Dear Michael's parents,

It was so nice to see Michael again after his Summer break. He had another strong English language lesson today and it is such a joy to teach him again. Great job today, Michael!

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 7 - Task 1 - U1L5 - In Class - The Room to Grow.  

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

4) Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

5) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'Communities in China'

6) Conversational Skills

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For HOMEWORK, can Michael please independently complete the following:

Lesson 6 - U1W2 - Oct 13 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing Michael next Friday. 

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

Mr. Grande