Dear parents,
It was very nice to meet your children today.
We went over:
1) introductions
2) classroom and teacher expectations
3) note taking skills (notebook usage)
4) creating graphic organizers (Mind Map / Idea Web)
5) genre: poetry
For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:
Lesson 1 - Task 2 - U1L1 - Homework - Spelling/Phonics
Thank you.
I look forward to seeing your children next Thursday. Have a wonderful weekend.
With my best regards,
Mr. Grande
Sunday, March 23rd, 2024
Dear Michael's parents,
Michael continues to impress and develop. As a testament to his terrific attitude, he was very engaged, focused and diligent despite it being a Sunday morning. As usual, Michael worked hard and intensely through the class and did so with a high degree of accuracy.
Encouragingly he is picking up some common native idioms and collocations such as "light-hearted" versus "heavy-hearted" and "Killing Two Birds with One Stone" (where Jed, the main character solved two problems with one solution, the building of the footbridge).
We also dived into The Long Walk's deeper multi-layered symbolism: where the title represents both the literal "long walk" to school and the "long journey" involved in building a new footbridge over many years involving many obstacles and challenges.
WHAT WE COVERED IN TODAY'S CLASS
In today's lesson, we initially reviewed his homework diving into the grammatical and phonic differences between suffixes, prefixes, digraphs and blends as that required some clarification. Following that, we covered the following literacy concepts and strategies from Lesson 29 - U2L10 - The Long Walk (On-Level Reading):
(1) Key conceptual foundation themes: identification, clues pre-reading and post-reading
(2) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, context, synonyms and antonyms
(3) Reading strategies: decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension
(4) Genre study: Realistic Fiction
(5) Understanding Key Themes: What are the themes?; What obstacles does the main character overcome? (resilience, problem-solving, courage, a community working-together).
(6) Summarising the Main Idea: What is the passage about?
(7) Connections and comparisons: text-to-self and text-to-world connections
(8) Prediction while reading: inferring what may happen next
(9) Symbolism of the main idea: "The Long Walk" with its multi-layered symbolism
HOMEWORK
For homework if Michael has time, could he please complete the following:
(1) Lesson 10 Homework: U1L7 - Phonics & Spelling Practice
(2) Lesson 30: U2W5 Weekly Test
(3) Before our next class, pre-read the reading passage in Grade 4, Lesson 1: U1L1 - Think It Through (Read and Write), which will be for our next class.
Have a wonderful week ahead and I look forward to seeing Michael again. Warm wishes, and all the best for Michael and the entire family.
Kind regards,
Teacher Philip
Sunday, March 17th, 2024
Dear Michael's parents,
It was fantastic seeing Michael on Sunday, and to see him so focused and intent on learning, despite having such a demanding homework and school schedule. It's a testament to his resilience and intelligence! Well done! As usual, Michael picked up the main ideas quickly, and did so with a high degree of accuracy. Great work, Michael!
WHAT WE COVERED IN TODAY'S CLASS
In today's lesson, first, we reviewed the use of commas correctly in "dates" and addresses" as it troubled Michael in his homework from last week. Following that, we explored the following literacy concepts and strategies from Grade 3, Lesson 28 - U2L9 - Saving Animals (Read and Write):
(1) Key conceptual foundation themes: identification, clues pre-reading and post-reading
(2) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, context, synonyms and antonyms
(3) Genre study of poetry: Limerick 利默里克 rhyme 押韵, alliteration, and free verse (not rhyme 押韵)
(4) Idiomatic and figurative phrases: figure out, work out, bugged, cold feet
(5) Literacy devices of comparisons: simile (using "like" and "as"), figures of speech, personification (making human-like e.g. "the sun smiled"), animalization (making animal-like, e.g. “My washing machine is a bear").
HOMEWORK
For homework if Michael has time, could he please complete the following:
(1) Lesson 28 - U2L9 - Phonics & Spelling Practice, and
(2) Before our next class, pre-read the two reading passages in Lesson 29 - U2L10 - The Long Walk, On-Level Reading, which will be for our next class.
I wish the entire family a wonderful week ahead.
Warm wishes,
Teacher Philip
Friday, March 08, 2024
Dear Michael's parents,
Once again, Michael was simply amazing! He did really well in his homework and he picked up the concepts we explored today very quickly! As usual, he also was very actively engaged and very well-mannered and focused. Well done! Fantastic work!
WHAT WE COVERED IN TODAY'S CLASS:
In today's lesson, we covered the following literacy concepts and strategies from Grade 3, Lesson 26, U2L8 - Protecting the Island (On-Level Reading):
(1) Key conceptual foundation themes: identification, clues pre-reading and post-reading
(2) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, context, synonyms and antonyms, acroymns (What does NWHI stand for?)
(3) Reading strategies: decoding context clues, text features, and comprehension
(4) Genre study: Expositional Text
(5) Making Predictions: pre-reading, while reading, post-reading
(6) Summising the Main Idea: What is the story about?
(7) Understanding Key Themes: the author's message; why does he or she write the passage?
(8) Connections and comparisions: text-to-self and text-to-world connections
EXTENSION WORK:
To supplement the curriculum we also explored new phrases verbal phrases, collocations, coupled with idiomatic and figurative phrases - which are critical in native dialogue - including the following listed below.
(1) to make a splash (idiom) e.g. He became famous pianist and made a huge splash in his field.
(2) get a spray (idiom) e.g. They got a spray from the boss.
(3) It's not a big deal! (common phrase and collocation) meaning "it" (the topic at hand) is not very important or a big problem
Additionally, we looked at some writing tips from the homework such as: Keeping tenses the same in the paragraph, using markers at the beginning of sentence (Then, After that, etc), and adding more descriptions and imagery (e.g. scrape "bark", deep scratches, tree "trunk").
HOMEWORK:
For homework if Michael has time, could he please complete the following:
(1) Complete Lesson 26 - U2L8 - Grammar Practice
(2) Complete Lesson 27 - U2W4 - Weekly Test. This is optional.
(3) Before our next class, pre-read the reading passage in Lesson 28 U2L9 - What Do I Do Next (Read and Write), which will be for our next class. If Michael doesn't have time to do all the homework items above, he could do this item.
Have a wonderful week ahead and I look forward to seeing Michael again.
Warm wishes, and all the best for Michael and the entire family.
Kind regards,
Teacher Philip
Friday, February 1st, 2024: Saving Animals
Dear Michael's parents,
Michael put in a lot of work in today's class and as usual was quick to grasp the main ideas, literacy concepts and lexicon. He also did well when we ventured into more nuanced English - using more idiomatic phrases and phrasal verbs. As usual, he was extremely well-mannered, and very actively engaged in his learning of new knowledge.
WHAT WE COVERED IN TODAY'S CLASS:
In today's lesson, we covered the following literacy concepts and strategies from Grade 3, Lesson 25 - U2L7 - Saving Animals:
(1) Key conceptual foundation themes: identification, clues pre-reading and post-reading
(2) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, context, synonyms and antonyms
(3) Genre study: Expositional (Informational)
(4) Summation of reading passage: brief (one sentence); expanded summary (few sentences)
(5) Sequence analysis: looking at the sequence and order of the passage
(6) Author point of view: How does the author feel about what he is writing?
(7) Making Predictions: pre-reading, while reading, post-reading
(8) Summarising the Main Idea: What is the story about?
(9) Understanding Key Themes and thematic development: the author's message, What do we learn from the passage?
(10) Connections and comparisons: text-to-self and text-to-world connections
EXTENSION WORK:
To supplement the curriculum we also explored new phrases verbal phrases, and collocations, coupled with idiomatic and figurative phrases - which are critical in native dialogue including the following listed below.
- take care of (look after); taking care of
- keeps me busy; keeping busy
- short for time (limited for time, not much time left)
- use of "-like" suffix: superhero-like, brother-like, sloth-like (slow-moving)
HOMEWORK:
For homework if Michael has time, could he please complete the following:
1. Lesson 25 - U2L7 - Phonics & Spelling Practice
2. Before our next class, pre-read the two reading passages in Lesson 26 - Protecting the Island (On-Level Reader) which will be for our next class.
For your information, our additional class notes in Michael's Journal, which will be updated every week, will be put into the same shared drive where his evaluated homework is.
Have a wonderful night and I look forward to seeing Michael next week. Warm wishes, and all the best for Michael and the entire family for the weekend and week ahead.
Warm regards,
Teacher Philip
February 23, 2024
Dear Michael's parents,
It was wonderful to see Michael again and to hear you all enjoyed a wonderful New Year. In today's class, although Michael did not pre-read the texts he did well to comprehend the main ideas about the passage and have a basic understanding of election processes in the United States. Great work!
WHAT WE COVERED IN TODAY'S CLASS:
In today's lesson, we covered the following literacy concepts and strategies from Grade 3, Lesson 23 - U2L6 Online Reader - The Race to the Presidency:
(1) Key conceptual foundation themes: identification, clues pre-reading and post-reading
(2) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, context, the idea of the "lawmakers"
(3) Reading strategies: decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension
(4) Genre study: Informational Text (Expository; it gives us information)
(5) Studying the main idea: What is the story about?
(6) Summation of reading passage: brief (one sentence)
(7) Understanding Key Themes: What does the author want us to learn about? What are "Lawmakers"?
(8) Connections and comparisons: text-to-self and text-to-world connections
(9) Introducing United States election processes: primary elections, general elections, Election Day, sworn into office
HOMEWORK:
For homework if Michael has time, could he please complete Lesson 23 - U2L6 - Grammar Practice.
Also, please note that I have put a PDF copy of our class notes in the shared drive - for Michael's review when he has time. They will be updated after each class.
Warm wishes, and all the best for Michael and the entire family.
Kind regards,
Teacher Philip
Dear Michael's parents,
It is always wonderful to have a class together with Michael. Michael is an unbelievably, hard-working and talented student.
We covered a lot of ground today, including a review of the last two weeks of homework which Michael diligently did. As usual, he was very actively engaged in his learning of new knowledge.
Well done, Michael! Keep up the great work!
WHAT WE COVERED IN TODAY'S CLASS
In today's lesson, we covered the following literacy concepts and strategies from
Lesson 22 - Grade 3 U2L5 - Read and Write - U2L5 - Our voices Count:
1) Pre-reading strategies: key conceptual foundation and themes
2) Review of Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, context, synonyms, antonyms; similies.
3) Reading strategies: decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension
4) Sequential Order: first, then, finally
5) Genre expository, an informatory piece giving facts
6) Literacy style comparisons
7) Understanding & identifying the author's point of view
8) Post-reading strategies: summation of reading passage and key ideas
9) Making comparisons: text-to-self and text-to-world connections
10) Vocabulary Strategy: use and identification of prefixes
EXTENSION WORK
To supplement the curriculum we also explored and produced new phrases verbal phrases, and collocations, coupled with idiomatic and figurative phrases including the following listed below.
- My point of view is not the same as the author.
- Another example is we shouldn't take
others people's things.
- When we vote, we are making a decision.
- A highlight this week was when
I went on a long run.
- I had a busy week; it was a HECTIC week.
- The main take-aways I got from this unit are
(The main things I learned) voting is important
and how people vote.
ENUCIATION
Michael's enuciation on the whole was excellent. However, he needed occasional guidance in the pronunciation of a handful of words such as "guinea pig" and some long e vowel (ea and ee) words where he had to differentiate between - creek, beak, and steak; squeaks, square and speaks.
HOMEWORK
For homework, could Michael please complete Lesson 22 - U2L5 - Phonics and Spelling Practice if he had time and was not under too much stress.
Additionally, if possible Michael could also do the Lesson 21 - U2W2 - Weekly Test.
Again, only if Michael can and has the time.
Have a wonderful week ahead and I look forward to seeing Michael again.
Warm wishes, and all the best for Michael and the entire family.
Kind regards,
Teacher Philip.
Dear Michael's parents,
It is wonderful seeing Michael again. He is a very talented student.
Michael was very actively engaged in his learning of new knowledge. Additionally, despite not reading the online reading passage before class, he was able to comprehend and pick up the main ideas and details quickly.
Michael is such an excellent student! Well done!
WHAT WE COVERED IN TODAY'S CLASS
In today's lesson, we covered the following literacy concepts and strategies from Lesson 20 - Grade 3 U2L4 - On-Level Reading - Moving from Mexico:
1) Pre-reading strategies: key conceptual foundation theme
2) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, context, synonyms and antonyms; similies
3) Reading strategies: decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension
4) Genre historical fiction (Moving from Mexico story) and expository (facts in the Mexican Revolution passage)Genre comparison
5) Literacy style comparisons (story-telling versus factual accounts)
6) Predictions, pre-reading and during reading
7) Post-reading strategies: summation of reading passage.
8) Making comparisons and text-to-world connections
PRONUNCIATION
Michael has excellent speaking skills that are developing well. Additionally, there were a few words he needed some guidance with pronouncing such as: chaos, 1911, civil, immigrate, carriage, pod of dolphons
settle, picnic, splashed.
HOMEWORK
Thank Michael for diligently completing last week's homework which we will review in the next class.
For this week's homework could Michael please complete Lesson 20 - U2L4 - Grammar Practice.
Have a wonderful week ahead and I look forward to seeing Michael again next week.
Warm wishes, and all the best for Michael and the entire family.
Kind regards,
Teacher Philip.
Friday, Jan 5th, 2024
Meeting Michael and having a class together was an honour and pleasure! He is an extremely talented student; the sky is the limit for him!
He did well, despite not previewing the lesson and reading the story before class (which meant we couldn't complete the entire lesson).
Nevertheless, it's a testament to his Michael's ability and reading and comprehension skills that he comprehended the passage well without much guidance. Encouragingly, he understood many of the nuances of the story.
Additionally, we explored similies, new vocabulary and some idiomatic phrases such as - invaluable (extremely valuable), glass half-empty versus glass half-full, and optimism versus pessimism.
I wish Michael, and the whole family a wonderful week ahead and a happy New Year!
Michael did a great job today.
Dear Michael's parents,
For Michael's last class with me, for this 2023 year, he still worked as hard as he usually does and had another very successful English language lesson.
Michael is such an amazing student and a wonderful young man. I will very much miss teaching him and I hope that I will be able to teach Michael again, in the future.
During class today, Michael and I assessed his excellent weekly test homework and the assessment can be found at the link below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EpHFUTThFtrTVEnuCNgA0fTU9wGpUDWd/view?usp=drive_link
For today's lesson, we assessed Michael's homework, reviewed his anchor charts, and we also covered Lesson 17 - Task 1 - U2L2 - In Class - Jungle Treasure.
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: Folktale
5) Pronunciation strategies: 'th'
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NO HOMEWORK will be assigned.
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful remainder to 2023 and I wish your new year in 2024 will be full of happiness, good health, and many blessings.
As always, I pass on my very highest regards to the whole family.
With my deepest respect,
Mr. Grande
Dear Michael's parents,
It is always so nice to see Michael. He had another excellent English language lesson today.
For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework in detail, and we covered some of Lesson 16 - Task 1 - U2L1 - In Class - Figure It Out.
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, text features, and comprehension
4) Genre: Folktale and Poetry
5) Spelling: too small / short letter 't'
6) Punctuation in Writing: commas vs periods
8) Sentence Elements: subject, predicate, complete subject, complete predicate, complete 'compound' subject, complete 'compound' predicate
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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:
Lesson 15 - U1W5 - Dec 01 - Homework - Weekly Test
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing Michael next week, for our last lesson together (very sad!).
My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.
Mr. Grande
Dear Michael's parents,
Today's lesson was focused Michael's multiple-choice test-taking strategies. The lesson was very challenging, covering many different strategies, and Michael worked very hard to understand all the strategies covered. Great work today, Michael!
It is highly recommended that Michael uses his English-Chinese translator ONLY to understand vocabulary he does not understand. One word that he does not understand can be the one key word that will provide him the correct context for the correct answer.
For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's weekly test homework assignment, in detail.
We covered the following strategies:
1) Context Clues
2) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, and synonyms (**English - Chinese Translator**)
3) Reading strategies: reread, context clues, text features, and overall comprehension
4) Sequential Order
5) Compare and Contrast
6) Cause and Effect
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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:
Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U1L10 - Homework - Grammar
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing Michael next Friday.
My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.
Mr. Grande
Dear Michael's parents,
Michael and I had a very nice talk today about his homework assignments. He said he understands that if he is too tired, sick, or has too much schoolwork, he does not have to finish all of my assigned homework, if he cannot complete it at the high-level of ability that he is capable of.
This is so he learns English with a high degree of success and that he also finds balance with his health and with all the responsibilites he has, as a hard working, and caring student.
To you, I thank you for all the loving support and care you have for Michael and his excellence as a young boy and as an exceptional student. He truly is a wonderful student to teach. Thanks again.
For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework and his anchor charts. We also covered Lesson 13 - Task 1 - U1L9 - In Class - A Natural Beauty.
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: Expository Text
5) Text Feature: maps
6) Parts of a Sentence: complete subject, complete predicate, and compound predicate
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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:
Lesson 12 - U1W4 - Nov 17 - Homework - Weekly Test
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful weekend and I hope Michael feels better soon. Thank you.
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 was coughing a lot during class today so I hope he is okay and feels better soon. He says that he is okay, thank goodness.
Michael worked hard throughout today's lesson, as he always does, and was very eager to share his prior English knowledge. He did so with a high degree of accuracy. He also was very actively engaged in his learning of new knowledge.
Michael is such a joy to teach!
For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's anchor charts and we also covered Lesson 11 - Task 1 - U1L8 - In Class - The Amazing Benjamin Franklin.
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: fluency, decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension
4) Genre: Biography
5) Text Features: pictures (photographs, illustrations, and paintings) and table of contents
6) Glossary: key vocabulary, phonetic spelling, and definitions
7) Index: key topics and page locations within the text
8) Important Chinese Inventors and Inventions
9) Figurative Language: Homonyms
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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:
Lesson 11 - Task 2 - U1L8 - Homework - Grammar
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing Michael next Friday.
My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.
Mr. Grande
Dear Michael's parents,
It was so nice to see Michael today, as always. He is such an intelligent, hard working boy and a true joy to teach.
For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework as well as his anchor charts. We also covered Lesson 10 - Task 1 - U1L7 - In Class - Inventing Something New.
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, text features, articulation & enunciation, and comprehension
4) Genre: Biography
5) Figurative Language: metaphors and similes
6) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'Micheal's Inventions'
7) Text Features: special print and subtitles
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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:
Lesson 9 - U1W3 - Nov 03 - Homework - Weekly Test
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful weekend and, as always, I look forward to seeing Michael next Friday.
My very best regards are with the whole family.
Mr. Grande
Dear Michael's parents,
It was so nice to see Michael and to hear all about his father's birthday party. He enjoyed it very much. Happy Birthday to Michael's father!
Michael had a very strong English language lesson today. He was speaking with more complex sentence structures and with more descriptive vocabulary and detail. His pronunciation is also improving when he is reading, especially when prompted to focus on specific enunciation challenges.
Well done, Michael!
For today's lesson, we reviewed Michael's homework and his anchor charts. We also covered Lesson 8 - Task 1 - U1L6 - In Class - Judy Baca.
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, articulation, enunciation, decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension
4) Genre: Biography
5) Multiple-choice test-takiing strategies
6) Pronunciation focus: 'th'
7) Punctuation Intonation
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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please complete the following:
Lesson 8 - Task 2 - U1L6 - Homework - Grammar
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing Michael next Friday.
My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.
Mr. Grande
Dear Chloe's parents,
Chloe was in very good spirits today! She won her track & field race, she achieved 7 out of 7 on her Math test, and her mom was very happy with her. It was a very good day for Chloe and I am very proud of her. She had a great English language class, as well. Keep up your awesome work, Chloe!
For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework as well as her anchor charts. We also covered Lesson 14 - Task 1 - U1L10 - In Class - The National Mall.
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: Expository Text (Informational Text) - nonfiction
5) Multiple-meaning words: Homonyms
6) Text Features: table of contents, maps, glossary, and index
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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following:
Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U1L10 - 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 Michael's parents,
It was so nice to see Michael again after his Summer break. He had another strong English language lesson today and it is such a joy to teach him again. Great job today, Michael!
For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 7 - Task 1 - U1L5 - In Class - The Room to Grow.
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: Narrative Nonfiction
5) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'Communities in China'
6) Conversational Skills
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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:
Lesson 6 - U1W2 - Oct 13 - Homework - Weekly Test
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing Michael next Friday.
My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.
Mr. Grande
Dear Chloe's parents,
Chloe had an excellent English language lesson tonight. The lesson was focused on teaching Chloe very challenging grammar concepts and she worked very hard to succeed in her learning. Very well done, Chloe; I am very proud of you! Keep up the great work!
For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework and we covered Lesson 13 - Task 1 - U1L9 - In Class - A Natural Beauty.
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, text features, and comprehension
4) Genre: Expository Text
5) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'Chloe's Favourite Landmarks'
6) Complete Subject (main noun in a sentence)
7) Complete Predicate (main verb in a sentence)
8) Compound Subject (two or more main nouns using 'and', in a sentence)
9) Compound Predicate (two or more main verbs using 'and', in a sentence)
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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please independently complete the following:
Lesson 12 - U1W4 - Oct 12 - Homework - Weekly Test
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful remainder to your week and weekend, and I look forward to seeing Chloe next Thursday.
My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.
Mr. Grande
