Dear parents:

The weather has been so weird lately, so the kids never had a chance to go to the park early this week. We finally made it to the park on Wednesday morning. We also planted seeds in the green room this week. They were actually very excited to plant their own seeds and to know the process of how to take care of plants.

For phonics class, we started again with the letter “B”, “b” , and the related words that begin with that sound like bus, book, banana, baby bottle, bed, and basket The kids had to cross out the words whose beginning sounds were not b, such as “alligator” and “sun”.

motor skills class, we worked on tracing heart shapes and “U” as smiley faces. We worked on the smaller heart shapes to the bigger ones. Most of them had fun learning how to draw heart shapes on their own, except Alex. He got a little bored and started playing with his pencil instead.

For arts and crafts this week, we made Love birds and “Valentine’s Day Mice”. The kids had to cut out many heart shapes for its beak, wing, and its tail .Lastly, we glued on some googly eyes.

Individual comments:

Chloe liked riding a roller coaster this week. She got so upset with Alex because he sometimes is not reasonable. He cut in front of Chloe while they were lining up or pushed her while washing their hands…and so on. I reminded Chloe that if she only expresses herself through crying from now on, I will change her name to “Baby” instead.

Alex got frustrated while we were cutting the hearts for the bird. Then, he tore the paper in half. After trying to use the scissors again, he asked me for help. But, when I tried to show him how to use the scissors properly, he swiped them off my hands. I think that it’s a good idea for the kids to experience new things, as long as they are under an adult's supervision. Alex sometimes is bossy toward his peers. If he wants to do something, he just forces it through his ways.

Ellie answered that she will give flowers and candies to Joyce, when I asked her who is she going to give the flowers to? I told them that Valentine's Day is not only for Mom and Dad, but also for friends, grandpa, grandma, aunties, uncles and/or teachers. Ellie didn’t want to eat during lunch and snack. I found that her stomach was bloated with so much gas.

Sherri tried to scoop up her food on her own from Wednesday. We had a deal that I will only help her scoop up her food from her bowl once during meal time. Then, she did it by herself and she was also very proud of herself for being a big girl.

Henry was able to cut many heart shapes by himself easily while we were making “Love birds”. He made it specifically for Mom and Dad for Valentine’s Day. He did a very good job, and we hope Mom and Dad like it.

Dora was actually behaved better after a few days of time out. She promised that she will not push, hit, or bite anyone. She is not a dog; therefore, she can’t bite anyone.

Mia wore angel wings to school on Wednesday and made all the girls envious. She said that she wanted be an angel just like Cupid to bring love to everyone and be friends with everyone.

Tanya keeps on saying that Mom and Dad are too busy, and so won’t spend too much time with her during Chinese New Year. So, she said she'll come to school alone during the vacation. (by herself)

I wish you and your family a good Chinese New Year Vacation.