Week 14 (11/26-11/30)

Friday November 30th
Today we had our weekly vocabulary quiz, explored more reading our story about Life in the Forest and checking our phonics of long u sounds.

HOMEWORK
1.Sign, correct and return quiz.

This week the test results:

100%- 10 students
90-99%- 1 students
<90%- 11 students
Total 23 students

2. RWN p282, 285, 287

 

 

Have a lovely weekend.

 



Thursday November 29th
Today we explored further about Life in the Forest, vocabulary, past tense with -ed and u_e phonics.
We also wrote some short sentences to learn about sequencing.

HOMEWORK
1. Read Life in the Forest p148-153

2. Thursday worksheet

Tomorrow we will have weekly vocabulary test. This will include some spelling, fill in sentences and picture matching.


Wednesday November 28th
Today students studied English in their separate homerooms. I was away from school today taking the Grade 2 classes on a field trip. Therefore I was unable to check homework or communication books today. I will check all tomorrow. :-)

HOMEWORK
1. Read 'Life in the Forest' p156-159

2. Wednesday worksheet.

Tuesday November 27th
Today students studied English with their CET.

HOMEWORK
1. Read 'Life in the Forest' RS 1.2 p152-155.

2. Tuesday worksheet.

 

 

Monday November 26th
Today we began a new phonics focus: long u with u_e and long e with e_e. We also investigated new vocabulary and a little bit of our new story. We wrote some basic sentences using vocabulary words.

HOMEWORK
1. Read 'Life in the Forest' Rs 1.2 p148-151

2. Monday worksheet

 

 

OPTIONAL QUIZLET ACTIVITIES:



https://quizlet.com/_5ohdnh

Week 13 (11/19-11/23)

Friday November 23rd
Today we looked at capitalizing proper nouns for names (Sam, Rebecca, Mr Cooper, Friday, November, Taipei), had some small group guided reading and practiced some new question format for our fortnightly story test.

HOMEWORK
1. RWN p273, 279, 280.

 

 

2. Check the quiz sent home. We are including some new format questions within the weekly tests. Seven students scored 100% or 96%. Some students were confused with some of the questions. We have decided to use this as a teaching and learning experience. For those students who did not perform well on today's practice test, there is an additional worksheet for the weekend to support their studies.

 

Have a lovely weekend.

 



Thursday November 22nd
Today students studied English in their separate homerooms.

HOMEWORK
1. Read 'The Big Circle' RS 1.2 p114-127

2. Worksheet Thursday.

(Wednesday answers)

We will have our usual fortnightly story test tomorrow including o_e spelling, vocabulary and Big Circle comprehension questions.


Wednesday November 21st
Today students studied English in their separate homerooms.

HOMEWORK
1.Worksheet Wednesday

(Tuesday correct answers)

2. Study for Maths and Science exams tomorrow.

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE LETTER
Please find in the communication book a copy of the below letter. If you would like to meet with me for an interview, please return the bottom part of the letter and nominate your top three preferences. I will assign available times as possible.

Tuesday November 20th
Today students completed their written examinations.

HOMEWORK
1. Worksheet Tuesday.

 

(Here is a picture of the correct answers from Monday)

 

 

2. Exam study (Maths/Science).

 



Monday November 19th
Today we introduced new vocabulary and spent some time reviewing for the written exam tomorrow.

HOMEWORK
1. Worksheet Monday.

2. This week will have less reading and writing homework to allow more time for study by choice. Please spend time preparing for the exams upcoming this week.

OPTIONAL QUIZLET ACTIVITIES

https://quizlet.com/_5njtzr

Week 12 (11/12-11/16)

Friday November 16th
Today we completed our show and tell speaking tasks. We also had our weekly vocabulary quiz and wrote a short story about a dinosaur.

HOMEWORK
1.Sign, correct and return quiz.

This week the test results:

100%- 10 students
90-99%- 5 students
<90%- 7 students
Total 22 students

2. RWN p267. 269, 270

There has been a request for me to read, record and upload a new version of The Big Circle.
I hope this version is easier to follow :-)

Have a lovely weekend!


Thursday November 15th
Today some students continued presenting their show and tell speaking tasks and we delved deeper into our new story.

HOMEWORK
1. Read RS 1.2 The Big Circle p114-119

2. Write vocabulary 1-14 x2

Tomorrow we will have our weekly vocabulary quiz and speaking tasks from:

Scott, Michelle, Daisy, Sophia, Louis, Hugo, Ryan, Michaela, Hans, Emily, Stanley

Wednesday November 14th
Today students studied English in their separate home rooms.

HOMEWORK
1. Read RS 1.2 The Big Circle p123-127.

2. Write vocabulary 1-14 x2.

3. Worksheet

Tomorrow we will have speaking tasks from:

Jay, Stanley, Joy, Mayer, Shawn, Audrey, Roya

 

Tuesday November 13th
Today students studied English with their CET.

HOMEWORK
1. Read RS 1.2 The Big Circle p118-122

2. Write vocabulary 8-14 x4.

8. robe	長袍
9. there	那裡
10. down	（拿）下

11. inside	裡面
12. now	目前
13. together	一起
14. can’t	無法

3. Write three sentences using vocabulary words.

Tomorrow will have listening test.

Monday November 12th
Today we checked our new vocabulary words and new story. We also practiced for the listening test on Wednesday and had some students present their show and tell speaking presentation.

HOMEWORK
1. Read RS 1.2 The Big Circle p114-117

2. Write vocabulary 1-7 x4.
 

1. rope	繩子
2. stone	石頭
3. broke	打破
4. hope	希望
5. mole	鼴鼠
6. hole	洞口
7. note	筆記

3. Write three sentences using vocabulary words.

OPTIONAL QUIZLET ACTIVITIES:

https://quizlet.com/_5l840k

NOVEMBER MONTHLY EXAMS SCOPE

Dear parents,

 

Exams will be held on:

 

l  Listening Exam – Wednesday, November 14, 2018

l  Speaking Exam –  Mon/Thu/Fri.,  November 12/15/16, 2018

l  Written Exam – Tuesday, November 20, 2018

 

The exams may cover the following: 

 

LISTENING EXAM:

·         Vocabulary Words (Weeks 3-8)

·         Animal Park (RS 1.1, pp.150-163)

·         A Big Fish for Max (RS 1.2, pp. 16-33)

·         Who Works Here? (RS 1.2, 82-95)

 

WRITTEN EXAM: 

 

Vocabulary Comprehension: Weeks 6-11

Story comprehension:

• Animal Park (RS 1.1, pp.150-163)
• A Big Fish for Max (RS 1.2, pp. 16-33)
• Who Works Here? (RS 1.2, 82-95)

 

Phonics and Grammar:

Students may be asked to identify:

• High-Frequency Words
• Short vowel sounds
• Initial and final consonant blends st, mp,
• Consonant Patterns sh
• Vowel Sound –al
• Long i with magic e

Week 11 (11/5-11/9)

Friday November 9th
Today we talked more about next week's show and tell, practiced listening skills and shared reading.

HOMEWORK
1. RWN p189, 190, 191

2. Prepare and practice for show and tell (bring and talk about favorite toy) speaking task next week.

MONDAY Kevin Emma Dana Stanley Quentin Joy

THURSDAY Jay Lucas Mayer Shawn Audrey Roya

FRIDAY Teddy Scott Michelle Daisy Sophia Louis Hugo Ryan Michaela Hans Emily

 Have a nice weekend.


Thursday November 8th
Today we revisited our stories of A Big Fish for Max and Who Works Here. We also practiced phonics and simple grammar for writing words and sentences.

HOMEWORK
1. Read RS 1.2 Who Works Here? p88-95

2. Write five sentences using vocabulary words (from week 7 or 8).

 

Exams will be held on:

l  Listening Exam – Wednesday, November 14, 2018

l  Speaking Exam –  Mon/Thu/Fri.,  November 12/15/16, 2018

l  Written Exam – Tuesday, November 20, 2018

 

 

Exams will cover:

·         Vocabulary Words (Weeks 3-8)

·         Animal Park (RS 1.1, pp.150-163)

·         A Big Fish for Max (RS 1.2, pp. 16-33)

·         Who Works Here? (RS 1.2, 82-95)

 

 

Wednesday November 7th
Due to whole school field trip today, I will check all communication books and homework tomorrow. Thank you for your understanding.

HOMEWORK
1. Read RS 1.2 A Big Fish for Max p22-30

2. Write five sentences using vocabulary words (from week 5 or 6).

3. Worksheet (handwriting).

Please help students to be neat and careful with their letters.
Here is an example of a nice effort previously. :-)

 

Tuesday November 6th
Today students revised English with their CET.

HOMEWORK
1. Read RS 1.1 Animal Park p154-163

2. Write five sentences using vocabulary words (from week 3 or 4).

Example:
I have many toys at home.
It is fun to play with my friends.
The frog likes to jump.
She saw two eggs in the nest.
I went to the pond for swimming.

Tomorrow there is a whole school field trip.
Sneak peek at the upcoming speaking task next week-

Monday November 5th
Today we began our final revision week before exams will begin. We reviewed phonics, vocabulary and wrote some simple sentences.

HOMEWORK
1. Read RS 1.1 Ox Helps p74-83

2. Write five sentences using vocabulary words (from week 1 or 2).