On Monday, we did presentations about what we did this weekend. Andrew and Yo-Yo went swimming, Gwen went to Taipei 101, Benson rode his bike, Leo went to the hotsprings, Henry went to kung fu class, Aston stayed at home, Phil went to the park with his mother, and Eason went camping.
On Tuesday, we did exercises in our phonics book and worked on our Mother's Day cards.
On Wednesday, we practiced our Mother's Day scripts and conversational chants. We read about pollution in a science textbook, and discussed the effects of pollution.
On Thursday, we practiced our Mother's Day scripts.
Andrew is very good at sounding out words he doesn't know. He has been a little hyper this week.
Aston got in trouble for copying his neighbor's work when we were doing phonics exercises. He has a lot of difficulty reading. He knows the beginning sounds to letters but only recites them automatically. He might need a special tutor to help him, or some sort of evaluation to determine if he has more specific educational needs.
Benson was late to class because he was doing his Chinese homework for a very long time. However, he was able to make up his phonics classwork.
Eason didn't make it to class very often this week because he was doing his Chinese homework for a very long time. He is becoming a much more fluent speaker.
Gwen has been pretty hyper this week. She had to face the wall because she wouldn't stop making noises in class.
Henry missed a lot of class this week because he was doing his Chinese homework for a very long time.
Irene's reading is becoming much more fluent. When she is late to class, she is good at making up the phonics pages she missed.
Leo has very good class participation. He loves answering questions and reading out loud to the class.
Phil needs to practice speaking more loudly for the play. He delivers his lines well but it is hard to hear him.
Yo-Yo has been doing well in class. He does his phonics work with little difficulty, and he enjoys answering questions.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
On Monday, we did presentations about our weekend, with a Question and Answer (Q&A) period for each presenter. Afterwards, we started an arts & crafts project: making puzzles. First, we drew the pictures for our puzzles. Next, we colored them in.
On Tuesday, we cut out the pieces to make a proper puzzle. We had fun putting our puzzles together, and trying to put together each others' puzzles.
On Wednesday, we did exercises in our phonics workbook.
On Thursday, we practiced our script for the Mother's Day performance.
Andrew is good at correcting other students' grammar and pronunciation.
Aston has trouble staying in his seat and listening to the teacher. He only focuses well when he draws.
Benson made a great zoo puzzle filled with animals.
Eason got in trouble for purposely erasing Phil's hangman game.
Gwen has been good about learning her lines for the Mother's Day script. She had trouble staying in her seat this week and blurting out with loud/high-pitched noises.
Henry does good written work but needs to work on his speaking and pronunciation. He is doing a good job of learning his lines for the Mother's Day script.
Irene has done a great job of memorizing her lines for the Mother's Day script. She's also very good at prompting the other kids with their lines.
Leo lied about speaking Chinese in class. We had a talk about how lying is bad, he shouldn't lie to his teachers or his parents, and if he lies, then next time he will have to have a talk with Teacher Paul and Teacher Paul might have to take him to the police station, since liars have to go to jail.
Phil is good with his phonics exercises. He has a harder time verbalizing and needs to work on speaking more English in general. He got in trouble for erasing Leo's hangman game.
Yo-Yo made a great beetle puzzle. He has learned his line for the Mother's Day script.
On Tuesday, we cut out the pieces to make a proper puzzle. We had fun putting our puzzles together, and trying to put together each others' puzzles.
On Wednesday, we did exercises in our phonics workbook.
On Thursday, we practiced our script for the Mother's Day performance.
Andrew is good at correcting other students' grammar and pronunciation.
Aston has trouble staying in his seat and listening to the teacher. He only focuses well when he draws.
Benson made a great zoo puzzle filled with animals.
Eason got in trouble for purposely erasing Phil's hangman game.
Gwen has been good about learning her lines for the Mother's Day script. She had trouble staying in her seat this week and blurting out with loud/high-pitched noises.
Henry does good written work but needs to work on his speaking and pronunciation. He is doing a good job of learning his lines for the Mother's Day script.
Irene has done a great job of memorizing her lines for the Mother's Day script. She's also very good at prompting the other kids with their lines.
Leo lied about speaking Chinese in class. We had a talk about how lying is bad, he shouldn't lie to his teachers or his parents, and if he lies, then next time he will have to have a talk with Teacher Paul and Teacher Paul might have to take him to the police station, since liars have to go to jail.
Phil is good with his phonics exercises. He has a harder time verbalizing and needs to work on speaking more English in general. He got in trouble for erasing Leo's hangman game.
Yo-Yo made a great beetle puzzle. He has learned his line for the Mother's Day script.
Friday, April 17, 2009
This week, we read several stories: "Home and School," "Ben's Jobs," and "Ruby Bridges Hall." We also talked about what it means to be brave and have courage, what we are scared of, and what our jobs are at school and at home, and things we are curious about. We also did presentations about our weekends.
Phil is curious about fruit (because he likes to eat it) and platypuses. He feels his job at home is to sleep and his job at school is to be quiet.
Andrew is very good at grasping the meaning of new words. He is curious about dinosaurs, and scared of bats and owls.
Aston talks a lot in class and has difficulty reading, both problems that are exacerbated by his difficulty focusing. He is curious about food - whether it's fake food or real food.
Eason asks great questions during the presentations, but lacks self-control when it comes to good behavior; i.e. he is always grabbing at things and jumping out of his seat, etc. He is curious about aliens, and he is scared of vampires.
Yo-Yo is curious about everything. He says he is not scared of anything.
Gwen is curious about lions. She has a bad habit of writing out her sentences by columns of letters, rather than writing the whole thing out sentence by sentence. She needs to start writing them sentence by sentence.
Irene generally leaves class early for dinner, but is good at doing her work within the allotted time. She is scared of ghosts.
Leo is scared of spiders. He is curious about snakes and beetles.
Henry is brave when he sees a big dog. He is scared of snakes. HIs job at home is to clean up the toys, and his job at school is to put away the books.
Phil is curious about fruit (because he likes to eat it) and platypuses. He feels his job at home is to sleep and his job at school is to be quiet.
Andrew is very good at grasping the meaning of new words. He is curious about dinosaurs, and scared of bats and owls.
Aston talks a lot in class and has difficulty reading, both problems that are exacerbated by his difficulty focusing. He is curious about food - whether it's fake food or real food.
Eason asks great questions during the presentations, but lacks self-control when it comes to good behavior; i.e. he is always grabbing at things and jumping out of his seat, etc. He is curious about aliens, and he is scared of vampires.
Yo-Yo is curious about everything. He says he is not scared of anything.
Gwen is curious about lions. She has a bad habit of writing out her sentences by columns of letters, rather than writing the whole thing out sentence by sentence. She needs to start writing them sentence by sentence.
Irene generally leaves class early for dinner, but is good at doing her work within the allotted time. She is scared of ghosts.
Leo is scared of spiders. He is curious about snakes and beetles.
Henry is brave when he sees a big dog. He is scared of snakes. HIs job at home is to clean up the toys, and his job at school is to put away the books.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
This week, we did phonics exercises and went over new vocabulary for the Mother's Day script. We also did several practice read-throughs of the script.
For reading, we read "The Bugs Bath."
We drew pictures of and wrote sentences about what we planned to do or wanted to do this coming weekend.
Andrew still gets distracted, which slows down his work. When we are reading as a class (i.e. students take turns reading the next line), he needs to follow the text with his finger so that he knows where we are and when it is his turn to read. He reads well on his own, but when reading as a class, often gets lost and has to be told where we are. He also got trouble for playing in class when the teacher left the room, and had to face the wall.
Aston continues to lack focus in doing his written work. He tends to talk himself to distraction, despite repeated warnings that he needs to stop talking or else he will be sent to the office. As a result, he has had to finish his work in the office a couple of times.
Benson does great work, understands the material, and reads well. This week he had to go to the office to face the wall for playing with Henry when the teacher left the room.
Eason produces good written work and has a good understanding of the material. He got in trouble for being out of his chair and playing when the teacher left the classroom, and had to go face the wall.
Gwen continues to do good classwork. She needs to work more on trying to sound out the words, instead of guessing at what she is reading. She got in trouble for playing in class when the teacher left the room, and had to face the wall.
Henry continues to create very detailed and imaginative drawings to accompany his vocabulary words. His handwriting is great but he needs to work on his pronunciation, which is affecting his spelling when he tries to sound out how to spell a word (e.g. "plan" instead of "plant").
Irene was great at reading her lines and helping the other students' with theirs, when we were all reading the script together. She was very good at giving prompts (i.e. telling students when it was their turn to read and how to pronounce the words).
Leo has been better this week about not getting out of his chair and asking for help. His pronunciation appears to be improving, or at least, he's getting better at repeating back the correct pronunciation when you have him mirror you. He got in trouble for playing in class when the teacher left the room, and had to face the wall.
Phil is very good when we are reading as a class; he always knows where we are in the story. He also got trouble for playing in class when the teacher left the room, and had to face the wall.
Yo-Yo has been better about doing his written classwork. He is good at following along with the text when we are reading as a class. He tends to get distracted by other students and always wants to know what they are doing, when he should focus on his own work.
For reading, we read "The Bugs Bath."
We drew pictures of and wrote sentences about what we planned to do or wanted to do this coming weekend.
Andrew still gets distracted, which slows down his work. When we are reading as a class (i.e. students take turns reading the next line), he needs to follow the text with his finger so that he knows where we are and when it is his turn to read. He reads well on his own, but when reading as a class, often gets lost and has to be told where we are. He also got trouble for playing in class when the teacher left the room, and had to face the wall.
Aston continues to lack focus in doing his written work. He tends to talk himself to distraction, despite repeated warnings that he needs to stop talking or else he will be sent to the office. As a result, he has had to finish his work in the office a couple of times.
Benson does great work, understands the material, and reads well. This week he had to go to the office to face the wall for playing with Henry when the teacher left the room.
Eason produces good written work and has a good understanding of the material. He got in trouble for being out of his chair and playing when the teacher left the classroom, and had to go face the wall.
Gwen continues to do good classwork. She needs to work more on trying to sound out the words, instead of guessing at what she is reading. She got in trouble for playing in class when the teacher left the room, and had to face the wall.
Henry continues to create very detailed and imaginative drawings to accompany his vocabulary words. His handwriting is great but he needs to work on his pronunciation, which is affecting his spelling when he tries to sound out how to spell a word (e.g. "plan" instead of "plant").
Irene was great at reading her lines and helping the other students' with theirs, when we were all reading the script together. She was very good at giving prompts (i.e. telling students when it was their turn to read and how to pronounce the words).
Leo has been better this week about not getting out of his chair and asking for help. His pronunciation appears to be improving, or at least, he's getting better at repeating back the correct pronunciation when you have him mirror you. He got in trouble for playing in class when the teacher left the room, and had to face the wall.
Phil is very good when we are reading as a class; he always knows where we are in the story. He also got trouble for playing in class when the teacher left the room, and had to face the wall.
Yo-Yo has been better about doing his written classwork. He is good at following along with the text when we are reading as a class. He tends to get distracted by other students and always wants to know what they are doing, when he should focus on his own work.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
On Monday, we reviewed our clothing vocabulary from last week with a game of Bingo. We also did presentations about what we did this past weekend, and students were encouraged to ask each presenter questions about what they did that weekend.
On Tuesday, we did phonics exercises and a Spring word search. We learned new vocabulary, such as: hatch, sprout, showers, bloom, etc.
On Wednesday, we finished our Spring word searches and reviewed the Spring vocabulary.
On Thursday, we did exercises in our reading workbook and reviewed the Spring vocabulary with chants and individual sentences.The words "warm" and "worm" have proven to be particularly confusing for students.
Andrew has a very good vocabulary and general knowledge base: he told us that "a worm is part girl and part boy." I was very impressed.
Aston talks too much during class. I understand that he gets excited about things, but there is an appropriate time and place for telling stories besides during class time, particularly when the rest of the class is working on a writing assignment.
Benson: continues to do good work, listens in class, and absorbs the material. He is a very sweet and cheerful boy.
Eason has trouble staying in his seat and not bothering the other students. His vocabulary is good, he does good work and understands the material, but he needs to learn to control himself more.
Gwen has been better about controlling herself this week and not getting too hyper. She needs to ask the teacher when she doesn't understand something, rather than remaining silent.
Henry's sentences all too often include unnecessary "the"s, e.g. "I like to play the basketball" or "I go to the kung fu class." Even when asked to repeat after the teacher, "the" still crops up in his spoken sentence structures.
Irene continues to do good work in class, but she can be a little haughty / impatient with the other students.
Leo gets out of his seat too much to ask the teacher questions. He needs to remember to stay in his seat and raise his hand if he has a question.
Phil doesn't like presenting or speaking very much in general. He needs to work on his willingness to speak out loud if he wants to improve his English.
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