It was a very productive week in Grade 1. Our reading sessions went well and the discussion was focused on pollution and littering. All my students were engaged in the discussion and talked about the problems animals face because of human activity.
The book we read was called "Paper Bag Trail". We discussed the problem and the solution. My students also made thoughtful connections and discussed the weather that was described in the book.
In Miss Rachelle's classroom the children were busy publishing their reports about marine creatures and I listened to them reading their reports. My students and I discussed the possible improvements and finally arranged all the information into a book. The next step will be for the students to finish their illustrations.
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| Viphou was researching about Angelfish and learned a lot of amazing facts |
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| The children learned a lot about sea cucumbers, whales and seahorses. |
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| Samnang learned a lot about sperm whales. |
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| Sorting out was fun! |
Miss Carina's students practiced sorting families of word endings (ock, ick, ack, uck) and explain their decisions. The children also had to choose three words from the cards and write a story using the word family endings in focus. Miss Kelly's students were publishing their reports about marine creatures. Grade 3 EFL ClassOur EFL classes this week were really exciting, and I was impressed with my students bubbling enthusiasm and the knowledge they demonstrated. We read a book about oil drilling and spills, answered the comprehension questions and had several productive discussions. The split dictation was a popular activity and we decided that I will time my students when we do it again. While I was checking my students' home reading responses, I noticed lots of quality learning. The children practice employing various comprehension strategies and share their thinking with me.Grade 3 In Class SupportFor Miss Lisa's students the focus of the week was on figurative language. The children learned about idioms and worked in collaborative groups matching the idioms with their meanings. We also practiced making inferences and analyzed the author's means of conveying meaning in the "Jamaica's Find" story.Miss Claire's students practiced presenting their reports about fossil fuels and had to work with a partner to give/receive feedback. Working with a text and answering comprehension questions was another activity Miss Claire's students were engaged in.In the picture below Mollymoon presented her report in a small group and Jennifer with KimVeng had to give feedback following the feedback sheet prepared by Miss Claire.
The highlight of the week in Miss Michelle's classroom was the smoothie making. The students had to analyze the procedure and create their own recipe of a smoothie. While writing the recipe, our students had to estimate the amount of each ingredient that they will have to use and that took some thinking. The most exciting part of the lesson was the smoothie making and tasting. All the children had a chance to improve their recipe after tasting their smoothie. Finally, the children published an improved recipe on their blogs. 
The highlight of the week in Miss Michelle's classroom was the smoothie making. The students had to analyze the procedure and create their own recipe of a smoothie. While writing the recipe, our students had to estimate the amount of each ingredient that they will have to use and that took some thinking. The most exciting part of the lesson was the smoothie making and tasting. All the children had a chance to improve their recipe after tasting their smoothie. Finally, the children published an improved recipe on their blogs. 
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| Moon Ju enjoyed her smoothie and practiced writing a recipe. |
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