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!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Henry and Mudge
Dear Parents,
Thanks to all of you that were able to come to our Pot Luck Dinner and Open House last Friday! It was nice to meet you and give you an idea about what we will do in the Egyptian class.
This week we read a story called "Henry and Mudge" about a lonely boy that asks his parents for a pet dog. The dog he gets grows up to be HUGE! Henry feels much safer with a big dog to walk around and play with. The children learned that having friends or pets often makes people feel better about themselves and can give them confidence.
The students learned about long vowel sounds as we worked in their reading practice book.
Most students did pretty well with their Student Journals. It was their first time doing this so it's no problem if they made some mistakes. The story they read "The New Kid" took place on the island of Bali. I went to Bali for vacation last year, so I shared the pictures that I took there with the students. I went scuba diving when i was there. This week we will take a break from the Student Journals and take-home readers and focus on their TOPS book. We will use the TOPS book to help the students build good sentence patterns.
We studied parts of the plants in science class. Plants have leaves, flowers, a stem, roots, fruit, and seeds.
For Friday Fun Day we will have a Life Education activity. The students will have cooking class with Teacher Peter. Yummy!
Have a great weekend!
All the best,
Teacher Andy
Individual Comments:
-Allen: Spent some extra time studying vocabulary this week. Seems to really want to improve!
-Arvin: Works really hard to finish his work on time.
-Chanel: Did great on her vocabulary test last week! Keep it up. Glad she was able to make up the work she missed.
-Chloe: Really strong reader. Have a great time in Macao!
-Jade: Needs to improve her writing speed. Often raises her hand in class to answer questions and loves to participate.
-Joshua: Sometimes reads too quietly.
-Sam: Did great on his vocabulary test last week. Handwriting is a little messy.
-Austin: Reads loud and with lots of confidence. Isn't afraid to try and make mistakes.
-Harris: Great attitude in class. Likes to raise his hand to answer questions.
-James: Needs to spend more time on vocabulary. Enjoys and understands science very well!
Thanks to all of you that were able to come to our Pot Luck Dinner and Open House last Friday! It was nice to meet you and give you an idea about what we will do in the Egyptian class.
This week we read a story called "Henry and Mudge" about a lonely boy that asks his parents for a pet dog. The dog he gets grows up to be HUGE! Henry feels much safer with a big dog to walk around and play with. The children learned that having friends or pets often makes people feel better about themselves and can give them confidence.
The students learned about long vowel sounds as we worked in their reading practice book.
Most students did pretty well with their Student Journals. It was their first time doing this so it's no problem if they made some mistakes. The story they read "The New Kid" took place on the island of Bali. I went to Bali for vacation last year, so I shared the pictures that I took there with the students. I went scuba diving when i was there. This week we will take a break from the Student Journals and take-home readers and focus on their TOPS book. We will use the TOPS book to help the students build good sentence patterns.
We studied parts of the plants in science class. Plants have leaves, flowers, a stem, roots, fruit, and seeds.
For Friday Fun Day we will have a Life Education activity. The students will have cooking class with Teacher Peter. Yummy!
Have a great weekend!
All the best,
Teacher Andy
Individual Comments:
-Allen: Spent some extra time studying vocabulary this week. Seems to really want to improve!
-Arvin: Works really hard to finish his work on time.
-Chanel: Did great on her vocabulary test last week! Keep it up. Glad she was able to make up the work she missed.
-Chloe: Really strong reader. Have a great time in Macao!
-Jade: Needs to improve her writing speed. Often raises her hand in class to answer questions and loves to participate.
-Joshua: Sometimes reads too quietly.
-Sam: Did great on his vocabulary test last week. Handwriting is a little messy.
-Austin: Reads loud and with lots of confidence. Isn't afraid to try and make mistakes.
-Harris: Great attitude in class. Likes to raise his hand to answer questions.
-James: Needs to spend more time on vocabulary. Enjoys and understands science very well!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Pot Luck Dinner
Dear Parents,
This week we spent a lot of time going over vocabulary. We will spend a lot of time through out the year learning and writing vocabulary so the students will develop a large base of words to draw from. They will take their first vocabulary test this week. The students also worked in their science workbooks. They will do their science workbooks after each science lesson to help them understand the topics.
For grammar, the students learned to distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences. They also learned that statements are sentences that tell something, while questions are sentences that ask something.
I have found that from the first two weeks of school that many students have to adjust to the amount of work required for Grade 2. I am spending time with them to make sure they understand the proper way their work should be done in my class. Please encourage your child to work hard in class. Once they learn how to do their work the right way, everything will become much easier for them.
For our student journals and take-home readers, we read a story called "The New Kid". We will read the take-home readers together in class. The students will take them home over the weekend and read them to parents. They will be assigned questions in their student journal to answer at home.
Last week the weather made us change our plans for Friday Fun Day, so we went to play laser tag! This was a fun activity and made the students work together as a team to beat the other teams. Tomorrow we will have an open house and pot luck dinner. I have met some parents already, but look forward to meeting more tomorrow. I will talk about my class and let everyone know about what we will do this school year. I hope to see you tomorrow!
All the best,
Teacher Andy
Individual Comments:
-Allen: Struggles some with understanding directions. Has a great attitude and desire to do well, so he will ask questions so that he can improve.
-Arvin: A little soft-spoken, but seems to feel more comfortable in the new class.
-Chanel: Showing improvement with completing assignments on time.
-Chloe: Studies really hard to learn vocabulary. Doesn't cry from being homesick as much anymore!
-Jade: Has a wonderful class attitude. Needs to remember to bring vocabulary book to school each time.
-Joshua: Remembers vocabulary quite well. Good reading ability.
-Sam: Seems to know vocabulary pretty well. Knew a lot of vocabulary when we reviewed.
-Austin: Seems to do well with vocabulary. Has a good class attitude.
-James: Trying hard to improve his reading skills. Realizes that he needs to improve and seems eager to get better!
-Harris: Good reading ability. Needs to be more independent so he will feel better while in class.
This week we spent a lot of time going over vocabulary. We will spend a lot of time through out the year learning and writing vocabulary so the students will develop a large base of words to draw from. They will take their first vocabulary test this week. The students also worked in their science workbooks. They will do their science workbooks after each science lesson to help them understand the topics.
For grammar, the students learned to distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences. They also learned that statements are sentences that tell something, while questions are sentences that ask something.
I have found that from the first two weeks of school that many students have to adjust to the amount of work required for Grade 2. I am spending time with them to make sure they understand the proper way their work should be done in my class. Please encourage your child to work hard in class. Once they learn how to do their work the right way, everything will become much easier for them.
For our student journals and take-home readers, we read a story called "The New Kid". We will read the take-home readers together in class. The students will take them home over the weekend and read them to parents. They will be assigned questions in their student journal to answer at home.
Last week the weather made us change our plans for Friday Fun Day, so we went to play laser tag! This was a fun activity and made the students work together as a team to beat the other teams. Tomorrow we will have an open house and pot luck dinner. I have met some parents already, but look forward to meeting more tomorrow. I will talk about my class and let everyone know about what we will do this school year. I hope to see you tomorrow!
All the best,
Teacher Andy
Individual Comments:
-Allen: Struggles some with understanding directions. Has a great attitude and desire to do well, so he will ask questions so that he can improve.
-Arvin: A little soft-spoken, but seems to feel more comfortable in the new class.
-Chanel: Showing improvement with completing assignments on time.
-Chloe: Studies really hard to learn vocabulary. Doesn't cry from being homesick as much anymore!
-Jade: Has a wonderful class attitude. Needs to remember to bring vocabulary book to school each time.
-Joshua: Remembers vocabulary quite well. Good reading ability.
-Sam: Seems to know vocabulary pretty well. Knew a lot of vocabulary when we reviewed.
-Austin: Seems to do well with vocabulary. Has a good class attitude.
-James: Trying hard to improve his reading skills. Realizes that he needs to improve and seems eager to get better!
-Harris: Good reading ability. Needs to be more independent so he will feel better while in class.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
A New Beginning.......
Dear Parents,
I am very happy to welcome all of the students to the Egyptian class! I look forward to working with and getting to know each student as the year goes on. The students will have more assignments and writing than what they are probably used to so it will take a little bit of time for them to become comfortable with their new environment. This takes time and patience for parents, students, and the teacher. I have told the students from the first day that if they work hard then they will be rewarded with breaks and fun activities.
We spent some time talking about what the students did during the summer, then we began to ease into our schoolwork. We read a story from our reading books called "Ann's First Day" about a girl's first day at a new school. She was very nervous and shy. Her pet rabbit, Robbie, followed her to school and the other students immediately took a liking to Robbie. It was a great way for Ann to open up to her new classmates.
We went over the soft vowel sounds in the reading practice book. They also learned about title pages and table of contents.
In science we read about plants and how plants, like people are living things. They can grow, change, and make new living things like themselves.
Tomorrow for Friday Fun Day, we are going to the water park! I had a great time there last year and hope the students will enjoy our trip. Let's hope the weather will be nice to us tomorrow!
Have a great weekend!
All the best,
Teacher Andy
Individual comments:
-Allen: Speaks very freely and has lots of enthusiasm. Needs to improve putting phonic sounds together so he can read better.
- Arvin: Seems a bit shy at first. Works hard to finish assignments.
-Chanel: Great reader. Needs to concentrate on improving her writing speed so she can handle the work in class.
-Chloe: Seemed a little homesick today. Understands the reading very well.
-Jade: Shows lots of enthusiasm in class. Often raises her hand and participates in class.
-Joshua: Works hard to complete class assignments on time. Is not shy at all about speaking in class.
-Sam: Enjoys raising his hand and participating in class!
-Austin: Sometimes looks around and seems to not pay attention but when I catch him, he will pay attention.
-James: Great class attitude. Needs to focus on improving his reading a bit.
-Harris: Writing is a little slow but maybe due to him adjusting to the increased work load. Great personality!
I am very happy to welcome all of the students to the Egyptian class! I look forward to working with and getting to know each student as the year goes on. The students will have more assignments and writing than what they are probably used to so it will take a little bit of time for them to become comfortable with their new environment. This takes time and patience for parents, students, and the teacher. I have told the students from the first day that if they work hard then they will be rewarded with breaks and fun activities.
We spent some time talking about what the students did during the summer, then we began to ease into our schoolwork. We read a story from our reading books called "Ann's First Day" about a girl's first day at a new school. She was very nervous and shy. Her pet rabbit, Robbie, followed her to school and the other students immediately took a liking to Robbie. It was a great way for Ann to open up to her new classmates.
We went over the soft vowel sounds in the reading practice book. They also learned about title pages and table of contents.
In science we read about plants and how plants, like people are living things. They can grow, change, and make new living things like themselves.
Tomorrow for Friday Fun Day, we are going to the water park! I had a great time there last year and hope the students will enjoy our trip. Let's hope the weather will be nice to us tomorrow!
Have a great weekend!
All the best,
Teacher Andy
Individual comments:
-Allen: Speaks very freely and has lots of enthusiasm. Needs to improve putting phonic sounds together so he can read better.
- Arvin: Seems a bit shy at first. Works hard to finish assignments.
-Chanel: Great reader. Needs to concentrate on improving her writing speed so she can handle the work in class.
-Chloe: Seemed a little homesick today. Understands the reading very well.
-Jade: Shows lots of enthusiasm in class. Often raises her hand and participates in class.
-Joshua: Works hard to complete class assignments on time. Is not shy at all about speaking in class.
-Sam: Enjoys raising his hand and participating in class!
-Austin: Sometimes looks around and seems to not pay attention but when I catch him, he will pay attention.
-James: Great class attitude. Needs to focus on improving his reading a bit.
-Harris: Writing is a little slow but maybe due to him adjusting to the increased work load. Great personality!
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