Week 20!

This week for Science we read lesson 5 of Chapter 6 - Inside Earth. This lesson focused on discussing about Earth's interior, earthquakes, and what causes them. We also did a bit of chapter review. The corresponding workbook pages were also completed.

For reading, Class A read "A Place Called Freedom" which talks about slavery and the start of a new life for a family. Class B read the story "Pat Cummings" which describes the famous illustrator's life and work. Workbook pages were completed and corrected.

For writing we wrote on "New Year Resolutions". I hope this can get the students thinking about what they'd like to achieve in the new year and how they can go about doing so. In class A we did a verbal group discussion to practice the students' speaking skills. Each student really needs to improve the coherency of their speaking. Both classes tend to forget their grammar when they speak verbally!

New vocabulary words were assigned. There will be a test on week 17,19,and 20 words next Wednesday!!!

The new song this week is called "Stronger" by Britney Spears. This song talks about being strong and independent.

INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS:

CLASS A:

Jay is very enthusiastic during classroom discussions but seems to be down when we have to do written work. It is great that he loves to participate but he needs to understand that the workbook is an essential part of the curriculum as well.

Livia is very proactive when it comes to learning, she will take notes and pay great attention. Sometimes when she is trying to express something verbally, it takes her awhile to get the words out. I'd like her to practice speaking more smoothly and also in a louder voice.

Belinda is also very excited about classroom participation. She loves to contribute and tell stories. However, she needs to learn when to concentrate and be a bit more serious. I'd like Belinda to also watch her grammar when she is speaking.

Ryan is a fast thinker and also loves to contribute many stories in class. However, he often goes off topic! Ryan is very creative and can get down to work right away. I am happy with how he always completes his work on time.


Sydney made a huge progress this week in public speaking! She made eye contact, offered to speak first, and also read in a well manner! Good job! Sydney's work is probably the best in the class. She makes the least grammar mistakes, works the fastest, and learns really fast. However, sometimes she would misread directions in the workbook!!

Richard did his work really fast this week! Good job! However, he needs to make less mistakes. I'd rather have him take a bit longer time to double check his work. He is also trying a lot harder when we sing the songs =). One thing to not do in class: stop laughing along with Tiger!!

Tiger can concentrate really well when he wants to. However,recently he has been having a 'laughing problem'. This is effecting his ability to pay attention in class and do good detailed work. When he pays attention, he makes little mistakes! Tiger's reading has improved though, keep it up!

Brian loves to participate in class and is able to get down to work straight away. However, he writes too messy and would spell things wrong very often. This is due to carelessness! Brian is super smart for his age, he just needs to focus and pay attention to small details.

Teacher Connie~