This week we made tremendous improvements. Not only are your children following instructions better, they managed to work silently through a whole period of math class! I was very proud of them all, they certainly are turning into quite the big girls and boys.On Tuesday we all had great fun at Fan Pu Lin learning about different plant life and going on a nature walk. We also got to make candle holders and lady bug toys., and they served us a wonderful lunch. On Wednesday we worked on our science in the morning; we learned about the different parts of plants and what they do. I was impressed by how well the children remembered the different parts when it came time to draw their own pictures of roots, stems, flowers, seeds, and leaves. In the afternoon we had story time and did a phonics lesson. I am pleased to say that everyone in the class can now identify the io and ou diphthongs. On Thursday we practiced math by putting together math puzzles (see the pictures), this was a great warm-up for third period when the children applied their knowledge in their math work books. Thursday afternoon we played spelling bingo and the kids worked on their ESL books. At home time we played musical animals, when the music stopped and I said an animal they had to find their partner and make an animal pose.
Joyce has been a little sad this week about Elie. Her performance during work time has been alright, however she sometimes shuts down during group activities and she seems distant and unwilling to participate. I am not really sure why, when she gets like this I ask her what is wrong and she does not respond. Perhaps she misses her sister?
Ethan is doing much better at his schoolwork. He has been trying very hard to focus and be quiet. Today he even said: "teacher Sandi, they are too loud and I cannot think." I am impressed with his progress.
Paige has always been very attentive, however the last few days she has been more independant while doing her work. She used to need constant re-assurance during classroom activities and now she seems to have more confidence.
I am very impressed with Emily this week. She has been participating regularily and the quality of her work is definitly improving. When I ask her a question now she is not afraid to answer it loudly. Way to go Emily, keep it up!!
Erin never forgets to raise her hand. She was exceptionally focused during math classes this week and really applied herself during spelling bingo.
Terry seemed like he was developing an attitude problem last week, however this week he has turned things around. He did not bother other students during nap time and he set an example for the whole class by raising his han before shouting out an answer.
The quality of Ian's work is steadily improving. He is building his confidence and slowly becoming more comfortable with working independently. He does not have to ask me: "teacher, is this right"?
Melissa has her ups and downs. I really try to focus on discipline with Melissa because I know she can be a very sweet girl. She can become destructive at times and needs to be reminded to keep her hands to herself. On the positive side, her work has been very good and she is keeping up with the material in class.
Tony has a hard time being quiet in class, but I am very proud of his effort. He has been trying very hard to listen before talking and as a result he has been much more focused in class and has been producing better work. Keep up the good work!
Adam overall behaved well during writing assignments and I am really happy with the positive progression. He still has a bit of a way to go but as he keeps pushing himself, I'm sure it will benefit him emensly.
We missed Stephanie most of this week, so I was pleasently suprised to see that she was in high spriits Friday. Hope to see her in good health on Monday, gets lots of rest!
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