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Hello 6th Graders!
You had a quiz on the Olympic vocabulary words today. You also began you class presentations about "your" country's Olympic history and its flag. Ken Okubo and So-Yun Han presented excellent facts and flags today. Congrats to you both!
Tomorrow we will hear from Dasom Bea, Jan Jimenez, Jun chung, and Jaeseung Lee. Jaeseung, I hope you feel better!
Hello 7th Graders!
Today you finished reading the story "The River That Gave Gifts." You also learned (memorized) the colors in a rainbow. You learned the words: prism, refraction, spectrum.
You did day 2 of Week 2 DGP. Grammar focus on the parts of a sentence.
Tomorrow you will summarize the story segment by segment.
Hello 8th Graders,
Today you continued reading about predicting the weather. You learned that meteorologists are people who study the weather. You reviewed the vocabualry words: newspaper, television, radio, observation, forecast, weather.
You did day 2 of Week 7. Grammar practice was about complete subjects and predicates.
Tomorrow you will see a video about how meteorologists do their job.
I will also add more vocabulary words tomorrow: precipitation, rain gauge, barometer, thermometer, anemometer. These are tools that help a meteorologist do his or her job.
Hello Students,
I appreciate the students who take time to read my blog. I write it for YOUR benefit. This is why we don't use a homework hotline anymore.
Report cards went home today. Have them signed by parents and then show them to your teacher. Remember that almost all of this first ESOL grade period was recorded while I was out sick. I hope you ALL are using the I-Parent to check your grades so that there are no surprises.
Tomorrow, October 23rd, is make-up picture day. If you were absent (like I was) or if you don't like your pictures, you may have them taken again. If you are retaking photographs, you will need to bring your complete picture envelope to give to the photographer.
Are you reading for 30 minutes EVERY night?
Hello 8th Graders!
Today I handed back the quizzes you took on Friday about the Vietnamese folk tale.
You also discussed vocabulary words for Chapter 4, Predicting the Weather: newspaper, television, radio, observation, forecast, weather. From outside (parking lot) observation you added these adjectives: overcast, breezy, humid.
You will begin reading the chapter tomorrow.
Hello 6th Graders!
Today you discussed report card comments, took a pretest on the vocabulary words from last week, and drew the flag for the country you represent for your Olympic project.
Tomorrow you will take a post test (I will grade it!) for the vocabulary words: weight-lifting, speed skating, diving, track and field, baseball. I will ask you to spell them correctly AND write each in a sentence.
Also tomorrow you will finish your flag and give an oral report of the country you researched. I want to hear about the country's Olympic history, hear about you being an "athlete," and see the flag. Practice your oral presentation tonight for homework.
Hello Students and Parents!
This has been a wonderful week. I am so happy to be back at school. You have been great students (I remember why I missed you all so much!)
Mrs. Pahawa worked very hard with you and it shows. I have seen such improvement in English skills from many of you. Thank you, Mrs. Pahawa!
I want to remind those of you who forgot to have your reading log signed to get it signed this weekend for 8 points. Reading logs are 10 "Gimme points" each week. Find out what "gimme" means. (Hint: it's not proper English.)
Hello 6th Graders!
Today you continued to research your Olympic country to find more information on its Olympic history and to find information about a particular sport. Remember you are to pretend to be an Olympic athlete. What is your sport? What do you know about it? Can you explain what it is to the class? How do you prepare for the Olympics?
On Monday you will take a pretest on the vocabulary words: diving, speed skating, weight-lifting, baseball, track and field. You will also complete the report part of your project and draw the country's flag.
Enjoy the weekend and read for 30 minutes every day.
