Welcome to Grade 3! First Week Back.

 Hello everyone,

I hope that you all had a wonderful time during the summer vacation.

My name is Mr. Peppo and this is my second year at Xinmin School; it's a great experience here to be in Taipei City itself.

During the blog posts, we will provide links, homework, vocabulary, and notices of important information.  We will also have a summary of the story

Week 1 Vocabulary

1 happier (adj.): more happy 

 2 smaller (adj.): more small 

 3 quicker (adj.): more fast 

 4 longer (adj.): more long 

 5 meanest (adj.): not kind at all 

 6 richest (adj.): having the most money or things 

 7 busiest (adj.): doing the most work 

 8 hottest (adj.): most hot 

 9 fuzziest (adj.): the most soft and a little messy 

 10 funniest (adj.): makes people laugh the most 

 11 head (n.): the top part of the body

 12 few (adj.): not many 

 13 along (prep.): by the side of 

 14 moccasin (n.): a soft leather shoe with stitches around the top 

 15 admiration (n.): a feeling of liking, respect, or approval 

 16 medicine (n.): something that helps sick people get better 

 17 messenger (n.): someone who carries a message to someone else 

 18 exhausted (adj.): very tired 

 19 lady slipper (n.): a flower shaped like a slipper 

 20 cousin (n.): the child of your aunt or uncle

 21 legend (n.): a story about a hero or an event from the past

 22 plot (n.): what happens in a story

 23 whisper (v.): to speak very softly

 24 village (n.): a small town 

Legend of the Lady Slipper Story Summary

This story is a legend. A legend is an old story that is passed down from ancestors to every new generation.

It is an important story for a tribe or nation and it might be a mix of truth and fiction.

This legend is about a girl from the Ojibwe tribe of Native Americans from the Great Lakes area.

She loved her older brother and he was as strong as a bear and as fast as a rabbit.

One day, a terrible disease struck her village and everyone started to get sick.

A neighboring village had herbs that could cure her family so she went on a journey after her brother fell ill.

She decided to wear deerskin moccasins that her mother made her.

After she reached the neighboring village, an old woman made her some venison and tea before giving her the medicine.

She decided to leave the lodge late at night to return to her village.

However, during the snowy journey, she lost her moccasin shoes.

Finally, she found her moccasins near a lady slipper flower.

Her family and friends started to get better after taking the medicine, and some people call that flower as the "moccasin flower".

Shared Worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ObtK2tkV4P-uLSiWyV9Tz-q5h_1-fzEK/view?usp=drive_link

Week 1	Homework 回家功課
Monday September 1st	1.  All Week 1 Vocabulary Words + definitions x1
Tuesday September 2nd	1.  A2 Level Worksheet
Wednesday September 3rd	1.  Grade 3 Shared Worksheet
Thursday September 4th	1.  Write ten sentences with vocabulary words
Friday September 5th	1. Sensay