Hi parents! As this school year is coming to an end, we have important dates and information to pass on. We also had our AWARDS CEREMONY this morning, I am very proud and happy to announce the following students won these awards:
Chinese - Fiona
Christian Living - Ahmrae
Art - Jinny
Music - Fiona
Computer - Jonathan
PE - Jackie
Most Enthusiastic Learner - Jackie
Most Academic Improvement - Jason
Best Classmate (Most Helpful) - Julia
Great effort from all students this year!
This week there will be no spelling test since we will be focusing on wrapping up the remaining units in all classes and begin reviews. Reviews will start being sent home tomorrow (Phonics, Science and Social Studies).
Dates for the major final quarter exams are as follows:
Half Day Wednesday 5/25 - Science, Social Studies, Phonics
Half Day Thursday 5/26 - Language Arts, Math
I will be posting up the dates for the minor exams shortly, I am just waiting for confirmation from all teachers for dates.
Homework:
Math: MPB 17.1 and 17.2
Social Studies: AB pages 56 and 57
Hi parents!
Today we worked hard at drafting and rewriting our newest paragraph "My Trip"...We peer checked our math problems and tried some quick rounds of adding and subtracting, as well as word problems.
Important information: Tomorrow is the final mass of the year, please send students in regular uniform and PE uniform in their bag to change after mass.
I will be sending the first reviews for final exams home on Tuesday of next week as well as posting up the final exams schedule.Homework:Spelling: Study for Spelling TestReading: Read your "My Trip" paragraph to Mom or Dad!
Hi everyone!
Today we spent time discussing important parts of American history and the days we celebrate a special person or part of history such as: Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Martin Luther King Day, Veteran's Day, Presidents's Day.
We learned about sounds in Science, how they are made by vibrations and their loudness can be measured by high or soft, and pitch can be high or low.
Phonics: Review of consonant blends and new sounds.
Homework:
Phonics: Read "The Gray Wolf" to a family member or tutor.
Math: COmplete Pages 481-482
Hello everyone, hope you had a happy and wonderful MOTHER'S DAY!
Spelling words: garden, peppers, corn, fresh, went, looked, found, cleaned, stopped, caught, foxes, boxes, wishes, dishes, watches
Homework:
Math: Addition and Subtraction worksheet
Spelling: Copy all the spelling words 3 times.
Homework!
Math: Subtraction Worksheet
Spelling: Study for Spelling Exam
Phonics: Read and answer questions from page 129
Hi everyone :)
Today we:
Math: Spent a lot of time reviewing basic addition facts, had math competitions and reviewed different strategies for adding quicker and remembering basic facts.
Science: Forces and motion. Understand that motion is movement, and speed is the measure of movement. That movement can go in different directions (such as back and forth or in a zig zag), that pulling or pushing objects needs a force which is what makes objects move. Force can determine or change an objects speed or direction.
Phonics: Focused on the rules we have already learned from Unit 5.
Homework:
Math: MPB 15.6 and 15.7
Science: Brain Check and Apply Concepts pages 277-278
Good afternoon everyone! Hope you enjoyed a nice long weekend! We are starting our final month of school, 20 days of school countdown until summer vacation starts!
Today has been very busy doing the following things:
Math: We are starting chapter 15 (addition and subtraction facts) where we will be working on doing math problems a little quicker and focusing on strategies for problem solving. We have skipped Chapter 14 since this chapter focuses on American currency, including cents that are not used in Taiwan.
Social Studies: Background information on The Discovery of the New World, Christopher Columbus, Pilgrims, Settlers, Native American Tribes, Thanksgiving Celebrations. Reviewed the terms cause and effects.
Spelling and Language: New spelling words for this week include: counting, choice, veteran, peaceful, route, heroes, force, quickly, slowly, dangerous, careful, wonderful, colorful, darkness. Spelling Quiz will be on Friday.
Important Information: Today I will be sending home the IOWA TESTS Results. There is a lot of information on these result sheets, I suggest the best way to analyze it it to search for the following:
On the TOP SQUARE labeled Tests, Scores and PERCENTILE RANKS look for GE (Grade Equivalent) and focus on COMPOSITE (on the very bottom), that will indicate what grade level they tested at. We are in Month 7 of Grade 1 when we took the exams, so at grade level would be 1.7, if your child's says 2.4 for example, it means they tested above in a Grade 2 Month 4 level. Our class average was tested at a 2.1 (Grade 2 Month 1). I would not worry if they are a few months above or under, this is normal. Please let me know if you would like to meet at sometime to further discuss these results.
Homework:
Math: MPB 15.1 and 15.2
Social Studies: AB page 54
Spelling: Write each word 3 times
