Dear Parents,
This has been a busy week for the students and they are responding very well to the work load but next week could be even busier with the coming up play. Please check the school letter that Mrs. Lines has sent out for the exact times that we will be at the Science Park rehearsing for the play.
Monday, Science Park in the morning, Spelling test (suit, pump, dull, tune, blew, trunk, sum, glue, threw) and Jonah's birthday in the afternoon.
Tuesday we will be having class and individual pictures taken for the year book. Please make your sure your child is dressed nicely on this day.
Wednesday, Science Park in the morning. Handwriting quiz in the afternoon.
Thursday, Science Park all day for final rehearsal
Friday students will be released after lunch to rest before the performance at the Science Park at 7:00pm.
Please let me know if you have any questions. If you need to get a hold of your child when we are at the Science you can call my cell phone at 0987-121-860.
Have a good weekend.
James Anderson
Friday, December 3, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Extra Week 14 News
Dear Parents,
Just a few bits of information I would like to pass on to you.
First our class has finished the Math Chapter 10 earlier than expected and we will be having a quiz on Thursday (12/2) on Chapter 10. The Science quiz will still be on Friday.
Second a few students still need to bring in some or all of their black clothes for the play. Please look at your child's homework book to see if I've written anything about this in there.
Third the Google Map to the location of the play can be found here.
http://maps.google.co.za/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=24.781718,121.005896&spn=0.007237,0.009645&z=17&iwloc=lyrftr:m,18200838884626117839,24.78166,121.005918&msid=102177011504186316552.000496413bd7060da2b1b
Our class and entire school are very excited for the play and we are encouraging as many people to come watch this amazing production as possible. Please fill out the ticket request form and send it back with your child when you know how many people will be coming with you.
Finally I had food poisoning this weekend and was still feeling ill on Monday (11/29). Luckily Mrs. Willis was able to fill in for me. I'm feeling better now. Thank you to those who wrote kind "get well" emails.
Until next time,
James Anderson
Just a few bits of information I would like to pass on to you.
First our class has finished the Math Chapter 10 earlier than expected and we will be having a quiz on Thursday (12/2) on Chapter 10. The Science quiz will still be on Friday.
Second a few students still need to bring in some or all of their black clothes for the play. Please look at your child's homework book to see if I've written anything about this in there.
Third the Google Map to the location of the play can be found here.
http://maps.google.co.za/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=24.781718,121.005896&spn=0.007237,0.009645&z=17&iwloc=lyrftr:m,18200838884626117839,24.78166,121.005918&msid=102177011504186316552.000496413bd7060da2b1b
Our class and entire school are very excited for the play and we are encouraging as many people to come watch this amazing production as possible. Please fill out the ticket request form and send it back with your child when you know how many people will be coming with you.
Finally I had food poisoning this weekend and was still feeling ill on Monday (11/29). Luckily Mrs. Willis was able to fill in for me. I'm feeling better now. Thank you to those who wrote kind "get well" emails.
Until next time,
James Anderson
Friday, November 26, 2010
Week 14 News and Notes (Nov 29-Dec 3)
Dear Parents,
The students have been very busy this week. The Beauty and the Beast play is coming together very nicely. I can't wait until the opening night December 10th to see the finished product.
Thank you to all the parents who came and brought food in for the Thanksgiving meal. Thanksgiving is the 2nd most popular holiday in America for families getting together and it was nice to have spent it with so many new people here in Taiwan.
Week 14 test dates,
Spelling test on Monday on the following words; brush, juice, fruit, tube, lunch, crumb, few, true, truth, done
Science test on Environments (Chapter 4) will be on Friday
Until next time,
James Anderson
"Education: Being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't. It's knowing where to go to find out what you need to know; and it's knowing how to use the information once you get it."-William Feather
The students have been very busy this week. The Beauty and the Beast play is coming together very nicely. I can't wait until the opening night December 10th to see the finished product.
Thank you to all the parents who came and brought food in for the Thanksgiving meal. Thanksgiving is the 2nd most popular holiday in America for families getting together and it was nice to have spent it with so many new people here in Taiwan.
Week 14 test dates,
Spelling test on Monday on the following words; brush, juice, fruit, tube, lunch, crumb, few, true, truth, done
Science test on Environments (Chapter 4) will be on Friday
Until next time,
James Anderson
"Education: Being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't. It's knowing where to go to find out what you need to know; and it's knowing how to use the information once you get it."-William Feather
Friday, November 19, 2010
Week 13 News and Notes
Dear Parents,
The children have been working overtime this week. Not only practicing the Beauty and the Beast play but keeping up with their school work. They have been doing an excellent job with both. Here are the upcoming notable dates for grade 2.
On Monday ( 11/22) is the spelling Quiz on the following words: beet, beat, meet, meat, peek, peak, deer, dear, ring, wring.
On Tuesday is the Handwriting Assessment for letters ie and wh.
On Wednesday is the Reading Comprehension Assessment.
For Thanksgiving Celebration grades 1-3 are combining forces to have one big Thanksgiving Feast. This will be at 11:30am on Thursday the 25th of October. Mrs Woods will be e-mailing you on Monday (11/22) to conform with you what to bring. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Have a great weekend and hopefully I'll be seeing you on Thanksgiving.
James Anderson
The children have been working overtime this week. Not only practicing the Beauty and the Beast play but keeping up with their school work. They have been doing an excellent job with both. Here are the upcoming notable dates for grade 2.
On Monday ( 11/22) is the spelling Quiz on the following words: beet, beat, meet, meat, peek, peak, deer, dear, ring, wring.
On Tuesday is the Handwriting Assessment for letters ie and wh.
On Wednesday is the Reading Comprehension Assessment.
For Thanksgiving Celebration grades 1-3 are combining forces to have one big Thanksgiving Feast. This will be at 11:30am on Thursday the 25th of October. Mrs Woods will be e-mailing you on Monday (11/22) to conform with you what to bring. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Have a great weekend and hopefully I'll be seeing you on Thanksgiving.
James Anderson
Friday, November 12, 2010
Week 12 News and Notes
Dear Parents,
It was so nice to see so many of you this week for the parent/teacher meeting. It's wonderful to see how much you care for your child's education. If you would like to follow up on anything we discussed at the meeting please feel free to drop in or send me an email.
This Saturday (11/13) is a practice for the Beauty and the Beast play. Mrs. Fay has asked all students to bring in black socks, black tights (tight pants) and a completly back short sleeve shirt.
Some notes for week 11.
The spelling test will be on Monday over the following words (steel, steal, lead, led, wait, weight, wear, ware, creak, creek)
Science Quiz will be on Tuesday and cover Chapter 3 Animal Life Cycles.
Math Quiz on Chapter 9 Fractions will be on Wednesday.
Math Unit 3 Test will be on Friday and will cover chapters 7-9.
All the best,
James Anderson
It was so nice to see so many of you this week for the parent/teacher meeting. It's wonderful to see how much you care for your child's education. If you would like to follow up on anything we discussed at the meeting please feel free to drop in or send me an email.
This Saturday (11/13) is a practice for the Beauty and the Beast play. Mrs. Fay has asked all students to bring in black socks, black tights (tight pants) and a completly back short sleeve shirt.
Some notes for week 11.
The spelling test will be on Monday over the following words (steel, steal, lead, led, wait, weight, wear, ware, creak, creek)
Science Quiz will be on Tuesday and cover Chapter 3 Animal Life Cycles.
Math Quiz on Chapter 9 Fractions will be on Wednesday.
Math Unit 3 Test will be on Friday and will cover chapters 7-9.
All the best,
James Anderson
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Week 11 Notes
Dear Parents,
The students have had a good week so far. They have been working on finishing their family tree and they are looking very good. Thank you for helping your child bring in all the information and pictures of your amazing families. We also started a new science unit on Animal Life Cycles. We will be finishing our Math Chapter on Solid Shapes. And on Monday (11/8) will be starting a new Math Chapter on Fractions. And in English class we have been studying ways to talk about the past. They have also been busy practicing for the Beauty and the Beast play, which is coming along smoothly.
Upcoming tests:
Spelling test will be on Monday. Spelling words focus on the letter "o". Next week words are; crow, stock, chose, folk, coal, host, bowl, grown, shock, broke.
Math quiz will be on Monday. The quiz will focus on Chapter 8, Solid Shapes.
English Test will be on Wednesday or Thursday (depending on how the review lesson goes). The quiz will focus on verb uses that we have been studying in class.
We will be doing a painting project on Monday. It might be a good idea for your child to wear old clothes on that day so as not to ruin new clothes if they get paint on them.
I'll be handing a sheet of paper to your child on Friday (11/5) letting you know your time to meet with me for parent/teacher meetings. I'm looking forward to talking with you more when we meet next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Have a great week and thank you for all your support.
James Anderson
The students have had a good week so far. They have been working on finishing their family tree and they are looking very good. Thank you for helping your child bring in all the information and pictures of your amazing families. We also started a new science unit on Animal Life Cycles. We will be finishing our Math Chapter on Solid Shapes. And on Monday (11/8) will be starting a new Math Chapter on Fractions. And in English class we have been studying ways to talk about the past. They have also been busy practicing for the Beauty and the Beast play, which is coming along smoothly.
Upcoming tests:
Spelling test will be on Monday. Spelling words focus on the letter "o". Next week words are; crow, stock, chose, folk, coal, host, bowl, grown, shock, broke.
Math quiz will be on Monday. The quiz will focus on Chapter 8, Solid Shapes.
English Test will be on Wednesday or Thursday (depending on how the review lesson goes). The quiz will focus on verb uses that we have been studying in class.
We will be doing a painting project on Monday. It might be a good idea for your child to wear old clothes on that day so as not to ruin new clothes if they get paint on them.
I'll be handing a sheet of paper to your child on Friday (11/5) letting you know your time to meet with me for parent/teacher meetings. I'm looking forward to talking with you more when we meet next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Have a great week and thank you for all your support.
James Anderson
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Week 10
Thank you to everyone who helped with the festivities for Halloween. It was a great success!
A few notes for week 10.
Spelling test has been moved to Wednesday to allow for extra practice. the words are; globe, coast, goal, spoke, odd, shown, gold, wrote, snow, block
Social Studies Project. Students have been asked to bring in information about family members and pictures (if possible) to construct a family tree. Please have you child bring in all information by Wednesday 11/3.
Congratulations to Michelle for being Octobers Homework Queen.
Congratulations to Emily for being Octobers Reading Queen.
A few notes for week 10.
Spelling test has been moved to Wednesday to allow for extra practice. the words are; globe, coast, goal, spoke, odd, shown, gold, wrote, snow, block
Social Studies Project. Students have been asked to bring in information about family members and pictures (if possible) to construct a family tree. Please have you child bring in all information by Wednesday 11/3.
Congratulations to Michelle for being Octobers Homework Queen.
Congratulations to Emily for being Octobers Reading Queen.
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