EF3/4 First Day

English Foundations 3/ 4 split class

11-1:15

Monday – Friday

Monday, April 29- Friday, June 28

Holidays- NO SCHOOL FOR YOU

Friday, May 17 Professional Development Day

Monday, May 20 Victoria Day

Teacher’s name: Al Haley “Al”

ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

Haley – Irish, comes from Ireland

Canada will be 152 years old on July 1, 2019.

It became a country in 1867.

European people have lived since 1500s.

First Nations people have lived here for at least 12000 years.

First Nations peoples called it “Turtle Island”

The word “Canada” comes from a First Nations’ word.

difficult hard challenging (adjective) challenge (noun)

It is a big challenge to balance home, work, and school.

balance- to fit everything into your schedule

It’s a big challenge to keep all the balls in the air.

juggle, juggling

Quarter system – 4 terms per year, plus summer

Quarter 1 September to November (nine weeks)

Q2 November to January (nine weeks)

Q3 February to April (nine weeks)

Q4 April to June (nine weeks)

Summer – July to early August, shorter (five weeks)

The material is custom made for this class.

This class has a mix of English levels.

Focus:

English sentences

Short paragraphs – collection of sentences (5-8 sentences) talking about a subject

Reading comprehension – understanding

Vocabulary – very important to build vocabulary

Speaking skills

Listening skills

Grammar points

Bonus point for rewrites – 1 pt per Rewrite

I will put everything that we do on computer will go on the blog.
Blog - web log, online place to write, online diary, online writing, write about hobbies, politics, music

blogger - online writer, internet writer

Grammar, lessons, example, vocabulary- You can find it on the blog.

Feel free to check out the blog!