Art, Play and a Twig

Another enjoyable day in Peter Pan class. The day started well with Owen providing a drawing for "Show and Tell" and Sean showed us his twig. His description and usage of a twig shows that he has an unusual mind. As interesting as Sean talk was, it was almost as interesting to watch Teacher Nico's reactions.

For Cherry's mum and dad who where a bit worried about Cherry's ability to make friends. It would seem that Cherry and Vivian Pan have now become very good friends. I think this has helped Cherry a lot.

I try to let the children play by themselves, as I want them to be more independent and encourage their imagination and problem solving skills. However, often they want the teacher to be part of their game and today I had to play "Hide and Seek" with Emily, Sharon and Sophia, which was difficult in our small classroom. The girls like it immensely and many others joined in and helped. This is an indication of class-time which is often hurried and demanding, I hope you understand if things don't always run smoothly because of this.

The boys are very interested in popular culture. They know all the latest cartoons and all the names and words that go with that. They use this a lot in their play and as they are starting to write more, they use these words in their writing, which is great for their literacy. Nado, who knows how to spell his spelling words, but has troubles with other words, knows how to spell "dinosaur" and can help Elijah spell it.

Art class was interesting this afternoon. We did not get things finished, but setting up for the art class meant I was able to use some numeracy skills (20 children, two pieces of paper, how do I cut it so everyone gets a piece of equal size), spacial skills to understand how the lines and cuts make the lantern, and small motor skills as drawing the lines and cutting them take a lot of effort for their little hands and fingers. A lot of students learned how to use a ruler.

Another great day. I don't always mention all the children, although I do notice all the children. I point out these situations as examples of our day. If you would like more specific comments about your children, let me know.