Friday, February 25, 2011

Friday, February 25, 2011

February is almost over and the end of the school year is coming faster then we would have thought! Last week we had our 100^th day of school party. We had a great time with many activities in and out of the class. As you can see from the pictures everyone had a great time. 

I am so happy to see the progress we have made since August and how we started with only had 3 students and now we are up to 7. Next month we will be investigating dinosaurs and math measurement.  As a school we will be going to the Taichung Science centre in April (where they have a dinosaur exhibit). I am still looking for a place for a field trip for March. The weather should be nicer so perhaps a picnic somewhere would be good.  I am very new to Hsinchu so if any of you have an idea for a field trip could you please give me some ideas.

Reading Tip

Others Who Can Help

You can enlist many other people besides your child's teacher as partners in helping your child learn to read. Here are some suggestions:

·                       Consider involving relatives and friends in helping to motivate your child to learn to read. Older siblings, grandparents, family friends, and your child's caregivers can add their support and encouragement.

·                       Take your child to your local library and look for books that will interest him or her. Some children find books with interactive features particularly motivating. Ask the librarians for help. They will know which books are most appealing to young children.

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 “The Moon”

4.      Reading and colouring “Qq” books then guided reading with a teacher.

Math and Science Centres

1.      Dice game count and colour.

2.      Valentines Day graphing with dice.

3.      Free exploration in the mini sandbox with the scale.

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 28^th there is no school due to Taiwan Peace Day.

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

You learn something every day if you pay attention. 

Ray LeBlond

Cheers Braedon