Dear Evan's parents,

For today's lesson, we reviewed Evan's excellent homework submission as well as his Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 20 - Task 1 - U2L10 - Your Turn.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Key/New Vocabulary: Comprehension 

2) Reading strategies: Comprehension

3) Genre: Poetry (Limerick)

4) Point of View: Narrator and Author

5) Elements of Poetry: Stanza, Rhyme, Lines, Alliteration

6) Rhyming Scheme: Limerick (AABBA)

7) Figurative Language: Simile

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please complete the following, to the best of his ability:

Lesson 20 - Task 2 - U2L10 - Homework - Literacy

Page: 91

Pages: 93-95

Pages: 97-98 

Thank you.

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

My very best regards are with the whole family.

Mr. Grande.

p.s.: Hi Amy. I wish you well on your move to the school. I know it must be a big change for everyone and quite challenging financially. Your ideas of a rental property or an international students' home, are very good ideas. I pray that all goes well and that your health remains good throughout this process. Try to rest whenever you can. Thank you Amy and my very best wishes to you and to your entire dear family. Domenico.

Dear Evan's parents,

For today's lesson, we reviewed Evan's homework as well as his Anchor Chart binder. 

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Point of View: Narrator and Author

2) Text Features: Title, Subtitle, Photograph, Caption

3) Genre: Expository Text (Informational)

4) Title = Heading

5) Sentence Structure Accuracy

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please independently complete the following:

Lesson 19 - Task 2 - U2L8 - Nov 29 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Evan's parents,

Evan had a very good lesson today. He was engaged throughout the lesson and he worked hard to understanding the challenging literacy concepts we were working on. Great job today, Evan!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Evan's Anchor Chart binder plus we covered Lesson 19 - Task 1 - U2L9 - Ollie's Escape.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Genre: Poetry

2) Key/New vocabulary

3) Reading strategies: emphasizing Rhyming words

4) Figurative Language: Alliteration

5) Literary Elements for Poetry: Rhyme and Alliteration

6) Identifying the difference between sounds in words for poems that are Rhyming poems and Alliteration poems

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please independently complete the following:

Lesson 19 - Task 2 - U2L9 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

My very best regards are with the whole family.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Amy,

I wrote a lot here so I apologize. Hopefully Ling can help you with the understanding. Thank you.

I am sorry to have bothered you after class today. I needed to let you know of Evan's significant change when you came into the room with us. Thank you for letting me speak to Evan after class.

I spoke to Evan and I asked him why he stopped working hard and stopped paying attention during our lesson when you came into the room.

He said it was hard for him to pay attention and he was tired, when you were there. Interesting. 

I think Evan wants to spend more time with his mom. He misses you I think. I know you are all so busy and a little tired I'm sure. This is life, I know.

This is information is good for me to know, Amy. I hope it's good for you to know as well. Thank you.

Evan is such a sweet, intelligent boy and he worked hard and did very well during the beginning of the lesson, which is great!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Evan's weekly test homework (Lesson 17 - Task 2 - U2L7 - Homework - Weekly Test) and we focused on the following test-taking strategies for Multiple-Choice and Writing assessments:

1) Context Clues 

2) Instruction Comprehension

3) Citing Text Evidence

4) Key Vocabulary

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please complete the following lesson and pages, to the best of his ability:

Lesson 18 - Task 2 - U2L8 - Homework - Literacy

Pages: 84-86

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Evan's parents,

My goodness, Evan worked very hard today. He had a very strong English language lesson, in which we covered so many challenging literacy concepts. He was engaged throughout the lesson and he was motivated to do a very good job in his notebook, with his writing outcomes. Wow! You really did great today, Evan. I am very proud of you and I know your mom and dad are, too!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Evan's homework and focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Genre: Expository / Informational Text - facts = real = nonfiction

2) Text Features: Bold Print and Graphs

3) Tenses: Past (yesterday), Present (today), Future (tomorrow)

4) Question Comprehension strategies

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please independently complete the following:

Lesson 17 - Task 2 - U2L7 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Evan's parents,

It is always very nice to see Evan. He is such a sweet boy and a joy to teach.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Evan's homework as well as covered some of  Lesson 16 - Task 1 - U2L6 - Your Turn.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Key/New vocabulary

2) Reading strategy: Comprehension

3) Genre: Historical Fiction

4) Theme

5) Answer Sentence Starters

6) Author's Point of View

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please complete the following:

Lesson 16 - Task 2 - U2L6 - Homework - Literacy

Page: 71

Pages: 76-78

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Evan's parents,

Evan worked very hard today. We were working on higher level curriculum involving 'text evidence' support. He did well. Great work today, Evan!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Evan's excellent weekly test submission as well as covered some of  Lesson 15 - Task 1 - U2L5 - Vote.  

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, Fluency, and Comprehension

4) Genre: Informational / Expository Text

5) Paragraph: Indent

6) Margin awareness

7) Citing Text Evidence: Q21 Weekly Test

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please independently complete the following:

Lesson 15 - Task 2 - U2L5 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Evan's parents,

It was very nice to see Evan today. He worked very hard to process information and think deeply about his answers to my questions or the questions from today's exercises. He must be tired, poor boy!

I noticed today that Evan struggled with key vocabulary that he did not understand. When I used the Chinese translation of these key words, his understanding increased significantly.   

I would highly recommend that Evan has access to a Translator during his lessons, for words he does not understand. This will significantly benefit his learning. Thank you.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Evan's homework submission as well as some of Lesson 14 - Task 1 - U2L4 - Your Turn.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Theme of a Story

2) Key/New vocabulary - Comprehension

3) Reading strategies: Fluency, Comprehension, and Key Vocabulary / Context Clues

4) Genre: Historical Fiction

5) Complex Sentences

6) Sentence Starters

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please complete, as much as he is able to, of the following:

Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U2L5 - Homework - Literacy

Page: 61

Pages: 63-68

**This HOMEWORK has some challenging literacy concepts so if Evan does not understand an activity, please just move on to activities that he does understand. I will cover the activities he does not understand, during our lessons. Thank you. **

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

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Evan's parents,

Evan did well during today's lesson. Although he was tired, he engaged in his reading, learned new vocabulary, and was able to answer comprehension questions with some accuracy. Good job today, Evan!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Evan's Anchor Chart binder and we also covered Lesson 13 - Task 1 - U2L3 - Castle on Hester Street.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

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

2) Key/New vocabulary

3) Reading strategies: Fluency and Comprehension

4) Genre: Historical Fiction

5) Theme Chart (Summarize)

6) Similes (Figurative Langage)

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please independently complete the following:

Lesson 13 - Task 2 - U2L3 - Homework Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Evan's parents,

It was very nice to see Evan today. He was actively engaged throughout the lesson and he was very thoughtful with how he answered lesson and teacher questions. He paid close attention to strategies that would help him improve his overall English language success with better marks. Great work today, Evan!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Evan's strong weekly test homework submission as well as Lesson 12 - Task 1 - U2L2 - Your Turn.  

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

1) Using Text Evidence to support written answers

2) Sentences structures: simple, complex, and compound

3) Past and Present Tense Verbs

4) Effective Word Choices

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

Lesson 12 - Task 2 - U2L2 - Homework

Page: 51

Pages: 53-56

Page: 57 Pt.A

Page: 58

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande.

Dear Evan's parents (Amy),

It was very nice to see Evan today. He was engaged throughout the lesson and his reading fluency and comprehension has improved so much, my goodness.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Evan's excellent weekly test multiple choice result as well as covered Lesson 11 - Task 1 - U2L1 - 'Roadrunner's Dance'.  

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, Fluency, and Comprehension

4) Genre: Folktale

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For HOMEWORK, can Evan please independently complete the following:

Lesson 11 - Task 2 - U2L1 - Homework Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

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

Mr. Grande.