Week 3 Highlights & Week 4 Printout

Dear All,

The weather has been quite sporadic this week so I hope that all of you are replenishing yourselves with healthy food and fluids to maintain a strong immune system. Here is what happened this week:

• In reading, we all read about 'Running Races." In the story, Rachel and Anya were best friends who were trying out for the cross country team. Even though Anya was known for her talent in multiple sports, Rachel ended up winning the race in the tryouts. Anya didn't deliberately slow down for Rachel because she was actually getting tired.
• In creating writing, we all wrote personal narratives about a journey with my family. I loved reading your stories about your journeys to Italy, Turkey, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Canada, Australia, Thailand, Switzerland, and many more! I'd like to thank all the students who emailed me pictures of their family trips! I will be sharing them with the class soon so stay tuned!
• In grammar, we wrapped up Unit 12, which was about the present simple tense vs. the present progressive tense. This was a confusing concept for many so here's a tip: don't just try to memorize grammar rules. The more you read and the more you listening to English, the easier it'll become for you when you learn grammar.
• In math, we learned about the tenth and hundredth decimal place. Please remember that 0.08 DOES NOT EQUAL 0.80!
• In science, we reviewed about the properties of heat energy. For example, when there's heat on an object, its temperature could rise, its state of matter could change, and it could expand.
• As for novel class, I've been trying to incorporate storytelling time by reading this semester's novel to the students. All I ask is for everyone to simply enjoy listening. Reading a novel by yourself definitely feels different than when you simply listen to someone read. I would really like students to improve their listening skills while they enjoy the story.

Here is Week 4's printout for next week:

Can't believe we're already over half of the first unit. Our Unit 1 exam is in 2 weeks! So, if you'd like to get a head start, I'd encourage you to start reviewing now so you wouldn't have to cram everything at the end.

Have a restful weekend!

Ms. Wendy