We SURVIVED
the first semester of fifth grade!
Kudos to 5 Yellow students for a great semester!
We enjoyed ourselves in the crazy-fun International Day and honored the accomplishments of our students in our very own homeroom finale - this was how The 5 Yellow Class concluded the first semester.
The International Day was the culmination of a 5-day rush of preparations, learning about Greece and preparing introductory presentations, games and props. It was quite a schoolwide spur-of-the-moment-end-of the-semester project, but the students enjoyed the activities the went with it.
In our own class, our golden boys and girls received recognitions and awards for their accomplishments. Take the time to look at the photos below.
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| Overall Top Performing Students in the Frist Semester in all English classes |
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| The most improved students on Math test. Not in the picture: Angela |
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| The most improved students on English test; Not in the picture - Angela. |
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| Champion Readers in Reading Olympics 3 - The top 3 are: Amanda, Cherry and Joanne. |
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| The top scorers in English and Math final exams |
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| Best Athlete, Best in Science, Best in Art & Science and Most Improved Vocal Projection. Not in the picture: Andrew - Best in PE |
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| Best in Class Participation. Not in the picture: Andrew and Mandy. |
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| Best in Homework |
Here is the end-of-semester letter to the parents for those who were not able to get a printed copy.
January 18, 2013
Dear Parents,
The first
semester of fifth grade is over, and it’s time to reflect on what we have
accomplished and on things that we need our children to further improve.
The students
in our class have lived through the first semester of fifth grade adjusting and
coping with a vastly different set (and higher level) of academic expectations
and behavior. With the exception of a
very few, most students were gradually able to adjust to these new
expectations.
In the
second semester, we will be working even harder to further bring up our
children’s skill level in different areas of English. Reading fluency and reading comprehension are immediate areas of
concern. I would like to urge all
parents to encourage your children to really read at home. On a positive note, general grammar
awareness has improved among the students.
We need to make sure that they consistently use correct grammar in their
writing and speaking. Other noted areas
that showed general improvement in our class are spelling, enriched vocabulary,
and better oral/speaking fluency.
Writing which is almost always influenced by all the other language
skills should develop over time. Our children
will be doing many forms of writing next semester, focusing on the 6 writing
traits.
Thank you so
much for your support this semester.
You may have supported us in an active and very visible way, and/or you
may have done it quietly, trusting us, your children’s teacher, to do what is
best for their development and education –
for all of these, Mr. Wang, 5Yellow Chinese homeroom teacher, and I are
thankful and grateful.
I look forward to the
second semester and excited about the new things that our students would be
accomplishing. Please communicate and
work with us regarding your children’s learning and development. Please check our blog from time to time for
some postings or announcements.
Warm regards,
Ms. Lolit Chen
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