April 30

We've had a fun week. We've been learning about measurements such as cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, kilograms, grams, pounds, inches and centimeters. We had fun using what we learned in math class by cooking a cheese cake these last few days. We've also been reading a story about a bear who can't find the peace and quiet to get a good night's sleep and singing lots of new songs.

Sunny has been very well behaved and focused in class. She has come to school with a positive attitude each day.

Esther has been doing solid book work in class and her spoken english is more and more accurate.

Lauren has been doing good work in class. She told me that from now on she will be wearing her eye patch from the beginning of school until 10AM.

Lily has been well behaved this week and continues to have a very positive attitude.

Jerry is doing good work in class. I saw that he got a bump the other day after class. He told me that he was racing on one of the cars a little too fast and fell over. We spoke about being a bit more careful when he's playing outside.

Frank is doing great work and making substantial progress. Keep it up!

Tricia is continuing to improve in class. Her speaking ability is really taking off

Eliza is still a little hesitant to volunteer to speak out in class but she responds to questions with more and more accuracy.

Carson's attitude is still positive everyday and his spoken english is continuing to improve. Keep it up!

Henry is putting forth a very strong effort to pay attention and work hard and it is paying off.

April 24

Hi everyone! What beautiful weather we have today! The graduating class went to a photo studio and we all had a grand old time posing for the photographer. The Armadillos looked like proper young ladies and gentlemen and the staff of the studio kept telling me, "Wow, they are so well behaved! Much better than most of the other students we see."

Sunny impressed me again this week. We were learning how to find the circumference of a shape. She picked it up very quickly, and then made the jump to answer a few much more advanced questions as well.

Lily and I have continued our ongoing conversation about being bossy and telling other people what to do. I think she is beginning to understand.

Lauren did seem very shy at the photo studio, but she looked so pretty in her dress. You will enjoy the pictures, I am sure.

Esther has gotten into a little bit of trouble for bickering with her classmates recently. Academically, her work is still very strong.

The photographer was very impressed with Jerry. He said he was a 'born natural.' He is very photogenic.

Frank looked very handsome in his suit earlier this week. He has been doing very good work in math class.

Tricia has such a vibrant personality. I am continually impressed by her positive outlook.

Eliza has had a little bit of trouble paying attention in class today. I have had to remind her where we are in the books a number of times.

Henry's reading is beginning to take off. Keep up the great work ethic!

Carson's reading is getting better and better. His pronunciation is beginning to improve as well. Keep it up!

April 17

We celebrated Easter on Monday of this week by decorating real eggs, hiding plastic eggs and making bunny ear hats. On Tuesday we took a trip to the Public Library next to Daan Forest Park where they have an impressively large English Children's book collection.

Lily got into a bit of trouble yesterday for being bossy in class and chatting during naptime.
She and Lauren were both very excited for their quiz in teacher Andy's class. We reviewed a bit during play time.

Lauren has mostly had a good week. She got into a bit of trouble for chatting during nap time. She accepted her punishment in good form and was very excited to study for her vocab quiz that afternoon.

Esther had another productive week in class.

Eliza was complaining about a headache and not feeling well yesterday. We checked but she did not have a fever. I hope she is feeling better today.

Tricia has been jubilant all week. It was very nice chatting with you earlier in the week.

Henry has been very focused this week. Keep up the good work.

Carson is continuing to be very active and focused in class. He is making extraordinary progress.

Jerry is very focused in class. He is a little bossy sometimes but we are working on it.

Frank is doing great work in class. His conversational English is steadily improving.

Sunny is continuing to do very good work in class. She has been well behaved and hard working this week.

April 10

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It has been a pleasure to meet with all of you this week. We did a special project this week preparing and draining the Easter eggs we will decorate next week. We also did a fun Montessori style project practicing how to tie our shoes, zip up a zipper, open and close buttons etc. These projects should be useful information and also will help to improve fine motor skills. We read a story about an American who accidentally discovered how to make popsicles by leaving a glass of soda outside on a cold night with a stick inside. We also made our very own popsicles which we will enjoy this afternoon.

Lily and I will continue to work on what we spoke about in the meeting. She especially enjoyed using food coloring to dye her hollowed out egg this morning.

Jerry has gotten into trouble once or twice this week for speaking when he ought to be listening. I hope this won't become a reoccurring problem. He has been so well behaved in the past.

Lauren has been focused in class this week. She has been productive and well behaved. This morning, when she was drying off her hollowed out egg at the end of our project, she squeezed it too hard and broke it into lots of pieces. We will continue to decorate these eggs next week. If she likes, she may hollow out a new egg at home over the weekend and we can dye it at school on Monday. If that is too much trouble, she is welcome to use the egg that I have already prepared myself for demonstration.

Esther has been doing good work in class and has maintained her pleasant demeanor. I was worried to hear that she feels like she has been targeted by her friends. I keep a very close eye on them and I am quite sure that she is not being bullied. There are times when not everybody plays together. Some days Esther plays in different groups. Other days other girls play in different groups. Esther is not being individually left out. The things that she mentioned to me, when I asked her, actually happen to all of the girls from time to time. In the future, if she feels like she is being treated unfairly, I have told her that she should speak to me directly about it. If you have more questions about this, please feel free to let me know.

Sunny has continued to do good work in class. She seemed to especially enjoy the preparations we have done for our Easter egg decorations.

Frank has continued to work very hard in class. He had some trouble at first learning how to tie a bow but he kept at it and eventually got it. We will practice again next week to make sure that everyone still remembers. He should, now, be comfortable tying his own shoes.

Eliza has had a good week. She seemed to enjoy the popsicles we made in class. I hope these sorts of activities will make science class more interesting for her.

Tricia has continued to bring a very positive attitude to class each day. She is full of energy and both her conversational English and reading are progressively improving.

Carson has continued to work very hard in class. His reading has improved considerably. Keep it up.

Henry has been very hard working and focussed in class for the last two weeks. His reading is beginning to take off. Keep up the great work!