Week 3

It was so nice to speak with all of you last Friday. Thank you for finding time in your schedules to come visit our class. I hope you enjoyed yourselves. We’ve had another productive week. Just a little reminder, please do try to check the blog as I will be updating it every Thursday.

There seems to be some confusion about Kevin’s schedule on Mondays. He arrived an hour and fifteen minutes late for class. The class is only two hours long. Our time in class is valuable. We discuss the material as we read in a manner that is hard to reproduce at home. If Kevin does continue to arrive late, he will need to arrive in a quiet manner as not to disrupt the other students.

Perry got into a spot of trouble on Tuesday afternoon for not paying attention during group reading. He was leafing through the pages of his book and making jokes with another student who was sitting on the far side of the classroom. It’s a small class. There are only 6 other students. I can’t imagine how he thinks his behavior will go unnoticed. He’s such a bright boy and he has a great spirit about him but I’m going to be very hard on him when it comes to focusing as I think it will be for his own benefit.

I’ve been pushing Jordan to read out loud a disproportionate amount in class. He actually reads out loud quite well. He’s been opening up a little more in class. We’ll keep at it.

Andy has had a great week. Two of the other boys were misbehaving in class the other day and not only did him not join in, but he chastised them for bothering him while he was trying to focus on the group reading. He still needs to keep his questions on task but I’m proud of the progress he is making.

Jessica has had another productive week. I’ve been forcing her to work together in a group to finish her bookwork in class. I think group work is an important skill and one she needs learn. We’ll keep at it.

Iris has been doing well. She’s always well behaved and focused. I’d like to see her making better use of the time she has before class to review new vocabulary.

Irisa is in a similar situation to Iris. She’s also very well behaved and focused. But I’d like to see her, too, using the free time before class to review new vocabulary rather than chatting with her friends.