Dear Marquis' parents,

It is always a joy to see Marquis and to hear about what is currently happening in his life. His fearlessness when speaking English is wonderful to behold. He effectively communicates his thoughts and ideas in a way that I am able to understand the 'gist' and context of what he would like to say and if I'm having difficulty with the understanding, he is very eager to use his translator and to make himself understood. Fantastic!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' weekly test and we covered most of Lesson 17 - Task 1 - U4L2 - In Class - Why the Sea is Salty.  

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: articulation & enunciation, inflection, intonation, pace, fluency, decoding, context clues, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Direction (Informational Text)

5) Root Words

6) Compound Words

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following:

Lesson 17 - Task 2 - U4L2 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Mon.Mar.10th:

Lesson 19 - Task 1 - U4L3 - In Class - Use Your Skills

[HW - Lesson 18 - U4W1 - Apr 10 - Homework - Weekly Test]

Thank you once again.

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

Good luck at your Fencing competition, Marquis!

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

Mr. Grande.