On Monday, we went over new vocabulary words: enough, greedy, protect, shelter, shield, through, touch, tough. We wrote sentences and drew pictures for each word.

On Tuesday, we learned the word "important" and talked about why our families are important to us.

On Wednesday and Thursday, we read about safety in the ESL book. We talked about why safety is important and who keeps us safe.

Andrew was extremely slow this week. He was very distracted from doing his work. Even when he was put in a separate classroom to do his work, he was still very slow. His family is important to him because his mom and daddy will protect him from bad guys.

Aston still talks too much when he should be worknig. His daddy keeps him safe when he is skating.

Benson was rather quiet this week. His family is important to him because they love him.

Eason is extremely verbal and likes to tell stories.

Gwen is good at memorizing the vocabulary words, though she tends to forget their meaning. She was very hyper this week and couldn't stop playing with her pencil and jumping out of her seat. Her family is important to her because she loves her home.

Henry wouldn't listen to the teacher when we were repeating chants. He had to face the wall for refusing to pay attention. His Chinese school teacher keeps him safe when somebody hits him.

Irene was very good at picking up the new vocabulary words. She is extremely good are remembering the meaning of the words after the first few explanations. Her family is important to her because they let her go to Tree House to learn English.

Leo was good at remembering the new vocabulary this week. He understands their meaning and how to read the words. He said that his mommy keeps him safe.

Phil was good at doing his written work this week. His family is important to him because they love him and they can take him to the beach.

Yo-Yo was very slow this week in writing his vocabulary words and sentences. He had to stay after class. His family is important to him because they will teach him how to drive a car.