Teacher Megan's Blog (Xinmin)

Wacky Wednesday: Hello Parents: Today was a catch-up, correction, and review day in our class. We completed our My View Practice book, corrected any errors that may have been made, and read our class story, The Clever Monkey . It has been such a great read! The children always have so much to share about their thoughts and opinions on the story. Take some time to ask your child how they liked the story and what, if anything, they learned from it. We were able to accomplish a lot today! Tonight, students have been asked to go back into My View 1.3 to ensure that all pages are completed and that any needed corrections are made. I will collect the books again on Friday for Homework: May 27th  Wednesday 星期三 MAY 27 TH □ 1. MV: Read “The Clever Monkey”         pp.  70-93   □ 2. Write VW’s # 4 Weekly Conversations sentences  2X  each □ 3. Make       ...

 Tantalizing Tuesday: Hi Parents: Today was full of interesting activities in our English class. We visited our school’s Global Education displays, which sparked many questions from the children about countries they were unfamiliar with. Some students who had visited these countries were excited to share their own experiences as well. Back in class, the students worked on a worksheet; however, many of them were unable to complete their Global Experience worksheet during class time. I have asked them to take it home to finish both the written portion and the decorations. We also had a short discussion about different countries before continuing with our new story, The Clever Monkey . We were not able to cover as much of the story today because we spent time reviewing and explaining the homework worksheets. Please encourage your child to spend some time reading independently at home. Homework: May 26th  Tuesday 星期二 MAY 26 TH   □ 1. MV: ...

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...

 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”            ...

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 ...

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...