Dear parents:

Tuesday, we went on a class trip with Mr. B to the pet shops in our neighborhood. We saw many different pets like kittens, puppies, mice, and bunnies. The kids were so curious about these pets. Mr. B and I were thinking to get a class pet for them. After going through brain storming, we decided not to get anything.

For phonics class this week, I introduced the sound of “M” & “m”, and the related words such as mittens, mouse, moon, map, and monkey.

For math class, we worked on matching items for many pages. It was very easy for all of them. We even worked on more advanced ones on the white board, such as finding the same pattern on a pair of shoes.

For arts and crafts, we made paper turkeys for the upcoming holiday. First, they had to cut out the body parts of the turkey. Next, they glued them onto the paper bowls. Then, they glued googly eyes on them. Lastly, they stuck on popsicle sticks as feathers.

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Sherri had an easy time spotting the matching items on her own, without any help. She did the shoe patterns on her own as well.

Ivy came late the other day and told everyone that she had a vaccine for swine flu. She looked a little tired, but she did not have any fever.

Henry likes to do almost every thing on his own. He insisted on poking the popsicle sticks on the turkey. I reminded him not to do that, because I didn’t want him to get hurt. He stopped whining after he saw that I had a cut on my finger.

Mia enjoys listening to the Christmas songs that I play in class. She shows more enthusiasm than the other kids, especially with her cute smile behind her mask.

Chloe refused to change after she peed in her sleeping bag after nap time. She replied, “But, I want to wear my pretty dress!”

Madi noticed that Ivy was missing for morning snack on Wednesday. She asked, “Where is Ivy? No Ivy, Teacher Angel!”

Dora was pointing at the kids and telling them what to do in the pet shop when we went on our outing. She event repeated my words to the others. She said, “If you touch anything, you will have to buy it. Do you have any money?” I couldn’t help but laugh.

Tanya was the first one that finished cutting the body parts of the turkey, but for some reason she couldn't find her “body” of her turkey. She looked everywhere; she couldn’t find it anywhere. She decided to use a smaller (replacement) one on the paper.

Reno felt a little upset when I mentioned Santa’s list. I said, “If Reno likes to get angry at his mom too much, Santa will make a note on his list. When Christmas comes, he will get tissue paper instead of gifts for Christmas.”

Ellie did well and I tried to encourage her to share her things or toys with her friends. I noticed that she brings toys on Friday, but she hardly shares them with anyone expect Joyce.