The last two weeks we took two reading comprehension assessments. The students did fairly well. Some had some problems with certain stories but most passed.
We will take a final reading assessment this week along with a vocabulary test.
Vocabulary is important. It is the cornerstone of comprehension and reading.
I hope the students worked hard to make sure they understand the words.
Teddy and Valerie: good job on studying your vocabulary!
Jack and Howard: you need to study more, please keep up!
Mj and Tina: i know you guys are not here all the time but I still need you guys to put effort in it. Keep studying!
Anne and Betty: keep studying =)
When you study, make sure you are making sentence and testing each other.
Teacher Paul
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Vocabulary
Lot of words, more than a hundred words from New Moon. We finished the book first before we began writing our vocabulary book. I wanted to make sure that we read as much as we can in class in order to maximize our pace for reading.
Make sure all of you finish the vocabulary this Tuesday, don't forget it.
Meanwhile this week....
Teddy and Howard, you guys know what you guys did wrong. Please don't let it happen again. Don't waste time in class and admit your mistakes. Howard, your attitude is poor in school and worst at home. Please take time to think about the word respect.
Anne, great job at reading ahead. You comprehend the story well and you are very active in class, make sure to speak louder.
Pon Pon, I can't wait until I read the fourth book, how far are you?
Betty and Valerie, if you have questions or difficulties with the story, feel free to ask me. I know sometimes the story can be hard to understand, so make sure you raise your hand if you don't understand something.
Teacher Paul
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
New Moon is almost finished
We had a good week at school and we are almost finished with the New Moon. Edward is trying to offend the Volturi and Bella and Alice are trying to save him. We will find out this week in class and finish the book.
This week we also had science experiments and in my class, we learned about dry ice.
What is dry ice? It's not made of water, it's actually made of carbon dioxide. It is a very interesting substance because at room temperature, the solid form of CO2 turns into gas without going through liquid state. This is called sublimation.
All the students enjoyed the science experiments very much.
Anne - Good job on reading. You are answering lots of questions.
Valerie and Betty - Both of you are reading louder and I see you guys try to answer more questions. Keep trying!
Teddy - Please be more careful when you read and pay more attention to what you are reading. Try to understand the story better.
Howard - Make sure you read clearly and try not to mumble the words. I am glad you try to answer the questions and you understand the story quite well.
Pon Pon - Give others a chance first before answering, I will call on you. You are doing fantastic in class in both reading and comprehension.
I hope you enjoy the following video
Teacher Paul
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Back from America
Hello everybody, boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, mom and dad, grandpas and grandmas, teachers and students, doctors and nurses, and all the strangers who loves to read my blog!
I was gone for quite a while and I was very pleased to hear that all of the students in my class didn't cause any trouble to Teacher Annie. During my vacation, I went to San Francisco to meet up with my friends from college days. The purpose of my trip was half business and half vacation. One of my good friends, Frank, who is very interested in coming to Taiwan. He wants to come to help me teach, and manage the school. Hopefully, if this plan goes through, we can further improve our program and make Tree House a better school.
Now back to classroom business. This week we started to read New Moon again and we are trying to finish this book quickly so we can get to the third book, Eclipse. New Moon starts off slow, talking about Edward and Bella's separation and Bella's emotions. The story gets more interesting when Jacob enters the pictures and Bella finds new purpose for her life.
Pon Pon - You are doing fine in class, please refrain answering some question because you've already read it in Chinese and make sure you raise your hands.
Betty Anne Valerie - I am happy to see all of you concentrate very hard in class to read. I also see everyone actively participate in class. Please keep up the good work and ask/answer questions.
Howard and Teddy - I am glad you guys don't bother each other. Howard please pay more attention when reading and Teddy, I am happy to see you are trying hard in reading, please keep up the effort. Hopefully, you can read more fluently.
Teacher Paul
Jump rope: http://www.wimp.com/doubledutch/
Fake Disneyland : http://www.wimp.com/fakedisneyland/
Amazing Boy: http://www.wimp.com/talentedkid/
I was gone for quite a while and I was very pleased to hear that all of the students in my class didn't cause any trouble to Teacher Annie. During my vacation, I went to San Francisco to meet up with my friends from college days. The purpose of my trip was half business and half vacation. One of my good friends, Frank, who is very interested in coming to Taiwan. He wants to come to help me teach, and manage the school. Hopefully, if this plan goes through, we can further improve our program and make Tree House a better school.
Now back to classroom business. This week we started to read New Moon again and we are trying to finish this book quickly so we can get to the third book, Eclipse. New Moon starts off slow, talking about Edward and Bella's separation and Bella's emotions. The story gets more interesting when Jacob enters the pictures and Bella finds new purpose for her life.
Pon Pon - You are doing fine in class, please refrain answering some question because you've already read it in Chinese and make sure you raise your hands.
Betty Anne Valerie - I am happy to see all of you concentrate very hard in class to read. I also see everyone actively participate in class. Please keep up the good work and ask/answer questions.
Howard and Teddy - I am glad you guys don't bother each other. Howard please pay more attention when reading and Teddy, I am happy to see you are trying hard in reading, please keep up the effort. Hopefully, you can read more fluently.
Teacher Paul
Jump rope: http://www.wimp.com/doubledutch/
Fake Disneyland : http://www.wimp.com/fakedisneyland/
Amazing Boy: http://www.wimp.com/talentedkid/
Monday, May 25, 2009
When I was "your" age...
Last week in class we read "The Three-Century Woman", which is about Megan going to visit her grandma, who is being interviewed for having lived in three centuries!
The story is full of humor and sarcasm as we are first given an image of old "grandma" through the eyes of Megan (as her and her mom is driving to the "institution") and then a complete contrast hits us when we are introduced to grandma all ready for her interview.
Throughout the story one main technique the author uses to create humor is through the use of metaphors; for example, he describes the old grandmas and grandpas as "inmates" (which literally means prisoners).
At the end of the story we find out that what the author is trying to say is that many times we have stereotypes that we place on people. For example, Megan thinks that her grandma is just old, unaware, has Alzheimers and can not remember things. But we actually find out that grandma is funny and smart as she tricks the reporter into thinking her stories are true.
In class we went through examples of various stereotypes that people have, and the students drew up an extensive list; however we learned that stereotypes can be subjective in that people think differently about, for example, certain races.
After reading the story we worked on supplementary materials in our reading practice book which clarified some of the vocabulary and main ideas in the story.
Jacky: Class vocabulary book was your responsibility and that means you have to ensure it's 1) done and 2) not lost!
Pon Pon: You're able to correctly connect the less obvious ideas in the story and answer the questions asked in class which is impressive.
Howard: I think it's great you will ask questions when you don't understand something; not being afraid to ask questions is one of the first steps to success.
Teddy: Well behaved in class but I would also like to hear more of your opinions in class too.
Valerie: Would like you to try speaking up more in class and participate in discussions
Anne: Sometimes you seem unsure of yourself but I'd like you to participate regardless and not be afraid of being right or wrong.
Betty: I sense you understand the materials in class or in our reading well, but don't be afraid to voice your opinions in class.
The story is full of humor and sarcasm as we are first given an image of old "grandma" through the eyes of Megan (as her and her mom is driving to the "institution") and then a complete contrast hits us when we are introduced to grandma all ready for her interview.
Throughout the story one main technique the author uses to create humor is through the use of metaphors; for example, he describes the old grandmas and grandpas as "inmates" (which literally means prisoners).
At the end of the story we find out that what the author is trying to say is that many times we have stereotypes that we place on people. For example, Megan thinks that her grandma is just old, unaware, has Alzheimers and can not remember things. But we actually find out that grandma is funny and smart as she tricks the reporter into thinking her stories are true.
In class we went through examples of various stereotypes that people have, and the students drew up an extensive list; however we learned that stereotypes can be subjective in that people think differently about, for example, certain races.
After reading the story we worked on supplementary materials in our reading practice book which clarified some of the vocabulary and main ideas in the story.
Jacky: Class vocabulary book was your responsibility and that means you have to ensure it's 1) done and 2) not lost!
Pon Pon: You're able to correctly connect the less obvious ideas in the story and answer the questions asked in class which is impressive.
Howard: I think it's great you will ask questions when you don't understand something; not being afraid to ask questions is one of the first steps to success.
Teddy: Well behaved in class but I would also like to hear more of your opinions in class too.
Valerie: Would like you to try speaking up more in class and participate in discussions
Anne: Sometimes you seem unsure of yourself but I'd like you to participate regardless and not be afraid of being right or wrong.
Betty: I sense you understand the materials in class or in our reading well, but don't be afraid to voice your opinions in class.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Full of ENERGY!
Hello!
This is Teacher Annie and because Teacher Paul is away I'm filling in until end of May. I apologize for the late entry but here's a recap of what we did last Wed.-Fri.!
On Wednesday we started Chapter 14 in the Science textbook. It's about the different types of "Energy". Energy is always around us and it just transfers from one place to another. In Lesson 1 we learned about "light
energy" and how light energy can transfer into thermal energy (Ex. lightbulb). In Lesson 2 we learned about "sound energy" and how sound energy can be created, for example, through hitting a drum and the kinetic energy from the beating movement turning into the sound energy or beats that we hear.
The concepts learned in the Chapter can be complex so on Thursday we went through the pages in Lesson 1-2 again. The students were asked questions based on the materials to make sure they 'really' understood.The corresponding pages in the Science Workbook was also done as well.
On Friday we had fun day ofcourse! After wishing our shining star Betty and fellow Treehouse friends a Happy Birthday, we had cake and smeared cream on their faces- a must-do! Then we took a small walk to Far Eastern Mall, got some drinks/snacks at the supermarket, and had fun chatting at the foodcourt.
This is a pleasant class to teach; very intelligent students who not only can understand materials in English but actually grasp new concepts that are introduced. I look forward to another week with them.
Betty: Quiet in class but I noticed she knows the answers to most questions asked.
Ann: Sometimes seem uninterested in materials being covered; no reading Chinese novels in class.
Valerie: Great reader but can slow down a bit.
Jacky: Often times not paying attention in class; washroom breaks should not take 10 minutes.
Pon Pon: Very attentive in class; can rely on him to tell me what is normally done in class.
MJ: Understands materials well but let other students try reading on their own rather than correcting them right away.
Howard: Will voice questions and attentive most of the time.
Teddy: Fluent reader and can concentrate when given tasks.
This is Teacher Annie and because Teacher Paul is away I'm filling in until end of May. I apologize for the late entry but here's a recap of what we did last Wed.-Fri.!
On Wednesday we started Chapter 14 in the Science textbook. It's about the different types of "Energy". Energy is always around us and it just transfers from one place to another. In Lesson 1 we learned about "light
energy" and how light energy can transfer into thermal energy (Ex. lightbulb). In Lesson 2 we learned about "sound energy" and how sound energy can be created, for example, through hitting a drum and the kinetic energy from the beating movement turning into the sound energy or beats that we hear.
The concepts learned in the Chapter can be complex so on Thursday we went through the pages in Lesson 1-2 again. The students were asked questions based on the materials to make sure they 'really' understood.The corresponding pages in the Science Workbook was also done as well.
On Friday we had fun day ofcourse! After wishing our shining star Betty and fellow Treehouse friends a Happy Birthday, we had cake and smeared cream on their faces- a must-do! Then we took a small walk to Far Eastern Mall, got some drinks/snacks at the supermarket, and had fun chatting at the foodcourt.
This is a pleasant class to teach; very intelligent students who not only can understand materials in English but actually grasp new concepts that are introduced. I look forward to another week with them.
Betty: Quiet in class but I noticed she knows the answers to most questions asked.
Ann: Sometimes seem uninterested in materials being covered; no reading Chinese novels in class.
Valerie: Great reader but can slow down a bit.
Jacky: Often times not paying attention in class; washroom breaks should not take 10 minutes.
Pon Pon: Very attentive in class; can rely on him to tell me what is normally done in class.
MJ: Understands materials well but let other students try reading on their own rather than correcting them right away.
Howard: Will voice questions and attentive most of the time.
Teddy: Fluent reader and can concentrate when given tasks.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Take it from the top again!
What is take it from the top again? It means to start all over from the beginning.
For performance, director says very often to the actors. We have been practicing a lot and very hard. I felt they learned a lot and something very different from books and pencils. From conversation, creative thinking, facial expressions, body language, and stage directions.
The show is in American style and it is creative. We also have the script translated to Chinese for the parents to follow.
Howard and Teddy, you guys are amazing. You guys are the best and the dumbest pandas ever! The practice was tough but you guys enjoyed it.
Pon Pon and Betty, both of you memorized your line well and the body language too.
Valerie and Anne, both of you worked hard and practiced outside of class time. Excellent.
Jack, you like being funny, so be funny at the show and be less funny in class. Remember to be respectful and listen to others.
MJ, and Tina, thank you all for participating and being a good sport.
I hope everyone sees that hard work, extra hard hard work equals extra rewards in yourself.
Teacher Paul
Being funny is being serious
For performance, director says very often to the actors. We have been practicing a lot and very hard. I felt they learned a lot and something very different from books and pencils. From conversation, creative thinking, facial expressions, body language, and stage directions.
The show is in American style and it is creative. We also have the script translated to Chinese for the parents to follow.
Howard and Teddy, you guys are amazing. You guys are the best and the dumbest pandas ever! The practice was tough but you guys enjoyed it.
Pon Pon and Betty, both of you memorized your line well and the body language too.
Valerie and Anne, both of you worked hard and practiced outside of class time. Excellent.
Jack, you like being funny, so be funny at the show and be less funny in class. Remember to be respectful and listen to others.
MJ, and Tina, thank you all for participating and being a good sport.
I hope everyone sees that hard work, extra hard hard work equals extra rewards in yourself.
Teacher Paul
Being funny is being serious
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