Dear Parents,
This week the Egyptian class spent lots of time reviewing for our Mid-Term tests. The students took tests in science and reading. I decided to let them have another weekend to prepare for their vocabulary test, they will take it on Monday. They will not have to do Student Journals this week so that they can focus on vocabulary. All the tests will be graded soon so that students can see how they did.
Today for Fun Day we will go to an ecological park! The weather is getting warmer and should be a wonderful day for a walk in nature. I really enjoy being outside and giving the students a chance to learn in other ways outside of the classroom.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Teacher Andy
Friday, May 22, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Sounds
Dear Egyptian Parents,
First I would like to say thanks so much to all of you who made it out to our Mother's Day show last Friday. The Egyptians spent lots of time practicing last week and they did a wonderful show when it came time to do it!
On Monday I rewarded the students with some snacks. I brought dried beans, nuts, dark chocolate, dried mangoes, orange juice and grape juice for them to enjoy for all the hard work they have done so far this year and for the Mother's Day show. I think it was a great way to start off the week.
We studied sounds in science class so I brought a guitar and trombone to class to help them understand pitch. Each student got to play the strings on the guitar and make different pitches. They really enjoyed this approach to learning about sound.
We read a story about a young archaeologist who began digging for fossils at the age of 8. The class finds fossils to be very interesting.
The class will be doing Student Journals starting again this weekend. This week's story is called 'Who Can Help?' where they read about emergency workers and how important their jobs are. Students are to bring in them back on Monday.
We will also take a vocabulary test on the Week 14 words on Monday. Next week is our test week so we will review a lot and take tests in science, reading and more vocabulary.
Since it is getting warm, we will go to the night market for Fun Day to eat shaved ice! Yummy! Have a great weekend!
All the best,
Teacher Andy
INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS:
Albert: has great story comprehension but really needs to try harder to focus on his work in order to do well in the class.
Allen: Mr. Bad Breath did fantastic in the show! He is very outgoing and cheery that it was a treat to see him enjoy doing that so much. Got 100 on his last vocabulary test!
Arvin: very charismatic and entertaining in the show, wonderful!
Chanel: very enjoyable to work with her in the show and watch her compete for 'Brad' with Chloe.
Chloe: a little difficult to work with her because of her ticklish shoulder, ha just kidding. Great job!
Joshua: too bad he has been feeling sick. Nice work for the play and big improvement with vocabulary.
Sam: very entertaining and 'cool' in the show! The ladies like him a lot.
Austin: one of the craziest doctors I've ever seen, great movements in the show.
Harris: really enjoys doing drama class and did great in the show!
Lauren: great to see her enjoying herself while working on the show, nice job!
Lily: spoke very loudly and clearly during the show, learned her lines very easily.
Samson: excellent job as a fat man for the show, really loved his junk food! Great movements.
First I would like to say thanks so much to all of you who made it out to our Mother's Day show last Friday. The Egyptians spent lots of time practicing last week and they did a wonderful show when it came time to do it!
On Monday I rewarded the students with some snacks. I brought dried beans, nuts, dark chocolate, dried mangoes, orange juice and grape juice for them to enjoy for all the hard work they have done so far this year and for the Mother's Day show. I think it was a great way to start off the week.
We studied sounds in science class so I brought a guitar and trombone to class to help them understand pitch. Each student got to play the strings on the guitar and make different pitches. They really enjoyed this approach to learning about sound.
We read a story about a young archaeologist who began digging for fossils at the age of 8. The class finds fossils to be very interesting.
The class will be doing Student Journals starting again this weekend. This week's story is called 'Who Can Help?' where they read about emergency workers and how important their jobs are. Students are to bring in them back on Monday.
We will also take a vocabulary test on the Week 14 words on Monday. Next week is our test week so we will review a lot and take tests in science, reading and more vocabulary.
Since it is getting warm, we will go to the night market for Fun Day to eat shaved ice! Yummy! Have a great weekend!
All the best,
Teacher Andy
INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS:
Albert: has great story comprehension but really needs to try harder to focus on his work in order to do well in the class.
Allen: Mr. Bad Breath did fantastic in the show! He is very outgoing and cheery that it was a treat to see him enjoy doing that so much. Got 100 on his last vocabulary test!
Arvin: very charismatic and entertaining in the show, wonderful!
Chanel: very enjoyable to work with her in the show and watch her compete for 'Brad' with Chloe.
Chloe: a little difficult to work with her because of her ticklish shoulder, ha just kidding. Great job!
Joshua: too bad he has been feeling sick. Nice work for the play and big improvement with vocabulary.
Sam: very entertaining and 'cool' in the show! The ladies like him a lot.
Austin: one of the craziest doctors I've ever seen, great movements in the show.
Harris: really enjoys doing drama class and did great in the show!
Lauren: great to see her enjoying herself while working on the show, nice job!
Lily: spoke very loudly and clearly during the show, learned her lines very easily.
Samson: excellent job as a fat man for the show, really loved his junk food! Great movements.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Happy Mother's Day!!!!
Dear Parents,
We have spent just about every minute of class time, and more, working on our Mother's Day show. It has been a lot of fun doing something different with the students and seeing them express themselves in other ways. I hope the students enjoyed doing this.
We did take a vocabulary test on the week 12 words. Most students did a great job and I'm happy with how hard students are working to learn the new words.
The students will get another break this weekend from their Student Journals but we will start again with those next weekend.
I hope to see most of you tonight. Happy Mother's Day!
All the best,
Teacher Andy
We have spent just about every minute of class time, and more, working on our Mother's Day show. It has been a lot of fun doing something different with the students and seeing them express themselves in other ways. I hope the students enjoyed doing this.
We did take a vocabulary test on the week 12 words. Most students did a great job and I'm happy with how hard students are working to learn the new words.
The students will get another break this weekend from their Student Journals but we will start again with those next weekend.
I hope to see most of you tonight. Happy Mother's Day!
All the best,
Teacher Andy
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