Open House!

Dear Parents,

It’s the 4^th week of class. I am starting to see improvements from most of the students. Many of them now realize that it takes time and effort to get better grades. Tonight is the Open House. I look forward to meeting all of you!

This week we completed:

Reading: We read Opt: An Illusionary Tale. It is a story about the land of Opt. Everything is not as it seems. Lines that appear to be different lengths are actually the same!

Science: This week, we learned about the needs of animals. We know that all animals need air, water, food and shelter. Without these things, we would not survive.

Individual Student Comments:

Arvin is improving in his study skills and answering questions more in class.

Chanel is doing very well in class. She has studied hard for the tests.

Chloe is doing well in class. She is great at writing neatly and spelling correctly.

Lily is doing well in class. She studies hard and loves to learn!

Roy has been working quickly to finish in-class assignments.

Sam is doing well in class but he needs to be more careful when spelling.

Timmy is constantly forgetting things. Please remember to bring all your materials to class.

Allen has made a huge improvement in his vocabulary quiz. Keep up the good work!

Gene is improving so much in class. He got a 30% higher score on his vocabulary!

Harris is not studying as much as he should be. I know he can do better.

Joshua is doing well in class. He got 100% on his quiz. Congratulations!

Samson is improving so much in class. He got a 30% higher score on his vocabulary!

Have a great weekend!

Teacher Alice

Week 3

Dear Parents,

It’s the 3^rd week of class. We are slowly starting to get into the regular rhythm of things. We started writing sentences that we didn’t have time to write the past 2 weeks.

This week we completed:

Reading: We read the story Phoebe and the Spelling Bee. It is a story about a girl who is scared to be in the spelling bee and pretended to be sick so she wouldn’t have to participate. However, her friend encourages her to at least try. Her friend helps her think of ways to remember words. In the end, she realizes that it’s not that bad. She even won a certificate for her “wonderful imagination”.

Science: This week, we took the chapter 1 test. Everyone did well and got over 80%!

Individual Student Comments:

Arvin is improving on his writing. He is trying to be more neat!

Chanel is doing well in class. She has studied hard and gotten great scores!

Chloe is doing well in class. I know she can do even better.

Lily is doing well in class. She has studied hard and gotten great scores!

Roy is doing well in class. He studied hard for his tests.

Sam is doing well in class. He has studied hard and gotten great scores!

Timmy is improving on his study skills.

Allen is improving on working faster and studying more.

Edwin is doing well in class. He needs to study the vocabulary words more.

Gene is doing well in class. He needs to study the vocabulary words more.

Harris is doing well in class but is a little careless. He needs to study the vocabulary words more.

Samson is doing well in class. He needs to study the vocabulary words more.

Have a great weekend!

Teacher Alice

Week 2

Dear Parents,

It’s the 2^nd week of class. All of the students are slowly getting used to the more difficult class work. As more time passes, everything will be easier! This week’s fun day is mini museum.

This week we completed:

Reading: We did not read a story this week.

Science: This week, we learned about the things that plants need to grow: sunlight, water, air, and minerals. We also learned about how plants reproduce. There are many ways: seeds, cuttings, bulbs, tubers, and spores.

Individual Student Comments:

Arvin needs to study more for the vocabulary quizzes and tests.

Chanel is doing well in class. She got 100 on her quiz!

Chloe is doing well in class. She only got 2 words wrong out of 25.

Roy is doing well in class. He only got 2 words wrong out of 25.

Sam is doing well in class. He got 100 on his quiz!

Timmy needs to study more for the vocabulary quizzes and tests.

Allen needs to study more for the vocabulary quizzes and tests.

Edwin changed from T. Andy’s class to ours and is slowly getting used to our class.

Gene needs to study more for the vocabulary quizzes and tests.

Harris needs to study more for the vocabulary quizzes and tests.

Joshua needs to study more for the vocabulary quizzes and tests.

Lily is doing well in class. She is the only one to get 100 on her quiz!

Samson needs to study more for the vocabulary quizzes and tests.

Have a great weekend!

Teacher Alice

A New School Year!

Class of 2009 - 2010

Dear Parents,

After a fun-filled summer vacation, here we are back at Tree House. I’m glad that everyone is back here safe and healthy. I’m excited about all the new students that I am going to teach this year and hope that everyone will do their best. This Friday, we are going to a batting cage for Fun Day! I hope that the weather will be sunny and cool.

This week we completed:

Reading: We read the story “Grandfather’s Journey”. It is about a Japanese man that moved to America when he was young. However, after living there for so long, he began to miss home. So he returned to Japan and was reunited with his family and friends. He told his grandson many stories about California. Later, the grandson made a journey to California to see for himself how great it was.

Science: This week, we started chapter 1. We learned about the difference between living and nonliving things. Living things all grow and change. They also reproduce and produce offspring. Another fact about living things is that they communicate with others.

Individual Student Comments:

Arvin is quiet in class but I know that he can be more outgoing!

Chanel is a neat writer and is great at helping out.

Chloe is a neat writer and is very attentive.

Roy writes very quickly and makes little mistakes.

Sam is such a happy spirit to have in class.

Timmy is very fast at copying the vocabulary words.

Allen is a little silly but is very polite and helpful.

Gene is a little shy but he works quickly and quietly.

Harris is very outgoing and works quickly. However, he is too silly sometimes.

Joshua is slower in writing than his classmates but I know he will improve!

Lily is great at writing and reading. She’s more advanced than most 6 year-olds.

Samson has improved a lot since I last taught him. He writes faster and neater now.

Have a great weekend!

Teacher Alice