Hello everyone,

Another week has passed and we're now into the month of October. It's been another fun week for the Polar Bear class.In math class we did more work learning about different ways to add to 10 ( 2+_=10, 5+_=10, etc...). In science class we learned about plants and what plants need to survive ( sun, air, water ). In reading we reread the story " Get the Egg" and then read the new story " Animal Park". In phonics we began learning about vowel sounds A E I O U, as well as practicing words from sounding them out. In grammar we are still learning about writing sentences, and finally on Friday we did a craft for Moon Festival and talked about the stories behind it.

Estella has been eating much faster this week. She's also been doing very well in class. She's a very good reader, and she is always eager to read in class.

It's good to have Kyle back in class. We missed him when he was out sick. This week he seemed to be in good spirits. He's doing very well in class; I don't have anything new to add. He's always well behaved and he also does great in class!

Albert has been sleeping much more during nap time since he started sleeping away for the other boys. He's also been doing an exceptional job in class. His math has gotten much better, and he had a great time learning about plants in science class.

I talked to Irvin about the older kids in my afternoon buxibon class and hopefully he shouldn't feel worried about going into the classroom after 4pm. He was really happy on Thursday afternoon when we had the October birthday party....

Rain has been behaving much better this week. I'm very proud of how well he's been this week. He's doing well in reading and phonics, he's had a little trouble in math class though. We've been learning about different ways to add 2 numbers and get a sum of 10 ( example: 6+4=10, 5+5=10, 1+9=10 ) and he's had a little difficulty understanding the concept. We tried using counting cubes to assist, and he was able to understand the concept much better, so I think he's making progress...

Claire has been doing very well. She's been very attentive and eager to learn this week!

Hanna did a great job in phonics class this week. She knows all the beginning, middle, and ending phonic sounds, and she learns new sounds very quickly.

Devon did an excellent job in phonics class this week. His writing has gotten very good. I was surprised when he was able to write many of the words we were learning about on his own.

Nicole has been very good in class this week. She's been eating quickly, and sleeping during nap time. In addition, she's done a fantastic job in all her classes, especially reading and phonics.