End of the Week?

If we have class tomorrow, we will have our spelling test and finish the storytelling.

If we don't, we will do everything next Sunday.

If you didn't finish chapters 5 and 6 of the Spiderwick Chronicles, do it by Sunday.

If you did finish it, read chapters 5 and 6 again. We are doing chapter 7 next week.

We did a lot today

I read with Shayma, Fitian, Kareem, Ward, and Rifaat.

Students finished writing their essays and we will edit them tomorrow.

We also worked on speaking drills today and the students did a good job with them. We will do them every week and go faster and faster.

Students also talked about sports in class today and did a great job.

Writing

Today the students are writing about why is is bad to be a kid. If they didn't finish it they will work on it tomorrow in class.

Also we have storytelling tomorrow. This week students are talking about a sport, any sport. They have to talk for at least 30 seconds and can bring things into class.

What is a galaxy?

This question came up today.

A galaxy is a big group of stars and planets..... not chocolate.

This is a picture of the Milky Way Galaxy.





It is very big and our sun a is a very, very, very small light in the galaxy.

New Week, New Song

Today I read with Mona, Ameed, Adam, Amelia, and Omar A.

We are reading Chapter 5 in the Spiderwick Chronicles this week.

Today we worked with consonant-vowel-consonant and why some words are like swimming and running.

This week's storytelling is about a sport. Students must talk for 30 second to 2 minutes about any sport. They can things in to show the class when they are talking; balls, pictures, clothes, anything.


Here is the video for our new song, Drops of Jupiter

Reading and Verbs

Today I read with Shayma, Maya, Kareem, Omar, Ward and Rifaat.

This week we are reading chapters 3 and 4 in of the Spiderwick Chronicles. If students are not finished they need to finish the chapters this weekend and give me their answers on Sunday. All students should read chapters 3 and 4 again. There are a lot of difficult words and I want them to understand the story very well.

We have a spelling test tomorrow. Students need to study the spelling and vocabulary.

Writing All Day

I read with Taleb, Lyana, Shahed, and Beesan.

We wrote in class today. Students wrote essays about what makes them happy. I will red them tonight and then we will rewrite them on Thursday.

There is a spelling test on Thursday and students need to practice for the storytelling.

This week students need to tell me a story when something funny happened.

We have a short week.

There was no school yesterday and there might not be school tomorrow.

Today I read with Mona, Adam, Amelia, and Ameed.

We worked on commas today and read from our Spiderwick books. We are reading chapter 3 in class. It is good for students to also read the chapter at home.

This week's storytelling is tell me a story when something funny happened.

Science and rewriting.

Today I read with Lilia, Tareq, Mohammed, Ali, Safa, and Narmeen.

In science we read about nutrition, energy and carbohydrates.

Things to remember:
We get a lot of energy from carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates help us move our muscles and our bodies grow.
There are two kinds of carbohydrates: simple and complex.
Complex carbohydrates are better because they give you energy for a longer
time.

Students worked on editing their papers.

There is a spelling and vocabulary test tomorrow.

Students can reread chapters one and two of the Spiderwick Chronicles.

Writing Day

Today I read with Beesan, Lyana, Shahed, Masoud, and Taleb.

We wrote in class today. If students didn't finish the writing, they have to finish it tonight and give it to me tomorrow so I can edit it. We will rewrite the papers on Wednesday.

Here is our song, Ghost Riders in the Sky by Johnny Cash

Our New Book

Today I read with Mona, Omar A., Adam, Amelia, and Ameed.

We started our next book, The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Seeing Stone. The students have started chapter 1 and we'll also read chapter 2 this week. Students that don't finish the chapters in class will read them over the weekend.

We also learned how to use commas. This week we are working on commas in a series.

We have a spelling test on Thursday.

There is also a vocabulary test on Thursday. I will give you the words tomorrow.

We are also going to start Storytelling again. This week students need to tell a story about their break.

Here is a video of our new song.

Tests today

We finished a lot in class.

The students had a spelling test and test about the Spiderwick Chronicles.

These students did a great job on the spelling test: Shayma, Ali, Beesan, Masoud, Ameed, and Safa.

Students also finished writing their essays. They did a great job with them. I will give them back on Sunday.

Goblins need to finish Chapter 3 of Charlotte's Web by Sunday.

Don't forget.

Bring your Spiderwick books tomorrow.

Wednesday February 8

We have a spelling test tomorrow.

Students need to remember their papers for school everyday.

Rewriting today and test tomorrow

I read with Lilia, Ali, Tareq, Mohammed, Safa, and Narmeen.

We went over the vocabulary for the test tomorrow.

I gave the students their essays back and we worked on editing and rewriting them today. Most of the students will be working on them tomorrow too.

Tonight study the story, spelling and vocabulary. We have our tests tomorrow.

After that we will finish rewriting our essays and then practice our dramas for next week.

A Full Day

I read with Rifaat, Fitian, Ward, Shayma, Maya, and Kareem.

We did a lot of the little things today.

We reviewed and talked about the homework from last night.

We also worked on speaking and using the past tense.

The students have homework tonight and tests on Thursday.

Writing today

I read with Beesan, Masoud, Taleb, Lyana, and Shahed.

We worked on writing and students wrote essays about what makes them angry. I am going to edit the papers and we are going to rewrite them again on Wednesday.

The students have a spelling, vocabulary, and reading test on Thursday.

Our Next Song

Here is the music for our next song, The Harder They Come.