Ms Maggie G3A2

 Today's Lesson  1)Reviewed "le", "oo" and "u" words meaning and practiced sentence gap fill for the Written Exam. 2)Reviewed and corrected Reading Comprehension Worksheet 1 - Moon Festival  Homework:  1)Finish and study Google classroom (GC) homework (Week 5 Monthly Exam Review 8 exercises)  2)Google classroom (GC) Listening Homework (YouTube Clip and exercise)  3)Study for the Written Exam (on Oct 04 next Wednesday) Happy Moon Festival! 

 Today's Lesson  1)Listening Exam  No Written Homework  Please study for Monthly Exam

 Today's Lesson: 1)Reviewed Listening Exam  2)Reviewed Written Exam ~ RWN page 349-351, 357-359 Homework: 1)Listening Exam tomorrow (please practice Google Classroom) 2)Review Worksheet 

 Today's Lesson: 1)Finished Reading Comprehension Worksheet 1 - The Moon Festival in class 2)1st Oral Exam  No written homework, please study for Monthly Exam Week 1-4 VW's. 

 Today's Lesson:  1)Week 4 Unit Test correction  2)Writing Worksheet 1 - My Family  Students learned the following writing steps:  1)Organizing: gather and organize ideas about the topic 2)Drafting: Write ideas in sentences and paragraphs 3)Revising and Editing: Check grammar, spelling and punctuation  4)Final Draft: Write /print the final draft nicely  Structure of a short passage: 1)Title 2)Introduction 3)Body 1 / 2 /3  4)Conclusion (Ending) Homework:  1)Complete Writing Worksheet 1 and copy the final draft onto Bubble Book W.  (Writing Worksheet 1 has to be stapled on Bubble Book W together.) 2)Please sign Week 4 Unit Test 

 Today's Lesson  1)Week 4 Unit Test  2) Oral Exam: explained and showed demo Cambridge YLE Flyers Speaking Exam to the class. Students will be asked to:  1)spot the differences between two pictures  2)answer and ask questions about missing information  3)tell a short story based on given pictures  4)answer general questions such as: your family, your favorite things, your school No Homework today but we will have a Monday schedule tomorrow. 

  Today's Lesson  1)Worksheet 3 and review.  2) RWN page 309 - 311 Homework: 1)Copy Week 3 - 4 VW's x 2 times  Unit Test tomorrow.  Please study Worksheet 2 & 3, Week 3-4 VW's and definitions. 

Today's Lesson  Unit Test Review:  1)Phonics "oo" and "u" words and meaning 2)Life Cycle of a Pumpkin summary  Homework:  1)Worksheet 2 (2 pages)  2)GC (Google classroom) practice, study for Unit Test 

Dear Parents,   The First Monthly Exams are upon us, below is the exam schedule and test scope.   Please remind your child to go over vocabulary and reading stories listed in the test scope.   v   Listening Exam : Wednesday, 09/27 v   Oral Exam : Monday, 09/25 v   Written Exam : Wednesday 10/04   LISTENING & ORAL EXAMS :   ·          Vocabulary Focus:  Week 1 ~ Week 4 (Communication Book) ·          Reading Street Stories: o    A Froggy Fable (p. 22-41); o    Life Cycle of a Pumpkin (p. 56--75) o    Listening Skills: Listen for words in a sentence; listen and identify pictures; listen & circle the correct word; vocabulary words for spellings of Final Syllable -le and Vowel Patterns oo, u o    Oral Exams: find and tell the differences between pictures; read a short text   WRITTEN EXAM :   ·          Vocabulary Focus:  Week 1 ~ Week 4 (Communication Book) ·          Story Comprehension: o    A Froggy Fable (p. 22-41); Life Cycle of a Pumpkin (p. 56--75)

 Today's Lesson:  1)Review Google classroom homework 2)Review Week 4 VW#1-24 and definition  3)Phonics "OO" and "U", long u sound.  RWN page 301, and 302  Homework:  1)Sign and correct Vocab Quiz (return in the given folder) 2)Copy Week 4 VW #1-12 x 3 and definition x 1  3)Study VW  1-24 

 Today's Lesson:  1)Vocabulary Quiz 1 Week3  2)Explanation for all assignments and classroom rules again!  3)Clarified weekend google classroom assignments and rules.  Homework:  1)Google classroom assignments  2)Preview Week 4 VW 

 Today's Lesson:  1. Reading Street : completed and reviewed  "Life Cycle of a Pumpkin" page 62-76. Students discussed and learned the pumpkin life cycle.  Homework 1. Copy and study Week 3 VW#1-24 x 3  Vocab Quiz tomorrow:  1)Listen and spell the VW  2)Match definition with the VW

Week 3 A Life Cycle of a Pumpkin  Today's Lesson  1. Review RS page 62 -71 A Life Cycle of a Pumpkin.  2. Students should read RS A Life Cycle of a Pumpkin page 62 - 75 and be prepared for class discussion.  3. Friday Vocab Quiz : 1)listen and spell VW,  2)match VW with the correct definition.   Homework:  1. Copy VW #13-24 and definition x 1  2. Study VW #1-24 for Friday's Quiz 

 Note to the parents:  Quiz & Unit Test clarification Every odd week (Week 1, 3, 5, 7, 9...... ) students have a short QUIZ on that Friday.              Quiz covers only the VW of the week: spelling and definition.  That being said, this Friday 9/15 quiz will cover Week 3 VW spelling and definition.  Every even week (Week 2, 4, 6, 8....) a Unit Test on that Friday             Unit Test covers VW for both weeks: spelling and definition, gap fill, and phonics. Plus comprehension questions about the article /story from RS for those 2 weeks. For example, Week 1 & Week 2: A Froggy Fable. Comprehension questions were not included in 1st Unit Test because it was short and rush, students were still trying to get used to it.   Week 3 & Week 4 :  A Life Cycle of a Pumpkin (RS page 56-81) Google classroom link for the class as below.  Students  will find activities related to the VW and definition.  https://classroom.google.com/c/NjIyMTg3ODk0ODc5?cjc=whl64wz Homework:  1. RWN page 299

 Today's lesson:  1. Week 2 Unit Test correction in class, all mistakes must be corrected in blue ink (pen) and parents please check and sign. 2. RS page 58-61 :     1)sequence : the order that things happen in a story      2)clue/ key words: first , then, next, last      3)antonyms: words with opposite meanings         long - short / warm - cold / bumpy - smooth      4) life cycle of an oak / plant          seeding in the soil - roots come out to anchor and absorb water and nutrients - a sprout comes out - it grows into a sapling - it grows into a mature tree - flowers bloom and bear fruit - seeds can be obtained and the life cycle starts all over again.  3. Week 3 VW #1-24  Homework:  1)Unit Test correction and signature  2)Copy Week 3 VW #1-12 an definition x 1  3)Study #1-24, spelling and definition  

 Today's Lesson:  1. Week 2 Unit Test  2. Adjective review: adjectives related to our 5 senses.   No homework for the weekend.  Students need to read RS page 58-61 and prepare for team discussion on Monday.  Have a great weekend! 

 Today's Lesson  1. Review homework Worksheet # 1 and RWN pg 293.  2. Review "HF" high frequency vocab for Unit Test 1.  3. Review and class discussion: RS A Froggy Fable            Lesson / Message it tries to convey: how to face and handle changes and challenges.            Stay positive whenever we encounter changes, and cherish what we have at the moment.  4. Review adjective ~ an adjective describes a noun.  It tells how something looks, sounds, tastes, feels or smells. (our 5 senses)  NO HOMEWORK, please study the following:  1. VW week 1 & 2 (gap-fill and definition matching), 10 HF high frequency vocab (listening and dictation) 2. "le" words on RWN pg 293  3. Worksheet 1  4. Adjectives will be included

Dear all parents, please kindly refer to the following.   1. Textbook: Reading Street (RS)  Mon - Wed: keep in class. Students need a hard copy to follow and read long in class.   Thurs - Fri: students can take home to study, but they need to take it back to class.  Reader's & Writer's Notebook (RWN) :  Mon - Wed: keep in class.  Students work on it in class unless they have homework.  Thurs - Fri:  students can take home to study, but they need to take it back to class.  2. RS student online account: is being processed, will keep you posted when available.  3. Friday Unit test:  1st Unit test will be on this Friday.  The test covers:  a)Week 1 & 2 vocabulary (listening, spelling and gap-fill ) and definition (matching)  b)"le" words and meaning on RWN page 289 & 293 Worksheet #1 is given as homework, Unit Test will be very similiar. Please kindly advice the kids to study. Thank you.  Homework  1. Worksheet 1 (2 pages) 2. RWN pg.293

 Today's lesson: 1. Review Week 1 and Week 2 vocabulary pg. 44 -45 2. New vocabulary Week 2 #7-24  3. RWN pg. 294  4. Phonics : C+le      "le" is a schwa sound. It blends with the C (consonant) in front of it.       ble , dle, gle, kle, ple, tle, zle      Open word has a long sound, as in:   ma ple (long "a")     Closed word has a short sound, as in : bub ble ( short "u") We will practice more tomorrow.  Homework:  1. Copy Week 2 #7-15 x 1, definition x 1  2. RWN pg289 (those who have finished in class, handed in their RWN already. They did good.) 

Today's lesson:  1. Review and practice Week 1 vocabulary #1-18.  2. New vocabulary #19 -24.   3. Adding #25 to Week 1 crash/crashed(verb): to fall, hit and be damaged with force and a loud noise.  4. RS pg 24-27~ a) Frog's life cycle and life in a pond discussion in class.                               b) adjective to describe a frog  5. RWN pg290  Homework: 1.Copy Week 1 VW#19-24, and 25, Week 2 VW#1-6 (total 13 VW) x 1, and definition x 1 

First day of September.   Students reviewed the months and how to write the date.  "It was August 31st, 2023 yesterday.  And, today is September 1st 2023."  We also reviewed the ordinal numbers, 1st ~ first, 2nd ~ second, 3rd ~ third, and "th" from fourth to tenth. They will practice writing the date in English every day! 😊 Homework:  1. copy vocabulary #4 - 18 x 3 times (Mon - Thurs ~ copy only 1 time;  Fri and weekend~ copy 3 times so they can study at the same time.) 2. definition #4 - 18 x 1 (definition is always 1 time) Thank you all parents for your close attention.  We will pick up the pace pretty soon next week. 💪