Dear Marquis' parents,

Marquis was an amazing 'Chinese New Year' teacher today. So was mom and Marquis' little brother, too! Everyone was wearing red because of the Nian mythology. The children made wonderful 'lion' crafts and I saw an amazing, colorful bun (bread) with rainbow colors inside. I also saw Marquis practicing his piano in his red sweater and I also saw the Rutin chickens the family is growing (from 15 eggs in an incubator! Awesome!). Such an incredible lesson 'for me'! LOL! Thank you Marquis, Marquis' mom, and Marquis' little brother, for a wonderful lesson today!

For today's lesson, we reviewed Marquis' homework plus covered Lesson 4 - Task 1 - U3L3 - In Class - Make a Difference.  

We covered the following literacy concepts:

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

2) Key / New vocabulary - translations and synonyms

3) Reading strategies: articulation & enunciation, context clues, fluency, decoding, and comprehension

4) Mind Map - 'Leadership' 

5)) Genre: Historical Fiction

6) Cause and Effect

7) Idioms

8) Dialogue Sentences: commas and periods

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please independently complete the following:

Lesson 3 - U3L1 - Jan 23 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Here is my proposed Lesson Plan for Mon.Jan.30th:

Lesson 5 - Task 1 - U3L4 - In Class - Harry's Great Idea

[HW - Lesson 5 - Task 2 - U3L4 - Homework - Grammar]

Thank you once again.

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Once again, thank you for teaching me so much about the Chinese New Year. I feel honored to share this wonderful holiday with you. I look forward to seeing Marquis next Monday and hearing all about his 'newest' life adventure(s)! 

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

Mr. Grande.