Xinmin 5A1

Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Vocabulary review □ 2. Syllable pattern review □ 3. Homework: Review for listening and oral exam Reminder to please send me the script for your childs oral exam as we will start with those tomorrow. Regards, Teacher Ari

Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Contractions review, vocabulary review □ 2. Homework: Contractions worksheet Reminder that this week we will be having the listening and oral exam. Listening exam will be on Wednesday. Oral exams will also begin on Wednesday. Due to the short week this week, oral and listening exams must be conducted on the same day. Please send me your childs' oral exam script by Wednesday. Regards, Teacher Ari

Dear Parents, Today students took the Week 4 unit test. Homework is for students to study for the listening and oral exam. Regards, Teacher Ari

Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Week 4 Vocabulary review □ 2. Unit test review □ 3. Homework: Study for unit test Reminder that listening and oral tests are happening next week. For oral tests, students are supposed to have a speech prepared about what they want to be when they grow up. Students should have either a copy of the script printed out or please send it to me by email or LINE. Have a great day. Regards, Teacher Ari

Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Read Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon □ 2. Week 4 Vocabulary Review □ 3. Homework: Story worksheet □ 4. __________________________________________________ Special note: I won't be at school on Monday morning as I have a personal issue to take care of. Regards, Teacher Ari

Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. RWN pages 265, 266, vocabulary review □ 2. Homework: 10 sentences using key vocabulary words Have a great day. Regards, Teacher Ari

□ 1. Vocabulary words 16 - 30 □ 2. Read Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon □ 3. Homework: Vocab words 16 – 30 x 5, defs x 1

Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Vocabulary Words 1 - 15 □ 2. Homework: Vocab words 1 – 15 x 5, defs x 1 Please note that, due to Saturday being a makeup day, the Week 4 unit test will happen then. I have sent home the instructions for the oral exam which will take place next week. 5th Grade 1st Exam Test Scope – Fall, 2023 Dear Parents, The First 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.  Listening Exam: Wednesday, 09/27  Oral Exam: Wednesday, 09/27 and Thursday, 09/28  Written Exam: Wednesday, 10/04 LISTENING & ORAL EXAMS:  Vocabulary Focus: Week 1 – Week 4 (Communication Book)  Reading Street Stories:  The Case of the Gasping Garbage (p. 26 – p.41  Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon (p. 58 – p. 71)  Listening Skills: Listen for contractions, syllable patterns, and new vocabulary words. WRITTEN EXAM:  Vocab

Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Quiz □ 2. RWN check □ 3. Homework: Write one page in bubble book about your favorite water-dwelling animal Please see the attached expectations for the upcoming oral exam. 5A1 oral exam instructions: Prepare a 1-minute speech on what you want to be when you grow up. Should include: 1) Why you want to be this. 2) What you need to do to achieve this goal. 3) If there is anyone you know who does this job. Must include a script. Please sign and return the quizzes on Monday. I look forward to meeting you tomorrow, 09/16 at PTA day. Regards, Teacher Ari

Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. RWN Pages 258, 259, 268 □ 2. Quiz review □ 3. Homework: Study for quiz Please note that we also read the secondary story today. Have a great evening. Regards, Teacher Ari

Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. RWN pages 264, 267, vocabulary review □ 2. Homework: RWN Page 304 Fridays quiz will consist of spelling, definitions, and phonics including final syllable patterns and pronouns. Have a great day. Regards, Teacher Ari

Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Vocabulary words 16 - 30 □ 2. RWN pages 260 - 262 □ 3. Homework: Vocabulary words 16 – 30 x 5, defs x 1 Have a great evening. Regards, Teacher Ari

Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Test questions □ 2. Vocabulary words 1 - 15 □ 3. Homework: Vocabulary words 1 – 15 x 5, defs x 1 □ 4. __________________________________________________ For test questions, that was the opportunity for students to ask how they got their score. Thank you to those who've signed and returned the test. Please remember to sign and return unit tests. Regards, Teacher Ari

Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Unit test □ 2. RWN check □ 3. Read secondary story □ 4. Homework: Write a one page mystery story in your bubble book. For the future, all quizzes and tests will only involve the words being taught that week. For example, for the Week 4 Unit test, only Week 4 words will be tested. Week 3 words will be covered separately on the vocabulary quiz. This is due to the fact that there are 30 words per list this year. The mystery story should involve a problem and how the detective solves it. Unit tests were handed back today. Please sign and return them on Monday. Have a great weekend. Regards, Teacher Ari

Dear Parents, Please see the information for todays lesson. □ 1. RWN pages 253 - 255 □ 2. Review for unit test □ 3. Homework: Study for unit test □ 4. __________________________________________________ Have a great day. Regards, Teacher Ari

Dear Parents, Please see today's lesson: □ 1. RWN pages 248, 250, 256, 257 □ 2. Homework: RWN page 302 □ 3. __________________________________________________ □ 4. __________________________________________________ Please note that, due to time constraints, we were not able to do page 257 today. Have a great day. Regards, Teacher Ari

Dear Parents, Please see todays lesson: □ 1. Vocabulary words 16 - 30 □ 2. Read The Case of the Gasping Garbage □ 3. Homework: Vocabulary words 16 – 30 x 5, defs x 1 □ 4. __________________________________________________ There will be a unit test this Friday, 09/08/2023. Sections on the test will include spelling, definition matching, fill-in-the-blanks, contractions, and story comprehension. For the story comprehension section, students will have to write the answers to the questions using complete sentences. Half a point will be deducted for grammar errors in each sentence. Regards, Teacher Ari

Dear Parents, Please see today's lesson: □ 1. Vocabulary words 1 - 15 □ 2. Homework: Vocabulary words 1 – 15 x 5, defs x 1 □ 3. __________________________________________________ □ 4. __________________________________________________ Please note that, due to the shortened amount of time for this story, we will not be reaeding the secondary story. Also, please note that, due to the increase in the number of vocabulary words, as well as the complexity, quizzes and tests will only involve the words taught that week. Have a great day. Regards, Teacher Ari