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  Dear parents, This week we worked on: Journeys: We did Lesson 5 "The Comedian" and students answered all the questions in the book.  Books have been passed out to the students so they can review lessons 1-5 and get ready for the midterm exam. Grammar: We reviewed unit 1 & 2 "Present Simple / Present Progressive - Articles / Nouns". Books have been passed out to the students so they can review both units.   Creative Writing: This week students had to write 3 short term goals they have using the "Present Simple / Present Progressive tenses". The format of the writing project is "Diary, where students had to explain why they set these goals. They also had to make sure that their goals are S.M.A.R.T (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely) Science: This week we had enough time to review Unit 14 "Materials & Their Properties" Math: This week we did Chapter 3. L2: Division of Whole Numbers by Decimals. Students have books...

   Dear parents, This week we worked on: Journeys: We did Lesson 5 "On Duffield Street" and students answered all the questions in the book.  Grammar: We completed all the activities in Unit 2 (Indefinite Article a/an – Definite Article {the} - Nouns). We did pages 11-13. Creative writing: This week’s topic was “Double Ten Day”. Science: This week we completed Unit 15 "Physical & Chemical changes." Students were able to finish the self-check activity. Math: This week we did chapter 3 Lesson 1 Division by 2-digit Whole Numbers. Novels: “Lost and Found” We completed chapters 9-10 / “The One and Only Ivan” We did pages 65-85.

  Dear parents, This week we worked on: Journeys: We finished Lesson 4 “All the books in the world.” Students were able to answer all the questions in the book. Grammar: We started Unit 2 (Indefinite Article a/an – Definite Article {the} - Nouns). We did pages 8-10. Creative writing: This week’s topic was “Integrated Lesson – Science / Habit 1 ”. Science: This week we started doing Unit 15 which is about “Physical & Chemical changes”. There was enough time to experiment in the classroom by mixing vinegar with baking soda (I did this to explain to them what is a chemical reaction.) Math: This week we did chapter 2 Lesson 1   Divide fractions by fractions. Novels: “Lost and Found” We completed chapters 5 -8 / “The One and Only Ivan” We did pages 43-64

  Dear parents, This week we worked on: Journeys: We finished Lesson 3 “The great Basketball Game.” Students were able to answer all the questions in the book. Grammar: We finished Unit 1 (Present Simple / Present Progressive). Furthermore, the students completed all the exercises. Creative writing: This week’s topic is “Three things I look forward to in Grade 6”. Science: This week we had more time to complete Unit 14: Materials & their properties. Moreover, students had the chance to review what we had done last week and did the self-check activity in the book. Math: This week we did chapter 1 Algebra – Algebraic Equations & Problem solving. Novels: “Lost and Found” We completed chapters 3 and 4 / “The One and Only Ivan” We did pages 22-43

Hi all, This week we worked on: Spelling/Voc Lesson 1 "Song for the whales" and students had the chance to practice the 10 words in the language handbook(definition, spelling, synonym, sentences). Journeys : Students read the story “Song for the whales” and answered the questions in the book. Grammar : We worked on the present tenses (Present Simple / Present Progressive). Apart from learning the theory, students practiced some online activities as well as  doing the book’s exercises. Science : This week we started doing Unit 14 Materials and their Properties. We covered two parts of this unit: The relationship between the properties of materials and their uses / Factors that determine the choice of materials for specific objects. Novels : “Lost and Found” & “The One and Only Ivan”.  

  August 30, 2020 Dear parents, My name is Mr. Sorvas. It’s my pleasure to teach your child this year.   I am looking forward to having a successful and fruitful year with your child. I moved to Taiwan in 2016 and now live in Taipei with my amazing wife and our adorable daughter. This is my first year at Lih-Jen. I have 4 years of teaching experience and look forward to an exciting 5th year.   I have learned to set high expectations for all of my students. They like to take on challenges and be trusted to overcome them. Students will find ownership in their learning through this journey. We will work together to have a fantastic and successful school year. If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to contact me.   My contact information is as below. (theo@ljjhps.tp.edu.tw / phone: 0968622186) Best regards, Mr. Sorvas