Dear parents:

For phonics class, I introduced the letter “P” and the sound “p” and the related word such as pig, pumpkin, puppy, and puzzle. It was easy for them to do this letter, because its strokes are so easy; they look like the number 1 with a circle.

We are continuing the same social studies unit on “clothing”. We talked about some accessory items such as gloves, mittens, high heels, sandals, hats, dress shoes, scarves….and so on.

For arts and crafts, we made firework pictures with sparkly glitter and glue on the black of construction paper.

Welcome to the year 2010, and we wish you a Happy New Year!!

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.

Dear parents:

Thank you for attending our Christmas show on Wednesday night. I hope that all of you enjoyed the performances. I think that my Santa “girls and boys” were the cutest after all. This week, we spent the first three days to rehearse our Christmas show. Later on in the week, we made Santa crafts with paper, and read more Christmas stories.

Comments:

Tanya was so adorable last night. She did all the cute movements that she was supposed to do. But, she forgot to come to the front when we sang her name.
Dora often likes to go to the bathroom during lunch time. Sometimes, she even likes to play with water in the bathroom.

Chloe got a little too emotional when she saw her parents at the library. At the end, she didn’t want to hug Santa.

Sherri was so happy to sing last night in front all the audience. She didn’t have any stage fright. I’m so proud of her!

Reno brought his gift from Santa to school today. He said that Santa gave him a dinosaur book and many cards.

Madi sang both songs loudly and did her cute movements. She was so excited to see Santa onstage. Madi is probably the only one that didn't recognize T. Jason as Santa.

Henry cried the last couple of days after nap time. He whined and said he wanted to sleep more. I guess he doesn’t get enough sleep during night time.

Ellie told me that she likes the angel ornament I got for her. She said she already hung it up on her Christmas tree at home.

Ivy is always enthusiastic about singing . She is also capable of singing the songs all the way through, and remembers all the moves.

Mia told everyone that she tore the wrapper from her gift. She got play dough for Christmas. She kept on laughing and laughing for a long time.

Dear parents:

For math class, we continued working on sizes and directions. The kids had to find 2 out of 3 objects that were the same, then color them. This concept was very challenging for my kids. They can’t fully understand some concepts yet. We will be working on this activity more in the future.

Wednesday, we made our own ornaments. They had to chose from angels, snowmen, candy canes, Christmas bells, and ginger bread men. After they finished decorating their ornaments, we went out to put them onto the Christmas tree.

We‘ve continued practicing our play this week. We also read more Christmas stories and watched a short Christmas cartoon.

Just a friendly reminder; our Christmas party is on Wednesday, December 16^th.

starts at 6:30 so please try to be on time. We are looking forward to seeing you and your family on Wednesday.

Comments:

Dora was hilarious. The other day, when someone was talking about their costume for Halloween, she said, my mommy was Hallo (as Harry) and Potter (in Chinese).

Sherri was so happy to wear the same purple dress as Jae yesterday. She said Jae and her are both Cinderella.

Reno said “I like to eat ox meat”, when we were reviewing all the relate words for “O” sounds. I made him repeat,: “I like to eat beef” instead.

Henry just returned on Thursday. He went to Shanghai to visit his dad for almost a week.

Ellie was a little sad when she saw Joyce leaving to go to the doctor on Thursday. She was moody all day especially during meal time.

Ivy was the only person to put the numbers on the Christmas tree in order. When it was time to clean up the classroom, she stopped me and said “Teacher Angel, I’m not done!”

Mia chose an angel ornament over the others. She said she likes pretty angels and pretty Teacher Angel.

Tanya pealed her grapes with a spoon during lunch time. She pealed them into little pieces and left them on the table. I asked her to clean up and told her it was not necessary to use a spoon to peal.

Chloe slid down backwards from the slide the other day. She had a cut on her lower lip. After this incident, we had a talk in front of all the kids again to remind them not to slide down the wrong way, and also some other safety issues.

Madi was very excited when we went to the library for rehearsal the other day. She was so hyper and kept turning to look at the opposite side, or to look at the others.

Dear parents:

Time flies; it’s the Christmas season again this year. Starting this week, we have been busy practicing our play and correlating our songs with the other kids at school. We can’t wait to show you our beautiful costumes and sing Christmas carols for you.

For phonics class this week, I introduced the sound of “O” & “o”, and the related words such as orange, octopus, ox, and otter.

For arts and crafts, we made “Santa Bell Lacing” and “Stockings” with paper crafts. They had to color their stockings with colors as they wished. Then, they decorated them with pretty stars and ribbons.

This Friday, the kids will bring home their monthly reports and their letters to Santa. Please help Santa to prepare what is on their lists for your lovely children.