Dear parents,


We had an eventful week this week. Monday, we made sticky rice balls; Tuesday we went to see lanterns at Dr. Sun Yen-Sung Memorial Hall for Lantern Festival Day; Friday we celebrated Valentine’s Day early, so we made chocolate lollipop roses and Valentine’s Day cards.

For phonics class, we worked on B-b- bus, bib, and butterflies. We also learned phonics rhymes.
· Balls are bouncing
· Boeing, Boeing, Boeing
· Balloons are bursting
· Bang, Bang, Bang
· Bubbles are bubbling
· Bo, Bo, Bo,

For math class, we worked on “from the top to the bottom” and “through”. We worked on more examples on the whiteboard.
The kids are learning this concept “through” by putting string through beads.

For social studies class this week, we continued the same topic “clothing”. I also introduced more new words such as jeans, sandals, running shoes, dress shoes, tank top, and sports wear.

Individual comments:

Jae only gets excited and speaks loudly when other kids are doing the same thing. I constantly remind Jason and Leetrue to speak softly or gently during class time. I also remind Jae to quiet down if she talks out loud all the time. Talking too loudly can cause harm to your voice and you may end up sounding like a duck.

Leetrue really liked the transformer lantern we saw the other day at Dr. Sun Yen-Sat Memorial Hall. Leetrue should try harder to come to school early for the first hour, to learn new nursery songs and rhymes at the beginning of class.

Theresa is so helpful with the new students. She sometimes calms them down by holding their hand during class time. She was able to pick up new sounds of phonics “b” after a few repetitions.

August is able to count up to 13 now. I tried not putting him next to Jason. I guess they missed each other for a week. They couldn’t help to have closer contact.

Christine came to school on time this week. I rewarded her with 2 stars each day. When she comes early, it makes her days so much different. She pays more attention in the morning, learns new nursery rhymes, and it’s much more easier for her to fall asleep during nap time.

Casper was very annoyed with the others, because I didn’t help him out with his lantern when he asked me to. He threw a fit at me and stomped his feet many times. The reason that I didn’t help him out right away was because he didn’t listen to me when I asked him not to put so much glue on the back.


Erin already picked up on some simple commands such as “May I go to the bathroom, drink water, sit properly…and so on.” She also likes to share her stories with everyone about her family.



Dora’s emotions are much more under control this week, but she sometimes whines about finding T. Cheryl. She likes to draw on the white board with my markers when she gets any chance. She has a great appetite and naps very well.


Jason was so easily disturbed by the others this week. He worries too much about the new kid, Dora. He also likes to tattletale on her.