Ms. Lily Chang » Class News 2025-2026

Class News 2025-2026

August 25-29
  • Students are becoming more familiar with the various online applications.  They will be logging in from home starting next week.  
  • Students read about emperor penguins, took notes using a circle map, and wrote an informative paragraph about emperor penguins. Ask your child what they learned.
  • We are learning about different strategies for addition-making a ten, doubles, doubles plus one... Your child can practice with fluency by visiting Fact Monster as well.
  • Our class demonstrated great school spirit on Friday by wearing yellow!  
  • Your child received a community club envelope this Friday. It's our annual fundraiser for Evergreen. The suggested amount per child is $150. Thank you for your continuous support!
  • We will be having a walking field trip to Diamond Bar High school on December 5th. Please let me know if you would like to volunteer as there are requirements to become a chaperone that may require some time. However, if you were cleared for level 2 last year, it will be fine for this year as well.
  • We discussed Habit 3-Putting First Things First-Work First, Then Play.  Ask your child what big rocks mean.  Please continue to reinforce this habit at home by using similar language. Ask your child to show you the hand motions for Habit 3.
  • Secret word: Share one way you practice Habit 3:Put First Things First.
 
August 18-22
  • We started our first week with students receiving homework daily.  Please sign each day after your child finishes his/her homework.  Also, please remind your child to writing down the title of the book for their reading log which is on the back of the homework tracker.
  • It will continue to be hot next week. Please provide at least one water bottle for your child.  
  • Please prepare an emergency snack pack for your child. Click here for details.  
  • Picture Day is August 25th!
  • We have been learning about Habit 1-Be Proactive. 
  • Students have been practicing in class how to access our portal, going onto Google Classroom, RenPlace learning, EPIC and SeeSaw.  Next week your child will be receiving some homework to complete online at home. Please let me know if you have any concerns regarding this. Thank you for your support at home.
  • Turn in your order for Scholastic Book Order by Monday, August 25th. Click here to order online.
  • Secret word: Share one way you can be proactive at school.
 
August 11-15
  • What an eventful week we had! Students participated in various getting to know you activities as well as practiced our school wide and classroom expectations. 
  • It was great seeing so many of you during Back to School Night. If you did not get to sign-up for a parent conference time, I will be notifying you shortly with a time for parent conference.
  • Students took their first STAR reading test which provided your child with a ZPD. Students will be using their ZPD as a guide when selecting books in class during AR time and subsequently taking a quiz after each book. Please look over the STAR reading report that was sent back today.
  • Students also take an addition fluency test. Results will be sent home the following Friday.
  • We learned about having a growth mindset by watching an episode of Mojo.  Click here to watch it with your child and you can discuss answers to the question at the end of the video. Your child wrote about the video making sure to include what happened in the beginning, middle, and end. Two key points-your brain is like a muscle, trying challenging things make your brain stronger.
  • Students gained access to EPIC reading, which is website that provides thousands of online books for you child. The class code is: cap3017.  Free access is only available on weekdays between the hours of 7am-3pm. 
  • Please remind your child to bring their black Evergreen Eagle folder back to school every day. Homework trackers (yellow colored) will be passed back on Monday, August 18th.  Please sign the homework tracker daily.  Remind your child to fill out the Reading Log on the back.
  • There isn't a secret word this week. Next week your child will be getting their homework tracker so for next Friday there will be a line for you to write the secret word.