Dear Marquis and Marquis' parents,

Marquis is developing into a very confident young man and he demonstrates this during our lessons with how well he communicates his thoughts and ideas. He is a true joy to have a conversation with!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' homework plus covered Lesson 29 - Task 1 - U2L10 - In Class - The Big One.  

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: decoding, context clue, text features, fluency, and comprehension

4) Genre: Realistic Fiction and Poetry

5) Figurative Language: metaphors and similes

6) Conversational Practice: word choice, pronunciation, pace, and confidence

7) Point of View: author and narrator

8) Types of Poems: haiku

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following:

Lesson 29 - Task 2 - U2L10 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Jul.05th:

Lesson 30 - U2W5 - July 05 - In Class/Homework - Weekly Test

[HW - see above: Lesson 30]

Thank you once again.

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

Enjoy the last week of school!

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Marquis' parents,

Marquis had an excellent English language lesson today. As always, he was fully engaged in the lesson and he was very motivated to succeed in his learning.

He is such a good boy and so intelligent. Thank you for being such positive role models for him. You are definitely wonderful parents and such good people. It's an honor to know you and to teach your dear son.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' homework and his anchor chart binder. We also covered Lesson 28 - Task 1 - U2L9 - In Class - Creative Leaps.  

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: decoding, context clue, fluency, and comprehension

4) Genre: Poetry 

5) Types of Poetry: free verse, rhyming, lyrical, and haiku

6) Elements of Poetry: meter (rhythm and beat) and rhyme

7) Figurative Language: simile and metaphor

8) Types of Words: homonyms (multiple meaning words)

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please independently complete the following:

Lesson 27 - U2W4 - Jun 14 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

Lesson 29 - Task 1 - U2L10 - In Class - The Big One

[HW - Lesson 29 - Task 2 - U2L10 - Homework - Grammar]

Thank you once again.

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

As always, my very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande

Dear Marquis and Marquis' parents,

Marquis had so much energy today! He was fully engaged throughout the lesson and participated in all the lesson activities with enthusiasm and determination.

I also noticed a significant improvement in his English language speaking skills (increased confidence and clarity in pronunciation) and in his reading skills ( improved fluency and increased comprehension of vocabulary and context). Fantastic!

Really awesome work today, Marquis!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' homework plus covered Lesson 26 - Task 1 - U2L8 - In Class - Extreme Animals.  

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: decoding, fluency, text features, context clues, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text

5) Discussion: Chinese extreme animals

6) Conversational practice: Dragon Boat Festival

7) Sentence strategies: avoiding run-on sentences

8) Proofreading: to correct spelling mistakes

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following:

Lesson 26 - Task 2 - U2L8 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

Lesson 28 - Task 1 - U2L9 - In Class - Creative Leaps

[HW - Lesson 27 - U2W4 - Jun 14 - 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 Marquis next Friday. 

As always, my very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Marquis' parents,

Marquis had a very good English language learning lesson today. He did well overall in many language components such as speaking and grammar.

However, I do notice that his listening and reading skills are declining in proficiency. This is most likely due to a decline in opportunities to listen to the English language being spoken or heard as well as a decline in reading English language text.

This is probably due to Marquis being very busy with his school work and other extracurricular activities.

I thought it important to inform you this recent English language learning development with Marquis' English language proficiency. Thank you.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' homework as well as his anchor charts. We also covered Lesson 25 - Task 1 - U2L7 - In Class - Adapting to Survive.  

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: decoding, context clues, fluency, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text

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

6) Open-ended Conversational Practice

7) Focused Discussion: Animal Adaptations

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please independently complete the following:

Lesson 24 - U2W3 - May 31 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

Lesson 26 - Task 1 - U2L8 - In Class - Extreme Animals

[HW - Lesson 26 - Task 2 - U2L8 - Homework - Grammar]

Thank you once again.

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

My very best regards are with you all, as always.

Mr. Grande

Dear Marquis' parents,

Marquis was very engaged and active thoughout today's lesson. He worked very hard to understand the vocabulary and context of today's reading. He made many connections to his own life experience to help him understand the story's context and he did so with success and with clarity. He is such an intelligent, hard working boy, and such a joy to teach!

Once again, Marquis, really great job today.

**I have asked Marquis to more effectively organize his anchor chart binder. He had a great deal of difficulty finding anchor charts that were relevant to today's lesson. Thank you.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' excellent weekly test homework as well as his anchor charts. We also covered Lesson 23 - Task 1 - U2L6 - In Class - Saving San Francisco Bay.  

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: decoding, context clue, fluency, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text

5) Food Webs

6) Conversational Practice

7) Text Features

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following:

Lesson 23 - Task 2 - U2L6 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.May.31st:

Lesson 25 - Task 1 - U2L7 - In Class - Adapting to Survive

[HW - Lesson 24 - U2W3 - May 31 - 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 Marquis next Saturday (Beijing Time). 

My very best regards are with you all, as always.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Marquis' parents,

Marquis had another very engaged and motivated learning lesson today. He is such a joy to teach.

Great work once again, Marquis!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' homework plus covered Lesson 22 - Task 1 - U2L5 - In Class - Part of the Whole.  

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

4) Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

5) Ideas List: Animal Connections

6) Main Idea and Key Details

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please independently complete the following:

Lesson 21 - U2W2 - May 17 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.May.24th:

Lesson 23 - Task 1 - U2L6 - In Class - Saving San Francisco Bay

[HW - Lesson 23 - Task 2 - U2L6 - Homework - Grammar]

Thank you once again.

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

As always, my very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande

Dear Marquis' parents,

It is truly amazing how well Marquis is doing with his Fencing (thank you mom for showing me Marquis' Championship Fencing video!) and his English language learning. I am very proud of him and I know you must be very proud of him, too.

He had another excellent lesson today, especially with his in-character voice while reading today's Drama (Play)! It was a lot of fun. Great work today, Marquis!

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 20 - Task 1 - U2L4 - In Class - The Prince Who Could Fly.  

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

4) Genre: Drama (Play) - Folktale

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following:

Lesson 20 - Task 2 - U2L4 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.May.10th:

Lesson 22 - Task 1 - U2L5 - In Class - Part of the Whole

[HW - Lesson 21 - U2W2 - May 10 - Homework - Weekly Test]

Thank you once again.

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Have a wonderful weekend in your hometown and may you enjoy the rest of your holiday. 

My very best regards are with you all, as always.

Mr. Grande

Dear Marquis' parents,

Marquis is such a joy to teach! He had another wonderful lesson today - fully engaged and actively participating in his English language learning.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' anchor chart binder and his homework. We also covered Lesson 19 - Task 1 - U2L3 - In Class - Look Familiar.  

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 synonym

3) Reading strategies: decoding, context clue, text features, fluency, in-character voice, and comprehension

4) Genre: Drama (Play)

5) Drama Elements

6) Stage Direction

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please independently complete the following:

Lesson 18 - U2W1 - Apr 19 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Apr.26th:

Lesson 20 - Task 1 - U2L4 - In Class - The Prince Who Could Fly.

[HW - Lesson 20 - Task 2 - U2L4 - Homework - Grammar]

Thank you once again.

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

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Marquis' parents,

Marquis had another excellent lesson and he shared with me how many of his friends have had a broken arm (elbow, shoulder, etc.) and I was so surprised. We worked on challenging vocabulary for him to learn, so as to describe 'injuries' with more accuracy and clarity. He did well with his explanations. He is very lucky that he has not broken any bones but I'm so sad for his friends, my goodness! Poor boys.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' homework plus covered Lesson 17 - Task 1 - U2L2 - In Class - The Badger and the Fan.  

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: decoding, context clues, text features, fluency, pronunciation, and comprehension

4) Genre: Folktale

5) Theme: precise and detailed

6) Conversation Practice: descriptive language

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following:

Lesson 17 - Task 2 - U2L2 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Apr.19th:

Lesson 19 - Task 1 - U2L3 - In Class - Look Familiar

[HW - Lesson 18 - U2W1 - Apr 19 - Homework - Weekly Test]

Thank you once again.

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As always, have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Marquis next Friday. 

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Marquis' parents,

Marquis had another very strong English language lesson today. Once again, he was fully engaged throughout today's lesson and he participated exceptionally well.

I am so very proud of Marquis! He is an incredibly hard working and intelligent young man. Keep up your amazing, diligent work Marquis, for school and in your life. You're awesome!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' excellent homework submission plus covered Lesson 16 - Task 1 - U2L1 - In Class - Amazing Animals.  

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: decoding, fluency, text features, context clues, and comprehension

4) Genre: Folktale and Fable

5) Theme Chart

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please independently complete the following:

Lesson 15 - U1W5 - Apr 05 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Apr.12th:

Lesson 17 - Task 1 - U2L2 - In Class - The Badger and the Fan

[HW - Lesson 17 - Task 2 - U2L2 - Homework - Grammar]

Thank you once again.

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

As always, my very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Marquis' parents,

Marquis was so excited to tell me that he has friends visiting his home today and he is looking forward to playing with them. That's great! I know he works so hard so having time to play is a wonderful outlet for him (and his little brother of course). Have a wonderful day to you all.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' weekly test homework and reviewed his new anchor charts. We also organized his anchor chart binder for easier access to the literacy knowledge he is looking for.

We also covered some of  Lesson 14 - Task 1 - U1L10 - In Class - Think Big.  

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: decoding, context clues, and comprehension

4) Genre: Persuasive (Informational) Text

5) Context Clues: anchor chart review

6) Reading/Literary Genres: anchor chart review

7) Paragraph Writing strategies: Hamburger

8) Sequence

9) Cause and Effect

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following:

Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U1L10 - - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Mar.29th:

Lesson 16 - Task 1 - U2L1 - In Class - Amazing Animals

[HW - Lesson 15 - U1W5 - Mar 29 - 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 Marquis next Friday. 

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Marquis' parents,

I was sorry to see that Marquis had a sore throat today. We did not practice his conversation skills as much (although we briefly talked about his little brother playing with his toys without permission! It is the story of siblings everywhere including myself and my siblings when we were young and I'm sure with you and your siblings as well), but he still listened very well and he did read some of today's text. He is such a hard working student even when he isn't feeling well.

Also, can you please have all the Anchor Charts that I sent you this week, ready for Marquis to use for his next lesson? Thank you so very much.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' homework plus covered of Lesson 13 - Task 1 - U1L9 - In Class - Time for Kids.  

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: listening skills, context clue, and comprehension

4) Genre: Informational Text (Persuasive)

5) Text Features

6) Instruction Comprehension strategies

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please independently complete the following:

Lesson 12 - U1W4 - Mar 15 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Mar.22nd:

Lesson 14 - Task 1 - U1L10 - In Class - Think Big

[HW - Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U1L10 - Homework - Grammar]

Thank you once again.

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

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Marquis' parents,

I apologize for not finding Marquis' weekly test homework and not looking in his past lesson folders. Thank you for directing me to those folders. It worked out in the end because Marquis and I were able to assess his weekly test together in class and he learned many test-taking strategies to help him improve for future tests. Thanks again for all your assistance.

For today's lesson, we reviewed and assessed Marquis' weekly test homework submission in great detail. We did not have time to work on Lesson 11 - Task 1 - U1L8 - In Class - George's Giant Wheel.  

We covered the following test-taking strategies:

1) Context Clues: comprehension of vocabulary and text

2) Key / New vocabulary: spelling accuracy, translation, definition, and synonym

3) Reading strategies: key vocabulary, context clues, and comprehension

4) Test Writing Structure: topic / opening sentences

5) Test Questions: comprehension and key vocabulary  

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following:

Lesson 11 - Task 2 - U1L8 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Mar.15th:

Lesson 13 - Task 1 - U1L9 - In Class - Time for Kids

[HW - Lesson 12 - U1W4 - Mar 15 - 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 Marquis next Friday. 

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

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Dear Marquis' parents,

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' homework plus covered Lesson 10 - Task 1 - U1L7 - In Class - How Does It Work?.  

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: fluency, decoding, context clue, and comprehension

4) Genre: narrative nonfiction

5) Text Features: illustrations, dialogue bubbles; bold and colored text, and varied-size text

6) Conversational Practice

7) Cause and Effect: detail connections

8) Context Clues

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please independently complete the following:

Lesson 9 - U1W3 - Mar 01 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Mar.08th:

Lesson 11 - Task 1 - U1L8 - In Class - George's Giant Wheel

[HW - Lesson 11 - Task 2 - U1L8 - Homework - Grammar]

Thank you once again.

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

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Marquis' parents,

It is always a pleasure to teach, Marquis. He had another excellent lesson, today.

Please don't worry about Marquis not being able to complete his homework due to his baby brother being very sick and the very important health visit from Marquis' aunt and cousin. Family must always come first. Thank you.

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 8 - Task 1 - U1L6 - In Class - Changing Landscapes.  

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: decoding, fluency, context clues, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text

5) Text Features: illustrations, photographs, diagrams, and labels

6) Conversational Practice

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For HOMEWORK, if possible, can Marquis please complete the following:

Lesson 8 - Task 2 - U1L6 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Mar.01st:

Lesson 10 - Task 1 - U1L7 - In Class - How Does It Work?

[HW - Lesson 9 - U1W3 - Mar 01 - 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 Marquis next Friday. 

My very best regards are with you all, always.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Marquis' parents,

It was really great to see Marquis today and to hear all about his fantastic Chinese New Year holiday, in his family's hometown. Wow, it was such an amazing holiday! A big thank you to Marquis' mother for showing me all the wonderful pictures and videos of the family's holiday. Amazing!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' homework plus covered some of  Lesson 7 - Task 1 - U1L5 - In Class - To the Rescue.  

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: decoding, context clue, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text

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

6) Conversational Practice

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please independently complete the following:

Lesson 6 - U1W2 - Feb 16 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Fri.Feb.23rd:

Lesson 8 - Task 1 - U1L6 - In Class - Changing Landscapes

[HW - Lesson 8 - Task 2 - U1L6 - Homework - Grammar]

Thank you once again.

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

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.

Dear Marquis' parents,

Marquis had another excellent English language lesson today. He is so engaged in his lessons and he tries so hard to reinforce and extend his knowledge. He is such a wonderful student to teach!

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PLEASE NOTE:

I will need to miss next week's lesson with Marquis because my wife and I are moving into our new home on Sat.Feb.10th (Beijing Time). Please accept my apologies for missing my lesson with Marquis next week. I very much look forward to seeing Marquis in two weeks (on Sat.Feb.17th - Beijing Time).

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For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' excellent weekly test homework and we also covered Lesson 5 - Task 1 - U1L4 - In Class - Rosa's Garden.

We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies: 

1) Pre-reading strategies: identification and connection (text-to-self and text-to-world)

2) Visual reading strategies: using only story illustrations to comprehend story themes and plot structures.

3) Problem and Solution strategies in a community

4) Genre: Realistic Fiction

5) Idioms: English and Chinese

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following:

Lesson 5 - Task 2 - U1L4 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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For Marquis' next lesson in TWO WEEKS on Sat.Feb.17th (Beijing Time), we will cover the following lesson and homework assignment:

Lesson 7 - Task 1 - U1L5 - In Class - To the Rescue

HW: Lesson 6 - U1W2 - Feb 17 (Beijing Time) - Homework - Weekly Test

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Have a wonderful Chinese New Year Festival to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Marquis in two weeks.

Happy Lunar New Year!

Dear Marquis' parents,

It was wonderful to see Marquis today. It has been such a long time since the last time I saw him.

His conversational skills were a little rusty at the beginning of class however as we progressed through the lesson, his conversational skills significantly improved, which was great to see. 

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

We covered the following literacy concepts: 

1) Pre-reading strategies: identification and connection (text-to-self and text-to-world)

2) Reading strategies: vocabulary and theme comprehension, fluency, context clues, and overall reading comprehension

3) Action and Effect: relationships

4) Correct Date Expression in relation to his friends' birthdays throughout the year

5) Idioms: English and Chinese

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please independently complete the following:

Lesson 3 - U1W1 - Jan 26 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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For Marquis' next lesson on Fri.Feb.02nd, we will cover the following lesson and homework assignment:

Lesson 5 - Task 1 - U1L4 - In Class - Rosa's Garden

HW: Lesson 5 - Task 2 - U1L4 - Homework - Grammar

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I would like to wish Marquis a very happy birthday on Tue.Jan.30th! I can't wait to hear all about it during next Friday's lesson.

Happy Birthday, Marquis!

Mr. Grande

Dear Marquis' parents,

It is a pleasure to see Marquis again. We covered a lot of ground today and Marquis worked hard throughout the class. 

His receptive skills were excellent during class.
He comprehended both stories well, without much guidance.
He was able to dive deep into the nuances of the stories as well.

Additionally, his speaking production skills were commendable. 
He is expressive, confident and always willing to share his thoughts.

Well done! Excellent work.

WHAT WE COVERED IN TODAY'S CLASS

In today's lesson, we covered the following literacy concepts and strategies from 

Lesson 02 - U1L2 - On Level Reading - Jack and the Extreme Stalk:

1.    Pre-reading strategies: key conceptual foundation theme
2.    Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, context, synonyms
3.    Reading strategies: decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension
4.    Genre study, folktale fairytales
5.    Comparison: traditional fairytale to modern versions
6.    Predictions, pre-reading and during reading
7.    Post-reading strategies: summation of the reading passage.
8.    Making connections,text-to-self, text-to-world
 

EXTENSION WORK

To supplement the lesson we also explored and produced new phrases verbal phrases, and collocations, coupled with idiomatic and figurative phrases including - "(designing) on the hop", "nowadays", and "quietly confident", 

ENUNCIATION

Marquis' pronunciation on the whole was excellent, rarely needing guidance. 
However, there were a few words that required some guidance including - version and Henrietta.

HOMEWORK

For homework, if Marquis had time please:

1.    Complete Grade 4 Lesson 02 - U2L4 - Grammar Practice.

2.    Complete the Lesson 03 - U1W1 - Weekly Test.

3.    Read the story in Lesson 04 - U1L3 - Actions Count.

Reading the passage of the next class,
helps us get the most out of our classes.

Have a wonderful week ahead and I look forward to seeing Marquis again. 

Also, good luck tomorrow and this week with all of Marquis' test results!

Warm wishes, and all the best for Marquis and the entire family.

Kind regards,
Teacher Philip.
 

Dear Marquis' parents,

It was an honour meeting Marquis and having a class together. Marquis is an outstanding student. A dream student!

Marquis has tremendous overall English skills. He demonstrated excellent receptive skills: in-depth understanding and comprehension of the reading passage entitled "The Dragon Problem", coupled with excellent listening skills. Additionally, he demonstrated excellent production skills and is expressive and confident when he speaks - one of the most important parts of English. The sky is the limit for him! Well done!

WHAT WE COVERED IN TODAY'S CLASS

In today's lesson, we covered the following literacy concepts and strategies from Lesson 1 - Task 1 - U1L1 - Think It Through:

1) Pre-reading strategies: key conceptual foundation theme, prediction, identification, text-to-self and text-to-world connections
2) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, context, synonyms and antonyms
3) Reading strategies: decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension
4) Genre: Fantasy
6) Post-reading strategies: predictions, summation of reading passage

EXTENSION WORK
To supplement the curriculum we also explored new phrases verbal phrases, and collocations, coupled with idiomatic and figurative phrases including the following listed below.

- "thinking through" (I need to think through this math problem)
- "figure out" and "work out" (I can't "figure out" or "work out" this math problem).
- "I have a tonne of homework to do"
- "I have a pile of homework to do"
- "I have a lot on my plate" (a lot to do)
- "Running is a great way to CLEAR the mind"
-  I "take my time" doing my homework (I don't do it frantically)
-  "time consuming" (homework can be time-consuming)
-  "I'm not fond of ..." (expressing a dislike for something...)

HOMEWORK
For homework if Marquis has time, could he please complete the following: 
Lesson 1 - U1L1 - Phonics & Spelling Practice

Have a wonderful week ahead and I look forward to seeing Marquis again!

Warm wishes and all the best for Marquis and the entire family. 

Please feel free to let me know if you have any suggestions or queries.

Kind regards,
Teacher Philip.