PreK HIS: 01/27/11

Thursday, January 27, 2011

January 28th

Friday, January 28, 2010

We had a great time yesterday at the zoo. All of the students’ behaved very well and the weather was beautiful. Today was also another fun day with our Chinese New Year centres. We did some lion dances, sang some songs and played games with red envelopes and lucky candy.

Mrs. Vicky and I want to wish everyone a fun and happy Chinese New Year. Enjoy the break with your family and I will see you all back at school February 7^th.

What we did in our centres this week.

Literacy Centres

Making animal masks and acting out stories.
Zoo mini books.
Computer story “Black and White Animals”
Guided reading with a teacher.

Math and Science Centres

Tangram animal blocks recreating without using the template.
Shapes computer game.
Scales with weights and blocks trying to make them equal.
Constructing 3D shapes.

Reminders and Notices

February 28^th will be the last day of school for Chinese New Year until February 7^th.
Class picture day will be February 10^th, so dress in suitable clothing.
Please bring back “Aa, Mm” books.

Like always, if you have any questions or concern you can always write me an email or come by and speak to me in person.

Happy Chinese New Year!!!!

Cheers

Braedon

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Originally from just outside Toronto, Canada, Mr Sharp received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees from the maritime province of New Brunswick at the University of New Brunswick. College was his first taste of travelling away from home, then after graduation he took off right away to Taiwan. His reason for first coming here was that his undergraduate studies included Taiwan - after a few courses he knew that he had to see this beautiful country. He taught Kindergarten and Physical Education in Taipei for two years before heading back home to Canada. In Canada he taught Grades 7 and 8 for one year. He did enjoy his time teaching the older grades but he knew that his talent and heart was teaching the youngest students. After only one year in Canada Mr. Sharp left his homeland again, travelling to Bangalore, India, to teach Pre-Kindergarten. This year, Mr. Sharp will be continuing with what he feels he does best - teaching the Pre-K class.

Mr. Sharp firmly believes in the importance of learning in all areas in the Pre-K class and is never afraid to push his students to do things that they never thought they could accomplish. Through positive interactions and goal-oriented teaching all students can learn successfully. Don’t be surprised to see Mr. Sharp engaging with his students on the ground or interacting with them as if he is 4 years old! He loves relating to his students and learning with them. He feels that he is always learning when he is in the classroom.

Outside of the classroom, Mr. Sharp is an avid runner and swimmer. When in Canada he swam nationally and internationally. He is starting a swim team at HIS and is very excited about spending time coaching students in this activity.