It's been a hectic past few weeks, but we've finally moved back to our old classroom...if the kids reactions are any indication, it's been well worth the wait! Anyway, this week we read a new story in reading " The Dot" a cute story about a little girl that thought she didn't have any art ability, but through the motivation of her teacher she became a very gifted artist...the words in the story were pretty easy for the kids..I'm not sure the message was as easy, but I was pleasantly surprised when I asked the kids about the story. Most of them were able to understand. In math we started learning about odd and even numbers, and continued reviewing counting and number order. ( no problems here, everyone is doing great! ) In science we studied the 6 species ( mammals, insects, reptiles, birds, fish, and amphibians ) and their main characteristics, not to mention how to compare and contrast animal traits. And finally this week in phonics we reviewed learning about short u and long u by reading an assortment of words and choosing which u sound it would be.

Kyle is doing well. He's been doing well in all subjects, and has also been a huge help around the classroom.

Albert is doing great in reading and phonics, but he's really made huge improvements in math. He's doing great!

Irvin does well when he pays attention.He's been having a little trouble paying attention recently though.

Rain is doing very well. He's made constant improvements in all his classes, but has really excelled in reading. He's becoming a very good reader!

Devon has fallen behind the other kids a little bit in phonics. He used to do an excellent job, but seems to have lost confidence recently and seems to be struggling a bit where he once excelled.

Claire is a good worker and attentive listener who performs well in everything she undertakes

Estella is reading very smooth, and fluently. She also comprehends what she reads very well.

Hanna has a good attitude towards school and is working well in all subjects! Especially reading and phonics.