Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany worked hard throughout today's lesson. She was focused and engaged throughout the lesson and she responded to my guidance and questions with thoughtfulness and respectful replies. Tiffany is a true joy to teach.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework and her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 14 - Task 1 - U2L10 - In Class - The Big One.

We focused on 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, fluency, decoding, character voice, pace, and comprehension

4) Genre: Realistic Fiction

5) Text Feature: table of contents (author, title, subtitles, chapters, pages, and sometimes illustrator)

6) Test-taking strategies: multiple choice and written responses

7) Figurative Lanugage: similes

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following:

Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U2L10 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany had another strong English language lesson today. 

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 13 - Task 1 - U2L9 - In Class - Creative Leaps.

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: rhyme, meter, rhythm, and comprehension

4) Genre: Poetry (Lyric, Rhyme, Haiku)

5) Figurative Language: metaphors and similes

6) Point of View

7) Chinese Poetry

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please independently complete the following:

Lesson 12 - U2W4 - Mar 20 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany is a very sweet and intelligent girl and she is a joy to teach. She tries her best and stays engaged and motivated throughout the lesson. Wonderful!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework and we covered Lesson 11 -  Task 1 - U2L8 - In Class - Extreme Animals.

We focused on 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, fluency, decoding, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text (Informational)

5) Prefixes

6) Main Idea and Key Details

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following:

Lesson 11 - Task 2 - U2L8 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany is a very sweet and intelligent girl and she is a joy to teach. She tries her best and stays engaged and motivated throughout the lesson. Wonderful!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework and we covered Lesson 11 -  Task 1 - U2L8 - In Class - Extreme Animals.

We focused on 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, fluency, decoding, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text (Informational)

5) Prefixes: 'un-'

6) Main Idea and Key Details

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following:

Lesson 11 - Task 2 - U2L8 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany was very energetic and engaged throughout today's English language lesson. She was motivated to succeed in her learning and she did so exceptionally well. Keep up the great work, Tiffany!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 10 - Task 1 - U2L7 - In Class - Adapting to Survive.

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: context clues, fluency, decoding, and comprehension

4) Genre: Expository Text (Informational Text)

5) Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please independently complete the following:

Lesson 9 - U2W3 - Feb 27 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany had another strong English language lesson today. Her vocabulary knowledge is expanding and growing wonderfully as well as her understanding of text features and their purpose. Keep up your great English language learning, Tiffany!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 8 - Task 1 - U2L6 - In Class - Saving San Francisco Bay.

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: decoding, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

5) Text Feature: special print (color, highlighted, bold), title, subtitles, captions, photographs, illustrations, graphs, table of contents (author, title, subtitles, chapters, pages, and sometimes illustrator), glossary, and index.

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following:

Lesson 8 - Task 2 - U2L6 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday.

Very best regards,

​​​​​​​Mr. Grande

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany had another strong English language lesson today. Her reading is improving so much and her vocabulary knowledge is expanding and growing wonderfully. Keep up your great English language learning, Tiffany!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework and we covered Lesson 7 - Task 1 - U2L5 - In Class - Part of the Whole.

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

4) Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

5) Mind Map/Web: 'Animal / Plant Connections'

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please independently complete the following:

Lesson 6 - U2W3 - Feb 13 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany is a joy to teach. She tries her very best and she has become quite independent with regards to doing what she needs to do to understand the curriculum, my questions, and to organize and communicate her thoughts with clarity and accuracy. Keep up the great work, Tiffany!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 5 - Task 1 - U2L4 - The Prince Who Could Fly.

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: in-character voice, pace, emotion/expression, stage direction, fluency, and comprehension

4) Genre: Drama (Play)

5) Text Feature: Table of Contents

6) Theme Chart 

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following:

Lesson 5 - Task 2 - U2L4 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful Lantern Festival week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday.

Happy Lantern Festival!

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany came to class ready to work today and she did a great job! ​​We reviewed Tiffany's homework, in detail, and we covered Lesson 4 - Task 1 - U2L3 - In Class - Look Familiar.

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

4) Genre: Drama (Play)

5) Text Feature: Illustrations

6) Stage Direction

7) Articles (a/an/the)

8) Nouns: proper and common

9) Nouns: abstract and concrete 

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please independently complete the following:

Lesson 3 - U2W1 - Jan 30 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Tiffany had another strong English language lesson today. She worked hard, had fun, and was engaged throughout the lesson. Tiffany is such an intelligent, sweet girl and a joy to teach.

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's excellent homework submission as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 2 - Task 1 - U2L2 - In Class - The Badger and the Fan.

We focused on the following literacy concepts:

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

2) Key/New vocabulary - definitions, synonyms, and translations

3) Reading strategies: context clues, text features, fluency, decoding, and comprehension

4) Genre: Folktale

5) Text Feature: Table of Contents (title, author, [illustrator], chapters, subtitles, pages)

6) Root Words / Prefixes / Suffixes 

7) Theme 

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following:

Lesson 2 - Task 2 - U2L2 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful Chinese New Year week and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande.

Dear Tiffany's parents,

Once again, Tiffany did very well during today's English language lesson. As we reviewed Tiffany's homework, we once again practiced her test-taking skills and strategies for Multiple-Choice and Written Responses for tests. She worked hard (as always) and is continuing to improve with her skills and strategies. Well done, Tiffany!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Tiffany's weekly test homework as well as her Anchor Chart binder. We also covered Lesson 1 - Task 1 - U2L1 - In Class - Amazing Animals.

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: context clues, decoding, and comprehension

4) Genre: Folktale

5) Test-taking skills and strategies: 

a) Key Vocabulary

b) Context Clues

c) Closing (Concluding) Sentence

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For HOMEWORK, can Tiffany please complete the following:

Lesson 1 - Task 2 - U2L1 - Homework - Phonics/Spelling

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful Chinese New Year's celebration and I look forward to seeing Tiffany next Monday (unless you choose to cancel her lesson for your New Year's festivities!). Have a wonderful time!

My very best regards are with you all.

Mr. Grande.