Dear Parents:

Tuesday, we had our first outing to the department store. We showed the kids around each floor. The kids got so attracted by the things that were on displayed on the shelves. People stopped and said hi to the kids. On several occasions, our group ended up passing an area last. Our last two stops were the supermarket and the bakery.

For math class, I introduced them to objects with either blue or green. The sky and water are blue; peas, frogs, and trees are green. We also had to put an “x” on the object that was not the same color.

For arts and crafts, we made creepy jelly fish. This was our first success of many projects, because the last craft didn’t turn out very well for everyone. First, they decorated the faces with different circles. Then, they glued of colored strips on its face. Lastly, I glued goofy eyes for them.

I also introduced them to a few new nursery rhymes this week. The first was
“Baa, Baa Black Sheep” and the second one was “Hokey Pokey”. The third one was “Punchinello”. The fourth one was “Engine, Engine Number 9”

Individual comments:

Joyce finally showed some moves during singing time. She ate faster during meals.

Casper now joins us for morning exercise. He sings, dances, and plays games with everyone. He also likes to have more interactions with the other kids during class time.

Rain remembers all the words that begin with “a’s”, but not with “b’s”. Rain can be easily distracted by others.


Jason has very little patience while he’s doing his work. I asked him to trace a capital A and a small a. He did it very quickly without even dwelling on the strokes. I made him redo his work during play time.

Theresa loves positive reinforcement. I often reward her with stars. She does her work independently without any help. But, sometimes she rushes.

Christine sometimes gets fussy with other kids if they don’t do what she says. Since last week, I talked to her individually during play time. I told her that we have

to share at school.

Jae recognizes sounds that begin with “a” and “b”. She is also crafty. She tries her best to show everyone her

best work in class.

Leetrue probably felt tired in the evening all this week. He skipped naps many times this week. I would like to see him join us for morning exercise in the mornings.

August is the king of water! He loves to drink water. He’s also very helpful towards his friends, especially to Jason. He could help Jason to put on his shoes before he put on his own; he also helps Jason to wipe the floor when he spills water.

Outing Next Week~~~

Dear parents,

For reading /social studies, we talked about “different home .” Do you live in a high skyscraper or do you live in a low building? We talked about the rooms in our homes. “What do you do in the bathroom?” “What do you do in the kitchen?”

For story time, we read “Feast for ten.” We talked about the things that we might see in the supermarket, and what foods we eat at home. Also, we went through
“The Bumble Bee.” This is the second time we read this book. This story involved different animals and a kid. They enjoy it very much.

For math class, we introduced objects with either yellow or red. Apples, hearts, and tomatoes are red; bananas, the sun, and baby chicks are yellow.

For arts and crafts, we did a star mobile. First, we painted big stars in red and smaller stars in yellow. We cut stars from construction paper. Then we strung them together with yarn and pieces of straws.

I also introduced them to a few new nursery rhymes this week. The first was
“The Family” and the second one was “Our Pre-K Day”. The third one was “This is the Way I Brush my Teeth”. The fourth one was “Johnny, Woops!!!!”

Individual comments:

Casper is doing better in class. He’s slowly following directions and rules, although he is lost sometimes. He also picked up more words such as more, snack... and so on.

Rain can be a trouble maker like Jason. I noticed that he’s also easily influenced by the other boys. If someone is singing a chant, out of the blue, he’ll join in. I use my stars reward to remind him to stop doing things that are wrong. It works most of the time.

Leeture can easily tell the different colors of objects that we learned this week. He’s willing to share with others during playtime.

Jason likes to be the center of attention. He does things to gain attention from others. He sometimes touches or pushes others on purpose.

August pays attentions most of the time and has good interactions with everyone. He’s easily distracted by others. I purposely moved him away from Jason and Rain.

Theresa’s nose is a little better this week. Sometimes she spaces out during story time, or during activities that don’t have too many movements.

Christine is popular in class. She gets along with the other kids. She enjoys relaxing during play time with everyone at school.

Jae asks me for help, when in fact she is quite capable of doing things on her own. She also asks for small favors. I don’t mind doing things for her. I know that sometimes kids her age want to be treated differently (I mean like her baby sister or younger kids). She knows her color objects well. She is also able to identify each of them.

Joyce was eating faster this week during the meals. She needs lots of love and attention in order for her to open up to a new environment. She’s doing fine.