Dear parents:

Thank you all for coming to join us last night. We had a fireman, an angel, a witch, a few princesses, and pumpkins in the Beluga class. I hope that you also liked our scary maze this year.

This week, we were busy with many Halloween activities. We played Halloween games, bobbed for apples, baked pumpkin seeds, and read a few Halloween stories.


For phonics class this week, I introduced the sound of “J” & “j”, and the related words such as jam, jungle gym, jar, and jeep.

For math class, I introduced the shapes square and rectangle. We worked on some pages to find only squares and rectangles. Then, we crossed out the other shapes.


For arts and crafts, we made trick or treat bags for trick-or-treating on Friday. The kids had to paint the brown paper bags into either red or black. Then, they had to cut and paste their favorite patterns such as spiders, ghosts, or bats.

We have scheduled a PTA meeting with parents for next week, from Monday through Friday. Please arrange your time slot with Teacher Beryl. Thank you.

Dear parents:

For phonics class this week, I introduced the sound of “I” & “i”, and t

he related words such as inchworm, itch, igloo, iguana, and ice.

For math class, I introduced the shapes square and rectangle. We worked on pages to find out only squares and rectangles. Then, we crossed out the other shapes.

For arts and crafts, we made ghosts paintings’ with their hands and feet. We put white paint over their hands and feet as ghosts’ bodies’. Then, we put eyes, noses and mouths for them.

For motor skills class, we worke

d on scissor

skills. Each one of them had a pumpkin face and facial parts. They had to cut the facial

parts on their own and paste them on to its face. Then, they became

jack-o-lanterns.

Individual comments:

Dora is eager to get three stamps every day, but she also likes to

act against teachers.

She is so forgetful went you ask her not to

do something.( She does it in next 3 seconds.)

Reno tries hard not to

speak Chinese in class, but when he gets too excited (like when he is playing out door with the others.) he resorts to Chinese. He spits out Chinese here and there.

Ellie likes to be my little assistant.

She tells me who is misbehaving or shouting or doesn’t sit down with their bottle.

Mia spoke Chinese more frequently

than she used to. I reminded

her that if she speaks Chinese, she will possibly lose her stars. I don’t think it’s a good idea to speak Chinese.

Sherri picked up her work speed a lot

after I showed her a girly toy I got

from MacDonald’s. I told her that if she wants it, she has to earn it by working harder in class.

Ivy learned so much

about Halloween

. She is able to retain the harder Halloween vocabulary words like Frankenstein and many more.

Madi can now eat on her own during meals. She is working on her table manners because she often eats messily.

Henry has a tendency to work super fast when he sees the others about to finish their worksheet. He chooses to work fast so he can go out to play.

Tanya is processing

her learning attitude. She is willing to spend more time on her tasks. She is so in love with her jacket that wherever she goes she always likes to carry it with her.

Chloe can count up to 10 and write up to 7 on her own. I sometimes see her as an adult; she imitates what I say to the other kids.

Dear parents:

Halloween season is coming around again. This week we began our new unit “Transportation” and the theme of “Halloween”. The kids are learning new vocabulary words and songs about Halloween.

For phonics class this week, I introduced the sound of “H” & “h”, and the related words such as hand, hose, horse, hammer, and Henry.

For math class, I introduced the shape square and objects that are square such as windows, Sponge bob, and a calendar in the class room…and many more. The kids also did a few worksheets about shapes.

For arts and

crafts, wemade whacky spiders. First, we colored the Styrofoam balls black. Then, we poked in plumper pipes as

their legs. They don’t really look creepy at all. Their legs looked so colorful next to their bodies.

Individual comments:

Madi can now eat on her own during meals. She is working on her table manners because she often eats messily.

Sherri finally picked up on her work speed. Although she is still a little slow, she is better off than last week.

Henry almost got a perfect attendance in the mornings all this week. He enjoys learning new

songs and rhymes about Halloween.

Dora always volunteers to help the others. Sometimes, she is over friendly and gets the other kids upset. She remembers different Halloween symbols that we learned in class.

Reno has a greater appetite since the beginning of the month. He always asks for a 2^nd bowl of food, after he finishes the first one.

Mia coughed so much and had a blocked nose all week long. She is proud of herself when she does a good job on her tasks.

Ivy was absent for two days due to her asthma. She was so happy to return on Thursday.

Tanya was so much better this week during nap time. But, she crie

d too much. She has triggers that easily get her upset

with little things.

Chloe told me that for this Halloween, she wants to be a crocodile.

She enjoys learning new songs for Halloween.

Ellie was able to spot 4 squares quickly on our worksheet. She kept looking for the fifth one for a while.

Dear parents:

For phonics class this week, I introduced the sound of “G” & “g”, and the related words such as goat, gate, game, goose, and girl.

For math class, I introduced the color white and the shape circle. We also went through objects that are white such as a snowman, snow flakes, clouds, and rabbits. We crossed out the object that was not white, which was a carrot.

For motor skills class, we worked on tracing flower parts from pedals and stems, to leaves. For most of them it was easy, and so they quickly finished tracing and moved on to colorings.

For arts and crafts, we made flower pictures, with paper coffee filters. First, we folded the paper filters in 3 folds. Then, we dipped them in colored water paint. The kids were allowed to pick their own colors for their pedals. Last, we glued pipe cleaners as stems. I also attached the final projects on our wall as decorations.

Individual comments:

Mia mixed water with toothpaste the other day and showed it off. She said “Teacher Angel, I made milk.” I know that kids at this age, they have a wild imagination and are very curious about new things. I reminded her that toothpaste is for you to brush/ clean your teeth. You cannot make milk with it.

Reno is very kind and sweet. He sometimes gets water bottles for his friends after recess time. And then he places them in front of their seats.

Ivy and Reno are singing partners. Every day after we wake up from our nap, Ivy would wake up Reno to sing and dance.

Tanya is in love with her jackets. She hugs them no matter how many times I talk to her. She finally fell asleep on her own on Wednesday.

Dora manners have been up and down. She can be an angel if she tries; if not she can be a naughty girl. I separated her from the others for meal time, because she likes to get up and run around while she is eating.

Henry was late for school many times and looked tired when he came in. Getting enough sleep for kids his age is very important.

Ellie and Henry are so much alike. They both look so tame when I first met them. They can be so wild during play time, while being so attentive during class time.

Madi is picking up so much. She sometimes even tattle tells on the other kids. She doesn’t eat so fast compared with a while ago. She only asks for “Nancy” when we line up to put away our water bottle at 4 p.m.

Sherri is always well behaved at school. I read comments that Mom made for this Monday and Tuesday, and I wasn’t surprised. Young kids have a tendency to pick up negative behaviors from their peers. I reminded them not to do the same things through stories.

Chloe is learning to use a combination of colors while she is coloring nowadays. She used to use one color across a whole page. Now, she slows down and picks different colors.

Happy Moon Festival Weekend

Dear parents:

For phonics class this week, I introduced the sound of “F” & “f”, and the related words such as fish, fan, fire, feet, and farm.

For math class, I introduced the color gray. We also went through objects that are gray such as an elephant, nails, squirrels, and mice. We crossed out the object that was not gray, which was an apple.


For social studies, we covered “In my Neighborhood”. We talked about different homes. Some kids live in high buildings with an elevator. However, others live in lower buildings.
We also talked about businesses in our neighborhood such as schools, hair salons, pharmacies, supermarkets, shoe repair shops, and post offices.

For motor skills class, we worked on shoe lacing on the boards. Each animal board has many holes. The kids had to try on theirs, and do the lacing on their own. This exercise helped them enhance their small muscles development.



I’m sorry about mixing up the date last week; I thought last weekend was the Moon Festival weekend... I wish that you and your family members have a great Moon Festival Day.

Individual comments:

Reno improved wonderfully on his emotions in the morning. He bragged in front of the others, by telling them that he didn’t cry this morning.

Tanya purposely disobeyed the teachers during nap time on Wednesday. She disturbed the others by making noises and playing.

Dora was actually well behaved this week. I was surprised that she got 3 stamps two days in a row this week, since we started the “passports” on Monday.

Chloe felt odd when I asked her to pretend to buy bandages from my pharmacy in our community.

Henry thought it was funny when I asked him to be my customer in my hair salon. He liked the hair drying and the massage from me.

Ellie’s appetite has increased recently. She asks for a 2nd bowl quite often. Sometimes, she even asks for a 3 rd bowl!

Ivy is hilarious. One day during lunch, she told me that “Ivy isn’t a grandma.” I looked at her and said, “Good job, Ivy!”

Madi is able to say a few new sentences this week such as “Teacher, put my water bottle away’, “Teacher, look”, and “Teacher, I’m done!”

Mia wanted to eat big bowl of food since Monday this week. She is able to finish her lunch on time, if she doesn’t pay attention to the others or plays with her things.

Sherri tried harder to finish her tasks on time this week. Sometimes she gets distracted easily when she sees the others go out to have play time. I think she is as capable as the others.