This week we make some cool bats out of our own hand prints. The children are very excited about Halloween and ask me every day if Halloween is today or tomorrow.

We made a little pocket reading book and I teamed up some of the weaker students with some of the stronger ones and they tried to read the whole story book together without help from me. Each team was able to do it and I was very happy to see them try so hard. They were very proud that they could read a book they have never seen before.

In phonics we started to learn about the letter Ll. At least it is easy to write, but it is a very difficult letter to pronounce for non native English speakers. For example the "l" at the end of the word Beautiful. If you want to practice at home tell your child to bit the very tip of their tongue softly and push up while making a noise.

August needs to work on his pronunciation. Sometimes he is difficult to understand and he leaves out or slurs words when he speaks too fast. One of the problems think is that when other children are repeating the words I say, he isn't. His listening will improve when he does this, but his speaking will suffer.

It is difficult for me to explain to Leetrue that the tone he uses to talk sounds like whining or complaining. Even when he is not complaining, it sounds like he is. I have not heard him speak Chinese so, I'm not sure if this is only a problem he has in English, or if it is just his personality.

Ryan was better behaved this week. When we sang a song I noticed him singing along with us and he seems more eager to join in other activities.

Christine did very good in the reading activity this week. She worked well with her partner. She is a good team player.

Theresa loves telling stories in class about the things she likes to do or things she has done. The students listen to her stories and it makes them also tell interesting stories about themselves.

Jae's writing and cutting skills are excellent. She always writes the letters on the correct line and she takes her time to make sure she does it properly the first time. This is an excellent habit.

Get well soon Jason!