Mr. French’s Second Grade English Class

                        MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ A1 LEVEL CLASS TODAY * We reviewed the Homework assigned in the previous class. * We previewed today's Homework. * Tomorrow is the Quiz, and we all reviewed for it. We studied Vocabulary, phonics, and spelling. See you tomorrow! - Mr. French  

                        MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ EXPERIENCE CLASS Today's class featured the Egg Drop experiment. Students were able to see the force of gravity in action as they tried to drop their eggs without breaking them. Great fun was had by all!         Congratulations to Carrie, Becky, Fifi, Megan, and Silvia for winning the Egg Drop experiment! HOMEROOM * This morning, we continued our discussion of Public Speaking, and a couple of students were able to deliver 2 1/2 minute talks. The topic was Personal Introduction and is something we will continue to build upon as the semester progresses. SCIENCE * We continued our study of Magnets today and then transitioned to the topic of Gravity.                                                                      A1 LEVEL CLASS * As always, we reviewed the Homework due today and discussed today's Homework assignment. The Reader

                       MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ A1 LEVEL CLASS TODAY * We reviewed the Homework assigned in the previous class. * We previewed today's Homework. * We reviewed more of the Vocabulary that will be on this Friday's Quiz. Students should practice the Vocabulary words every day. It's helpful if a friend or family member can help quiz them and review the words that are the most difficult. Practice makes perfect! Here is the list of Vocabulary words that will be featured in this Friday's Quiz. See you tomorrow! - Mr. French  

                      MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ Please note: The first Listening Exam will NOT be on Wednesday, September 29th at 7:50 A.M. The correct dates and times are here below highlighted in red: QUIZ #2: This Friday, October 1st, 1:40 PM A1 LEVEL CLASS TODAY * We reviewed the Homework assigned in the previous class -  Students were to write their Personal Introductions which can be used to prepare for the Oral Exam on October 8th. In that Exam, students will need to speak for 2-3 minutes about themselves. So the Homework turned in today will serve as the basis for their speaking on the Oral Exam. * The students received the results for Exam #2. The scores were again fairly typical with a high score of 98 and a low score of 47. * The general topic of study today was Vocabulary from the current story, "The Horned Toad Prince". Students need to know these words for Quiz #2

                     MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ Please note: The first Listening Exam will be on Wednesday, September 29th at 7:50 A.M. A1 LEVEL CLASS TODAY * We reviewed the Homework assigned in the previous class. * The students had Exam #2 this afternoon. * We studied writing a Personal Introduction. We had a short week, because of the Lunar Festival. See you all bright and early on Monday!

                    MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ Please note: The first Listening Exam will be on Wednesday, September 29th at 7:50 A.M. A1 LEVEL CLASS TODAY * We reviewed the Homework assigned in the previous class. * We discussed the upcoming Exam and what to study. * We studied for the exam by playing "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". Congratulations to Daisy for winning the prize!

                   MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ Please note: The first Listening Exam will be on Wednesday, September 29th at 7:50 A.M. HOMEROOM * We continued our discussion from last week about Public Speaking. Today, we studied how to deliver a personal introduction speech, and a couple of students were able to practice in front of the class. A1 LEVEL CLASS TODAY * We reviewed the Homework assigned in the previous class. * We discussed the upcoming Exam and what to study. * We practiced some Spelling which is a subject that will be on the Exam. * We reviewed the Story Vocabulary by playing Jeopardy! SCIENCE CLASS * Today's topic was Magnets and Magnetism. We discussed this force in nature so as to better understand it. EXPERIENCE CLASS * In this class, students participated in making water filters! They had great fun seeing how water filters through different things, such as; sponges,

                    MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ Congratulations to Mimi Chan for winning Student of the Week! Please have the Homework completed to show me in the next class along with the Communication Book! A1 LEVEL CLASS TODAY * Students took Quiz #1. * We reviewed last class's Homework which appears below. * We discussed today's Homework which includes the page below. For this page, write the main idea of "Lewis and Clark and Me". Then write three important details or happenings in the story. 

                   MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK TO DO THIS DAY Please have the Homework completed to show me in the next class along with the Communication Book! 1. " Reader's & Writer's Notebook ", page 55.  2. Read, " Lewis and Clark and Me ", pages 60 & 61. QUIZ/EXAM PLEASE NOTE:   The First Quiz will be tomorrow, Friday, September 17th at 1:40 PM! A1 LEVEL CLASS TODAY * We reviewed the Homework assigned in the previous class. * We discussed more of this week's story, "Lewis and Clark and Me". * We discussed the use of Articles which are an important part of writing. * We discussed how to summarize a story.

                  MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK TO DO THIS DAY Please have the Homework completed to show me in the next class along with the Communication Book! 1. " Reader's & Writer's Notebook ", page 54.  2. Read, " Lewis and Clark and Me ", pages 58 & 59. QUIZ/EXAM PLEASE NOTE:   The First Quiz will be Friday, September 17th at 1:40 PM! HOMEROOM * We continued our discussion from last week about Public Speaking. Today, we studied how to prepare for speaking; the things we can do to get ready before making a speech. We then watched one of the great speakers from the past, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., deliver his "I Have A Dream" speech. A1 LEVEL CLASS TODAY * We reviewed the Homework assigned in the previous class. * We discussed more of this week's story, "Lewis and Clark and Me". * We discussed the use of Contractions

                 MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK TO DO THIS DAY Please have the Homework completed to show me in the next class along with the Communication Book! 1. " Reader's & Writer's Notebook ", page 53.  2. Read, " Lewis and Clark and Me ", pages 56 & 57. QUIZ/EXAM PLEASE NOTE:   The First Quiz will be Friday, September 17th at 1:40 PM! A1 LEVEL CLASS TODAY * We reviewed the Homework assigned in the previous class. * We read the beginning pages of this week's story, "Lewis and Clark and Me". * We discussed the use of Conjunctions which are an important part of writing. * And, speaking of writing, students were shown the Short Answer Grading Rubrik. This is what I will use to grade the writing part of future exams. Students wishing to score the full 5 points on short answers should follow the Rubrik guidelines.

               MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK TO DO THIS DAY Please have the Homework completed to show me in the next class along with the Communication Book! 1. " Reader's & Writer's Notebook ", page 52. It's REALLY page 52 today! Yesterday it said, page 52, but it was supposed to say page 51; my mistake! 2. Read, " Lewis and Clark and Me ", pages 52-55. QUIZ/EXAM PLEASE NOTE:   The First Quiz will be Friday, September 17th at 2:30 PM! A1 LEVEL CLASS TODAY * We reviewed the Homework assigned in the previous class. * Also, students received their Exam results from Friday. Over all, the class is very typical with scores ranging from 99 to 46. Here is my grading scale: Students scoring below 60 may want to consider changing to the A2 Class. This is my thinking, but I will not make the decision at this time. It will be made by other teachers in-the-kn

   MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK TO DO THIS DAY Please have the Homework completed to show me in the next class along with the Communication Book! 1. "Reader's & Writer's Notebook", page 52. QUIZ/EXAM PLEASE NOTE:   The First Exam is in the books, and will be graded shortly. A1 LEVEL CLASS * Today, we looked over the first page of our new story, "Lewis and Clark and Me". We also discussed some grammar, prepositional phrases, that appears in it. Additionally, we discussed 25 Vocabulary words that will be taken from the story, and possibly appear on the next Quiz/Exam. These words are here for reference. MY VIDEOS Here is my new Class 4A1 teacher's video for reference. It can be accessed through this link... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HMr8KW14c-QeduzeMlUDvgssDCY0r_KZ/view?usp=sharing Here is my new Homeroom/Experience Class teacher's video

                 MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK TO DO THIS DAY Please have the Homework completed to show me in the next class along with the Communication Book! 1. "Write a Paragraph" worksheet. EXAM PLEASE NOTE:   The First Exam is in the books, and will be graded shortly. TODAY'S HAPPENINGS We all had a good day, learning and improving our English! A1 LEVEL CLASS * We reviewed the Homework up to this point from the "Reader's & Writer's Notebook" relating to the current story, "Because of Winn-Dixie". * We also studied paragraph writing. Fridays will be focused on the written arts, and students will be able to improve in that area. *Congratulations to Mikayla "Lala" You for winning the Student of the Week Award!

                MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK TO DO THIS DAY Please have the Homework completed to show me in the next class along with the Communication Book! 1. "Reader's & Writer's Notebook", page 50. EXAM PLEASE NOTE:   The First Exam will be on  Friday, September 10th !  Students should study their notes, homework assignments and the current story,  "Because of Winn-Dixie" , from the Pearson "Reading Street", Grade 4 textbook.   TODAY'S HAPPENINGS Students are preparing for tomorrow's exam. I expect a good showing by all! A1 LEVEL CLASS * We reviewed the Homework up to this point from the "Reader's & Writer's Notebook" relating to the current story, "Because of Winn-Dixie". *We also reviewed for tomorrow's exam. *Congratulations to Jerry Chan for winning the Who Wants to be a Millionaire challe

               MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK TO DO THIS DAY Please have the Homework completed to show me in the next class along with the Communication Book! 1. "Reader's & Writer's Notebook", pages 49. EXAM PLEASE NOTE:   The First Exam will be on  Friday, September 10th !  Students should study their notes, homework assignments and the current story,  "Because of Winn-Dixie" , from the Pearson "Reading Street", Grade 4 textbook.   TODAY'S HAPPENINGS Students are participating and behaving well in class, thank you! A1 LEVEL CLASS * We reviewed the Homework up to this point from the "Reader's & Writer's Notebook" relating to the current story, "Because of Winn-Dixie". *We also reviewed the current Story Vocabulary for, "Because of Winn-Dixie". This Story  will be a part of the upcoming Exam. *Con

    MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS ________________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK TO DO THIS DAY Please have the Homework completed to show me in the next class along with the Communication Book! 1. "Reader's & Writer's Notebook", pages 47 & 48. EXAM PLEASE NOTE:   The First Exam will be on  Friday, September 10th !  Students should study their notes, homework assignments and the current story,  "Because of Winn-Dixie" , from the Pearson "Reading Street", Grade 4 textbook.   TODAY'S HAPPENINGS OUR FIRST TUESDAY BACK AT SCHOOL! The students are doing a good job, with no major problems about Homework. Well done! Homework won't usually be too much, with the focus being on understanding the material and how it relates to the current Reading Street Story. May students keep up the good work! A1 LEVEL CLASS * We reviewed the Homework up to this point from the "Reader's &

  MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS HOMEWORK TO DO THIS DAY ( please have completed to show me in the next class along with the Communication Book!) 1. "Reader's & Writer's Notebook", pages 46. EXAM PLEASE NOTE:   The First Exam will be on  Friday, September 10th !  Students should study their notes, homework assignments and the current story,  "Because of Winn-Dixie" , from the Pearson "Reading Street", Grade 4 textbook.   TODAY'S HAPPENINGS OUR FIRST MONDAY BACK AT SCHOOL! We had a great day, and studied the following: A1 LEVEL CLASS * We reviewed the Homework up to this point from the "Reader's & Writer's Notebook" relating to the current story, "Because of Winn-Dixie". Raymond Hsu did a great job on his homework! *We also reviewed Vocabulary relating to the current story, "Because of Winn-Dixie". Vocabulary and the Story  will be a part of the next Exam.

  MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS HOMEWORK TO DO THIS DAY ( please have completed to show me in the next class!) 1. "Reader's & Writer's Notebook", pages 44, 45. 2. Wrtie a short passage of at least 25 words, "What Are Your Thoughts About Dogs?" PLEASE NOTE:   The First Exam will be on  Friday, September 10th ! Students should study their notes, homework assignments and the current story, "Because of Winn-Dixie" , from the Pearson "Reading Street", Grade 4 textbook.   TODAY'S HAPPENINGS SECOND REGULAR DAY BACK AT SCHOOL! We had a productive day, and studied the following: A1 LEVEL CLASS *We studied some phonics relating to the current story, "Because of Winn-Dixie". Phonics  will be a part of the next Exam. *We studied the first three pages of the current story, "Because of Winn-Dixie". The Story  will be a part of the next Exam.

  MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 (A1) ENGLISH CLASS HOMEWORK TO DO THIS DAY ( please have completed to show me in the morning!) 1. "Reader's & Writer's Notebook", pages 42, 43. PLEASE NOTE: The First Exam will be on Friday, September 10th ! Students should study their notes, homework assignments and the current story, "Because of Winn-Dixie".   TODAY'S HAPPENINGS FIRST REGULAR DAY BACK AT SCHOOL! We had a productive day today which featured the following: A1 LEVEL CLASS *We studied the Vocabulary from the current story, "Because of Winn-Dixie". Vocabulary will be a part of the next Exam.

MR. FRENCH'S GRADE 4 ENGLISH CLASS HOMEWORK TO DO THIS DAY ( please have completed to show me in the morning!) 1. "Reader's & Writer's Notebook", pages 40, 41. 2. "Let Me Introduce Myself", "Communication Book", page 5.   TODAY'S HAPPENINGS WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL! We had a happy day today which featured the following: A1 LEVEL CLASS *We all got acquainted today. *Students received their textbooks. EXPERIENCE CLASS *We all got acquainted today. *Our country of study this year was introduced - Iceland! *Students did a project in class: making the flag of Iceland. Becky, student # 24, received Mr. French's award for the best flag!