Thursday, February 20, 2014

Finn: Mid-Year Progress Report

Teacher:  Miss Holly Herald

Patience:
Finn is patient, he is a strong capable child who knows his own mind. 

Works Independently:
He is very self-sufficient and takes great pride in his accomplishments.  If he needs help, he will ask for it.

Remembers and uses previous learning:
Bright, curious, and observant with an excellent memory.  Finn really thinks things through carefully to conclusion. 

Imaginative:
He enjoys pretend, make-believe, dramatic play, art, music, dancing, and movement.  Finn is entertaining with a fun sense of humor and is a great story-teller.

Finds new ways of doing things:
Finn is an explorer and investigator who likes to figure things out and ask "why?".  He has an eye for spatial relationships and is so good with blocks, legos, puzzles, and gear toys.   

Uses tools properly:
Pretty careful, dexterous, well-developed small and gross motor skills.

Exerts effort:
Finn is very determined, when his mind is made up he will do it!

Participates well in discussion and activities:
An active participant with an excellent attention span.  He is a fine listener as well as contributor.

Tries to solve problems:
Finn will initiate compromise in conflict resolution steps.  If necessary he will take guidance easily from teachers.

Reacts well to discipline:
Maintains an easy-going disposition.  A firm gentle loving approach works well and he is positively responsive.

Respects the work of others:
Observant, aware of personal space and boundaries.  Likes things to be "fair".

Likes to share:
Finn is quite generous, warm-hearted, thoughtful and sensitive.

Kind and caring:
Friendly, fun-loving, and affectionate.

Comments:
Finn radiates the confidence of a happy, secure, intelligent child.  He is a bright, charming, affectionate, engaging little guy!  His quick, friendly, fun-loving personality makes him a popular playmate with peers.  I admire how he has come into his own, what a determined little dude he is!  Physically he has adept fine and gross motor skills.  Cognitively, learning comes easily to Finn.  What a quick mind!  He is an active learner, asking questions, soaking up information, and forming original ideas.  Socially he is well-liked by his peers, getting along with everyone.  Verbally, he has good conversational skills with a well-developed vocabulary.  He demonstrates a love of literature, language, and stories... books are friends!  I appreciate and enjoy Finn as do his friends.  I am pleased and proud to be his teacher.

Zoey: Mid-Year Progress Report

Teacher:  Miss Mallorie Bew Batson


Cognitive Growth:
Color Recognition:  All of the time
Shape Recognition:  All of the time
Number Recognition:  Most of the time
Uppercase Letter Recognition:  Some of the time


Social and Emotional Growth:

Zoey is a sweet child whose personality brings happiness into our classroom.  She loves to play with her friends and use her creative imagination.  She creates elaborate games with her friends and uses everyday objects in unique ways.  Zoey likes to play with Dante, Violet, Julia, Evan, and Akash.  She is often found building castles in the block area or family in make believe.  Zoeys enjoys bringing in toys from home and is able to share those toys with her friends.  Zoey is learning to regulate and identify her emotions.  She often will become frustrated when trying to complete a task and has difficulty concentrating on her project.  We are working on staying focused and taking deep breaths while working.  Zoey likes to play with her friends but also values her independent play.  Zoey often shares stories from home at circle time and loves to tell silly jokes.


Cognitive and Physical Growth:

Zoey had a wonderful first half of the year.  She enjoyed learning about all the topics we explored.  She began the year by contributing her favorite fall activities to our fall book.  She helped pollinate our playground and was able to move her pollen 19 steps.  She was able to camouflage her bear in a zebra pattern.  She created her own hibernation hut that featured a fridge for food and a stuffed animal to snuggle.  She chose the Native American name "Mika" which means raccoon.  During our French unit, she became an impressionist painter and created the painting "Butterfly".  Zoey loved trying the variety of French pastries and is an excellent cook in our kitchen.  She chose the French name "Antoinette" and enjoyed learning basic French phrases.

Zoey continues to work on improving her gross and fine motor skills.  She is able to play age-appropriate games on the playground and loves to run with her friends.  She wings and uses the monkey bars.  Zoey is able to correctly write her numbers and counts using one to one correspondences.  She is able to recognize her own name in print and some of her friends.  She is able to write in uppercase letters and has worked very hard on her name.  Zoey can sometimes become frustrated when writing her letters because she wants each letter to be perfect.  We are working on just doing our best and continuing to improve them each time we write them.  I look forward to the progress she will make in the second half of the year.
 

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