Grade 2 English

Mr. Sleigh

MR. ANDRE SLEIGH

• Lived in South Africa, the UK, and Taiwan

• Bachelor of Education (Intermediate/Senior Phase) Cum Laude

• 7.5 years in Taiwan • 5th year at Fuhsing

andres@fhjh.tp.edu.tw

Our Reader

•Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Journeys

Procedure

•Stories have been selected to cover several themes.

•Unit 1: Neighborhood Visit•Unit 2: Nature Watch•Unit 3: Tell Me About It•1 story per week

New Vocabulary Sheet

Homework

•Day 1 (Friday): Copy the first half of the spelling words (9 words) THREE TIMES!

•Day 2 (Saturday): Start on a new page! Copy the rest of the spelling words (9 words) THREE TIMES!

•Day 3 (Sunday) Review all 18 words!

Homework

•Day 4 (Monday): Start on a new page! Sentences: If they see a picture, they need to make their own. If they see a sentence, they can copy the sentence.

•Day 5 (Tuesday): Start on a new page! Finish the sentences.

•Day 6 (Wednesday): Turn in Spelling Notebooks. Practice the reading lesson at home! Read out loud!

Homework

•Day 7: Finish corrections. Study for quiz (Tuesday)

•The SPELLING/VOCABULARY QUIZ will be taken the following Tuesday! (unless alternative arrangements are made!)

VOCABULARY• Learn how to pronounce the words• Understand the definitions • Copy the words – spelling • Sentences structure – copying sentences • Writing sentences

My expectations (students)• Neat work• Follow instructions • Active participants • Ask relevant questions • Share ideas• Review spelling and definitions!! • Practice reading !!!!• Finish corrections • Good behavior!

My expectations (parents)

• Check that homework is done• Check quality • Spelling, Definitions • Listen to their reading • Instill discipline • POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT

SCORINGTests (50%) Daily Grades (50%)

• SECTION TESTS: 3 • Tests (Spelling) • Homework • Reading • Participation, Attitude,

Behavior

Blog

•http://mrsleighreading.edublogs.org/

QUESTION TIME!

• If you have any further questions, please send me an e-mail:

•andres@fhjh.tp.edu.tw