March 27

This week we have been learning about more than and less than as well as number patterns and ordering double digit numbers. We had a story reading contest on Tuesday which was very successful. Each student stood up in front of the whole school and read book. The Armadillo class chose one of the scary stories we have read called, “The Green Ribbon.”

I spoke to Lily the other day about the importance of first impressions. She ought to be on her best behavior when she has a new teacher.

Frank didn’t quite understand the math we were working on the other day but just continued to write down answers during our independent work time. We spoke about how he ought to ask questions when he doesn’t completely understand.

Jerry’s work has begun to get a little bit messy again. I have been reminding him to write neatly and take pride in the appearance of his work.

Sunny has made a big improvement on her independent work and her general work ethic. Keep it up!

Lauren came in first place in the story reading contest. Congratulations! She stood up straight, read clearly and accurately. Her hard work is clearly paying off.

Esther came in second place in the story reading contest. She stood up straight, read clearly and with great emotion. Great job!

I was so sad to see that Tricia got bumped while she was sleeping. But she took it in stride and hasn’t complained one bit. She was back in class that very afternoon and ready to get back to work.

Eliza has been doing good work this week. I have placed her up in the very front of the class where she can see the board more clearly.

Henry has been putting forth a very good effort this week. He had his homework prepared and completed properly on time. Great work.

Carson has continued to work very hard and focus in class. His reading really has improved considerably over the year. Keep up the great effort!

St. Patrick's Day

We have continued working on the past and future tense verbs in morning circle. We had fun in Daan Park on Tuesday. Teacher Scott told us all about the story of St. Patrick's Day and we wore the hats that we made the day before. Then we came back to Tree House for some special green dumplings. In math class, we have continued learning about two digit numbers and moved on to adding and subtracting double digit numbers.

Jerry is doing very good work in class. Every now and then, his skin gets very itchy. I always tell him not to scratch but I understand that it must be very hard. When his skin gets like that, is there anything I can do to make him feel more comfortable? A glass of water or a special cream?

Lauren's work ethic is still very strong in class. She told me the other day that she doesn't like math because she's not very good at it, but she had just answered a very complicated problem that nobody else knew the answer to. It's funny, because she is actually very good at math. When I told her that, I don't think she believed me.

Frank is continuing to do very good work in class. He surprised me in math class the other day. He raised his hand and said he really wanted to answer a new, hard question and got the answer completely correct. He's clearly putting forth a very strong effort and it is paying off.

Esther's command of the past and future tense is very strong. She is learning to speak very accurately and has a strong command of the new math we are learning.

Lily has continued to do superb work in the classroom. Her attitude hasn't been the best this week. Once or twice I found her crying over things that seemed rather trivial. Sometimes it's hard to tell if she is just pretending or if something is really bothering her. I think, part of it, may be looking for attention. I will keep my eye on her next week.

Sunny has been doing very good work in class and seems to be more and more excited about learning. Her attitude has been very positive and she has been making great progress in class. She needs to work on her pronunciation of R and L sounds. We have been working on that in class and I will keep my eye on her.

Henry still hasn't finished his homework that was due last Monday. Our homework assignments are not very hard and shouldn't take long to finish. This has been a problem for him all year long.

Carson's strong work ethic is really paying off. He's doing very good work in class and is very focused. His reading level has improved considerably. Great work.

I have split up Tricia and Elisa in class and it seems to be helpful for them to remain focussed. Elisa mentioned to me yesterday that she had trouble seeing the board. I will make sure to have her sit in the front from now on.

Tricia comes to class everyday with such a positive attitude and a big smile on her face. Her level is improving quickly which is mostly due to her strong work ethic. Her postivie attitude and outgoing personality will be very helpful towards language learning down the road.

Eliza has shown a definite improvement in her work ethic recently. She is slowly becoming more and more outgoing in class. I'll keep my eye on her continue encouraging her to speak out more.

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We've had a great time this week. We made para sail pencils last Friday. On Tuesday we had another PE class in the park. It's great to take advantage of this nice weather. We have been reading about the 5 senses, smell, taste, hearing, sight and touch. We have also learned a poem about raindrops and spoken about cleanliness and not sharing germs.

Henry has shown a noticable improvement recently. He is putting forth a strong effort and it is paying off.

Carson is continuing to work hard in class and focus. His hard work is really paying off.

Eliza has been doing better in class. She and Tricia have been better about staying focused and have been integrating with the rest of the class. I think it may be positive for the two of them to sit separately for a while in order to make other friends and use more English regularly.

Lily has been doing very strong work though her attitude sometimes slips. A few times this week she has bumped her finger and then burst into tears. On a certain level, I think this is a call for attention. I'll keep my eye on her.

I have been enjoying helping Lily and Lauren prepare for their vocabulary quizzes during break times.

Lauren is doing very strong work. Her vocabulary is improving very quickly. I think Teacher Andy's class is proving very productive for her.

Esther has grown into a very independent young women. She is very good at completing a project from start to finish all on her own. This is a rare quality in girls her age and should be praised.

Sunny is doing very strong work and seems to be getting more and more interested in her school work. Keep it up!

Week 5

We've had a very fun week. We finished lots of math work, focusing on patterns and odd and even numbers. We read a poem about raindrops and a story about our five senses. In Science, we reviewed our three units on solids, liquids and gases. We've also made a lot of progress in our tops books, working out some of our problems with grammar word order.