Hello Beluga Family

Teacher Jason here, reporting on how the week went for our baby belugas. This week Teacher Angel had to leave school for three days, and so I was lucky enough to take over in her place!

In Phonics this week:We covered the U sound (umbrella, up, upside down)

With concepts: We did opposites (up and down, in and out, and so forth) and talked about tons of different hobbies (making rockets, playing with puppets, baking cookies, and exercise).

The class as a whole was fantastic! They completed all their weeks coursework with ease and were well behaved.

Individual comments:

Mia was a perfect student this week, always followed instruction and always insisted that I sit next to her when we ate lunch.

Chloe loved our morning exercises, she especially liked the imaginary apple picking! She may have the making of being a superstar considering the fact that she is nearly always singing or dancing around!

Ivy was the best behaved this week, I never had to tell her to do something twice! I love her attitude.

Tanya started off a bit rocky for me, but her behavior improved as the week ended. She also insisted that I call her "Tanya-yayayaya" and she became ecstatic the moment I gave in.

Madi did fine up until some of the opposites lessons. During this time, she became a bit emotional because she wasn't getting the answers correct right away. I let her try a few times, and she ended up becoming a bit flustered, but in the end got the right answer and was back to her happy self!

Dora was a bit naughty this week. I had to discipline her for biting and pushing other students on the first day. Today however she was much better behaved, infact she sometimes said "Shhh teacher is talking" when other students were talking out of turn.

Henry was "Mr. Man" this week, due to the fact that he was always assisting some of the shorter or younger girls in the class. He made sure that he picked up Sherri's chair before his and always made sure the other girls had snacks before he started to eat.

At first, I was worried about Alex since I know that Tree House Academy is still new to him. However, those qualms were quickly washed away with his really happy attitude. Don't let his crying in the morning fool you, once he walks into the classroom as if it was his to teach!

Sherri has an exceptionally quick memory, she picked up all the hobbies and won the memory game that corresponded with that lesson!

Hope everyone has a great weekend,

Teacher Jason.

Dear parents:

For phonics class, I introduced the letter “S”, “s”, and the related words such as snake, six, sun, suitcase, sandwich, and star.

For social studies class, we started a new unit on “Hobbies”. We learned many different hobbies that people do when they have free time such as playing cards, jogging, playing with trains, talking o

n the phone, doing exercise…and so on.

For motor skills class, we

learned

a new rhyme called “Humpty Dumpy”.

“Humpty Dumpy sat on a wall.”

“Humpty Dumpy had a great fall.”

"All the kings’ horses and all the king's men couldn’t put

him together again!” Later on, they did a scissor cutting worksheet.The kids had to figure out on their own how to put “Humpty Dumpy” “together again!”

Individual comments:

Alex was able to stay in his seat for a longer period of time. He tries to put down/up his pants while he goes to the bathroom. If he is in a hurry to the bathroom then he might cry. He was so excited to have his first try to use scissors this week.

Chloe said she likes to talk to her grandparents on the phone when she has free time. Chloe was happy to see Dora and Ivy on Monday. She even told them

that they are her best friends.

Madi was eager to learn the new sound of the letter “S” this week. She loves snakes and squirrels.

Dora was very kind. We went to the park on Wednesday. Alex was chasing a squirrel he saw in a tree. He accidentally fell; Dora picked him up and took care of him.

Mia finally returned to school after a stomach flu. She was so happy to come back and see her friends again.

Sherri grasped on some math logic so quickly. This week we worked on sequencing patterns and on shapes, instead of colors.

Ellie wore her new shiny dressy shoes on Wednesday but she cut herself.She peed in her sleeping bag and also on her tights.

Ivy was very emotional this week. She refused to go to Mr. B’s class for phonics on Monday. I gave her a little break because I don’t like to force her, especially since she was physical still ill. Wednesday, I told her that she must to go Mr. B’s, because she is already grown up and has to become a big girl. She cried and told me that she doesn’t want to go. I brought her into the classroom and calmed her down.

Henry enjoyed our field trip so much, especially the chance he had to see Taiwanese domestic frogs at a close distance. During lunch time, he opened his bag and shared all his food with his friends.

Dear parents:

First, I would like to introduce you to the newest member of the Belugas; his name is Guancheng. He’s as small as Sherri and he is only 2.5 years old. He did so well in his first week of school. The first couple of days he observed the kids when they were singing, working, and playing.

For phonics class, I introduced the letter “R”, “r”, and the related words such as rail, rabbit, ring, roof, and rocket.

For math class, we continued working on exercises with more color patterns such as blue fish, red fish, blue fish …What comes next, blue fish or red fish?

For arts and crafts class, we made mosaic penguins. Every kid got a picture with an outline of a penguin. They had to fill in

the gaps with pieces of color tissue paper. Then, they added funny eyes and cotton as a tummy.

Individual comments:

Ellie is the new student's older sister. He follows her where ever she sits. He wants to be next to Ellie during lunch. He obviously likes being next to Ellie.

Mia had to stay in the office on Wednesday afternoon and all day Thursday for a time out. She always likes to cry at home and purposely disobeys her mom’s words.

Sherri seemed very interested about our new friend when she first met him. There were times when I caught her checking out the new boy during class time.

Chloe was very slow and wandering around for lunch one day. I said to her, “ Chloe, you are too slow, you are even slower than the new baby boy.” She nodded her head, then starting chewing food fast.

Henry felt a little embarrassed after I read them a story about being punctual. I reminded him that it's not a good idea to be late; then he will miss out the fun we have at school.

Madi's small muscles are developing and have gradually improved in the past few weeks. I looked at the coloring that she made lately, and I said to her, “ Madi, your drawing is so pretty. I'm so proud of you.”

Reno went to the South of Taiwan with his family for a vacation this week. He will be returning to school on Monday.

Dear parents: For phonics class, I introduced the letter “Q” ,“q”, and the related words such as queen, quite, quarter, question, and quilt. We started a new unit for social studies on “feelings and emotions”.

We talked about different feelings and emotions like, tiredness, happiness, sadness, madness, and thirst.

For math class, we worked on finding the middle and last objects and color patterns. Most of them caught on to the idea quickly.

Individual comments:

Madi was able to find the middle objects in the group. She was so happy to receive a butterfly as a reward.

Ivy got a little emotional when I asked her to go to Mr. B’s class this week. She took off for one day, then came back the next day.

Sherri told everyone that she wants be a racing car driver when she grows up. She also said it's fun to drive fast.

Tanya was very clingy all week long. She followed me wherever I went like my shadow. She even said she wants to come home with me.

Mia pointed at a “happy” flash card and said “This is Mia, right?” Mia was distracted when we were practicing color patterns with blocks. Chloe was upset and cried when her dad made a quick turn, and so spilled her milk on her stockings. She is excellent in color patterns.

Henry had nightmares two times this week during nap time. He sat up and cried for a while.

Ellie told me the other day, “Teacher Angel, I like to always sit by you.” I replied, “I’m sorry, Ellie. I can’t always sit by you all the time. I also need to give the other kids chances, too.”