I Express Myself'

7) Text Features: graphics (bar graph) and special print (coloured, bold, enlarged, highlighted), photographs, and captions

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please independently complete the following:

Lesson 12 - U3W4 - May 04 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing Chloe next Thursday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Thank you very much Chloe's mother, for helping Chloe submit her homework to Ms. Ling!

For today's English language lesson, Chloe worked very hard, especially with her comprehension and fluency skills while reading. Her understanding of vocabulary has significantly increased since the time I first worked with her. Wow! Wonderful! She is such an intelligent and energetic girl and a true joy to teach. Keep up your great, hard work Chloe!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's Anchor Chart binder and we also covered Lesson 11 - Task 1 - U3L8 - In Class - Weather All Around.  

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, inflection, intonation, pace, fluency, decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text (Informational)

5) Antonyms and Synonyms

6) Text Features: table of contents, pictures (photographs), captions, maps glossary, index, title, subtitles, special print, diagrams, and labels

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following:

Lesson 11 - Task 2 - U3L8 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe is such a hard working student. She was very hungry throughout today's lesson but she remained engaged and focused on her learning. She is a very tough, hard working young lady. Hopefully she eats something very soon, lol!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 10 - Task 1 - U3L7 - In Class - Weather Affects Us.  

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, text feature, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text

5) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'Kinds of Weather'

6) Text Features: photographs, illustrations, captions, diagrams, labels, subtitles, and special print (bold, highlighted, coloured)

7) Antonyms and Synonyms

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please independently complete the following:

Lesson 9 - U3W3 - Apr 20 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe is such a creative and intelligent girl. She was very excited to tell me about and show me, a comic book she was creating, with 45 characters! Incredible! This is an excellent method to teach creative writing using story boards (comic panels) and illustrations (text features) that very effectively enrich a 'story'. Truly a positive and productive way to 'grow' her English language proficiency in many different and effective learning pathways. Chloe had an excellent overall lesson as well. I am very proud of her English language progress.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binders. We also covered Lesson 8 - Task 1 - U3L6 - In Class - City Communities.

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: Narrative Nonfiction

5) Text Features:  captions, photographs, and table of contents (author, title, subtitles, chapters, pages, and sometimes illustrator)

6) Synonyms and Antonyms

7) Paragraph Writing: Topic, Detail, and Concluding sentences

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following:

Lesson 8 - Task 2 - U3L6 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe works so hard during her lessons! She is quite independent now especially with her translation of challenging vocabulary and phrases. Her reading is improving so quickly and accurately. She has come such a long way with her overall English language learning. I am very proud of her and her progress. Keep up your amazing hard work Chloe!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 7 - Task 1 - U3L5 - In Class - Let's Help Out.

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: Narrative Nonfiction

5) Text Features: captions and photographs 

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please independently complete the following:

Lesson 6 - U3W2 - Apr 06 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe had an excellent lesson today. She was fully engaged throughout the lesson and she was very motivated to read well and to learn new vocabulary. Fantastic! Keep up the great work, Chloe.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 5 - Task 1 - U3L4 - In Class - A Different Set of Stars.  

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: context clues, fluency, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Fiction

5) Text Feature: illustrations

6) Sequence Chart (first, next, then, last)

7) Compound Words

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following:

Lesson 5 - Task 2 - U3L4 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe worked very hard throughout today's English language lesson. She was fully engaged, energetic, actively and effectively using her translator, and writing significant amounts of detailed information into her notebook. Really well done today, Chloe!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 4 - Task 1 - U3L3 - In Class - Up in the Sky.

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: Fiction

5) Sequence Chart (first, next, then, last)

6) Compound Words

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following:

Lesson 4 - Task 2 - U3L3 - Homework - Phonics/Spelling

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Chloe next Thursday.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

For today's lesson, we worked on Chloe's test-taking strategies. She did very well overall, although she did loose focus during an important part of the lesson - using indents to help identify paragraphs for test questions. She was distracted by something on her other computer (she would not say what it was). Other then that moment of distraction, Chloe was otherwise focused on this important lesson.

For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please independently complete the following weekly test:

Lesson 3 - U3W1 - Mar 09 - In Class / Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you very much.

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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing Chloe next Thursday.

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

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

Chloe seems to be having difficulty with her homework submissions so I will ask Ms. Ling Song to assist her. Thank you.

​​​​​​​For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's Anchor Chart binder and we covered Lesson 2 - Task 1 - U3L2 - In Class - Force at Work.

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: Informational Text

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

6) Author's Point of View

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following:

Lesson 2 - Task 2 - U3L2 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe had another strong and fun English language lesson today. She was actively participating in all the lesson activities and she worked very hard to be successful in all the language challenges I presented to her. Well done, Chloe! Great work today!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 1 - Task 1 - U3L1 - In Class - Live and Learn.

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: Expository Text (Informational Text)

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

6) Figurative Language: Similes

7) Author's Point of View (purpose, opinion, thoughts, etc.)

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following:

Lesson 29 - Task 2 - U2L10 - Feb 23 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.