I am an ESL teacher. I have teaching a Year 7 student from NSW, Australia. The student has been doing a lesson once per week for the past two months. His parents just sent over his report:

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Subject: English
Name: Caleb
Teacher: Mrs Neal
Overall Achievement B
Areas of Learning
Composes an imaginative extract to show understanding of a component of a quest narrative. High
Attitudes for Learning
Accepts responsibility for learning Always
Completes homework, assignments and assessment tasks Always
Well organised and prepared for all lessons Always
Positive attitude to learning Always
Seeks advice and heeds feedback Always
Works well independently Always
Teacher Comment
Hechter has responded well to the literature studied this semester. He incorporated ideas from the hero's quest
genre to create an effective narrative that developed character and setting well. Hechter has participated
consistently in the planning for the World Perspectives speaking task. He can see further improvement in his
writing by using a greater variety of language features. Wide reading is also recommended.

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I need to send a brief reply to the student's parents. Here is the context of the conversations we have had in the past:

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Sat, 15 Jun

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MA. SUEDA S.

09:44

Hi James, I cannot book today at 5pm as it seems like it is not avaialble as option. Please let me know what can i do

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James B.

18:11

The reason you couldn’t book today at 5pm is because I need at least 12 hours notice for bookings. This allows me to plan and prepare the lesson appropriately.

I’m really sorry you weren’t able to make a booking in time. I try to be as flexible as possible with bookings, but it wasn’t possible this week due to the late notice.

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Tue, 18 Jun

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MA. SUEDA S.

16:29

Kay's Anatomy

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James B.

16:49


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James B.

16:51

Thanks Caleb! Good work today 🙂

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James B.

16:52

Here is the link to the video we watched today:

Outline a Novel with Dan Harmon's Story Circle

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James B.

17:23


_We_Run_Tomorrow__by_Nat_Amoore_and_Mike_Barry_according_to_Dan_Harmon_s_Story_Circle_template_

2.0 MB PDF

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Wed, 19 Jun

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MA. SUEDA S.

17:31

Hi James. I noticed Caleb isn't improving in writing. Not improving on his sentence construction and overall organisation of his thoughts through writing. Is it possible for you to focus your sessions on this area for him?

If you need to talk to me, I'll join your session on Tuesday so I can explain better.

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James B.

19:32

Thanks for your message. I understand your concern about Caleb’s writing. I’ll make sure to focus more on sentence construction and organizing his thoughts in our sessions.

If you'd like, I can give you an extra 25 minutes (no charge) to discuss this over the weekend (Saturday would be best). We can use Google Meet Classroom for our meeting. Also, please feel free to send me samples of Caleb’s writing, and I will look them over. 🙂

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Thu, 20 Jun

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MA. SUEDA S.

06:23

Hi James. Thanks for responding promptly about my concern. Saturday meeting thru Google meet sounds a great idea. I don't have any of Caleb's writing at the moment because we've worked on them and I helped him improve the recent writing activities in school. But I will try if I can ask him to write something before Saturday.

I think that he is capable and I know you've given him the tools how to construct well written sentences/paragraphs. I think that he need motivation and a lot of practice so he will get used to it.

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James B.

09:58

I agree that Caleb just needs some motivation and practice, because I’ve noticed that he picks up concepts very quickly. He actually has a good understanding of writing; there may just be some hesitation that needs to be overcome when expressing his own voice in a more formal structure.

Let’s meet on Saturday so we can go over it. Is 2 p.m. (GMT +10) suitable? If Caleb manages to write something before then, that would be helpful, but no worries if not.

Here is the Google Meet link: .

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MA. SUEDA S.

10:10

Saturday, 2pm is fine with me. Thanks, James. Talk to you then.

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James B.

10:31

You're welcome. See you then :)

Sent

Sat, 22 Jun

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James B.

11:04

Hi, the Google Meet classroom is open :)

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MA. SUEDA S.

15:27

Hi James. I am so sorry. I was under the impression that our meeting is next Saturday. I am so sorry..

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MA. SUEDA S.

15:30

Celeb will have assessment in science this week. The exam might have questions that will need written answers. So, if you can focus on proper sentence construction, that would be great.

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James B.

19:49

MA. SUEDA S.

Hi James. I am so sorry. I was under the impression that our meeting is next Saturday. I am so sorry..
No worries, I understand. We can schedule future meetings in Preply so there is no confusion.

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James B.

19:51

MA. SUEDA S.

Celeb will have assessment in science this week. The exam might have questions that will need written answers. So, if you can focus on proper sentence construction, that would be great.
I'll make sure to focus on this area 👍️Have a good weekend.

Sent

Tue, 25 Jun

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James B.

16:54


describing_a_bar_chart_-_text

1.1 MB PDF

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James B.

16:57

Use the tips in the worksheet example to describe a bar chart:


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James B.

17:10

Sentence Structure Writing Task:


Sent

Tue, 02 Jul

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James B.

16:15


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James B.

16:23


Sent

Today

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MA. SUEDA S.

10:55


Report.pdf

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