During story time this week and last we read a book called "The Perfect Thanksgiving." In the story there are two families who have two very different dinners. One family sits very nicely for a dinner that looks very well made and the other family is a little crazy and their food is burnt and not very tasty. The kids learned at the end of the book that even though the families are very different they both love one another just the same.
On page 5 of the homework book please have your child complete a picture of your family doing something that you al love to do together. Please write one or two words about what it is you are doing in the picture.
Please also complete page 15. The letter Tt.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Week 12 - October 28 - November 1
I want to wish Jinny a very happy birthday. We really
enjoyed the yellow duck cake. Thank you so much. Now we are counting down to
Betty’s birthday next Monday!
This week the little teacher was Tim. He did a very good job
remembering all of the day questions – What day was yesterday? What day is
today? What day is tomorrow?
Monday –
Motor Skills – Letter Ll. These are very easy for the
kids. My prompts for them for big
L are “top, bottom, across.” While this one is easy, they tend to rush it and
make it a bit messy. For small l my prompt is “top, bottom.”
Phonics – Letter Tt. Have students listen to and pronounce
the letter Tt. Have students listen to and identify the Tt sounds in a poem.
The students then will look through the poem and circle the small and big Tt’s.
Dance Class
Language Arts – Plural and singular nouns. Using an or a for
one and adding s for more than one.
Math – Graphing
Tuesday –
Motor Skills – Big L
Phonics – Write Big and small Tt. Listen for the T sound in
“turtle/ toes/ tie/town.”
Language Arts – Singular and Plural Nouns
Math – Graphing
Library Time
Practice for the nativity - The soldiers will be Tim and Veronica with some other K2
students. Shepherds will be Kevin, Betty and Sean. The animals will be Amber,
Allie, Olivia and Jinny, along with some PK students.
Wednesday –
Living Rosary rehearsal.
Motor Skills – small l
Christian Living
Art
Thursday
Living Rosary Mass
Motor Skills – activities to practice writing small and big
Ll.
Phonics – Identify the Tt sound in “ten, table, tomato,
tent, toothbrush, town, towel, tape, TV, tire, and top. They also have to hear
that Tt is not in scissors.
Story Time – “The Perfect Thanksgiving” – make Thanksgiving
art
Friday –
Phonics – Identify the Tt sound in turkey, tiger, tent and
not in fish, pig, or house. Also write either big or small Tt. We will also do
Tt art.
Science – plants and how they grow.
Math – graphing
Social studies – Taiwan and the different counties.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Week 11 - October 21-25, 2013
Hello,
Week 11. Wow! We are getting pretty close to Christmas. Next week we will already begin practicing the nativity for the Christmas pageant as this will take a time for the kids to prepare for.
This week in lessons:
Monday:
Motor skills - writing the letter Kk. The vocabulary I use with the students for big K is "top, bottom, top, in to middle, a little up, down and out." For small k I say "top, bottom, middle, in, a little up, bottom and out." So far this is working.
Phonics - The letter Aa. Listen and look for the letter in a short story.
Language Arts - Talk to the students about people and remind them that there are grown ups and kids. Tell them that there are grown up animals and kid animals. Read "Moo moo, Brown Cow" and help the students see the name for the grown up animal and then the kid animal.
Dance class - cancelled this week, review of past material.
Math - fewer, more, the same
Tuesday:
Motor skill: big K
Phonics - show students how to write Aa. Vocabulary for big A "top, bottom out, top, bottom out, middle, across. Small a "middle, down, middle, around." Introduce the sound for short 'a' and have them listen for the sound in 'ant, alligator, apple and anteater." Practice writing.
Language Arts - Read "moo moo brown cow" again and have students identify the animal on each page and after reading the page, have the students identify the baby animal.
Math - continue with few, more and the same.
Library
Social Studies - practice the national anthem or Taiwan and talk about its mean and why it is important
Wednesday:
Motor Skill: small k
Phonics - listen for the short 'a' sound in 'ant, alligator, ax' as well as hear that there is no 'a' sound in bee, fish or pumpkin.
Language Arts: give names to the homes where animals live
Christian Living
Art - from Ms. Chen
Thursday:
Motor skill - big and small Kk
Phonics - listen for the short 'a' sound in 'ant, alligator, ax' as well as hear that there is no 'a' sound in fork, cup, ball
Science - talk about the things that plants need to grow: water, sun (food), soil (home).
Math - more, fewer, the same
Story time - Read "Bang! Boom! Roar!" and talk about their favourite part. Draw a picture to show the favourite part of the story.
Friday:
Motor Skills - do clay activities to make the letter Kk
Phonics - do a craft activity to show "Aa is for alligator"
Science - plant seeds to watch them grow.
Math - more, fewer, the same
HALLOWEEN FASHION SHOW! - for the fashion show, remember that all the parents are invited to come see. The show starts at 2pm. You are welcome to come help the children get dressed starting at 1:30pm I think I said.
HOMEWORK !!!
pg 25 - Things. Identify the thing and animal in each picture. Say "Which one is the animal? Which one is the thing?" Cross out the animal and have them circle the thing. Have them draw a picture of their favourite animal, and you can write for them what it is.
See you soon! Ali
Week 11. Wow! We are getting pretty close to Christmas. Next week we will already begin practicing the nativity for the Christmas pageant as this will take a time for the kids to prepare for.
This week in lessons:
Monday:
Motor skills - writing the letter Kk. The vocabulary I use with the students for big K is "top, bottom, top, in to middle, a little up, down and out." For small k I say "top, bottom, middle, in, a little up, bottom and out." So far this is working.
Phonics - The letter Aa. Listen and look for the letter in a short story.
Language Arts - Talk to the students about people and remind them that there are grown ups and kids. Tell them that there are grown up animals and kid animals. Read "Moo moo, Brown Cow" and help the students see the name for the grown up animal and then the kid animal.
Dance class - cancelled this week, review of past material.
Math - fewer, more, the same
Tuesday:
Motor skill: big K
Phonics - show students how to write Aa. Vocabulary for big A "top, bottom out, top, bottom out, middle, across. Small a "middle, down, middle, around." Introduce the sound for short 'a' and have them listen for the sound in 'ant, alligator, apple and anteater." Practice writing.
Language Arts - Read "moo moo brown cow" again and have students identify the animal on each page and after reading the page, have the students identify the baby animal.
Math - continue with few, more and the same.
Library
Social Studies - practice the national anthem or Taiwan and talk about its mean and why it is important
Wednesday:
Motor Skill: small k
Phonics - listen for the short 'a' sound in 'ant, alligator, ax' as well as hear that there is no 'a' sound in bee, fish or pumpkin.
Language Arts: give names to the homes where animals live
Christian Living
Art - from Ms. Chen
Thursday:
Motor skill - big and small Kk
Phonics - listen for the short 'a' sound in 'ant, alligator, ax' as well as hear that there is no 'a' sound in fork, cup, ball
Science - talk about the things that plants need to grow: water, sun (food), soil (home).
Math - more, fewer, the same
Story time - Read "Bang! Boom! Roar!" and talk about their favourite part. Draw a picture to show the favourite part of the story.
Friday:
Motor Skills - do clay activities to make the letter Kk
Phonics - do a craft activity to show "Aa is for alligator"
Science - plant seeds to watch them grow.
Math - more, fewer, the same
HALLOWEEN FASHION SHOW! - for the fashion show, remember that all the parents are invited to come see. The show starts at 2pm. You are welcome to come help the children get dressed starting at 1:30pm I think I said.
HOMEWORK !!!
pg 25 - Things. Identify the thing and animal in each picture. Say "Which one is the animal? Which one is the thing?" Cross out the animal and have them circle the thing. Have them draw a picture of their favourite animal, and you can write for them what it is.
See you soon! Ali
Friday, October 18, 2013
Howework
Hello,
It was really great seeing all the parents who were able to come in today. I just want to say that I am always available to talk after school if you ever have concerns that come up regarding your students learning.
Homework this weekend is a little bit different. One question that was asked of me today was why I don't follow alphabetical order when I assign the homework. I do it out of order because I am following the order that is in the phonics book that we use daily. To me it makes sense to assign the letter that they learned that week so that it furthers what they had learned that week. If we were to follow the typical alphabetical order then they might come across a letter that they haven't been able to practice yet and is not familiar to them. On that note, I chose to do this shortly after I started giving homework assignments, so while our letter this week was Cc, they've already completed this letter in their books.
So this week the homework is not letter writing, it is about nouns - people, places and things. Page 15 is nouns for places. Remind them that places are where we go. For numbers 1, 2 and 3 the students must underline the picture showing a place. You can help them identify the item by saying "This is chalk and this is the play area. Which one is the place?" If they have a hard time at all, you can ask them "Do you go to chalk, or do you go to the play area?" Finally , in the box, have you child draw a picture of their favorite place to go. Have them tell you where it is and you can write for me where it is.
Next Friday is our Halloween celebration. Please don't send your child dressed up in the morning, I will dress them when they wake up from their naps. I will also invite you to come to the classroom at 1:30 to help out if you'd like to apply makeup or do their hair. We will go to the gym at 2 for the Halloween fashion show, which you are also invited to attend to watch your kids show off their costumes.
Have a great weekend, Ali
It was really great seeing all the parents who were able to come in today. I just want to say that I am always available to talk after school if you ever have concerns that come up regarding your students learning.
Homework this weekend is a little bit different. One question that was asked of me today was why I don't follow alphabetical order when I assign the homework. I do it out of order because I am following the order that is in the phonics book that we use daily. To me it makes sense to assign the letter that they learned that week so that it furthers what they had learned that week. If we were to follow the typical alphabetical order then they might come across a letter that they haven't been able to practice yet and is not familiar to them. On that note, I chose to do this shortly after I started giving homework assignments, so while our letter this week was Cc, they've already completed this letter in their books.
So this week the homework is not letter writing, it is about nouns - people, places and things. Page 15 is nouns for places. Remind them that places are where we go. For numbers 1, 2 and 3 the students must underline the picture showing a place. You can help them identify the item by saying "This is chalk and this is the play area. Which one is the place?" If they have a hard time at all, you can ask them "Do you go to chalk, or do you go to the play area?" Finally , in the box, have you child draw a picture of their favorite place to go. Have them tell you where it is and you can write for me where it is.
Next Friday is our Halloween celebration. Please don't send your child dressed up in the morning, I will dress them when they wake up from their naps. I will also invite you to come to the classroom at 1:30 to help out if you'd like to apply makeup or do their hair. We will go to the gym at 2 for the Halloween fashion show, which you are also invited to attend to watch your kids show off their costumes.
Have a great weekend, Ali
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Week 9 - October 6 - 11
Hello,
Tomorrow there is no school as we are celebrating Double Ten Day. I hope everyone has a nice day together at home. The following day will be a half day and the trip to see the yellow duck. If you (the parents) are not accompanying the class on the field trip, please be aware that your children will be dissmissed at 12pm and lunch will not be served that day. Please only send ONE SNACK with them, sunscreen, a hat and small back pack and a full bottle of water. Also, no communication book is needed that day. Because we wont have any class time on Friday, I am sending the homework books home today. Please help your children complete p. WTK 4. The letter Dd.
Tomorrow there is no school as we are celebrating Double Ten Day. I hope everyone has a nice day together at home. The following day will be a half day and the trip to see the yellow duck. If you (the parents) are not accompanying the class on the field trip, please be aware that your children will be dissmissed at 12pm and lunch will not be served that day. Please only send ONE SNACK with them, sunscreen, a hat and small back pack and a full bottle of water. Also, no communication book is needed that day. Because we wont have any class time on Friday, I am sending the homework books home today. Please help your children complete p. WTK 4. The letter Dd.
Due to a large increase in requests between the time the bus
was booked on Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday morning from parents to join the
transportation on the buses to the duck, unfortunately we have to ask that all
parents drive to the duck as there will be not enough room. We are asking that parents meet K1 and
K2 at the entrance to the duck between 8:45 and 9am. If you have any questions or cannot find the main entrance, you can contact me at 0981335126. Sorry for the last minute change and any inconveniences this
may have caused.
The week of assessments has been going well. Your children have retained all the information that we have covered so far. Some concepts were easier than others, but overall everyone has done a great job.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Week 8 - September 30 - October 4
Hello Everyone,
It was a really great week this week. The children's behaviour was much better. They treated each other with respect and tried very hard not to hurt anyone's feelings. Also, their English level is increasing faster and faster. I am very impressed everyday with how hard they are trying to communicate with me and to communicate with their friends using English. I thought that patterning was going to be difficult for the K1 students, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was something they picked up quickly.
Perhaps your children have told you about Mrs. Shi. She is our new classroom assistant that we share with K2. Mrs. Shi has experience working with kindergarten age students, and has studied English in the UK and is completing a university course in English now. She is a great fit in our classroom and the children are already showing love and trust towards her.
For homework this week, please help your children complete page WTK 8, the letter H. This letter was pretty easy for them. The vocabulary I used to help was "top, bottom, top, bottom, across" for the upper case H and for the lower case I said "top, bottom, middle, around."
Next week we are set to complete the assessments for the first semester. This is just a time for me to see how much they have retained. There should be no surprises, they will all do well I'm sure.
We have a half day next week on Friday. In your child's communication book I have placed a permission slip as we will be going to see the Big Yellow Duck. I'm sure most of the students have seen it already, but I thought it would be a fun activity for us to do together. We will be going with Ms. Scott's K2 class. For this excursion, we would like to invite you to come with us. Ms. Scott and I will go to the harbour this weekend to determine an appropriate meeting spot, where we will meet you in the morning, and I will also tell you the time. PLEASE return the permission form promptly on Monday so we know how many parents are coming and if we will need extra help from other staff members.
Lastly, October 18th will be our first parent/teacher interviews. At this time I can say that I have no concerns about your children's learning or behaviour. The meetings will be rather informal, and simply an opportunity for you to see the classroom, some school work and to ask any questions that you have about the day to day business of K1. If you would like a meeting, they will be 15 minutes each starting at 1pm. Please write in your child's communication book when a good time is for you to come and I will accommodate the best I can.
Here are a couple pictures of the kids in the chapel with Sister Loida, who is also new to DSK.
It was a really great week this week. The children's behaviour was much better. They treated each other with respect and tried very hard not to hurt anyone's feelings. Also, their English level is increasing faster and faster. I am very impressed everyday with how hard they are trying to communicate with me and to communicate with their friends using English. I thought that patterning was going to be difficult for the K1 students, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was something they picked up quickly.
Perhaps your children have told you about Mrs. Shi. She is our new classroom assistant that we share with K2. Mrs. Shi has experience working with kindergarten age students, and has studied English in the UK and is completing a university course in English now. She is a great fit in our classroom and the children are already showing love and trust towards her.
For homework this week, please help your children complete page WTK 8, the letter H. This letter was pretty easy for them. The vocabulary I used to help was "top, bottom, top, bottom, across" for the upper case H and for the lower case I said "top, bottom, middle, around."
Next week we are set to complete the assessments for the first semester. This is just a time for me to see how much they have retained. There should be no surprises, they will all do well I'm sure.
We have a half day next week on Friday. In your child's communication book I have placed a permission slip as we will be going to see the Big Yellow Duck. I'm sure most of the students have seen it already, but I thought it would be a fun activity for us to do together. We will be going with Ms. Scott's K2 class. For this excursion, we would like to invite you to come with us. Ms. Scott and I will go to the harbour this weekend to determine an appropriate meeting spot, where we will meet you in the morning, and I will also tell you the time. PLEASE return the permission form promptly on Monday so we know how many parents are coming and if we will need extra help from other staff members.
Lastly, October 18th will be our first parent/teacher interviews. At this time I can say that I have no concerns about your children's learning or behaviour. The meetings will be rather informal, and simply an opportunity for you to see the classroom, some school work and to ask any questions that you have about the day to day business of K1. If you would like a meeting, they will be 15 minutes each starting at 1pm. Please write in your child's communication book when a good time is for you to come and I will accommodate the best I can.
Here are a couple pictures of the kids in the chapel with Sister Loida, who is also new to DSK.
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