Fundamentals gives a weekly assessment of the children. Here is what Teddy's teacher has observed so far...
"Theme for the week of June 25 to 29, 2007: Parts of the Face"
Teddy is still adjusting the school environment. He is very curious of his surroundings. He tries to leave the Junior Toddler Area after changing and would always want to go outside, especially to the matted area. Also, although Teddy can easily follow instructions, he has yet to be familiar with the daily routines done in class like rolling the mat, packing away of materials, and packing away of slippers before going to the matted area for Circle Time.
During Free Choice last week, Teddy chose to work with the Lacing Material. He easily sorted the blocks by colors, lacing all the yellow blocks on one stick and blue blocks on another stick. :-)
Teddy actively participated in the Kissmark Activity. He happily planted kissmarks on the lip pattern. :-)
Teddy is still very eager to try the materials on the shelves. He would get a material and work on it for a while. He would then get another material even if he has not finished with the previous one. We explain to him that he should at least pack away the first material he got so his other classmates can use it too.
Teddy enjoys Circle Time very much. He dances to every song we play. However, his eagerness makes it difficult for him to sit down and stay put as he does the sit-down songs such as fingerplays.
During Storytelling of "The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog", Teddy preferred to walk around the classroom. As we called his attention, he instinctively sits down. After a few minutes, he stands up again, distracting his classmates.
Teddy participated in our "Facial Expressions" Activity. The children were shown flashcards of different facial expressions - happy, sad, angry, and sleepy, and they were made to imitate it. The children were then asked to pick out one expression and do it. Teddy got the happy face and made a big smile :-)
Teddy participated in the "Face Puzzle" Activity. The children were asked to stick the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears on a paper plate to make a face. Teddy glued the different parts as he eagerly explored the art material :-)
Las Friday, Teddy brought chocolate mallows for snacks. We opened one piece but he did not want to eat it. Beside him was a classmate who brought Bread Sticks. Befroe we could even stop him, Teddy took a fiew pieces from his classmate and ate it.
During Snack Time, Teddy eats very little. We have noticed him looking over the snack of his classmates. May we suggest you make him bring rice and sausage as this is what seems to attract his attention. With regard to this, may we remind you that we discourage chocolate flavored cakes or biscuits for snack. (hehe...oops)
