Our Neighborhood!

This week, we read Our Neighborhood, a book that explores the themes of “What is in Our Neighborhood?”; “Neighborhood Helpers”; and “Vehicles People Use.”

We learned a lot of new vocabulary that explored new concepts, such as what is a neighborhood, people who work in our neighborhoods, and how people and things travel.

This week was heavy on vocabulary, and group and individual reading. On Thursday, we played some vocabulary review games. Next week, we will try to mix it up a bit more.

Andrew: Andrew continues to demonstrate good fluency in his reading and understanding of the material, but he is still a bit unfocused at times, which is slowing down his work. But he always comes to class with an upbeat attitude, which is great to see.

Aston: Aston was very distracted by his new ruler (which he for some reason continues to call his “stapler,” despite numerous attempts to correct him) and eraser, but after I confiscated them from him, he was better able to complete his work.

Benson: Benson continues to demonstrate a good work ethic and understanding of the material. At times, he plays with his ruler and eraser too much, but he settles down quickly after I take them away from him.

Gwen: Gwen has really shown a lot of improvement. Her ability to retain the vocabulary words has really helped her reading, and she has shown increased fluency.

Henry: Henry has been having trouble controlling his temper and frustration. While he continues to do his work meticulously, he goes to such an extreme with the detail of his drawings that it slows down his work.

Irene: Irene continues to keep up the good work. She is also great at helping other students, such as Aston.

Leo: Leo has become more comfortable in the class. He has been reading well and seems to enjoy it. He has been having trouble staying in his seat.

Phil: Phil continues to keep up the good work. His attitude has improved a great deal and he hasn’t had any tantrums this week.

Yo-Yo: Yo-Yo demonstrates good reading skills but has difficulty sounding out unfamiliar words. He is slow and a bit lazy about doing his work, and is easily distracted. Hopefully, once he gets used to the curriculum, he will be able to focus and work faster.