Happy Newyear! I hope you had as good a holiday as I did. The kids are back and they are refreshed after a nice break and the atmosphere in the class has improved because of it. I feel like this week was one of the best we have had together and we got a lot of good work done because of it. We even had enough extra time to look at the pictures I took from my vacation and we learned how to take care of some of the new animals we have at school. This week was our turn to clean out the hamster cage. It was funny watching the students try to catch the little guys.

Ashley did very well this week and used her time in class wisely. She got all the work done she needed and is very organized in the way she goes about it.

Ben and Jordan missed the first day of class and missed out on reading the first story. I'll have to find some time for him to read it with him so he knows it for the first quiz in two Mondays.

We will also have to find some mor time for Jordan to catch up in his practice and grammar book since he missed Tuesday as well.

Harrison got all his work done. He had to stay a few minutes after class on Thursday to get his sentences done but he did it without complaint, fairly neatly and with few mistakes.

This semester is already off to a great start. Lets keep it up and encourage the students in a positive manner.