Week 13 Transformers Class

This week in Reading we read "Baseball Saved Us" which talks about prejudice during World War II. Class A had to do a detailed summary of the story, which I hope will allow them to practice writing in a way that makes sense.
Class B did the corresponding workbook and grammar pages. In grammar we practiced writing singular and plural possessive nouns.

For Science we did 2 lessons this week: 1) Development and Reproduction and 2) Animal Survival. We talked about the different ways animals reproduce and how animals adapt to their environment to survive. Both classes did the corresponding workbook pages and made their corrections. As there will be more science lessons to cover each week, I expect the students to be more diligent in studying and reviewing their work.

We also learned a new song called "Independent Women" by Destiny's Child. I explained that this song is from a movie and that it talks about how it is hard to be independent and also what it means to be independent.

I did not give the students new vocabulary this week as we have a major vocabulary exam coming up next Wednesday! Units 1-13 will be covered (all of the vocabulary learned to date). Please make sure the kids study their vocabulary this weekend!!
We had a review in class and also had a vocabulary competition.

We also reviewed the additional grammar sheets I gave out last week. It is imperative that the students memorize and study the 8 major parts of speech as they are very important.

INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS:

Class A:
Ryan needs to read workbook directions more carefully and also learn to study himself in class. He has definitely improved in taking his time when doing his work. He's not as rushed and thinks more carefully now. Like I mentioned, I hope Ryan can learn to respect other students and not put them down during a friendly competition.

Belinda didn't do a very good job on her take home reader homework. She had one week to do it but did not complete the questions. In class she is asking more questions and I can tell she is really thinking about the materials taught.

Livia asks questions but needs to participate more in class, instead of me always having to pick her to answer. Like the other students, she also needs to read workbook directions more carefully and not rush to finish her work!

Jay needs to practice reading a bit faster and with more emotion. He needs to read workbook directions more carefully as well. Jay is participating more in class now and I can tell he is thinking about the questions more carefully.

CLASS B:
Brian sometimes gets lazy and does not read the workbook directions carefully. He needs to write in FULL SENTENCES and copy correctly!! Brian is still a great student and most of the time he is always on task. I love it when he tries really hard in singing the songs!

Sydney needs to read workbook directions more carefully!! She does great work and the only mistakes she makes are the ones that she didn't read carefully on. I am impressed that Sydney memorized the entire song from last week! Next week I will probably do public speaking again, so I hope she is prepared this time! ;)

Richard did great work on his take home reader homework. However, he needs to read questions more carefully in the workbook and practice writing stories that flow better. I can tell he is singing a lot harder now! ;)

Tiger did great work on his take home reader homework. His reading has improved! He also memorized the entire song from last week - very impressive! Tiger concentrates very well and is usually always on task.


This Fun Day we are having Thanksgiving Dinner! Too bad not many of the kids stay for Fun Day though! =(