Pandemic Preparation Test Assignment

Dear Parents,

If you are reading this post, I hope that you have also received an email from me about pandemic preparation.  If you did not receive an email, it is possible that I have an incorrect email address for you.  Please email me at hatcherc@mca.org.tw to provide a correct address. 

In the event of class or school closure due to pandemic conditions, I will use email and  this website to communicate lessons and assignments to you and your students.  In order to ensure that everyone is able to access this website and is able to view the documents I post to it, please do the following:  click on this link.  You will see a question in the document.  Send your answer to the question in an email to hatcherc@mca.org.tw.

Thanks so much for your cooperation to help ensure that we have open lines of communication in case of a pandemic situation.  Please feel free to email me if you have any questions or comments.

Sincerely, Christel Hatcher

November 30-December 4, 2009

Kindergarten:  This week we will be introducing clothing vocabulary--words like "shirt," "shorts," and "swimsuit."  We will also learn about the correct word order in asking sentences (questions). 

Grade 1:  This week we will focus on the correct word order in written and spoken asking sentences (questions).  We will play some games and even write poems to emphasize this grammar point.

Grade 2:  This week the students will study fables (animal stories with a moral), and they will write their own fable.  We will focus on including all parts of a good story (beginning, climax, end), and we will work on peer revision.

Grade 4:  This week the students will write their own personal narrative (a story that happened in their own lives).  We will focus on the writing and grammar needs of each student as we revise together.

Grade 8-9:  In this class we are writing persuasive speeches.  We will begin the week by learning about what makes a good research source and what makes a good speech.  Then the students will work on their own research and writing.