Teacher Megan's Blog (Xinmin G1)

Today, we completed our A1 Story Test.✨ The results are: 100%      3 students (hooray!🎇) There are only 3 students who got 100% which shows that the test was a little harder than usual. >90%      14 students >80%     10  students >70%     2 students Please sign the top right box, keep it inside the Communication Book and return it to school on Monday. Also remember that a sentence ends with a period . Students may also make corrections on their tests. Once I have checked it, it will be sent back home to keep.🏡 Homework tonight: 'Preview Week 10 Vocabulary Words' You can find these Vocabulary words in the  Communication Book on page 22 . We will just look ahead at them, no writing required. PS : One of the students asked about the Monkey in the Middle link, here it is again if any students are interested: Monkey In The Middle Thank you, Tr. Megan 👋

Here is a quick review game with the words from our Phonics Books:  Open the box - Pick the correct word that matches the picture. Continue reading ' Sam Come Back ' in the new Reading Street book, pages  16  - 29 . 💫We will have more questions about the story in the test. ⭐Study hard, and keep practicing Week 9 Vocabulary Words. (W9 VWs) ⭐Remember to hand in the worksheet tomorrow in your communication book. ⭐There is  no  need to hand in the bubble books tomorrow. Here is the PPT for Vocabulary Words Week 9:  W9 VW PPT Thank you, Tr. Megan 👋

Hope everyone had fun at the Halloween event today! 🎃👻🎩🐈🐛 Continue reading ' Sam Come Back ' in the new Reading Street book, pages  16  - 29 . We have a  worksheet  to complete. We have gone through the answers in class. Please find the  answers in the Line Group . The worksheet needs to be completed by Friday. We are finished with the Vocabulary Words, so there is no need to hand in the bubble books tomorrow. Here is the PPT for Vocabulary Words Week 9:  VW W9 PPT Thank you, Tr. Megan 👋

Students have a Simple sentence worksheet to complete at home. -  They need to  unscramble  the sentence. -  Then write down the sentence in the  correct order . -  They need to write down another  simple sentence  about the picture. -   Color  the picture.🌈🌈 (Return it in the Communication Book for me to check.) Continue reading ' Sam Come Back ' in the new Reading Street book, pages  16  - 29 . We also have a  worksheet  to complete. We have gone through the answers in class. Please find the  answers in the Line Group . The worksheet only needs to be completed by Friday. Take your time. Lastly, we will write out our  new Vocabulary Words 8-14 , in our  Writers Book   (bubble book) . You can find these words on  page 20  in the  Communication Book . Fold the page in half (X2) to practice writing each Vocabulary Word (X4) neatly on the  green  line. must          must           must           must no               no                  no                no new             new  

  For   homework , -  We will continue reading ' Sam Come Back ', from page  16 - 29  in our  Reading Street 1.1  books. -  This  Friday 29th , we will write a ' Story Test ' based on the story 'Come Back Sam.' -  We also have a  worksheet  to complete. We have gone through the answers in class. Please find the  answers in the Line Group . The worksheet only needs to be completed by Friday. Take your time. -  Lastly, we will write out our  new Vocabulary Words (VW)  1-7 , in our  Writers Book   (bubble book) . You can find these words on  page 20  in the  Communication Book . Fold the page in half (X2) to practice writing each Vocabulary Word (X4) neatly on the  green  line. black               black               black               black rack                 rack                 rack                 rack pack                 pack                 pack                pack tack                  tack                   tack                tack lock                 

Today, we completed our A1 Friday quiz.✨      Note: Next week, we will write a Story Test , this means that the test will include questions from the story, 'Come Back Sam'. That is why we will continue with 'Come Back Sam' in Week 9. The results are: 100% 13 students (hooray!🎆) The quiz will be a little more difficult to challenge and improve students at A1 level. >90% 13 students Some students just forgot to answer all the questions. Let's be sure to remember next time. >80% 2 students Please sign the top right box, keep it inside the Communication Book and return it to school on Monday. Once I have checked it on Monday (10/25), I will send it back home for you to keep.🏡 Homework tonight is: 'Preview Week 9 Vocabulary Words'. You can find these Vocabulary words in the  Communication Book on page 20 . We will just look 👀 ahead at them, no writing required. 💫Extra Homework: (We will be working more and more to create sentences, so I provided a simpl

We all had a fantastic time at the zoo! 🐃 🐆 🐅 🐫 🐊  🐂 I really enjoyed looking at the colorful frogs!  I hope all of the students had a lovely adventure. ⭐Don't forget, we still have a quiz tomorrow. So study hard, and keep practicing Week 8 Vocabulary Words. (W8 VWs) ⭐Remember to hand in the worksheet tomorrow in your communication book. (If you haven't already.) ⭐There is no need to hand in the bubble books tomorrow. Here is the PPT for Vocabulary Words Week 8:  W8 VW PPT Thank you, Tr. Megan 👋

For  homework , -  Continue reading ' Sam Come Back '🐱 in the new Reading Street book, pages  16  - 29 . -  We also have a  worksheet  to complete. We have gone through the answers in class. Please also find the  answers in the Line Group . The worksheet needs to be completed by Friday. -  Lastly, we will write out our  new Vocabulary Words 11-14 , in our  Writers Book   (bubble book) . You can find these words on  page 18  in the  Communication Book . Fold the page in half (X2) to practice writing each Vocabulary Word (X4) neatly on the  green  line. on               on               on               on eat              eat              eat              eat come         come         come         come four            four             four             four *Continue to write  underneath  Vocabulary Words 6-10 in the bubble book. Here is the PPT for Vocabulary Words Week 8:  W8 VW PPT Please have a look through it to get familiar with the words. Thank you, Tr. Megan 👋

Here is another Simple Sentence Activity:  Simple Sentence Game We are creating more and more sentences in our Readers and Writers Notebook. -  Drag the words down. - Put them in order to create a simple sentence. ☆Remember, a sentence has a period at the end. ☆A reminder for students, don't write on any pages in class, unless the teacher said you can do so. For  homework , -  Continue reading ' Sam Come Back '🐱 in the new Reading Street book, pages 16  - 29 . -  We also have a  worksheet  to complete. We have gone through the answers in class. Please also find the  answers in the Line Group . The worksheet only needs to be completed by Friday. Take your time. -  Lastly, we will write out our  new Vocabulary Words  6-10 , in our  Writers Book   (bubble book) . You can find these words on  page 18  in the  Communication Book . Fold the page in half (X2) to practice writing each Vocabulary Word (X4) neatly on the  green  line. lap              lap             lap          

For   homework , -  We will begin reading ' Sam Come Back '🐱, from page  16 - 29 (The whole story)  in our Reading Street 1.1 books. -  Students have received these new books to take and keep at home. -  We also have a  worksheet  to complete. We have gone through the answers in class. Please also find the  answers in the Line Group . The worksheet only needs to be completed by Friday. Take your time. -  Lastly, we will write out our  new Vocabulary Words  1-5 , in our  Writers Book   (bubble book) . You can find these words on  page 18  in the  Communication Book . Fold the page in half (X2) to practice writing each Vocabulary Word (X4) neatly on the  green  line. back               back               back               back sack               sack               sack               sack mad               mad                mad               mad mop               mop                mop               mop ran                 ran                   ran                ran *Since we

Today, we completed our 3rd A1 quiz.✨ The results are: 100%  23 students (Hooray! A1 students are really trying their best!😄) >80%  5 students Please sign the top right box, keep it inside the Communication Book and return it to school on Monday. Once I have checked it, it will be sent back home for you to keep.🏡 Quiz notes: -  Once students are finished with the quiz, they need to turn the quiz upside down on their desks, and wait for me to take it. -  They will get a small paper to draw a picture (any picture) while they wait for other students to finish. -  This will be our weekly routine. Homework tonight is: 'Preview Week 8 Vocabulary Words'. You can find these Vocabulary words in the  Communication Book on page 18 . We will just look ahead at them, no writing required. Thank you, Tr. Megan 👋

For   homework , -  Continue reading ' Farmers Market ' in Reading Street, pages  144 - 157 . 🐮 (It's the last story in Reading Street R.1, the old book.) -  We have a  worksheet  to complete. Please find the  answers in the Line Group . The worksheet needs to be completed by tomorrow. -  If it has a stamp, then I have checked it. If there are any corrections, please do them. Here is the PPT for Vocabulary Words Week 7:  W7 VW PPT Please have a look through it to get familiar with the words. ⭐We have finished writing the vocabulary words in the bubble book, so there is no need to hand in the bubble books tomorrow. ⭐Study hard for the quiz! Try your best!😃 🌟 Please bring color pencils to class tomorrow. We will need to use them for our Halloween craft.👻 Thank you, Tr. Megan 👋

For   homework , -  Continue reading ' Farmers Market ' in Reading Street, pages  144 - 157 . 🐮 🎤 Terribly sorry, we wrote ' 144 - 159 ' instead of ' 144 - 157 '! So please don't worry about those 2 pages. If you want to read the Market story too, you are welcome to. We will start in the new Reading Street Book 1.1 next week. -  We have a  worksheet  to complete. Please find the  answers in the Line Group . The worksheet only needs to be completed by Friday. Take your time. -  If it has a stamp, then I have checked it. If there are any corrections, please do them. -  Lastly, we will write out our  new Vocabulary Words 8-14 , in our  Writers Book   (bubble book) . You can find these words on  page 16  in the  Communication Book . Fold the page in half (X2) to practice writing each Vocabulary Word (X4) neatly on the  green  line. 8.  where          where          where          where 9.  here              here              here             here 10.  for     

We have been practicing recognizing Simple Sentences in our Readers and Writers Notebook (RWN). Here is a game below to practice simple sentences: Simple Sentences Game -  Pick the correct sentence. -  Make sure the words in the sentence match the picture. ⭐Just a reminder to students not to go ahead of the teacher in the Readers and Writers Notebook (RWN). ⭐Another reminder to please let me see the signed quiz in the communication book, if you haven't handed it in yet. I will write, " Thank you " to show that I have seen it. Most of 104 students didn't take their quizzes from the box, remember next time.⭐ ⭐Last reminder , DON'T  put the Communication Books in the box on Wednesday (tomorrow)  due to early morning classes. Instead, I will check them after English class. For   homework , -  We will begin reading ' Farmers Market ', from page  144 - 154 . 🐄 -  We also have a  worksheet  to complete. We have gone through the answers in class. Please also

Today, we completed our 2nd A1 quiz.✨ The results are: 100% 17 students (hooray!) >90% 9 students >80% 2 students >70% 1 student >60% 1 student Please sign the top right box and return it to school on Tuesday. (After the holiday.) Once I have checked it, it will be sent back home for you to keep.🏡 Quiz notes: - Once students are finished with the quiz, they need to turn the quiz upside down on their desks, and wait for me to take it. - They will get a small paper to draw a picture (any picture) while they wait for other students to finish. - This will be our weekly routine. Homework tonight is: Preview W7 (Week 7) VW (Vocabulary Words) . -> This is how we wrote it in the homework. Hope it won't cause any confusion.😰 You can find these Vocabulary words in the  Communication Book on page 16 . We will just look ahead at them, no writing required. Thank you, Tr. Megan 👋

Today, we practiced finding the middle sounds in words . Here is a game to practice more:  Monkey In The Middle - Create a word. -  Pick up the monkey that has the correct middle sound, and drag it to the middle of the word. - If you are successful, you will get three bananas. As a reward, you will get to play a short game to see how many bananas you can throw in a short time. - Then, you will get to play the 'middle sound' game again. We have completed our Vocabulary Words, so no need to hand in the bubble books tomorrow. The worksheet is due for tomorrow: - Please keep the worksheet inside the Communication Book for me to check. -  At the end of the day, if it has a stamp, then I have checked it. - If there are any corrections, please do them. (Then you can keep it at home🏡) Lastly, study for the quiz ! And all the best for tomorrow!✨ Thank you, Tr. Megan👋

Today, we started to practice months of the year and which month comes ' after '. Here is a 'Months Of The Year Game':  Months Of The Year Game -  Please note, that you can only practice this game once, unless you sign up on the website. -  Pick the correct month that comes next to get the most points. For  homework , -  Continue reading ' School Day ' in Reading Street, pages  118 - 131 . 🏫 -  Remember to complete the  worksheet by Friday. It will be best to understand the meaning of each Vocabulary Word and know how to spell. This will help to ace the quiz!⭐ -  Lastly, we will write out our  new Vocabulary Words  11-14 , in our  Writers Book   (bubble book) . You can find these words on  page 14  in the  Communication Book . Fold the page in half (X2) to practice writing each Vocabulary Word (X4) neatly on the  green  line. to               to                   to               to with          with              with         with three         three        

Here is the Adjectives Match Up Game:  Adjective Match Up We are covering more about adjectives in our Readers and Writers Notebook. -  Click on the picture that shows the adjective in the sentence. For homework , -  Continue reading ' School Day ' in Reading Street, pages 118 - 131 . 🏫 -  We have a  worksheet  to complete. Please find the  answers in the Line Group . The worksheet only needs to be completed by Friday. Take your time. (The last part of the worksheet is slightly different to build up learner's thinking skills.) -  If it has a stamp, then I have checked it. If there are any corrections, please do them. -  Lastly, we will write out our  new Vocabulary Words 6-10 , in our  Writers Book   (bubble book) . You can find these words on  page 14  in the  Communication Book . Fold the page in half (X2) to practice writing each Vocabulary Word (X4) neatly on the  green  line. get               get               get               get wet              wet              w

Today, we began discussing what adjectives are. Here is an Adjective Match Up Game to play:  Adjective Match Up - Click on the picture that shows the adjective in the sentence. -  Try again to beat your own time. For homework , - We will begin reading ' School day ', from page 118 - 127 . 🏫 - We also have a worksheet to complete. We have gone through the answers in class. Please also find the answers in the Line Group . The worksheet only needs to be completed by Friday. Take your time. (The last part of the worksheet is slightly different to build up learner's thinking skills.) -  Lastly, we will write out our  new Vocabulary Words  1-5 , in our  Writers Book   (bubble book) . You can find these words on  page 14  in the  Communication Book . Fold the page in half (X2) to practice writing each Vocabulary Word (X4) neatly on the  green  line. jam               jam               jam               jam ran               ran                ran                ran win     

Today, we wrote our 1st A1 quiz ! Quiz papers have been checked and sent home inside the communication books. The results for our quiz today: 100% 12 students (hooray!) >80% 16 students >60% 1 student  (Don't worry, we will keep practicing to succeed.) 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. - I will repeat myself 3 times when doing the Listening Part A . Students just need to listen carefully and write what they hear. That is why it's so important that there is no noise at all. (However, students were very well behaved during the quiz, so thank you!) Homework tonight is: 'Preview Week 6 Vocabulary Words'. You can find these Vocabulary words in the  Communication Book on page 14 . We will just look ahead at them, no writing required. Thank you, Tr. Megan 👋