This semester, so far, we have a few big points to focus on. Students should be speaking and writing in full sentences, not with one word answers. We should be conjugating present tense verbs properly in the first and third person. Question words should go at the beginning of the sentences. No more “Chinglish” sentence patterns. A few students still need to improve their handwriting and fine motor skills. We are also beginning to devote a portion of morning circle time towards using the past and future tense accurately in conversational situations. This week, we worked on our large motor skills and hand eye coordination during PE class on the basketball court. We have been continuing to work with larger numbers, up to 100 in math class. We began reading a new story called The Shrinking Mouse and a poem called The Peach. We’ve been learning about solids and liquids in science class. Next week we will move on to gasses.
Sunny has shown a very positive work ethic this week. As a result, she has been very productive and made lots of progress.
Frank picks up new ideas a little slowly sometimes and that is OK, but he needs to put in an extra effort to focus in class. Without reminders, he often spaces out.
Jerry brings a great work ethic ad a positive attitude to class every day. Keep it up!
Lauren’s fine motor skills are improving. She is beginning to take more care over her work. She was the first student to score a basket in our PE class on Wednesday.
Esther has developed very fine penmanship to compliment her strong, independent work ethic. She was a real star when we played basketball in PE class. She's a born natural. Great work!
Lily’s vocabulary has improved significantly. I can tell that she is beginning to use words that she has learned in teacher Andy’s class. Her energy level seems to have returned after a short snag last week. Keep up the great work!
Tricia brings enthusiasm and a positive attitude to class each day. Her spoken English is improving considerably as a result of her outgoing attitude.
Eliza has remained a little withdrawn in class. Each day, it takes her a considerable amount of time to wake up. She still doesn’t feel comfortable expressing herself in the English language. She is polite and attentive in class, but she stays very quiet and tries to answer questions with single words instead of complete sentences. I’ll keep my eye on her and try to bring her out of her shell. The only way to learn the English language is to actually speak English.
Henry needs to focus in class every day. He put in a very concerted effort yesterday after getting into trouble for chatting and not paying attention the day before. This is becoming a cycle. I’d like to see him putting in that type of effort every day, not just for a few classes after he gets in big trouble.
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