Dear Marquis and Marquis' parents,

It was wonderful to see Marquis while he was on the Labor Day holiday with his family! He shares so many special moments he has with his family and he is very happy to do so. That's great!

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 17 - Task 2 - U6L2 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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This is my proposed lesson plan for Fri.May.09th:

Lesson 19 - Task 1 - U6L3 - In Class - Untold Stories

[HW : Lesson 18 - U6W1 - May 09 - Homework - Weekly Test]

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Have a wonderful holiday to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Marquis next Friday.

With my highest regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Marquis and Marquis' parents,

Marquis had another very productive and positive lesson today. He did seem to have a sore throat so it was difficult for him to read out loud. I hope he feels better soon.

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 15 - U5W5 - Apr 11 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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This is my proposed lesson plan for Fri.Apr.18th:

Lesson 17 - Task 1 - U6L2 - In Class - Our Teacher the Hero

[HW : Lesson 17 - Task 2 - U6L2 - Homework - Grammar]

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Marquis next Friday.

With my highest regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Marquis and Marquis' parents,

Marquis another very strong English language lesson today. He is a true joy to converse with and to teach.

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U5L10 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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This is my proposed lesson plan for Fri.Apr.11th:

Lesson 16 - Task 1 - U6L1 - In Class - Past Present and Future

[HW : Lesson 15 - U5W5 - Apr 11 - Homework - Weekly Test]

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Marquis next Friday.

With my highest regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Marquis and Marquis' parents,

Marquis another very strong English language lesson today. He is a true joy to converse with and to teach.

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 12 - U5W4 - Mar 21 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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This is my proposed lesson plan for Fri.Mar.28th:

Lesson 14 - Task 1 - U5L10 - In Class - History Detectives

[HW : Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U5L10 - Homework - Grammar]

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Marquis next Friday.

With my highest regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Marquis and Marquis' parents,

Thank you very much for sending me videos of Marquis' fencing competition. He looked great and it appeared that he was doing so very well.

I very much look forward to speaking more with Marquis about his fencing experiences! Thank you once again.

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 11 - Task 2 - U5L8 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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This is my proposed lesson plan for Fri.Mar.21st:

Lesson 13 - Task 1 - U5L9 - In Class - Treasures from the Past

[HW : Lesson 12 - U5W4 - Mar 21 - Homework - Weekly Test]

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Marquis next Friday.

With my highest regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Marquis and Marquis' parents,

It was another positive and productive English language learning lesson with Marquis today. He is such an exceptional student and a truly good young man.

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 9 - U5W3 - Feb 28 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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This is my proposed lesson plan for Fri.Mar.07th:

Lesson 11 - Task 1 - U5L8 - In Class - Secrets of the Ice

[HW : Lesson 11 - Task 2 - U5L8 - Homework - Grammar]

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Marquis next Friday.

With my highest regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Marquis and Marquis' parents,

It is always a joy to see Marquis and talk about his life and the world around him. He is such an interesting, intelligent boy and his conversation topics are rich in substance and value. Wonderful!

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 8 - Task 2 - U5L6 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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This is my proposed lesson plan for Fri.Feb.28th:

Lesson 10 - Task 1 - U5L7 - In Class - Take a Closer Look

[HW : Lesson 9 - U5W3 - Feb 28 - Homework - Weekly Test]

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Marquis next Friday.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

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Dear Marquis and Marquis' parents,

Marquis had another excellent English language lesson today and he had so much to share. Marquis is such an exceptional conversationalist!

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 5 - Task 2 - U5L4 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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This is my proposed lesson plan for Fri.Feb.14th:

Lesson 7 - Task 1 - U5L5 - In Class - Smart Solutions

[HW : Lesson 6 - U5W2 - Feb 14 - Homework - Weekly Test]

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Marquis next Friday.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear Chloe and Chloe's parents,

Chloe had another excellent lesson today. 

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

* Genre: Informational Text

* Key / New Vocabulary

* Mind Map / Idea Web: Research the Past

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 14 - Task 2 - U5L10 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Enjoy your week and I look forward to seeing Chloe next Monday.

With my highest regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Marquis and Marquis' parents,

Marquis had another excellent English language lesson today! Happy Birthday, Marquis!

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 3 - U5W1 - Jan 31 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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This is my proposed lesson plan for Fri.Feb.07th:

Lesson 5 - Task 1 - U5L4 - In Class - The Great Man of Nebraska

[HW : Lesson 5 - Task 2 - U5L4 - Homework - Grammar]

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Marquis next Friday.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear Chloe and Chloe's parents,

Chloe had an excellent lesson today. 

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

* Genre: Informational Text

* Key / New Vocabulary

* Mind Map / Idea Web: China's Past Treasures 

* Text Features

* Reading Strategies

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 12 - U5W4 - Jan 27 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Enjoy your special holiday week and I look forward to seeing Chloe next week.

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear Marquis and Marquis' parents,

Marquis had another excellent English language lesson today.

He is such an intelligent and positive young man, and an incredible joy for me to teach.

Marquis has such an amazing amount of potential for success in life and in achieving all his goals. His future is very bright!

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 2 - Task 2 - U5L2 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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This is my proposed lesson plan for Fri.Jan.31st:

Lesson 4 - Task 1 - U5L3 - In Class - New Beginnings

[HW : Lesson 3 - U5W1 - Jan 31 - Homework - Weekly Test]

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Enjoy your weekend and I look forward to seeing Marquis next Friday.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Mr. Grande

Dear Chloe and Chloe's parents,

Chloe and I had a very productive discussion about my homework expectations for her. We reviewed her two homework assignments that were completed this past week.

Chloe now understands that she needs to focus first on doing her weekly test to the very best of her ability and then, if she has time (with her parents' approval and encouragement) complete any extra homework assignments available for her to complete.

Thank you very much to Chloe's parents for helping support Chloe's focus on her learning needs first. Your support is very much appreciated.

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

* Genre: Expository Text

* Key / New Vocabulary

* Reading Text for Comprehension 

* Answering Scientific Questions with Success Strategies (Writing)

* Research Strategies

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 11 - Task 2 - U5L8 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Enjoy your week and I look forward to seeing Chloe next Monday.

Best regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Marquis and Marquis' parents,

It was great to see Marquis today (as always!) and to hear all about his Winter holiday. He deserves a nice break especially with the Chinese New Year celebrations just around the corner! The whole family does. Wonderful!

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For HOMEWORK, can Marquis please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 1 - Task 2 - U5L1 - Homework - Phonics/Spelling

Thank you.

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This is my proposed lesson plan for Fri.Jan.24th:

Lesson 2 - Task 1 - U5L2 - In Class - The Perfect Present

[HW : Lesson 2 - Task 2 - U5L2 - Homework - Grammar]

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Have a wonderful weekend to the whole family.

I look forward to seeing Marquis next Friday.

My very best wishes are with you all, always.

Mr. Grande

Dear Chloe and Chloe's parents,

Chloe had a very good Language lesson today.

We covered the following concepts:

* Genre: Expository Text

* Key / New Vocabulary

* Reading Instructions Carefully

* Research Strategies

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 9 - U5W3 - Jan 13 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Enjoy your week, and as always, I look forward to seeing Chloe next Monday.

Best regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Chloe and Chloe's parents,

It was very nice to see Chloe after all this time away due to the holidays. She had another excellent English lesson today.

Chloe worked on the following:

* Genre: Biography

* Key / New Vocabulary

* Text Features

* Reading Strategies

* Context Clues

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 8 - Task 2 - U5L6 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week to the whole family and I look forward to seeing Chloe next week.

With my very highest regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Chloe and Chloe's parents,

Chloe had another excellent English lesson today.

Chloe worked on the following:

* Genre: Biography

* Key / New Vocabulary

* Idioms and Proverbs

* Mind Map / Idea Web: 'My Inventions to Save the World!' (Problem and Solution)

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 6 - U5W2 - Dec 23 - Homework - Weekly Test

Thank you.

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Enjoy your holiday break and I look forward to seeing Chloe in the new year!

With my very best wishes,

Mr. Grande

Dear Chloe and Chloe's parents,

Chloe had an excellent English lesson today.

Chloe worked on the following:

* Genre: Tall Tales

* Key / New Vocabulary

* Reading Fluency and Comprehension

* Creating her own Cause and Effect Chart

* Making effective text-to-self and text-to-world connections

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For HOMEWORK, can Chloe please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 5 - Task 2 - U5L4 - Homework - Grammar

Thank you.

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Enjoy the rest of your week and I look forward to seeing Chloe next week.

With my very best regards,

Mr. Grande

Dear Summer and Summer's parents,

It was so nice to see Summer again. It sounds like he, and all of you, had a wonderful time back in China. Summer showed me many great photos that he was excited to describe to me. I ejnjoyed the photos and his descriptions very much!

For HOMEWORK, can Summer please complete the following lesson:

Lesson 30 - Task 2 - Homework - BNE Writing Task

Thank you.

Enjoy the rest of your week and I look forward to seeing Summer next Monday.

With my very best regards,

Mr. Grande