We did great work today. We reviewed important grammatical concepts such as "subject", "object", "verb", and "predicate". Also, today, Brian learned how to use quotation marks correctly. Finally, we read a story together and Brian answered the comprehension questions. The homework is uploaded. 

Dear Anran's Parents,

During the class today we finished Little Flap Learns to Fly and the discussion about the story. This included highlighting the genre of the story, characters, problems in the story and the like.

Then, we proceeded to study the short story, The Quest. This was followed up by answering questions about the short story and comparing it to poem, Together.

Throughout the lesson Anran was able to accurately answer most of the questions. Furthermore, she read with natural sounding pronunciation, and only required minimal correction from her teacher in reading and speaking.

Additionally, she was able to correctly answer the grammar questions at the end of the class.

Anran did great in the lesson today.

Homework:

Grammar Practice, pages 4-5.

We had a very informative lesson today as we went over foundational grammatical concepts such as subject, object, verb, and predicate. We also learned how to add extra details to the subject and the predicate. The homework is below. 

Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 

Dear Alvin's parents,

It is such an honor and a privilege to meet Alvin. Alvin is such a joy to teach! He was very active, eager to learn and involved in the class. He also picked up the concepts and language we discussed very quickly demonstrating high-intelligence. He has a great attitude which coupled with hard work will ensure he develops a very high aptitude for English in the long-term. Keep up the great work, Alvin! You're a great student! 

WHAT WE COVERED IN TODAY'S CLASS:

In today's lesson, we covered the following literacy concepts and strategies from Grade 2, Lesson 1 - Task 1 - U1L1 - Family and Friends:

(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: Fantasy and Poetry (example of rhyme 押韵)

(5) Author's Message: What do the characters learn?; What is the moral of the story?

(6) Understanding Character Development: How a character changed

(7) Understanding Themes and thematic development: different key ideas in the text

(8) Connections and comparisons: text-to-self and text-to-world connections

To supplement the curriculum we also explored verbal phrases, collocations which are critical in native dialogue including: depend on, quite good (meaning just okay), take a break (instead of get a break).

HOMEWORK AND WRITING PRACTICE:

If Alvin has time, could he please complete the following:

(1) Lesson 1 - U1L1 - Phonics & Spelling Practice

(2) Before the next class, read the passages in Lesson 2 (Online Reading)  - U1L2 - The Quest

(3) Complete the Writing Practice below to be written in full sentences.

a) What are the main themes (ideas) in Little Flap Learns to Fly (e.g. fears, secrets, trust, depending on others, friendship)?

b) Summarize the reading passage in one sentence.

c) How did LitFlap change in the story (e.g his fears, secrets, feelings about flying)? You can use discourse markers at the beginning of your sentences such as, "At first, he", and "But later, he".

Have a wonderful week ahead and I look forward to seeing Alvin again.Warm wishes and all the best for Alvin and the entire family during the Spring Festival! Happy New Year to the entire family!

Kind regards,

Teacher Philip.

Brian and I learned about how families can work together. We looked at examples of actor families and farming families that illustrate this concept. Brian had success answering the vocabulary words and he was quite competent with that. Brian also wrote a text and we edited it for punctuation and grammar errors. The homework is below: 

Dear Anran's Parents,

In the lesson we began to examine the Wonders curriculum. This included learning new words, like actions. As well, we examined the literary structure of a short poem, Together is Better. Furthermore, we read and examined a short story, LIttle Flap Learns to Fly.

Throughout the lesson Anran spoke very well. This included her ability to fluently and accurately read the Wonders content. As well as her ability to answer questions in complete sentences. Moreover, she was able to accurately describe about the events and happenings of the short story.

She did make some minor grammatical errors with a few answers that she provided, but they were very minor and her teacher helped her to correct them.

Anran did very well in the lesson.

Homework:

Phonics and Spelling Practice worksheet, pages 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
 

Dear Brian's parents,

As this is my last lesson with Brian for 2023, he was able to successfully complete all the curriculum planned for the class. He did very well overall.

I would continue to encourage Brian to use his English language knowledge whenever he gets the opportunity. This will help reinforce all the knowledge he has learned up to this time. Thank you.

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 7 - Task 1 - U1L5 - In Class - Our Pet Friends.  

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, punctuation intonation, articulation, enunciation, decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Fiction

5) Character, Setting, Events

6) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'My Pet Friend'

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NO HOMEWORK will be assigned

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful remainder to the year 2023 and I wish the whole family much happiness and many blessings for the new year.

I hope to teach Brian again in the future. He's such an intelligent and a respectful boy. He's a joy to teach. Thank you.

With my very best regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Brian's parents,

It is always nice to see Brian. He had a good English language today and he learned many new words and phrases. We will continue to work on his sentence structures and his reading for punctuation intonation. Nonetheless, he did well overall. Keep up the good work, Brian!

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 6 - U1W2 - Nov 29 - In Class/Homework - Your Turn.  

We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:

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

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

3) Sentence Structures: simple and complex

4) Plural: '-s' and '-es'

5) Root Words

6) Short Vowel Sounds

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For HOMEWORK, can Brian please complete the following:

Lesson 6 - U1W2 - Nov 29 - In Class/Homework - Your Turn

Pages: 11-15

Page: 19

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande

Dear Brian's parents,

It is always nice to see Brian.

Today we focused on Brian's reading skills, specifically his fluency and his decoding of challenging vocabulary.

I would recommend that Brian reads at a slower pace and to focus carefully on punctuation intonation and on how to sound out challenging vocabulary.

When he does this, his reading skills significantly improved. Thank you.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Brian's anchor charts and notebook. We also covered Lesson 5 - Task 1 - U1L4 - In Class - Happy New Year!.  

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: Fiction

5) Root Words

6) Text Features: table of contents and pictures (illustrations and photographs)

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For HOMEWORK, can Brian please complete the following:

Lesson 5 - Task 2 - U1L4 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande

Dear Brian's parents,

Brian was engaged and actively participating throughout today's lesson. I would encourage Brian to focus on the neatness of his work. At times, I do not understand what he has written in his notebook, so I have him erase and write his work again, more neatly. You can do it, Brian. Please work more neatly. Thank you. 

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 4 - Task 1 - U1L3 - In Class - Families Celebrate.  

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: Realistic Fiction

5) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'My Favourite Celebrations!'

6) Story Character, Setting, and Events

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For HOMEWORK, can Brian please complete the following:

Lesson 4 - Task 2 - U1L3 - Homework - Phonics/Spelling

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande

Dear Brian's parents,

Brian was very excited to talk about Winter and skiing, today. He clearly enjoys Winter!

Brian worked very well throughout today's lesson and his skills with conversation and reading are significantly improving. Keep up the very good work, Brian!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Brian's anchor charts and we covered some of Lesson 3 - U1W1 - In Class-Homework - Your Turn.  

We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:

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

2) Reading strategies: fluency, decoding, text features, and comprehension

3) Genre: Fantasy

4) Short and Long Vowel Sounds

5) Inflectional Endings - Plurals: '-s' / '-es'

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For HOMEWORK, can Brian please complete the following pages:

Lesson 3 - U1W1 - In Class-Homework - Your Turn. 

Pages: 1-5

Page: 8

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande

Dear Brian's parents,

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 2 - Task 1 - U1L2 - In Class - The Quest.  

We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:

1) Key / New Vocabulary: translations, definitions, and synonyms

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

3) Genre: Fantasy (Fiction)

4) Text Features: table of contents, special print, and pictures

5) Inflectional Endings: '-ing' , '-ed', '-s'

6) Question and Answer Sentence strategies

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

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For HOMEWORK, can Brian please complete the following:

Lesson 2 - Task 2 - U1L2 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande

Dear Brian's parents,

Brian had another strong English language lesson today. We focused on Brian's articulation and enunciation skills while reading and when he slows his pace of reading, his pronunciation significantly improves. Also, his punctuation intonation significantly improves as well. Keep up your good carefully reading, Brian. You are doing much better! 

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 1 - Task 1 - U1L1 - In Class - Friends and Family.  

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, intonation, articulation, enunciation, decoding, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Fantasy

5) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'How Do Me and My Friends Depend on Each Other'

6) Inflectional Endings: '-ing', '-ed', '-s', '-es'

7) Root Words

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For HOMEWORK, can Brian please complete the following:

Lesson 1 - Task 2 - U1L1 - Homework - Phonics/Spelling

Thank you.

***I would encourage Brian complete his homework assignments for better success with his knowledge acquisition of lesson curriculum scaffolding strategies.

Thank you once again.

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

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

Mr. Grande

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe worked very hard on her weekly test during today's lesson.

She completed the following:

1) Reading the first story ('Grandma's Wild Friends')

2) Q1-10: Multiple-choice questions

3) Writing a paragraph for 'Grandma's Wild Friends' for Q21

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

Lesson 30 - U2W5 - Feb 16 - In Class / Homework - Weekly Test (G2U2W5):

pages 114-119 ONLY

1) Read the second story ('Tuck to the Rescue' - p.114-115)

2) Complete the Multiple-choice questions: Q11-20 (p.116-119)

3) Complete writing a paragraph for 'Tuck to the Rescue': Q21 (p.120)

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 you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe was fully engaged and motivated to learn thoughout today's lesson. She was very happy as well as we went through her assigned homework (she did very well) and she was eager to learn new vocabulary. Wonderful! Great job today, Chloe!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 29 - Task 1 - U2L10 - In Class - Alice's New Pet.

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: in-character voice, context clues, fluency, decoding, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Fiction and Poetry

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

6) Homonyms (Multiple-meaning words)

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following:

Lesson 29 - Task 2 - U2L10 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe did very well during today's English language lesson. She worked hard and was engaged in all language learning activities.

What helped I believe is the nice long talk we had in regards to Chloe completing Optional Homework ONLY, and not completing the Assigned Homework I give her. She says she now understands and will do better in future. I believe her and would like her to prove herself with better choices regarding her homework. I believe she can do it. I hope to see this change for the homework I assigned her this week. Fingers crossed!

For today's lesson, we covered  Lesson 28 - Task 1 - U2L9 - In Class - Cats and Kittens.

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 (poem, rhyme, rhythm, word choice)

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following:

Lesson 27 - U2W4 - Feb 02 - 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 you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe had a very good English language lesson today. She was very tired today so it took Chloe a little time to become engaged and motivated in the lesson but once she did, she was her hard working, energetic self. Well done, Chloe!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's Anchor Chart binder and we also covered Lesson 26 - Task 1 - U2L8 - In Class - Animal Families.

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: context clues, fluency, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Nonfiction

5) Text Features: Table of Contents, Photographs, and Captions

6) Multiple-Meaning Words: Homonyms

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following:

Lesson 26 - Task 2 - U2L8 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe is such a joy to teach. She has a wonderful sense of humour and she is very intelligent. She had another very strong English language lesson today.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework and we covered Lesson 25 - Task 1 - U2L7 - In Class - Eagles and Eaglets.

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, synonyms, and definitions

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

4) Genre: Expository (Informational) Text

5) Main Topic and Key Details Chart

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please independently complete the following:

Lesson 24 - U2W3 - Jan 19 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful Chinese New Year celebration and I look forward to hearing all about your festivities when I see Chloe next Thursday.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

Chloe worked very hard throughout today's lesson. She was actively participating and engaged; motivated to succeed in her learning; and she was having a lot of fun. Chloe is a joy to teach. Great work today, Chloe!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's optional homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 23 - Task 1 - U2L6 - In Class - A Tree Full of Life.

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: Informational Text

5) Text Features: Table of Contents (title, subtitles, author, chapters, pages, illustrator), and Maps (keys, labels, caption) 

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe independently complete the actual homework from last week:

Lesson 21 - U2W2 - Jan 05 - Homework - Weekly Test

***And if possible, can she also complete this week's homework:

Lesson 23 - Task 2 - U2L6 - 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 you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Chloe's parents,

My focus for today's lesson was on Chloe's independence with effective learning strategies using context clues and her translator, for vocabulary comprehension. She is becoming much more adept at problem solving comprehension challenges, especially as the lessons progress. Great work today, Chloe!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Chloe's homework submission as well as covered Lesson 22 - Task 1 - U2L5 - In Class - A Prairie Guard Dog.

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 Translator

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

4) Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

5) Suffixes

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please independently complete the following:

Lesson 21 - U2W2 - Jan 05 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful remainder to the Winter Break and I look forward to seeing Chloe next Thursday.

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.