Dear parents,
For today's lesson, the focus was on Democracy and it's Origins.
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For HOMEWORK , can your children please complete the following lesson:
Lesson 13 - Task 2 - U2L3 - Homework - Weekly Test
Thank you.
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Enjoy your weekend and I look forward to seeing your children in two weeks.
With my very best regards,
Mr. Grande
Dear parents,
For today's lesson, we covered the following:
* Writing Traits: Descriptive Language
* Writing Skills: Improving Questions, Commands,
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For HOMEWORK , can your children please complete the following lesson:
Lesson 12 - Task 2 - U2L2 - Homework - Your Turn - p.51-58
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful long weekend and I look forward to seeing your children next Friday.
With my very best wishes,
Mr. Grande
Dear parents,
For today's lesson, the focus was on technological inventions from the ancient world, specifically: Mesopotamia and China.
* Creating a Timeline
* Researching Data
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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:
Lesson 11 - Task 2 - U2L1 - Homework - Weekly Test
Thank you.
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Enjoy your weekend and I look forward to seeing your children next Friday.
With my very best regards,
Mr. Grande
Dear parents,
Your children had another engaged and productive lesson today.
For today's lesson, we covered the following:
* Author's Point of View
* Narrator's Point of View
* Effective Use of a Point of View Graphic Organizer
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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:
Lesson 10 - Task 2 - U1L10 - Homework - Your Turn - p.41;p.43-48
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing your children next Friday.
With my very best wishes,
Mr. Grande
Dear parents,
For today's lesson, the focus was on best practice strategies for Language assignment completion success.
* Expanded Synonym Knowledge for Better Word Choices
* Proofreading Strategies
* Accurately Follow Instructions
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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:
Lesson 9 - Task 2 - U1L9 - Homework - Weekly Test
Thank you.
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Enjoy the remainder of your week and I look forward to seeing your children next Wednesday.
With my best regards,
Mr. Grande
Dear parents,
Your children had another engaged and productive lesson today.
For today's lesson, we covered the following:
* Topic Sentence
* Detail Sentences
* Concluding Sentence
* Reading for Research Details
* New Vocabulary Definitions
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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:
Lesson 8 - Task 2 - U1L8 - Homework - Your Turn - p.31-38
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing your children next Wednesday.
With my very best wishes,
Mr. Grande
Dear parents,
Today's lesson was very interesting as it covered many characteristics of volcanoes. Your children worked hard and enjoyed this lesson very much.
We covered the following curriculum concepts:
* Genre: Expository Text
* Graphic Organizer Usage: Idea Web & Point Forms
* Identifying Key Details from a Text
* Key / New Vocabulary
* Reading: Decode, Fluency, & Comprehension
* Text Features: sidebars, photographs, captions
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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:
Lesson 7 - Task 2 - U1L7 - Homework - Weekly Test
Thank you.
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Enjoy the remainder of your week and I look forward to seeing your children next Wednesday.
With my best regards,
Mr. Grande
Dear parents,
Your children once again worked very hard throughout today's lesson. They did great!
For today's lesson, we covered the following:
* Text Evidence Sentence Starters
* Writing Skills
* Topic Sentence
* Detail Sentences
* Concluding Sentence
* Citing Text Evidence
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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:
Lesson 6 - Task 2 - U1L6 - Homework - Your Turn - p.22-28
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing your children next Wednesday.
With my very best wishes,
Mr. Grande
Dear parents,
For today's lesson, we covered the following:
* Genre: Expository
* Make Inferences, Predictions, and Connections
* Key / New Vocabulary
* Reading: Decode, Fluency, & Comprehension
* Greek Roots
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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:
Lesson 5 - Task 2 - U1L5 - Homework - Weekly Test
Thank you.
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Enjoy the remainder of your week and I look forward to seeing your children next Wednesday.
With my best regards,
Mr. Grande
Dear parents,
Your children worked very hard throughout today's lesson. They did great!
For today's lesson, we covered the following:
* Long/Short Vowel Sounds
* Context Clues
* Descriptive Language: Strong, Vivid Words-Adjectives-Adverbs
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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:
Lesson 4 - Task 2 - U1L4 - Homework - Your Turn - p.13-18;p.20-21
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing your children next Wednesday.
With my very best wishes,
Mr. Grande
Dear parents,
For today's lesson, we covered the following:
* Genre: Poetry
* Create Your Own Poem: Haiku
* Identifying Types of Poetry: Free-Verse vs Lyric
* Cause and Effect Strategies
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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:
Lesson 3 - Task 2 - U1L3 - Homework - Weekly Test
Thank you.
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Enjoy the remainder of your week and I look forward to seeing your children next Wednesday.
With my best regards,
Mr. Grande
Dear parents,
It was very nice to see your children today, as always.
For today's lesson, we covered the following:
* Literary Elements
* Literary Devices
* Figurative Language
* Rhetorical Devices
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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:
Lesson 2 - Task 2 - U1L2 - Homework - Your Turn - p.1;p.3-8
Thank you.
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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing your children next Wednesday.
With my very best wishes,
Mr. Grande
Dear parents,
Congratulations to your children for leveling up to the G6 Wonders curriculum! Today's lesson was the first lesson at this new curriculum level and they did very well, overall.
For today's lesson, we covered the following:
* Genre: Personal Narrative
* Venn Diagram: A Change of Perspective
* Pre-reading Strategies
* Key/New Vocabulary
* Reading Fluency and Comprehension
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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:
Lesson 1 - Task 2 - U1L1 - Homework - Weekly Test
Thank you.
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Enjoy the remainder of your week and I look forward to seeing your children next Wednesday.
With my best regards,
Mr. Grande
