Dear parents:

This week has been a really busy week. The teachers have moved everything from the old classrooms to new ones. We are going to have a brand new classroom in 10 days. The kids and I are all looking forward to seeing the brand new look of our classroom.

I introduced a new social studies unit on “clothing”. We talked about the clothes what we wear from different seasons starting from winter. They learned clothes items like scarf, gloves, jacket, sweatshirt, coats, overalls, and boots.

We also practiced more scissor skills on “Dressing up the Snowman”. They had to cut out frosty the snowman. Then, they chose one of their favorite hats and scarves for it. Lastly, they had to draw hands and other Christmas related objects.

We read another Christmas story book named “Happy Bear, the star of Christmas”. Happy is a bear; his class is going to do a skit for Christmas. At the beginning, Happy didn’t want to take it seriously. His friend, Squeak, the squirrel, was teasing him that he can’t remember his lines. As the story carries on, he keeps rehearing his lines to many people. The day finally arrived. He woke and he lost his voice. He had a sore throat; he frowned. Then, he had a quick idea. Why can’t he be the snowman with a sore throat. He smiled at the audience and said all of his lines. He was the star of the whole Christmas show. The moral of this story is if anyone hurts you or teases you, you don’t always need to be angry. You can maybe take the advice and make yourself a better person.

We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas, and please enjoy your three day weekend.

Individual comments:

Madi was sitting in the cafeteria for over ten minutes, hoping that I will feed her a few day ago. First, I scooped up food for her; she had a few bites. Then, she just stared at the other kids. I told her that I will not wait for her if she just sits there and doesn't eat when she's supposed to.

Ivy didn’t like the green beans soup with sticky rice balls as a snack on Wednesday. She rubbed her eyes and said, “I don’t like it!”

Sherri got upset after Tanya hit her many times. Then, she attacked back. This was the first time that I noticed Sherri hitting anyone.

Tanya got a little scared when we were watching a short movie at the Discovery Center. She kept asking me if the movie is finishing soon.

Mia answered “You wear a scarf on your neck.”, instead of saying “You wear a scarf on your neck.” When I asked them where should I wear my scarf?

Dora was sick for a couple of days this week. She was so energetic on Wednesday that she skipped her nap again.

Chloe saw the flashcards of “a tie and shirt”. She raised her hand and told everyone that her dad wears a tie and a shirt to work.

Reno erased my snowman on the whiteboard. When I asked him if he erased my snowman, he replied “That’s O.K.” I reminded him that it is not O.K. if he erased my snowman without asking me. That’s rude and very impolite.

Henry held my hand and said, “Teacher, Diamond right?” I asked him if his mom wears one. He nodded his head.

Ellie forgot where she put her water bottle after taking medicine. She looked everywhere; she found it at Teacher Beryl’s desk.