Plants and Quilts

Dear Parents,

This week the Egyptian class read more about plants in science class. They learned how plants make new plants and how insects help with this process. Flowers have a powder inside them called pollen that will stick to insects, like bees. As they go t0 other flowers, the pollen mixes to make seeds. They also learned that a life cycle shows how living things grow, live, and die.

The Egyptians worked in their TOPS book this week. This may seem much easier than their class reading, but it really helps them build proper sentence patterns and increases their confidence in reading independently. They will bring home their TOPS workbook for homework this weekend. Please have your child show it to you and read to you. They are to finish Unit 1 for homework.

We also read a story called Luka's Quilt. This is about a girl named Luka who learns to make a traditional quilt from her grandmother. Luka wants to make it the way she wants but doesn't realize grandmother wants to teach Luka about family customs and tradition. They get upset with each other but later Luka understands what her grandmother is trying to show her. This story makes students aware that they can learn a lot from their parents and grandparents.

For Friday Fun Day we will wander around the Tree House neighborhood and take some creative class and individual photographs. This will be a great chance for the Egyptians to show off their silly and creative selves.

Have a great weekend!

All the best,

Teacher Andy

Individual Comments:

Arvin: Writes a little slow but understands class material really well.

Allen: Made a HUGE improvement on his vocabulary! I'm very proud of him and hope this will motivate him to study harder.

Chanel: Scored 100 on her vocabulary test! Fantastic!

Chloe: Scored 100 on her vocabulary test! Excellent job!

Jade: Did well on her vocabulary this week. Writing needs to get faster.

Joshua: Showed lots of improvement on his test. Way to go!!!

Sam: Studies very hard and got 100 on his test again! Keep up the great work.

Austin: Gives lots of effort to learn material in class. Excellent job on vocabulary test.

Harris: Pays attention to details in class and is an excellent reader.

James: Really enjoyed doing TOPS in class. Hope that will improve his reading confidence!