PreK HIS: 11/06/12

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

October 19^th 2012

Dear Pre-K Parents,

In November we will start learning about nursery rhymes and to end our unit I am planning a field trip to Story Paradise in Jubei. This will also be a great way to begin the school wide literacy week which starts the following Monday. At Story Paradise they will read/act two stories, perform a puppet show and complete an activity. The date for this field trip will be Thursday November 29th.

We would leave school around 9:00am and return around 12:30pm. Our transportation will be by bus and we will be having a snack at Story Paradise. The cost of the trip will be 550NT. This includes transportation, admission and insurance.

Please fill in the reply slip below and return it to school along with the money ASAP, so that we can make the necessary arrangements.

http://www.storyparadise.com.tw/index.html

Cheers,

Mr. Sharp

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.

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