Welcome back to another installment of the Polar Bear blog!

On Monday we started working in the math book. The new book starts where the old one left off with one digit addition. It’s pretty easy for all the kids so far, but I’m sure it will become a little more challenging once we begin working on two digit addition and subtraction. In the afternoon we started the new reading books by reading the story “Sam, Come Back!”, a story about a feisty cat.

On Tuesday we went to Shangri La Farm. It’s always great to get out of the city from time to time, and the trip proved to be a fun, eventful experience. We first had a nice tour of the farm. Afterwards, we all colored paper mache bugs. After that we had a nice lunch, and finally we made beach theme candle holders. All in all it was a fun time!

On Wednesday we learned about the 5 senses in science class. I was pleasantly surprised when most students remembered all the 5 senses from the story “You Can’t Smell a Flower with Your Ear” which we read last semester. In the afternoon we did more reading and phonics.

On Thursday we did math in the morning ( addition ) and then we talked more about neighborhoods in social studies. To make it a little more personal the kids have been doing drawings of their neighborhoods as well as a a written description of where they live and what’s in their neighborhood.

On Friday we finished the robot collages we started last week in art class. In the afternoon we learned more about writing sentences in grammar and then practiced writing in writing class.

Kyle was great as usual! He’s become very good at math, and has also shown tremendous growth with his handwriting and reading.

Claire did great in writing class. She’s also shown a knack for English grammar, and is always eager to volunteer to answer questions in class.

Albert has been making improvements in math. He’s become a little faster at solving math problems and seems more interested in learning about numbers.

Jerry has done very well adjusting to class. He’s a great student to have in class!

I hope Nicole is having a nice vacation. We all miss you, and look forward to hearing about your trip when you come back next week.

Rain has been doing very good in reading class. He’s also been getting much better at writing.

Estella has been doing very good in class! she’s very smart and eager to learn.

Hanna is very good at both phonics and writing. We’ve been working on

It’s nice to have Irvin in our class. He’s done a good job so far. He’s made friends quickly with everyone in class , and has followed along with the class work nicely.

Devon seems much more mature and focused recently. It’s very rewarding to see how much he’s improved over the past few months.