Thanks for all of you made the effort to come to Open House & Pot Luck today. I hope that I have covered what you need to know about curriculum, myself, and my goals to accomplish this semester. If you have any feedbacks please let us know or make a not talk to me again during PTA in next month.
For phonics class this week, I introduced the sound of “E” & “e” and the related words such as elephant, egg, elbow, and elevator.
For math class, I introduced the color black and pink. We also went through objects that are black or pink such as a grapefruit, flamingoes, erasers, pigs, and ballet shoes. We crossed out the object that was not pink, which was a pretzel.
For motor skills class, we worked on a worksheet on how to follow directions. The kids were supposed to look at the color pictures on the top corner. Then, they had to look at the picture and color the balloons with the right color. It was easy for most of the older kids, but a little challenge for the young ones.
I wish that you and your families have a great Moon Festival Day.
For phonics class this week, I introduced the sound of “D” “d” and the related words such as dog, dance, door, dinosaur, desk, doll and Dora.
For math class, I introduced the color brown. We also went through objects that are brown such as a football, mud, pretzels, potatoes, and kangaroos. We crossed out the object that was not brown, which was a strawberry.
We had a class trip on Tuesday afternoon. We went around our neighborhood to check out the post office and the supermarket (Wellcome). The kids were excited, because this was not something we do every day at school. They were curious about many items inside the supermarket, so some kids went around checking out things without lining up. We spent most of our time in the grocery section to buy items for our soup. Lastly, we had puddings for a snack.
The next day, we made our soup for the whole school. We bought carrots, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and potatoes. The kids loved helping out with washing the vegetables and prepping the ingredients.
Individual comments:
Sherri didn’t respond to my questions, even after I asked her the same question over ten times. I sat her on the side and told her that when she is ready to answer my question, then come to me. I realized that she probably thought that she was in trouble, so she didn’t want to respond.
Dora is in the process of quitting her pacifier and diaper during nap time. She is getting there. Being able to help out with cutting the tomatoes during preparation, made Dora so happy.
Ivy improved so much during lunch time. There were 3 days this week where she finished her lunch on time with the other kids.
Tanya was whining about Madi sitting on her seat the other day. She insisted that she sat down first.
Reno is slowly understanding the concept of being in a group. Before, he only cared about himself, or I should say “I”. Sometimes, he might say “share please” to the other kids while he is playing.
Chloe sometimes acts and talks like adults. She likes to remind the others about their sitting postures (sitting properly with their feet down). She is also very generous about sharing snacks with her peers.
Madi is sweet. After nap time, she gets her shoes for the others including my shoes. She is able to sleep longer than 30 minutes now, but not the full hour yet.
Henry likes the exercises we did on Thursday morning, like hop scotch, log rolls, and wheel barrels.
Mia asked me if the kids would get “piggy-back-rides” after we do exercises on the mats. I guess she associates mats with fun “piggy-back-rides”.
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.
er kids, but a little challenge for the young ones.
