Dear parents:

This week we had 3 more members that joined the “Belugas Class”. They are Reno, Ivy, and Madella (long for Madi). Our schedule was a little off, but we managed to have a science experiment: “Amazing Taste Buds!” (On Wednesday.)

Materials we needed: Things that taste sour or sweet ( coffee, black vinegar, coke, soy sauce, lemon, white vinegar, sugar that dissolves in water, and so on…) 1. Introduce the tastes of sweet and sour. 2. Have each kid come up and try different tastes. 3. Separate the cups into two sides… (Sweet and sour) 4. Have the kids to vote on their favorite liquid.

For phonics class this week. I introduced the sound of “b” and the related words such as banana, bus, book, bib, butterfly, and baby bottle.

For math class, I introduced the color orange. We also went through objects that are orange like oranges, pumpkins, and carrots… We crossed out the object that was not orange, which was a mouse.

For motor skills class this week, we did a few exercises on tracing straight, wavy, and zigzagging lines. Everyone did well on these 3 exercises.

Individual comments:

Reno is very vocal in Chinese. He loves to play “tag” during recess with the other boys.

Ivy is very gentle and sweet. I’m sure that she likes to learn new things. I enjoy having her in my class this year.

Madi is slowing adjusting to this new environment. She eats well and naps a lot.

Daniel catches on to new vocabulary words quickly. I was surprised that he caught on to Reno’s name 2 times, when we were playing a name game.

Henry was absent for the last 3 days. We all missed him so much and we were glad that he returned.

Mia tasted many liquids in the cups. She voted for her favorite liquid: Coca-cola!

Dora does things on purpose to disobey the teachers. She tries to gain attention from the teachers and her classmates.

Ellie was funny. She didn’t make any kind of face about whether or not she liked or disliked the liquids in the cups.

Sherri likes to tell me that “my mommy is driving” when the other kids cry.

Chloe was sweet. She wanted to wipe Madi’s tears when she was crying. She also told her: “Don’t cry! Your mommy will come to pick you up soon.”

Tanya shocked me on Wednesday. She was able to string pieces of macaroni on her own, without any assistance.