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.