On Monday, we reviewed the jobs vocabulary and talked about what we want to be when we grow up.

On Tuesday, we did phonics and read "Ann and Nick," a story about a girl and her seeing eye dog. We talked about what it means to be blind.

On Wednesday, we read "Stan's Stunt" and did exercises from our reading workbook. We read "The Raft" and illustrated our own version of the story.

Andrew's reading is very good but he needs to pay better attention in class. He wants to be a cowboy and firefighter when he grows up.

Aston wants to be a superhero and a teacher. He talks a lot during class (when he shouldn't be talking) and had to face the wall for not paying attention in class.

Benson has been pretty quiet in class this week; good written work though. He wants to be a banker and a baker when he grows up.

Eason wants to be a bad guy when he grows up, and he wants to be a doctor.

Gwen has been showing a lot of improvement with her phonics. She still tends to talk too much and not pay attention; she has to exercise more self-control. She wants to be a doctor when she grows up.

Henry has been having a lot of trouble seeing the board, which is hurting his learning. He needs to see an eye doctor and get glasses. He wants to be a king when he grows up so then he can be safe and eat a lot.

Irene is really good at grasping new concepts and applying them. She wants to be a policeman and an actor when she grows up.

Leo tends to act too quickly - e.g. jumping out of his chair, running up to the teacher, calling out the answer. He needs to exercise some self-control. He wants to be a banker and a doctor when he grows up.

Phil has trouble with grammar and fill in the blanks. His reading is generally good though. He wants to be a baker and a banker when he grows up.

Yoyo is still a very slow worker in class. He understands the material but has difficulty focusing compared to the other students. He didn't get to do the "When I grow up" assignment because he had to leave at 6:45.

On Monday, we read and learned about animals and their homes. We talked about if we were an animal, what kind of animal would we be, where we would live, and what kind of food we would eat.

On Tuesday, we did a wordsearch about occupations.

On Wednesday, we learned about different occupations: actor, artist, banker, carpenter, plumber, professor, etc. We played charades to learn the vocabulary.

On Thursday, we reviewed Wednesday's vocabulary and learned about other professions: minister, programmer, mechanic, tailor, etc. There was a funny misconception that ministers (described as the person who works in the church) are Buddhist. We reviewed the vocabulary and drew pictures to define them.

Andrew would be a beetle. He wants to be a scientist when he grows up.

Aston would be a beetle. He missed some class because of doctor's appointments, but he was good at picking up the new vocabulary.

Benson would be a monkey who lives in the tree and eats bananas.

Eason would be a leopard. He is very good at expressing himself and is very good at understanding the work; he just lacks some basic self-control.

Gwen would be a lion who eats meat.

Irene would be a lion who eats meat.

Leo was absent on Monday and Tuesday. He returned to class in good spirits and learned the new vocabulary. He would be a dinosaur.

Phil would be a snake. He was very good at charades.

Yo-Yo would be a beetle who eats eggs. He wants to be a paleontologist (someone who studies dinosaurs).

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.

This week, we practiced every day for our Mother's Day performance. We took breaks from practicing to do some phonics, free draw, and finish our Mother's Day cards. On Wednesday, we went to the Daan Public Library for a dress rehearsal on the stage. It was a very long day.

On Friday, we will perform our show for the parents. Happy Mother's Day to all the Tree House mothers out there who are so important in their children's lives. Enjoy your special day with your families!

Andrew loves to show things he has brought to Tree House from Chinese school. He is very good at describing things.

Aston continues to be extremely verbal. He loves to tell stories.

Benson got in trouble for erasing the whiteboard after the Teacher had written something on it for other students to copy.

Eason got in trouble for throwing a pencil at the Teacher instead of handing it over nicely, and speaking Chinese during class.

Gwen did some nice work this week.

Henry got in trouble this week for hitting and kicking other students. He has to learn to control his anger and tell the teacher when he is upset. Hitting Aston for looking at Henry's paper, and kicking Benson for touching Henry, are not appropriate responses when the other children haven't done anything harmful to Henry.

Irene is a good student and very reliable.

Leo forgets when it is his turn to say his line during rehearsal. Hopefully, he will get it right by the time of the show.

Phil had a hard time after such a long, hot rehearsal on Wednesday. He can be a sensitive boy. He also got in trouble for speaking Chinese during class on Thursday.

Yo-Yo used his middle finger to point at something in class. We discussed how it was inappropriate and he shouldn't use his middle finger to point at things because it is like saying a bad word.