Week 11 Highlights

Dear beloved students and parents,

I don't know if it's just me or this week flew by faster than the last. Here are this week's highlights:

• In reading class, the 402 students read about 'Jose! Born to Dance.' This story was a little bit more challenging to read because there were several vocabulary and idioms that aren't commonly used in the student's culture. I taught them about 'similes' and I asked them to spot the similes in the book. Pauly was the first student to spot the similes. Good job, Pauly! As for my 403 students, we read about a famous Native-American Ballerina named Maria Tallchief. This was an informative story so the students learned how to gather facts from the story.
• In science, we continued to learn about 'forces.' I asked students to give me examples of forces and Winston said 'yank,' which was a vocabulary word from Week 9. I'm very impressed, Winston! :) 
• In math, we learned about finding the area and perimeter. Many students get confused between the unit for perimeter (e.g. cm) and the unit for area (e.g. cm²). We definitely will need to review these concepts and do more exercises next week before the exam!
• In writing, students wrote about what they are most thankful for. Most students talked about being thankful for their friends and family. I am seriously overwhelmed with joy to know that all students have loving and supportive people around them. I would also like to point out that both 402 and 403 students' writing have significantly improved this week as compared to last week. I can tell that the students are trying harder. They've definitely composed masterpieces this week!
• As for our English Assembly on Thursday, I chose Bomin as our Lih-Ren Angel for my 403 class. Not only does she excel academically, she is also very proactive in class, and an empathetic friend. She is definitely a positive influence to the people around her. Good job, Bomin! Furthermore, our speakers Audrey and Anna did an excellent job in giving the Lih-Ren Angel speech at the assembly. We've been practicing all week and even though they were nervous, they memorized their speech PERFECTLY. 

Anyways, that's a wrap for this week! Next week (week 12) will be review week and I will be posting more Quizlet links for studying so please watch out for upcoming blog posts. I hope that all of you will rest well this weekend and feel recharged next week. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns :)