Manic Monday, Hi Parents: Please forgive me for not publishing Friday’s post until this morning. I was unexpectedly called into a meeting and forgot to press publish. I sincerely apologize for the delay. Today was filled with quizzes, worksheets, and workbook corrections. As we approach the end of the final semester of Grade 1, I want to make sure all students have completed their workbooks, assignments, and any unfinished corrections. It is quite a big task to ensure the children complete these corrections independently, and while checking their books again, I noticed that some students had skipped parts altogether. However, we will work through everything together today. This week, we will also begin a new story in our My View book. The final story of the semester. After this story we'll review Poetry and other story elements. "The Clever Monkey" is a wonderful story that will help the children better understand the morals and lessons found in stories. We only read h...
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Fantastic Friday Hi Parents; Happy Weekend! Today wrapped up our week and began the next weeks curriculum. The children took their test this morning. I have not had the time to look the tests over yet. I'll get it done by Monday for corrections and distribution. I'm hoping we have really good scores this week. Today we were able to page through the final few pages in the MV book to complete this unit and get ready for next weeks final story of the semester. How ironic that the final story is called "The Clever Monkey". A cheeky story with a great moral. I'll review with the children in the upcoming weeks, to prepare the students for grade 2. Can you believe it? Parents your babies are moving on up in their educational journey. Brace yourselves as these next few years will FLY by without you even realizing that the time has gone by. HOMEWORK: May 22nd Friday 星期五 □ 1. MV: Preview: “The Race” ...
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Terrific Thursday Hi Parents: Today was a great day! We reviewed the lessons that will be covered on tomorrow’s test, and I was able to identify the areas where the children need a little more practice. I prepared worksheets for them to complete tonight to help reinforce these skills. The test tomorrow will be challenging, so I encouraged the children to carefully read the stories, understand the plot, identify the problem and solution, and review page 44 in the MyView student book. Students should also know: The genre of the story and the meaning of a moral The difference between writing a poem and a haiku In Phonics, students should understand digraphs and trigraphs. In Grammar, they should have an understanding of: Singular and plural nouns Comparative adjectives (adding -er or -ier ) Superlative adjectives (using more when appropriate) Please take the time to focus on the items above as well as the vocabulary words and definitions. Thank you for supporting your child’s learning ...
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Wonderful Wednesday; Hi Parents; Today was a quick and productive day for all of us. During math class, the students were able to complete their math books, and we also reviewed some of the areas they have been struggling with. Most of the misunderstandings seem to come from the vocabulary used in the math book. If the concepts were explained in Chinese, there would likely be fewer difficulties. To ensure the students have a clear understanding of the mathematical language used in English, I will continue reviewing the material with them and go over the entire math book again for clarity and confidence. Tonight, the children should focus on their comparative adjective and vocabulary worksheets. They will have a test this Friday, and a review worksheet will be sent home tomorrow. I have also asked the children to review their My View books, as there is important information in the practice books that they should know. Please take some time to review this week’s materials and worksheets...
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Tiring Tuesday Hi Parents; Today was a tiring but productive day for both the children and myself. We were able to complete our writing assignment and work through most of the worksheets needed to help the students better understand tonight’s homework. The children were asked not to copy the paragraph from the worksheet’s fill-in-the-blank section. That paragraph is only meant to serve as a short guide for what they should include in their own writing assignment. I would like them to write from the heart and express their true feelings about what they are saying goodbye to. It was wonderful to hear the students using comparative adjectives to talk about how much they have progressed. I’m excited to see their completed worksheets tomorrow! Homework: May 19th Tuesday 星期二 □ 1. MV: Read:The Ant and the Grasshopper pp. 28-41 __ □ 2. Write VW’s # 11 - 20 ...
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Mighty Monday Hi Parents: Hopefully you all had a great weekend. Today was a good day in class! We corrected our quiz from last Friday and reviewed the students’ work together. While we did not have any perfect scores this time, I am still very proud of the effort the students showed. Everyone tried their best, and our class average was still an impressive 90%. Great job, A1 students! For homework tonight, the children have been asked to complete the assigned worksheet and pages assigned in the MV Practice Book 1.2. I gave the students time to begin the vocabulary worksheet in class today. The vocabulary writing assignment is our regular Monday homework; however, students do not need to write sentences tonight. I strongly encourage the children to review their definition worksheet at home to help them prepare for Friday’s test. This week’s test will focus on both story comprehension and the definitions of our weekly vocabulary words. Tomorrow, we will begin working on the st...
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Fantastic Friday Hi Parents: Today was quiz day. The children did OK. This weekend they should focus on their stories in the My View books. I will share the worksheets in the Line group after my last class today. Have a relaxing weekend. Homework: May 15th Friday 星期五 □ 1. MV: Can Phil Help & The Grasshopper and the Ant pp.21-41 □ 2. Write VW’s # Writing assignment worksheet □ 3. Make sentences using a VW ...