Friday, December 28, 2018

*** Week  18  –   Amazing Bird Nests***

• Reminders: 

• Happy Friday   :)
• Welcome to Advanced Group!
• In this group, Teacher Jason encourages you to push yourself to reach your potential. Put in the effort and try to learn & enjoy as much as you can in this class.

• Today we learned about:

• The students finished the Unit Test of "Amazing Bird Nests"
• We learned 2 famous quotes from Travis Kalanick.
• Travis Kalanick is the founder of the Uber.
• Travis Kalanick changed the transportation industry.
• The students were presented with Classcraft (www.classcraft.com).
• Classcraft is a new, game-based approach to teaching. It’s designed to encourage participation, good behavior, and 21st-century skills like collaboration. Increasing your child’s engagement with their lessons. Everything they learn in class stays the same, but they get to have a little fun each day!
• Today the class was divided into 4 teams and the members were chosen by the 4 team captains (the 4 students with the highest overall grades for 2nd Monthly Exam).

Here is the Test Scope:

4^th Grade Final Exam Test Scope, Fall 2018

Dear Parents, The Third Monthly Exams are upon us once again, below is the exam schedule and test scope.  Please remind your child to go over vocabulary and reading stories listed in the test scope. l  Listening Exam: Wed., January 2, 2019 l  Oral Exam: Friday, January 4, 2019 l  Written Exam: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 Listening Exam

*Vocabulary Focus: Week 13 ~ Week 16 (Communication Book) *  Reading Street Stories: *Seeing Stars (P.438-459); Around One Cactus (P.502-529) *Listening Skills: Listen for words in a sentence; listen and identify pictures; listen & circle the correct word; vocabulary words for Spellings of /j/, /s/, /k/ & Consonant Patterns wr, kn, gn, st, mb

Written Exam *Vocabulary Focus: Week 13 ~ Week 16  (Communication Book) *Story Comprehension: *Seeing Stars (P.438-459); Around One Cactus (P.502-529) *Phonics & Grammar Focus: Spellings of /j/, /s/, /k/; Consonant Patterns wr, kn, gn, st, mb Be Prepared  :) “Preparation is the key to success” -Alexander Graham Bell

*** Below is the homework for today: Homework 回家功課 Monday 星期一 □1. Reading Street:                              □2. Grammar Goals review and correct:                              ☑3. Write: Week 18 New Vocab -- New word x 2; definition x 1 ☑4."As an entrepreneur, I try to push the limits. Pedal to the metal." - Travis Kalanick ☑5. "Doing the impossible is what entrepreneurship is all about." - Travis Kalanick 家長簽名： Teacher’s  Signature： Tuesday 星期二 □1. Reading Street:                                □2. Grammar Goals review and correct:            ☑3. Write: Week 18 New Vocab 16-30 -- New word x 2; definition x 1 ☑4. Write: Classcraft Quest -- Answer the story comprehension questions for "Amazing Bird Nests" □5._____________________________ 家長簽名： Teacher’s  Signature： Wednesday 星期三 Students learned about Earth, the Solar System, galaxy for Experience Class 家長簽名： Teacher’s  Signature： Thursday 星期四 □1. Reading Street:                              □2. Write: _______________________ □ 3. Weekly Quiz: Study for the Week 10 New Vocab Quiz ☑4. Unit Quiz: Study for Amazing Bird Nests Test □5. Write: ________________________ 家長簽名： Teacher’s  Signature： Friday 星期五 □1. Reading Street:                              □2. R&W Notebook:________________ □3. Read Ten important sentences:            ☑4. Long Weekend Diary: 2 paragraphs of at least 6 lines each ☑4 5. Classcraft Quest: Answer questions about 2 Pearson Online Stories ☑4 6. Study for Listening Exam 家長簽名： Teacher’s  Signature：