Dear parents,

For today's lesson, we practiced multiple-choice test taking strategies and all your children achieved standard Grade level results.

They must complete the writing portion of the weekly test at home - Question 21 (see below)

Congratulations to them all!

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 30 - U2W5 - Feb 06 - Homework - Weekly Test - Only Question 21

Thank you.

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Enjoy your weekends and I look forward to seeing your children next Thursday.

With my very best wishes, as always,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

For today's lesson, we continued our practice of poetry learning and the focus was on writing our own poems.

The two types of poems your children wrote were:

* Alliteration

* Haiku

All your children completed today's exercises successfully.

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 29 - Task 2 - U2L10 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a very good weekend to you all and I look forward to seeing your children next Thursday.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

For today's lesson, we practiced reading poetry with rhythm, intonation, inflection, expression, and rhyme. We covered the following poetry types:

* Limerick

* Free Verse

* Alliteration

* Rhyme

It was a fun lesson and all your children were engaged and participated well.

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 27 - U2W4 - Jan 23 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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I hope you all enjoy your weekend, keep warm, and I look forward to seeing your children next Thursday.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

For today's lesson, we practiced reading for context, in relation to protecting animal habitats, and answering questions with specific details, in context. We also worked on creating our own Glossary.

Once again, all your children worked hard throughout today's lesson. They all did great, overall.

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 26 - Task 2 - U2L8 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Enjoy your weekends and I look forward to seeing your children next Thursday.

With my very best wishes, as always,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

For today's lesson, we strategized on how each one of us can make a difference and help endangered animals survive.

All your children worked hard to think of strategies to help their endangered animal survive and they all did a great job.

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 24 - U2W3 - Jan 09 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful 2025 to all of you and to your families...a year full of good health and many blessings.

I look forward to seeing your children next Thursday.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

For today's lesson, we continued to explore what it means to be a lawmaker and how rules (laws) are made...which includes voting (surveys).

They used school rules made by their principal to guide today's learning focus.

Then they put themselves in the position of a school principal, and what important rules they would make to help their students be better educated and healthier.

Your children also created surveys to allow students to have a say on important school policies. 

They all worked hard and did a great job!

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 23 - Task 2 - U2L6 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful holiday to all of you and I look forward to seeing your children in the new year.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

For today's lesson, we explored what it means to vote and how voting is a part of all our lives.

They used school voting experiences to make connections.

Also, we learned about 'Affixes'  = Prefixes and Suffixes plus the meaning of a Root Word.

All your children worked hard today and they completed all lesson activities successfully.

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 21 - U2W2 - Dec 12 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend to all of you and I look forward to seeing your children next Thursday.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

For today's lesson, we explored the immigration experience of people moving to a new country. It was a very interesting lesson for your children and they were able to make connections to their own family's experience, which was very meaningful to them. 

For today's lesson, we covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Theme Chart

2) Pre-reading: connections / associations

3) Historical Fiction

4) Key/New vocabulary

5) Reading: Fluency and Key Details

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 20 - Task 2 - U2L4 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend to all of you and I look forward to seeing your children next Thursday.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

It was very nice to see all your children in class today, working hard on the lesson exercises. They all did well. 

For today's lesson, we covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Mind Map / Idea Web: Immigration and Different Cultures

2) Pre-reading: connections / associations

3) Reading: Fluency and Key Details

4) Figurative Language: Similes

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 18 - U2W1 - Nov 28 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend to all of you and I look forward to seeing your children next Thursday.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

Today's lesson was an engaging lesson with lots of reading and references to folktales from an Asian culture. Your children enjoyed it very much. 

For today's lesson, we covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Theme Chart

2) Pre-reading: connections / associations

3) Folktales: Lessons / Morals

4) Key/New vocabulary

5) Reading: Fluency and Key Details

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 17 - Task 2 - U2L2 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend to all of you and I look forward to seeing your children next Thursday.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

Once again, your children were positive, engaged, and motivated to succeed at all the lesson activities presented in class. They did great! They are such a joy for me to teach.

For today's lesson, we covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'Cooperation

2) Antonyms

3) Folktales: Lessons / Morals

4) Key/New Vocabulary

5) Pre-reading and Reading Strategies

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 15 - U1W5 - Nov 14 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend to all of you and I look forward to seeing your children next Thursday.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

All your children had a good overall English lesson today and we covered all of the planned curriculum.

For today's lesson, we covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Completion Strategy: Main Idea and Details Chart (Book Title and Chapter Subtitles)

2) Multiple Meaning Words: Homonyms

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U1L10 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful weekend to you all and I look forward to seeing your children again next Thursday.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

Today's lesson was a Halloween lesson! It was a lot of fun for the children who were able to attend.

We covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Graphic Organizer: 'My 3 Favourite Halloween Activities'

2) Learning about fun Idioms

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 12 - U1W4 - Oct 31 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Have a safe and happy Halloween!

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

Once again, your children were engaged in today's lesson. We covered the following literacy concepts:

1) Genres: Biography

2) Key/New Vocabulary

3) Cause and Effect

4) Figurative Language

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 11 - Task 2 - U1L8 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you very much.

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Have a wonderful weekend to you all.

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

All your children were engaged in today's lesson about Inventions. We had many interesting conversations about important inventions in the lives of your children and discussions about inventions they did know a lot about (e.g.: wind shield wipers).

Your children are a joy to teach.

We covered the following literacy concepts for today's lesson:

1) Genres: Biography

2) Key/New Vocabulary

3) Connections: text-to-self and text-to-world

4) Metaphors

5) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'Inventions'

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For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 9 - U1W3 - Oct 17 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you very much.

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Have a very relaxing and enjoyable weekend to all of your families.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

Your children worked on the following literacy concepts for today's lesson:

1) Genres: Biography and Autobiography

2) Key/New Vocabulary

3) Connections: text-to-self and text-to-world

4) Compound Words

For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 8 - Task 1 - U1L6 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving long weekend to all of your families.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

Your children worked hard throughout today's English lesson. We focused on:

Key/New Vocabulary

Narrative Nonfiction (Autobiography)

Reading Fluency and Comprehension

For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 6 - G3U1W2 - Oct 03 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

Enjoy the rest of the week and have a very restful weekend.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

All your children were engaged and actively participated in all the lesson activities. They are a joy to teach.

For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 5 - Task 2 - U1L4 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

Have a very nice weekend to you all.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

It is always nice to see your children and to help them improve in their language knowledge and skills. They are a joy to teach.

(I hope that 'one of the students' who was not feeling well during class today, feels better soon)

For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 3 - U1W1 - Sep 19 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

Have a wonderful weekend to you all.

With my best regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear parents,

It was very nice to work with George, Emily, and Anna during class today. They are all very bright, engaging, and sweet children, and they are a joy to teach.

For HOMEWORK, can your children please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 2 - Task 2 - U1L2 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

Have a wonderful weekend to all your families.

Very best regards,

Mr. Grande