I think the worst of the winter cold is behind us and we can look forward to warmer weather very soon. We have had a very busy week in the Pre-K class with Valentines Day and the 100th day of school party this week. Next week we will finish off our Friendship unit and then, starting in March, we will be investigating dinosaurs. I have decided we will study dinosaurs instead of my original plan to study space during this time.
I am very pleased with how well the Winnie the Pooh’s journal is going. The students love the experience and are very proud of their work. Also this week I started implementing the policy of using English only inside the classroom. I thought it would be challenging but they exceeded my expectations and it has gone very smoothly. Over the weekend could you praise your child on doing so well with this challenge!
What we did in our centres this week.
Literacy Centres
1. Play dough making sight words.
2. Valentines Day cut and paste activity.
3. Computer story “Lantern Festival”
4. Reading and colouring “Pp” books then guided reading with a teacher.
Math and Science Centres
1. Grab and guess game with beads.
2. Valentines Day graphing with dice.
3. Free exploration in the mini sandbox with funnels.
Reminders and Notices
1. Please refrain from sending toys to school.
2. Please bring back “Aa, Mm” books.
3. March homework will be sent home March 7th.
4. February 28th there is no school due to Taiwan Peace Day.
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.
Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back.
Chinese Proverb
Cheers
Braedon
