Dear Serena's parents,

Serena had another very positive and productive language class today. She is becoming quite knowledge and adept at communicating the specific poetry concepts she has been learning and doing so with confidence. Wonderful!

For today's lesson (her last G4 Wonders lesson!!! Yay!), we reviewed Serena's excellent weekly test submission as well as reviewing her 'very  heavy' Anchor Chart binder, lol! We also covered Lesson 20 - Task 1 - U6L10 - Your Turn.  

We covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Key Vocabulary

2) Reading strategies for Poetry: intonation, inflection, 'musicality', line discipline (reading the 'line' not the 'sentence')

3) Free Verse Poem

4) Rhyming Scheme

5) Theme (Author's Point of View)

6) Narrator's Point of View (e.g.: First Person, etc.)

7) Elements of Poetry: Imagery and Personification

8) Figurative Language: Homonyms

9) Prefixes and Suffixes

10) Words from Around the World

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For HOMEWORK, can Serena please complete the following:

Lesson 20 - Task 2 - U6L10 - Homework - Literacy

Page: 291

Pages: 293-296

Page: 298

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Dec.02nd:   **G5 U1 Wonders**

Lesson 1 - N/A - at this time

[HW - Lesson 1 - N/A - at this time]

Thank you once again.

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Serena next Friday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Serena and Serena's parents,

Thank you all so very much for the wonderful Christmas package Hitomi and I received. It is absolutely lovely: so thoughtful and kind. It has made our day, our week, our month, our Christmas! Wonderful! Thank you.

For today's lesson, Serena and I reviewed her homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 19 - Task 1 - U6L9 - The Drum.  

We covered the following literacy concepts:

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

2) Key / New vocabulary

3) Reading strategies: Rhythm, Meter, Rhyme, Articulation, and Enunciation

4) Literary Elements for Poetry: Rhythm, Meter, Rhyme, Stanza, Imagery, Personification, and Metaphor

5) Figurative Language: Personification and Metaphor

6) Point of View: Author and Narrator

7) Genre: Poetry - Free Verse

8) Poetry Analysis strategies

p.s.: Serena said that she could not find some of the poetry related Anchor Charts in her binder. Can you please review that the Anchor Charts that were emailed to you, are in her binder? My apologies for the trouble this may cause.

Also, Serena's Anchor Chart binder is getting so thick and heavy for her. Maybe a second binder might be needed or remove older Anchor Charts that Serena no longer needs. It's a very good exercise work-out for her, lifting it during every lesson, my goodness, lol. Thank you.

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For HOMEWORK, can Serena please independently complete the following:

Lesson 19 - Task 2 - U6L9 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Nov.25th:

Lesson 20 - Task 1 - U6L10 - Your Turn

[HW - Lesson 20 - Task 2 - U6L10 - Homework - Literacy]

Thank you once again.

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Serena next Friday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Serena's parents,

It is always very rewarding to teach Serena. She is an exceptional student and today's lesson was no different. She worked very hard to achieve understanding in the many areas of today's curriculum. She succeeded in doing so. Very well done, Serena!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Serena's homework plus covered, Lesson 18 - Task 1 - U6L8 - Your Turn.  

We covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Key Vocabulary

2) Reading strategies: Articulation & Enunciation, Decoding, and Comprehension

3) Main Idea and Key Details

4) Genre: Expository Text

5) Proverbs and Adages

6) Greek and Latin Roots

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For HOMEWORK, can Serena please complete the following:

Lesson 18 - Task 2 - U6L8 - Homework - Literacy

Page: 281

Pages: 283-286

Page: 288

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Nov.18th:

Lesson 19 - Task 1 - U6L9 - The Drum

[HW - Lesson 19 - Task 2 - U6L9 - Homework - Weekly Test]

Thank you once again.

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Serena next Friday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Serena's parents,

Serena is such a hard working, sweet girl and she seemed so stressed with her school work today. I hope she feels better with a good night's sleep and a fresh, new day tomorrow. Sleep well, Serena, and try not to stress too much.

Serena, all you can do is try your best. Try not to get discouraged, especially when outcomes don't always go your way. Never give up and keep trying your best. This will always make you a better person, a person of strong character, and it will make you much more successful in your life. You can do it! 

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 17 - Task 1 - U6L7 - The Big Picture of Economics.  

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 Folktales

5) Proverbs and Adages

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For HOMEWORK, can Serena please independently complete the following:

Lesson 17 - U6L7 - Homework - Weekly Test

Multiple Choices Questions ONLY

Questions: 1-20

Pages: 337-346

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Nov.11th:

Lesson 18 - Task 1 - U6L8 - Your Turn'

[HW - Lesson 18- U6L8 - Homework - Literacy]

Thank you once again.

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Have a wonderful, relaxing/restful weekend and I look forward to seeing Serena next Friday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Serena's parents,

My goodness, Serena is so busy with her school work! I know her hard work will pay off, without question. 

For today's lesson, we reviewed Serena's homework plus her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 16 - Task 1 - U6L6 - Your Turn.  

We covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Key/New Vocabulary

2) Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

3) Text Feature: Timeline

4) Latin & Greek Prefixes & Suffixes

5) Mythology

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NO Homework will be assigned to Serena this week due to the extensive amount of school work she must complete. Good luck with your school work Serena and try not to become too anxious or stressed out. You can do it! Deep breathes (lots of plants!), and little breaks and water, do help.

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Nov.04th:

Lesson 17 - Task 1 - U6L7 - 'The Big Picture of Economics'

[HW - Lesson 17 - Task 2 - U6L7 - Homework - Weekly Test]

Thank you once again.

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To the whole family, please take good care and be safe, during this week of isolation in your city. I hope everyone will be okay.

I look forward to seeing Serena next Friday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Serena's parents,

It is always a joy to teach Serena. Tody's lesson was no exception.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Serena's homework plus covered Lesson 15 - Task 1 - U6L5 - Energy Island.  

We covered the following literacy concepts:

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

2) Key/New vocabulary

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

4) Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

5) Latin and Greek Prefixes and Suffixes

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For HOMEWORK, can Serena please independently complete the following:

Lesson 15 - Task 2 - U6L5 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Oct.28th:

Lesson 16 - Task 1 - U6L6 - Your Turn

[HW - Lesson 16 - Task 2 - U6L6 - Homework - Literacy]

Thank you once again.

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Serena next Friday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Serena's parents,

Serena had a very strong English language lesson today. She was fully engaged, as always, and her ability to quickly access and communicate her prior knowledge, on a variety of literacy concepts, is exceptional. She's an excellent student and such a sweet, intelligent girl. Serena's a joy to teach.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Serena's weekly test homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered specific Lesson 14 - Task 1 - U6L4 - Your Turn, activities.  

We covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Key Vocabulary - definitions

2) Homophones / Homographs

3) Context Clues

4) Affixes - Prefixes - Suffixes 

5) Base Words = Root Words

6) Latin Suffixes: '-fy', '-ation', '-ty'

7) Communication Strategies: detail, word choice, and clarity

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For HOMEWORK, can Serena please complete the following pages ONLY:

Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U6L4 - Homework - Literacy

Pages: 263-266

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Oct.21st:

Lesson 15 - Task 1 - U6L5 - Energy Island

[HW - Lesson 15 - Task 2 - U6L5 - Homework - Weekly Test]

Thank you once again.

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Serena next Friday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Serena's parents,

It is always very nice to see Serena, especially with all her fun holiday news! Once again, she was focused, engaged, and motivated to succeed in her English language learning throughout today's class. Another great lesson! Well done, Serena!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Serena's homework submission as well as her Anchor Chart binder. Plus we covered some of Lesson 13 - Task 1 - U6L3 - Valley of the Moon.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Pre-reading and Reading strategies: Text Connections - text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world

2) Key/New vocabulary

3) Reading strategies: Foreign language (in-character voice and reader immersion into the story) - Spanish

4) Genre: Historical Fiction

5) Homophones and Homonyms

6) Text Connection: Answer strategies - 

a) Express your opinion/thought

b) Provide text/self/world connection examples

c) Text evidence

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For HOMEWORK, can Serena please independently complete the following:

Lesson 13 - Task 2 - U6L3 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Oct.14th:

Lesson 14 - Task 1 - U6L4 - Your Turn

[HW - Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U6L4 -Homework]

Thank you once again.

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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing Serena next Friday. 

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Serena's parents,

Serena worked very hard today. She was engaged and learning throughout the lesson. She was motivated to display and communicate her strong English language knowledge. She participated proactively in all the lesson activities. Fantastic work today on Serena's part!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Serena's excellent weekly test submission and reviewed the following grammar concepts (using her Anchor Chart binder today support prior knowledge)

1) Commas

2) Capitalization of Titles

We also reviewed, Lesson 12 - Task 1 - U6L2 - Your Turn, and covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Key vocabulary - dictionary definitions

2) Word with: '-en', '-in', and '-on'

3) Literary Elements

4) Reading Genres

5) Connotation & Denotation

6) Number Prefixes

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For HOMEWORK, can Serena please complete the following pages ONLY, of:

Lesson 12 - Task 2 - U6L2 - Homework

pages: 253-257, and p.258 pt.B

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Oct.07th:

Lesson 13 - Task 1 - U6L3 - 'Valley of the Moon'

[HW - Lesson 13 - Task 2 - U6L3 - Homework - Weekly Test]

Thank you once again.

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Have a wonderful holiday to the whole family and I look forward to hearing all about it from Serena next Friday. 

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

Mr. Grande.