I think I have finally got the right information and sports day will start at 8:30am but you need to bring your son or daughter to the back field by 8:00am. This allows everyone to get ready so we can start on time. Remember sun screen, hat, water bottle, proper running shoes, and the specific colour shirt for your team. Its going to be a fun day out.
Thanks
cheers
Braedon
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
March 4, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
So I think spoke to soon when I stated that the cold weather was behind us. Well soon enough it will be. We had a short week in the Pre-K class and have we have just begun our dinosaur and measurement units. English all the time in the class is going very well and the students rarely make any mistakes. Our next goal will be to use proper English when inside the classroom, with an emphasis on proper grammatical sentences.
Since our class is getting bigger we are have now separated with the kindergartners with library and P.E. Our library is the same but our P.E has now switched to Fridays. I have posted the new daily schedule with a few rearrangements below (click on it to enlarge). Due to many circumstances that arise daily this is just a rough timeline.
Sports day will be March 12th at 8:00am in the field behind the school. The students will be put into certain teams and therefore need to wear a certain colour of shirt. Please remember to bring enough water and if necessary sun screen. It should be over by 12:30 and there will be a few food vendors selling lunch and snacks.
Name Team and Colour of shirt they need to wear
Kristopher, Vincent Green Team
Jerrick, Nathan Blue Team
Noah, Duncan, Ashley Red Team
Next week I will be sending home the word rings again. Please practice them with your child. For the new students I have altered them with only a few words. The idea of the word rings is to add a new word a week. These words make up over 25% of all reading. That is why we call them high-frequency words. We have introduced them as words of the week, they are on our word wall and word rings. It is more effective to know these words quickly then to move on to more difficult words. Knowing these words gives the emerging reader confidence and encourages him or her to feel like a reader. Learning these words can begin once the child can recognize many of the letters. The child should also be able to follow “word by word” when they begin to read. To encourage learning these words, you can try some games.
Sports day will be March 12th at 8:00am in the field behind the school. The students will be put into certain teams and therefore need to wear a certain colour of shirt. Please remember to bring enough water and if necessary sun screen. It should be over by 12:30 and there will be a few food vendors selling lunch and snacks.
Name Team and Colour of shirt they need to wear
Kristopher, Vincent Green Team
Jerrick, Nathan Blue Team
Noah, Duncan, Ashley Red Team
Next week I will be sending home the word rings again. Please practice them with your child. For the new students I have altered them with only a few words. The idea of the word rings is to add a new word a week. These words make up over 25% of all reading. That is why we call them high-frequency words. We have introduced them as words of the week, they are on our word wall and word rings. It is more effective to know these words quickly then to move on to more difficult words. Knowing these words gives the emerging reader confidence and encourages him or her to feel like a reader. Learning these words can begin once the child can recognize many of the letters. The child should also be able to follow “word by word” when they begin to read. To encourage learning these words, you can try some games.
*Write the words on cue cards, put them on the floor and jump on them while saying them.
*Use a dollar store fly swatter to swat the words, while saying them.
*Play a hide-and-seek game, hunting for the words. Student love searching for letters and words in the classroom.
*Have your child write the word in paint or on a white board.
Have fun and speak to me if you would like some more reading and writing strategies.
What we did in our centres this week.
Literacy Centres
1. Fishing game with lower and upper case letters.
2. Acrostic name game with writing or pictures.
3. Computer story “Dino Train”
4. Making books about Dinosaurs.
Math and Science Centres
1. Measuring string with blocks.
2. Measure the room using small blocks.
3. Making 3D dinosaurs using Lego.
4. Card game “Go Fish”
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. P.E will now be on Friday afternoons.
5. Sports Day will be March 12th at 8:00 am
6. Making pottery will be April 13th during the school day, please bring in your money..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.
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.
Henry Ford
Cheers
Braedon
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
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 100th 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
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 28th there is no school due to Taiwan
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
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
February 17
Friday, February 17, 2011
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.
Cheers
Braedon
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
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