Senior Brown Belt Testing

Senior Brown Belt Testing

He was the only brown belt to test. To advance to the next belt (red), he had to break two boards with the double spinning hook kick.  He did so well that when he completed his form even his master said awesome!

Shut the Box Math Game

Shut the Box

Math Game

Adopted from Family Fun November 2011

To start, a player writes the numbers 1-10 on a sheet of paper and rolls the dice.  He then crosses out one or more numbers that add up to the roll.  For example, if he rolls an 8, he can cross out the 8, or the 6 and the 2, the 7 and the 1, or the 5 and 3.  After the numbers 6 and up are crossed off, the player can choose to roll just one die.  If the player manages to cross off all of the numbers, he’s “shut the box.”

I thought we could start with one dice and then eventually work up to 5 die to make the game more complicated.  There are many variations that could be used to make the game more fun. We could use the game for subtraction or multiplication, too.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

Xiomara’s Birthday Party

Xiomara’s Birthday Party

Since Xiomara’s birthday is the first one to be celebrated in the class, it will always be remembered.  The event was held at her aunt’s house and was well attended. 

Family Tree Project

Family Tree Project

We all had fun working on this project.  Jedadiah did all of the gluing, writing and memorizing of the presentation.  He was supposed to present the oral part on Friday, but his class never got to it.  I hope it will be done on Monday, as he has his presentation memorized.

Harvest Carnival

Harvest Carnival

Despite the cold and rainy weather it was a fun evening.  They had a talent show with 10 different student acts of either singing or dancing.  Several of the performers are quite talented.  Khin volunteered to be the sound man for the talent show and hauled all of his equipment for the event.  In addition there was a haunted house, games, and lots of food vendors. I tried a Mexican corn on the cob called elotes, where they put mayonnaise and parmesan cheese.  It was really tasty. We were supposed to wear Western Wear, but I think it was too cold to notice any clothes under the layers of jackets we were all wearing.

Kinder Awards

Four students from his class have completed all five of the listas, memorizing 50 words.  Dayana, Chelsea, Miguel and Jedadiah are the first to complete this gigantic task. 

I was talking to Dayana’s mom yesterday, who mentioned that her daughter never attended preschool! Her daughter’s achievement is amazing to me.

So yesterday at the ceremony, Jedadiah earned 4 awards: 3 academic and one for Perfect Attendance.  Again, we are proud of all that he has learned and accomplished in the past several months.  He is off to a fantastic start!

Halloween 2011