Teacher Megan's Blog (Xinmin)

Let's get ready for tomorrow's quiz. ✨ Revise week 5 Vocabulary Words, how to spell them and how they sound. The quiz will be similar to the previous quiz. I have asked questions that I feel are suitable to the levelled class. Today, our homework will include reading ' The Big Top ' in Reading Street,   pages 92 - 105 . Remember to hand in the completed worksheet tomorrow, if it has a stamp, then you don't need to worry. PS: We really covered a lot in our Phonics Books today, and everybody followed along so well! A big "Well done!!" to all the A1 students! Thank you, Tr. Megan👋

Today, our homework will include reading ' The Big Top ' in Reading Street,   pages 92 - 105 . The completed story will help to complete the 'story part' in the worksheet due for Friday. 💫 I put the homework in the communication book for the rest of the week. I want to use more time in class to complete our scheduled work. We should all be on track by the end of the week. 😊 We will write the new Vocabulary Words  11-14 , in our  Writers Book   (bubble book) . You can find these words on  page 12  in the  Communication Book . Fold the page in half (X2) to practice writing each Vocabulary Word (X4) neatly on the  green  line. that               that               that               that two               two                two    ...

Today, our homework will include reading ' The Big Top ' in Reading Street, pages 92 - 105 . The completed story will help to complete the 'story part' in the worksheet due for Friday. Here is the Week 5 Vocabulary Words Power point:  Week VW PPT Please go through it, especially for the worksheet and for Friday's quiz. We will write the new Vocabulary Words 6-10 , in our  Writers Book   (bubble book) . You can find these words on  page 12  in the  Communication Book . Fold the page in half (X2) to practice writing each Vocabulary Word (X4) neatly on the  green  line. got               got               got               got hot               hot               hot               hot are       ...

Today, we continued in our Reader's and Writers Notebooks (RWN), we need to cover a lot of pages due to the days missed last week. Thank you to all the students participation in English class! 💜 Remember not to speak Chinese in the class, rule number 1 is to Speak English. 😇 For Homework: 💫 - We will read ' The Big Top ' in our Reading Street Book, page 92 - 100 . We will complete the story tomorrow in class. (This part will help to complete the worksheet) - Here is the Week 5 Vocabulary Words Power point:  Week VW PPT Please go through it, especially for the worksheet and for Friday's quiz. - We will write the new Vocabulary Words 1-5 , in our Writers Book (bubble book) . You can find these words on page 12 in the Communication Book . Fold the page in half (X2) to practice writing each Vocabulary Word (X4) neatly on the green line. dad               dad               dad      ...

Today, we learnt more sounds in the Reader's and Writer's Notebook, that help us with our reading. We practiced  ordering letters in the alphabetical order. Here is an 'alphabetical order' game link:  Alphabetical order game  (abc...) - 1st, you choose a color - Then, you look at the beginning letters to order them alphabetically - Then, you drag the words to the top right corner, and build the following words underneath - Then, click 'done' - If it's in alphabetical order, then you'll have lots of points! We will write the last part of the Vocabulary Words, 11-14 in our Writers Book. You will need to fold the page in half (X2) so that you can practice between each fold, like this: you               you               you               you look             look               look ...

Today, I assigned seats for all the A1 students in English class. I want to keep a routine to make it easier for everyone to adjust to the changes. Let's also remember to keep following the rules. Teacher Megan's (TM's) Rules are: - Speak English🌟 - Raise your hand to speak 🌟 (Very important) - Be nice to everyone🌟 - Try your best 🌟 For  A1 homework , we will read  Tip and Tam in our Reading Street books, pages 66-79 . You can keep the Reading Street book at home to read each night as practice for the weekly quiz.🏡 We are also writing the  next 5 Vocabulary Words in our Writers book . You will need to fold the page in half (X2) so that you can practice between each fold, like this: big               big               big               big bag             bag             ...

Today, we are back to school after a lovely long weekend! I hope you are well rested. We moved into our new English classes, A1, A2, I1, and I2.💫 You will get a note in the communication book with a QR code, you can then join the class for homework updates and any necessary information for these English classes. As English teachers, we look forward to better developing the students to their full English ability.💪 I am the A1 teacher. 🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠 For A1 homework , we will read Tip and Tam in our Reading Street books, pages 66-75 . You can keep the Reading Street book at home to read each night as practice for the weekly quiz.🏡 We are also writing the 1st 5 Vocabulary Words in our Writers book . You will need to fold the page in half (X2) so that you can practice between each fold, like this: fan               fan               fan               fan fat    ...

Today, we wrote   our 2nd quiz! Quiz papers have been checked and sent home inside the communication books. The results for our second quiz today: 100% 13 students (hooray!) >80% 16 students >60% 3 student >40% 3 students (Don't worry, we will keep practicing to succeed.) >20% 0 students Please sign the top right box and return it to school on Wednesday. Again, students need to realize how important it is not to look around or talk during a quiz. I will repeat myself when we are doing the Listening Part A. Some students want to repeat after me and this is not helpful as then there is confusion on what to write. We also spoke more about the upcoming Moon Festival! We listened to a moon festival song, you can find it here:  The Round Moon And we took home a moon festival worksheet to color, something relaxed after a quiz. Homework tonight is: 'Preview Week 4 Vocabulary Words'.  You can find these Vocabulary words in the Communication Book on page 10 . We will ju...

Today, we continued through our Readers and Writers Notebooks, and we matched ending sounds to get the correct meanings. We also played a fun game to find the correct ending sound. For homework, we will study for the quiz ! It will be our second quiz and it will deal with the same concepts as quiz 1. Section A: Listen and spell 5 words correctly. (It will be 5 words from week 3 vocabulary) Section B: Circle the word that makes the sentence correct. Section C: Draw a line to match the words to the correct pictures. All the words in the quiz are the same ones we have been practicing this week. As always, let's try your best!💫 Thank you, Tr. Megan.👋

Today, we talked about prepositions in our Science books. We did a fun song teaching about prepositions. Here it is below: 🎵 Prepositions song We finished our lanterns for Mid Autumn Festival . You could try turn on your cellphone flashlight, put it under the lantern, and put the lights off for special effect.🏮 Just a note for Experience class, even though we need 'color pencils, scissors and glue', students should only take it out when I ask for it. It will make a big difference and less distraction. For  Homework , we will read  'Snap'  in our Reading Street book, page 44-53. We will also write the last 4 vocabulary words in our writers book: (Fold the page in half x2) (on the  green  line) the               the               the               the it                    it    ...

Today, we worked in our Phonics books.  Here is a  'Match up activity' below for students to practice using the words: - I - like - to - and - the Match up words 👏 A reminder that we will have our levelling tests tomorrow morning. This way we will be able to start levelled classes next week! (After the long weekend.) We will also make lanterns tomorrow for the Mid Autumn Festival!🌝🎑 So be sure to have scissors , glue and coloring pencils . For Homework , we will read 'Snap' in our Reading Street book. We will also write the next 5 vocabulary words in our writers book: (Fold the page in half x2) (on the  green  line) can               can               can               can man              man              man              ma...

Today, we read through 'Snap' from Reading Street. Please read through it again and every night as practice for the Friday quiz. Here is the PPT of Week 3 Vocabulary Words:  PPT W3 I recommend you download it first to make sure you can see the PPT clearly. You can also find the Week 3 Vocabulary Words on page 8 in your Communication Book. We wrote a little more about 'nouns: places' in our Readers and Writers Notebook. Here is the link to the Places Game if you would like to play it again.   Maze Chase: Places On Wednesday morning, the Grade 1 students will be having their levelling test. Students don't need to do any preparation! Just test as normal. Starting from next Wednesday (after the long weekend), we will be starting levelled classes. There will be a QR code for parents to join the appropriate LINE group with the relevant teacher. For Homework, we will write the first 5 vocabulary words in our writers book: (Fold the page in half x2) (on the green line) cap...

Dear parents, Please find attached the links to the videos introducing our Grade 1 English program, as well as our Grade 1 English teachers. As we are due to start levelling in Week 4, your students will be in 102 but could be taught by a different teacher depending on their level class. You may watch these videos in order. Firstly my general introduction to the curriculum and routines, followed by each teacher's self introduction. Thank you, Tr. Megan Homeroom 102 A1 Tr. Megan A2 Tr. Steven I1 Mr. Joseph I2 Mr. Cooper

Today, we started the story, ‘ Snap ’ from Reading Street. We went through the Vocabulary Words first, then reading pages 44 - 48. PS: I will send the vocabulary words PPT to you on Monday (9/13) so the students can look at it again after some Sunday rest. In our Readers and Writers Notebook, we practiced more sounds which will help us read our new story, 'Snap'. We also noticed that  nouns are people, animals, things, as well as places .🏡🏠🏢🏦🏪 Here is a fun activity for students to play. You need to find the picture which is a place . But be careful of the monsters!👾 Maze Chase: Places Please note that there is no homework today , during the weekend you should spend time with your loved ones.💕

Today we wrote our very 1st (practice) quiz! Quiz papers have been checked and sent home. The quiz was a learning experience for the students, not any kind of formal assessment. Encourage your children and know we will continue working hard together. The results for our first quiz today: 100% 17 students (hooray!) >80% 13 students >60% 4 student >40% 3 students (Don't worry, it was only a practice round) >20% 0 students Please sign the top right box and return it to school on Monday. Students need to realize how important it is not to look around or talk during a quiz, even if it's just to say, "finished" or "that was easy". It's better to have a formal environment during quiz or test time. But DON'T WORRY, it's our 1st time! Students should also follow my instructions so they don't miss anything. In other words, don't rush ahead. We also did a fun spelling activity , something relaxed after a quiz. They have brought these hom...

Half way through the week! We made some lovely progress in our Readers and Writers Notebook (RWN). Students have learnt more about matching sounds and understanding nouns. For the rest of the week we have stuck in the homework for the students to make it easier for everyone in their 1st full week. Homework is: - Sam, page 16/18-27 . - You can give me the completed worksheet tomorrow. - And study for the quiz . Please see below: Dear parents, Homework tonight includes ‘Study for the Quiz’. Since this is the very first time, we are including a copy of the quiz format for everybody to look at and be familiar with. (In Line group) There are three sections on the quiz and they all test the 14 spelling and vocabulary words from the communication book. A)  Spell the correct vocabulary words. Teachers will say five words, each one three times and students should write the word they hear on the line. B) circle the correct vocabulary word. There are simple sentences that we have practiced i...

Today, we started in our Science books . We talked about shapes and sizes and compared real life objects.🌱🌳 We kept going in our Readers and Writers Notebook (RWN) which has sounds and spelling from the story 'Sam'. We also completed our birthday poster!🎊 For homework : - We will continue to read the story, ' Sam ' from Reading Street. - We will continue to complete the Week 2 (W2)   worksheet as preparation for  the quiz. - We will write out vocabulary words as practice for Friday's quiz. (Fold the page in half x2 & write on the green line) and               and               and               and in                    in                    in                    in I      ...

Today we started working in our phonics book . We practiced Aa -> Zz at the start, and did some matching practice and rhyming practice. For homework: Remember to revise the story, ' Sam ' in Reading Street, every night. Leave this book at home.🏡 Continue to complete the 4 worksheets as preparation for the quiz. Hand it back to me by Friday. And make 4 sentences in the writers book . -> See below: Fold the page in half (x2) like we did before. (See picture in Line) 1.  Sam and Tam . 2. Sam sat . 3. I see Tam . 4. Tam sat. *Please remember ' . ' at the end of the sentence. (But if they forget, we will improve on this throughout the year😏) Tomorrow we will need: - coloring pencils - scissors - glue (Better to bring our own) We will use these in Experience class. Also remind students when their birthday is, because we are making a birthday poster ! Thank you for your hard work!💫

Today, we went through individual words from the story, ' Sam ', to encourage greater understanding and to build up their vocabulary words . We will still read ' Sam ' in our Reading Street book each day for homework practice.  We will have a quiz on Friday at the end of this week! 📝  So it is important that they understand the vocabulary words in order to answer accordingly. They have received the homework to help study for the quiz; Worksheet: W2 . -> There are 4 pages to be completed by Friday , or sooner.📃📃📃📃 (I have already explained it to the students, but you can find the completed version of the worksheet  in the Line Group to help to complete it.) We also kept going in our (RWN) Readers and Writers Notebook . Some notes: - I have encouraged them to finish the assigned work in class, but some of them didn't do the work when I ask them. - I asked them to hand it to me after class, and some of them didn't. - Just a friendly reminder to pay attenti...

Today we finished reading the story ' Sam '.👦 We will read the whole story for homework, page 18-27 . We also did some work in our RWN (Readers and Writers Notebook). I will give the work back on Monday to be corrected. We practiced writing ' M '. Just a reminder that 'big' M <-  looks like this. We will also write the VW (vocabulary words) in our Writers Book. Here they are: - Sam - Tam - sat - at - mat It should look like this in the writers book: (Fold one writers book page in half 2x ) Sam               Sam               Sam               Sam Tam               Tam               Tam               Tam sat                  sat                 ...

We had our second day which ran a little smoother. 😌 Today we read 'Sam' in Reading Street, pages 16-23 . Please read pages 16-23 for homework . We will also practice writing the VW (Vocabulary Words) in our Writers Book for homework: - I - see - a - green We folded the 1st page in our writers book in half (open it again), so that we can practice writing one word per space. Each word will be written (4x)  on the green line , like this. For example: I                         I I                         I see                    see see                    see a                        a a                     ...

Thank you everyone for coming! It was really wonderful to meet everyone today. In experience class we had fun writing about, and drawing ourselves: - I am _ years old. 😊 - My birthday is _. 🎇 - My favorite color is _. 💙 - My favorite food is _. 🍦 We discussed some rules today. A reminder that Teacher Megan's Rules are as follows: - Speak English. - Raise your hand to speak. (Please remember to follow these and especially this one 😌) - Be nice to everyone. - Try your best. For homework: - Practice the vocabulary   words on page 16 and 17 in the Reading Street book . - Also trace the letters for ONE of the Aa Bb Ccs near the front of the communication book . Have a good Wednesday. 😉