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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

 Today we continued working on the new vocabulary. Tonight's homework is to write the new words 5x, write a sentence and write the definition for each word. They can use these to review: https://wordwall.net/resource/38852948 https://wordwall.net/resource/38797754 https://wordwall.net/resource/38853765

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

 Today we continued to work with the new vocabulary and started discussing vocabulary strategies for the new unit. Tonight's home work is to write words 9-18 6x each, and write a sentence and the definition for each word. The students also have to do page 318 in RWN. https://wordwall.net/resource/38797754  

Monday, November 28, 2022

 Today we started the new unit The Skunk Ladder. Tonight's homework is to write words 1-8 seven times each, write the definition for each word, and write a sentence for each word.

Friday, November 25, 2022

 Today we talked about fiction, and discussed the elements of fiction. This weekend's homework is to write a realistic fiction based on the ideas that the students came up with in group work.

Thursday, November 24 2022

 Tonight's homework is to do pages 270 and 274 in RWN. The listening and speaking exams were sent home today; please sign them and return them tomorrow.

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

 Today we reviewed the listening exam in class, and continued to review the previous units. There is no homework tonight.

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

 Tonight's homework is to correct the test from Week 11. Please return the tests signed and corrected tomorrow. The tests were sent home yesterday.

Monday, November 21, 2022

 The unit tests from The Stormi Giovanni Club were sent home today. They need to be signed, corrected, and returned on Wednesday. Tonight's homework is to study for the exam tomorrow.

Friday, November 18, 2022

 Today we finished the oral exams.  This weekend's homework is to correct the worksheets and letters that were sent home, and to study for the written exam next week.

Thursday, November 17, 2022

 We started the Oral exams today. Not all of the students finished the exam; we should finish them tomorrow. There is no homework tonight, but students who haven't taken the exam yet should practice for the exam.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

The listening exam was held this morning.  We finished the students' dramatic renditions of The Stormi Giovanni Club today, and reviewed for the oral exam in class. The oral exams start tomorrow, and will continue until Friday if necessary. Tonight's homework is to review for the oral exam.

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

 Today the students acted out the reading from the last unit. A lot of fun was had. Tomorrow is the listening exam, and Thursday and Friday will be the oral exams. Tonight's homework is to review for the listening exam and the oral exam. This can be used for listening practice: https://www.esleschool.com/igcse-listening-part1-test-2/

Monday, November 14, 2022

 Today we had the unit test for The Stormi Giovanni Club. Tonight's homework is to review for the Oral Exam.

Friday, November 11, 2022

Today we finished the story and worked with indefinite and relative pronouns today. This weekend's homework is to do pages 283 and 290 in RWN, and study for the test on Monday. The exam scopes went home today. Here is a link to the scope for your reference: https://docs.google.com/document/d/180WygxO-uVp_YyU7NwtT79axBUhTv_Xq/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110757598833966124510&rtpof=true&sd=true

Thursday, November 10, 2022

 Today we finished the vocabulary for the week, and started discussing Indefinite pronouns, one of the grammar points of this unit. Tonight's homework is to write the new words 6x each, write the definition for each word, and write a sentence for each word. The unit test will be on Monday.

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

 Today we continued with the vocabulary and the new story. The quiz from last Friday was sent home today; please sign it and return it. Tonight's homework is to write the new words 6 times each, write the definition and a sentence for each word. Also, correct the quiz; correct each mistake and write the correct word three times each.

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

 Today we started with the new vocabulary and started reading the new story. Tonight's homework is to write words 1-8 6x each, and write the definition and a sentence for each word.

Friday, November 4, 2022

 This weekend's homework is to correct the unit test from last week, do page 280 in RWN, and write a generalization about what kind of person they think Stormi Giovanni is, based on the new play we are reading.

Thursday, November 3, 2022

 Today we reviewed the vocabulary, reviewed the use of context clues, and went over the spelling words. tonight's homework is to do 284 and 289 in RWN, correct page 286 in RWN, study for the spelling quiz, and write each spelling word 5 times. We used these to review in class: https://wordwall.net/resource/37567379 https://wordwall.net/resource/37664471

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

 We had one levelled class today. Today we finished the new vocabulary for the new unit, The Stormi Giovanni Club. Tonight's homework is to write each word five times, write the definition, and write a sentence for each word. In the afternoon, we practiced for this Saturday's sports day. 

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

 Today we went over the test answers, continued to work with the new vocabulary, and discussed reading strategies. Tonight's homework is to write the new words 7x each, write the definitions, and write a sentence for each word. The students also have to do page 286 in RWN.