Dear Parents,
We were lucky enough to have a short week this week thanks to the Labor Day holiday on Friday! I hope many of you also get to have an extra day off. Since we had one less day of school the students will not have to do their Student Journals this weekend. We will have a vocabulary test at the beginning of the week on the Week 12 words.
We had a fantastically fun science week where the students learned about two kinds of energy: heat and light. We did some experiments where the students saw what happens to chocolate, butter, and ice cubes when they are left in the sun..... then they got to eat chocolate! I also showed how glass and water can bend light to make objects look bigger.
In grammar the students reviewed pronoun - verb agreement, which simply means putting the right verb with the subject.
The students in the first class welcomed a new student, Albert! We hope he is willing and able to work hard to catch up to the other students in the class.
The students spent some time practicing for their Mother's Day show next week. I hope to see many of you there next Friday.
Enjoy your weekend and the warm weather that's coming!
All the best,
Teacher Andy
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Fossil Fun!
Dear Parents,
This week we read a story called "Fossils Tell of Long Ago" in which the students learned how fossils are formed over many years. They are made by minerals getting inside the bone and later turning to stone or imprints get filled in with sand and turn into sandstone. Fossils help scientist learn what the land was like from that time also. The students really enjoyed this story and it combined a reading lesson and science lesson together. They also learned an interesting way to remember the word 'imprint', you should ask them to show you.
The Egyptians learned about sequence of events, which is putting different happenings in the proper order.
We read their take-home reader "Watch Out!", which talked about different instruments used to measure the weather.
The students will have a vocabulary test on Monday from the Week 11 words. Please encourage your child to study.
We spent a lot of time preparing for our upcoming Mother's Day Show. The 2 classes will each do a short play for the show. It's been great working with the kids in a kind of environment that lets them be very creative and expressive. We still have a lot of work to do but they are having a great time!
Have a wonderful weekend!
All the best,
Teacher Andy
Friday, April 17, 2009
Changes
Dear Parents,
This week we talked about the difference between chemical and physical changes in matter. A physical change is when matter looks different but the mass is the same, like cutting, bending, folding. A chemical change is when the matter's mass changes, like burning, baking, rusting, or drying out. The students took a test this week on the chapter on matter.
The students learned possessive pronouns in grammar this week. My, your, his, her, its, our, and their are examples of possessive pronouns.
The students read the story "Moving Day" for their take-home reader. They are to read the story to parents, answer the questions in their student journal, draw a picture from the story, and return them on Monday.
Today for Fun Day we will begin practicing for our upcoming Mother's Day performance. We will also have a birthday party for all of the students with birthdays in April. Happy Birthday!
Progress reports for each student will be sent home today. I enjoyed meeting many of you this week and having a chance to speak face-to-face about your child.
All the best,
Teacher Andy
This week we talked about the difference between chemical and physical changes in matter. A physical change is when matter looks different but the mass is the same, like cutting, bending, folding. A chemical change is when the matter's mass changes, like burning, baking, rusting, or drying out. The students took a test this week on the chapter on matter.
The students learned possessive pronouns in grammar this week. My, your, his, her, its, our, and their are examples of possessive pronouns.
The students read the story "Moving Day" for their take-home reader. They are to read the story to parents, answer the questions in their student journal, draw a picture from the story, and return them on Monday.
Today for Fun Day we will begin practicing for our upcoming Mother's Day performance. We will also have a birthday party for all of the students with birthdays in April. Happy Birthday!
Progress reports for each student will be sent home today. I enjoyed meeting many of you this week and having a chance to speak face-to-face about your child.
All the best,
Teacher Andy
Monday, April 13, 2009
Rock On!
Dear Parents,
I had to make a quick and unexpected trip back home to U.S.A. for a family emergency so I have been away for a short time. Thanks to Teachers Annie and Connie for helping out with Egyptian class while I was away. It was nice to visit home again. The students were excited when I returned.
The class got to go rock climbing on Friday. This was a little hard for some of the students, and their teacher, but lots of fun for the little monkeys!
We read a story this week called "The Wednesday Surprise" about a young girl that teaches her grandmother how to read as a birthday present for Dad. The grandmother felt really bad that she waited so long to learn how to read. I wanted the students to understand that you are never too old to learn, but things are usually much easier to learn at a younger age.
The students learned about the states of matter and their properties in science. Solid, liquid, and gas are the 3 states of matter.
This week is PTA week. There is a sign up sheet in the office for meeting times. If you have any questions or concerns about your child's progress in the class then this is a great time to meet face-to-face and discuss them. I hope to get a chance to meet with as many of you as possible.
The students will have a vocabulary and grammar quiz at the end of this week.
All the best,
Teacher Andy
I had to make a quick and unexpected trip back home to U.S.A. for a family emergency so I have been away for a short time. Thanks to Teachers Annie and Connie for helping out with Egyptian class while I was away. It was nice to visit home again. The students were excited when I returned.
The class got to go rock climbing on Friday. This was a little hard for some of the students, and their teacher, but lots of fun for the little monkeys!
We read a story this week called "The Wednesday Surprise" about a young girl that teaches her grandmother how to read as a birthday present for Dad. The grandmother felt really bad that she waited so long to learn how to read. I wanted the students to understand that you are never too old to learn, but things are usually much easier to learn at a younger age.
The students learned about the states of matter and their properties in science. Solid, liquid, and gas are the 3 states of matter.
This week is PTA week. There is a sign up sheet in the office for meeting times. If you have any questions or concerns about your child's progress in the class then this is a great time to meet face-to-face and discuss them. I hope to get a chance to meet with as many of you as possible.
The students will have a vocabulary and grammar quiz at the end of this week.
All the best,
Teacher Andy
Friday, April 3, 2009
Weekly Progress - by Teacher Connie
Hello parents, this is Teacher Connie and I was the substitute for Teacher's Andy's classes this week!
CLASS 1: (2-4pm)
This week we read 2 new stories : ' Our Soccer League' and 'It's Alive'. We focused on pronouns in grammar and introduced many new vocabularies. At the beginning of each class I tried to practice the students' speaking skills by asking several questions in which they had to stand up and answer to the class. I randomly did pop quizzes during the week to see if the students memorized their vocabulary words.
CLASS 2: (5-7pm)
This week we read 3 new stories: 'Our Soccer League', 'The Wednesday Surprise' and 'It's Alive!'. I introduced many new vocabularies this week and in grammar we focused on pronouns. We also had a vocabulary review and was conducted through a game of BINGO! The students also practiced their speaking skills when I spent some time asking them questions orally.
INDIVIDUAL PROGRESS:
CLASS 1:
Arvin - Does work quietly. Needs to pay attention to small details and participate more in class. Listens well and a pleasure to teach!
Allen- Several times this week Allen did work the slowest. He needs to pay attention and read carefully. He often makes small mistakes such as forgetting the capital letters and periods. Allen can do well if he concentrates!
Chanel - Well behaved as usual! Nice reading and writing skills. Good progress and a lovely, polite girl!
Chloe - Won a prize for doing work the fastest and most correctly. Very well behaved. Excellent reader!
Joshua - Can do work well when he's not distracted. Tends to like to get up from his seat and walk around. Needs to pay attention to details when doing his work. Very cute kid, just needs to concentrate!
Sam - Excellent and smart! Fastest worker in the class and loves to participate! Sam won a prize for completing work the fastest in class! Progressing really well and it was such a pleasure having him in the class.
CLASS 2:
Lily - Very, very smart girl. Loves to participate and keen on learning new vocabulary. Creative and an excellent reader.
Lauren - Excellent reader! Pays attention and asks questions. Lauren is a sweet girl and was great having her in the class!
Austin - Talks out loud too much. He is very smart but needs to concentrate more and not be making jokes all the time!
Harris - Very smart and a pleasure to teach. Great reader and good work habits. He asks many questions and is keen on learning. Sometimes he can get distracted by other students in the class. Harris won a prize for completing his work the fastest in class!
Samson - Needs to concentrate more and sit still. Very smart - got 100% on his vocabulary test! Samson just needs to pay more attention in class.
CLASS 1: (2-4pm)
This week we read 2 new stories : ' Our Soccer League' and 'It's Alive'. We focused on pronouns in grammar and introduced many new vocabularies. At the beginning of each class I tried to practice the students' speaking skills by asking several questions in which they had to stand up and answer to the class. I randomly did pop quizzes during the week to see if the students memorized their vocabulary words.
CLASS 2: (5-7pm)
This week we read 3 new stories: 'Our Soccer League', 'The Wednesday Surprise' and 'It's Alive!'. I introduced many new vocabularies this week and in grammar we focused on pronouns. We also had a vocabulary review and was conducted through a game of BINGO! The students also practiced their speaking skills when I spent some time asking them questions orally.
INDIVIDUAL PROGRESS:
CLASS 1:
Arvin - Does work quietly. Needs to pay attention to small details and participate more in class. Listens well and a pleasure to teach!
Allen- Several times this week Allen did work the slowest. He needs to pay attention and read carefully. He often makes small mistakes such as forgetting the capital letters and periods. Allen can do well if he concentrates!
Chanel - Well behaved as usual! Nice reading and writing skills. Good progress and a lovely, polite girl!
Chloe - Won a prize for doing work the fastest and most correctly. Very well behaved. Excellent reader!
Joshua - Can do work well when he's not distracted. Tends to like to get up from his seat and walk around. Needs to pay attention to details when doing his work. Very cute kid, just needs to concentrate!
Sam - Excellent and smart! Fastest worker in the class and loves to participate! Sam won a prize for completing work the fastest in class! Progressing really well and it was such a pleasure having him in the class.
CLASS 2:
Lily - Very, very smart girl. Loves to participate and keen on learning new vocabulary. Creative and an excellent reader.
Lauren - Excellent reader! Pays attention and asks questions. Lauren is a sweet girl and was great having her in the class!
Austin - Talks out loud too much. He is very smart but needs to concentrate more and not be making jokes all the time!
Harris - Very smart and a pleasure to teach. Great reader and good work habits. He asks many questions and is keen on learning. Sometimes he can get distracted by other students in the class. Harris won a prize for completing his work the fastest in class!
Samson - Needs to concentrate more and sit still. Very smart - got 100% on his vocabulary test! Samson just needs to pay more attention in class.
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