Nov 2 - 6, 2020

 This week we will continue with Free Reading with Book Reports and English For Everyone on Tuesday and Thursday. 

Reading with Ms. Yu

Also, students have the opportunity to do one-on-one guided reading with Ms. Yu everytime they have English before lunch. This is usually once or twice a week. They read books at their level aloud to improve reading fluency and then answer questions to ensure they are understanding what they have read.

Remembrance Day

We will be learning about Remembrance Day this week. Students will read an article about Remebrance Day and answer comprehension questions. We will look at common vocabulary they will hear on this topic. As well, they will have a discussion question they need to answer in an audio clip.

Grammar - Articles

This week in grammar we are studying articles - a, an and the. These are small words that have many rules and are very complex to use correctly. Students are learning the rules and practicing using them in exercises, videos and quizzes.

Technology

This week we will be practicing using several online tools that we will use if we have to move to a blended or online teaching environment. Specifically, those tools are:

  • Raz Kids (independent reading practice)
  • Rosetta Stone (listening, speaking, reading and writing)
  • Google Classroom (all content assignments)
Looking forward to another great week learning English!


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