This week we took some time to write a Halloween story. In groups of 2 and three, the students collaborated and used seven out of 15 or so vocabulary words from that day in their stories. They were able to write exciting, colorful stories. We read a story about a boy that has a dream about the future, and we corrected our unit quizzes.

Richard is such a great reader in class. When he reads out loud, it is easier for the students to understand the passage. Keep up the good work.

Sean's writing is great but when he writes a story, he needs to write the story in the past, and keep it in the past all the time. Sometimes he gets confused if something happens later in the story. Should he change the tense or not.

Harrison's writing is too messy. Often, his words are not even on the line. Also, when Harrison is writing a story, he writes only one sentence on one line. If he has room, he should keep writing on the same line after the period.

Ashley's story telling is very colorful. She got a good score on the written part of her quiz. She just needs to start memorizing past tense verbs.

Ben's problem when writing in English is that it seems like he is translating from Chinese to English. When children get in a habit of doing this, they end up writing Chinglish. Don't get discouraged because he is doing great in other areas.

Joe has great potential to do well if he studies and reviews at home. But, he needs to try harder to write neatly. His writing will make me think that he doesn't care about English.

Get well soon Jordan!