Full of ENERGY!

Hello!
This is Teacher Annie and because Teacher Paul is away I'm filling in until end of May. I apologize for the late entry but here's a recap of what we did last Wed.-Fri.!

On Wednesday we started Chapter 14 in the Science textbook. It's about the different types of "Energy". Energy is always around us and it just transfers from one place to another. In Lesson 1 we learned about "light
energy" and how light energy can transfer into thermal energy (Ex. lightbulb). In Lesson 2 we learned about "sound energy" and how sound energy can be created, for example, through hitting a drum and the kinetic energy from the beating movement turning into the sound energy or beats that we hear.

The concepts learned in the Chapter can be complex so on Thursday we went through the pages in Lesson 1-2 again. The students were asked questions based on the materials to make sure they 'really' understood.The corresponding pages in the Science Workbook was also done as well.

On Friday we had fun day ofcourse! After wishing our shining star Betty and fellow Treehouse friends a Happy Birthday, we had cake and smeared cream on their faces- a must-do! Then we took a small walk to Far Eastern Mall, got some drinks/snacks at the supermarket, and had fun chatting at the foodcourt.

This is a pleasant class to teach; very intelligent students who not only can understand materials in English but actually grasp new concepts that are introduced. I look forward to another week with them.

Betty: Quiet in class but I noticed she knows the answers to most questions asked.

Ann: Sometimes seem uninterested in materials being covered; no reading Chinese novels in class.

Valerie: Great reader but can slow down a bit.

Jacky: Often times not paying attention in class; washroom breaks should not take 10 minutes.

Pon Pon: Very attentive in class; can rely on him to tell me what is normally done in class.

MJ: Understands materials well but let other students try reading on their own rather than correcting them right away.

Howard: Will voice questions and attentive most of the time.

Teddy: Fluent reader and can concentrate when given tasks.