It's Sunny

Hello everyone!
Well, it's been another rainy week in Taipei, today seems much nicer; maybe today the kids will finally get a chance to play outside. In class we've been busy as usual. Math, science, social studies, reading, Tops, we've done it all.
In math we've continued with addition. Addition of regular numbers ( ie: 2+2=4 ), as well as basic addition with 0 ( ie: 3+0=3 ). The kids have really done well!
In reading we've continued reading "My Pup", and done the accompanying work in the workbook, primarily short U and short U words ( cup, pup, up, etc..)
In science we started learning about seeds. After finishing the reading in the science book, we did an experiment with two seeds, one with water and one without. After a few days we'll check back and see what happens.
Phonics has been a busy class. The book is pretty big, and we've been working hard to stay on track. This week we are almost finished with basic sounds from a-z. In the coming weeks we'll begin learning blended sounds, as well as concentrate harder on putting it all together for reading.
With Halloween two weeks away, we also made several decorations for class. I think the kids are starting to get excited. So far we made spiders and pumpkins.....


Devon, Aston and Albert have been getting into trouble this week. At the end of playtime or class time when it comes time to clean up the three of them rush to line up and don't help clean.Many teachers have talked to them about it, but they are still being naughty. On Wednesday they had to pick up all the toys by themselves, hopefully they will start to help at clean up time.
Serena and Bonnie are very creative. The two of them really enjoy art class, and always make the nicest crafts.
Claire has done very well in reading and writing class. Actually she's surprised me with how well she can read and understand the book work in phonics and reading. Many of the kids need a little assistance to get started, but Claire seems to pick it up very quickly and always does a great job!
Kyle is doing great in math class. He's a natural! He understands the concepts very quickly and is always able to do most of the work on his own.
Phil has been showing a lot of improvement recently. He's been raising his hand more in class, and is more eager to talk.
Eason is also doing well. he's very smart and knows a lot of English vocabulary.
Benson loves listening to stories. He also has been doing well in phonics and reading.
Irene is speaking much more. It's good to see her have more confidence in herself. It deffinitly shows in class. She's doing a wonderful job!