June 22^nd, 2018

Dear Parents,

It is with great pleasure to inform you of a successful and cheerful semester completed for the majority of our kids in class 303. In the last 2 semesters, our kids have broadened their diction, vocabulary, and understanding of grammar in the English language. With an exception of a couple that may need remedial work, most will continue to the fourth grade facing new and exciting challenges ahead. I’d like to take this opportunity to inform you of the scheduling change for this very last week of the spring 2018 semester.

                Due to an unfortunate family illness, I am forced to travel abroad next week to be with family in this time of need and so it is with regret I’d like to notify you that I will not be here for the last week of the semester. I have already shifted 7 periods of next week’s schedule to this week and the remaining periods will be cobbled together by our capable foreign staff. Now that we are done with testing, and Reading Street the week will be filled with game and online reading on Person realize. Have a good summer if I don’t see some of you for the July summer session.

Thanks for your attention,

Arthur Tsay

English Homeroom Teacher Class 303 

Our Global Education Year End Presentation

From food, festivals, music to architecture, culture, geography, and language. It's been a fun-filled year of learning about Mexico and its people.

Feel free to stop by the library for a gander when you have a chance ;)

Dear Parents,

It's been a fun-filled year with lots of learning about a fascinating country that is Mexico. In concluding this semester's Global Education activities, we are making a book titled "My Spanish Picture Dictionary". Hereinafter is a brief tutorial on how to make this dictionary for those students that have missed the last few days due to absence.

1. Complete the word list in alphabetical order first in English, Spanish and then followed by its Chinese translation
2. Provide three blank pages plus a thicker stock cover page in the color of your liking
3. Fold all pages in half, title the cover page, write each word in three languages, illustrate it and include its definition on the bottom
4. Punch holes and bind it with string by following the video link attached
5. Voila, your Dictionary is now complete!!

bookbinding with string

Final Exams

Dear Parents, The Final Monthly Exams are upon us once again, hereafter is the exam schedule and test scope. Please remind our kids to go over vocabulary and reading stories listed in the test scope. 6/05 Tuesday- Vocabulary Review Test 6/08 Friday- Listening and Reading Test 6/14 Thursday- Written Test Test Scope: Vocabulary Focus: Week 13 ~ Week 16 (Communication Book) Reading Street Stories- Unit 3: Rosa and Blanca, and A Weed is a Flower Grammar Focus: Verbs, verbs with singular and plural nouns, verbs for 1st, 2nd and 3rd person, be verbs, Comparative –er, and superlative –est endings, future – going to-, and –will be- Phonics Focus: Vowel patterns; i, ie, igh, y

   Study well

Second Monthly Exam, Spring Semester

Dear Parents, The Second Monthly Exams are upon us once again, hereafter is the exam schedule and test scope. Please remind our kids to go over vocabulary and reading stories listed in the test scope. 5/02 Wednesday- Vocabulary Review Test 5/04 Friday- Listening and Reading Test 5/08 Tuesday- Written Test Test Scope: Vocabulary Focus: Week 6 ~ Week 11 (Communication Book) Reading Street Stories- Unit 2: Pearl and Wagner, Dear Juno, and Anansi Goes Fishing Grammar Focus: Verbs, verbs with singular and plural nouns, verbs for past present and future, compound words Phonics Focus: Long e and o Vowel Combinations; ee, ea, y, o, oa, ow Multiple Syllables Study well

Dear Parents,

The YLE Cambridge assessment exam is upon us once again this Saturday. For those unfamiliar with this assessment, the exam is divided into three levels of  "Starters", "Movers", and "Flyers". Each level is then awarded up to 5 badges maximum to show a degree of competency at each level. Judging from last year's results, many of our early learners are already doing well in the "Movers" level and some should be attempting to challenge themselves at the "Flyers" level. We'll be going over testing methods and sample tests for each level in our off periods throughout the week. In the meantime;

Please follow the given links below to practice the Listening Test for each level and don't forget to download and print the last item for the Written Test as well as Listening Test graphics.

Starters: Starter Listening Test

Movers: Mover Listening Test

Flyers: Flyers Listening Test

Written Test and accompanying graphics for each Listening Test: Download and print

Study well and good luck on the assessment.

Piñatas

Piñatas, Piñatas

It's day two and our progress is quite impressive if I dare say. All we're missing now are some more ribbons, paint in the facial features, add on some surprises here and there and we might have what I recognize as an octopus, a rabbit, and an ox? 

Awesome job guys!!