It’s the 9th week of class and it’s almost Halloween! We are all so excited about this fun holiday… All the teachers have been busy preparing the haunted maze and games for the kids. If you haven’t been to a Tree House Halloween night before, you won’t want to miss it!
This week we completed:
Reading: We did not read a story this week.
Science: This week, we learned about the different roles that animals play. They are predators and they hunt for prey. They can also be a scavenger like a hyena and eat dead animals that they did not kill. Organisms can also be a parasite or a host. Animals play a big part in helping plants reproduce too. Squirrels can help oak trees bury acorns in the soil.
Individual Student Comments:
No individual comments this week. Report cards will be passed out next week!
It’s the 8th week of class. I am very pleased and happy that all of the students improved so much! See, hard work pays off! ^__^ This week, we are going to watch a movie – Astro Boy. It should be very fun to watch!
This week we completed:
Reading: We read City Green. It is a story about a girl named Marcy. She helped in her neighborhood. There was an empty lot and she helped turn it into a beautiful community garden.
Science: This week, we learned about ecosystems and different habitats in each. Each ecosystem includes all the living and nonliving things. Communities are made up of all the living things in the ecosystem. Each community is made up of all the members of each single species. We also learned about food chains and food webs.
Next Week: we will learn about the different roles that plants and animals play. Plants are producers for consumers to eat. Animals can also be a predator or a prey. They can also be a parasite or a host.
Individual Student Comments:
Arvin is improving so much in his study skills and paying attention in class.
Chanel is doing well in class. She finishes her work quickly but makes a few careless mistakes sometimes.
Chloe is doing well in class. She finishes class work quickly and quietly.
Lily is doing well in class. She finishes her work quickly but makes a few careless mistakes sometimes.
Royis doing well in class. He should learn to be more careful when taking tests.
Sam is doing well in class. He finishes his work quickly but makes a few careless mistakes sometimes.
Timmy isimproving in remembering to bring his supplies to class and finishing class work more quickly.
Allen is improving so much in his study skills and paying attention in class.
Edwin is doing well in class. He finishes class work quickly and quietly.
Gene is doing well in class. He finishes class work quickly and quietly.
Harris is trying to improve his study habits.
Joshua is improving in his study skills. However, he gets silly sometimes.
Samson is improving in his study skills and paying attention in class.
It’s the 7th week of class and it is test week. This has been a very hard week for the students as they are being tested in reading, science, and vocabulary.
This week we completed:
Reading Test - Unit 1, Book 1
Science Test – Chapter 2
Vocabulary Test – Weeks 1 to 6 words
Next Week: We will be learning about Ecosystems and habitats of animals, and about food chains (consumer, producers, and decomposers) and food webs.
Individual Student Comments:
Arvin is improving in his test scores. He got 98% on his vocabulary test!
Chanel got 100% on her vocabulary test! Wow!
Chloe got 100% on her vocabulary test! Wow!
Lily got great scores in reading, science and vocabulary!
Roygot high scores in reading and vocabulary.
Sam got great scores in reading, science and vocabulary!
Timmy is improving in his test scores. He got 98% on his vocabulary test!
Allen improved so much! He got 90% on is vocabulary test!
Edwin is doing well in class. He got the highest score on the reading and science tests!
Gene is improving in his vocabulary.
Harris should improve his study habits. He needs to take the class seriously and study more. It will only help him (even with TAS materials).
Joshua should practice reading more to improve his story comprehension skills.
It’s the 6th week of class. Next week is test week. It’s going to be a little bit stressful but I hope everyone is studying hard.
This week we completed:
Reading: We read Champions of the World. It is an article about a little league baseball team that won the world championships. They beat Japan in the final game to win the victory.
Science: This week, we learned about parts of animals – legs, arms, fins, gills, etc. We also learned about different kinds of animals. We learned that they can be classified into 2 big groups – vertebrates & invertebrates. There are also fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals.
Next week is test week and we will review science and vocabulary and then we will be taking the Chapter 2 science test, unit 1 reading test, and vocabulary test for weeks 1 through 6.
Individual Student Comments:
Arvin is improving and working more quickly this week.
Chanel is doing well in class!
Chloe is doing well in class!
Lily is doing well in class!
Royis doing well in class!
Sam is doing well in class!
Timmy isvery forgetful and still needs to try to remember where his things are.
Allen needs to work on his thinking skills and study more vocabulary. He should also try to work more quickly on the class work so he can leave on time.
Edwin is doing well in class!
Gene is doing well in class!
Harris should try to work more quickly on the class work so he can leave on time.
It’s the 5th week of class. I’m glad I got to meet all the parents that I did not meet before. It’s a pleasure to speak to all of you in person and clear up some questions you have. Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have further questions or comments.
This week we completed:
Reading: We read the story Max Malone. It is a story about 3 boys who are good friends. One of them got sick and couldn’t go to get an autograph from their favorite baseball player. So the 2 other friends were nice enough to get one for him too.
Science: This week, we learned about How Animals Grow. We learned about the 4 stages of the life cycle of animals: birth, growth and change, reproduction, and death. Some animals such as butterflies, frogs, and toads even go through metamorphosis (a change in body form)!
Next Week: We will learn about Parts of Animals (tissue, organ, systems, skin, bones) & Kinds of Animals (mammal, bird, fish, amphibian, reptile, insect).
Individual Student Comments:
Arvin is improving in his study skills. He got 90% on the vocabulary quiz last week.
Chanel got 100% on her vocabulary quiz last week.
Chloe got 100% on her vocabulary quiz last week.
Lily got 100% on her vocabulary quiz last week.
Roygot 92% on his vocabulary quiz last week.
Sam got 100% on his vocabulary quiz last week.
Timmy isimproving in his study skills. He got his first 100% on the vocabulary quiz last week.
Allen is improving in his study skills. He got 79% on the vocabulary quiz last week. I hope he can study harder and get an even higher score.
Edwin is slowly getting back into the pace of the class and catching up on some work.
Gene got 92% on his vocabulary quiz last week.
Harris is improving in his study skills. He got 79% on the vocabulary quiz last week. I hope he can study harder and get an even higher score.
Joshua is the only one to get 100% on his vocabulary quiz last week. Congratulations!
