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Lukey Boy!

Just a quick post to write about our sweet Lukey boy! 

Luke loves (is obsessed one could say) with " folding" the laundry! After arriving home from school, he would always ask if  I did the laundry. Then proceed to fold it right away. He does a great job with shorts, socks, and towels. The rest are still a bit wrinkly but at least he goes for it and sorts everything into piles for me! It's the cutest thing. If he is at home while the laundry is drying on the line, he insists I check it every few minutes to see if something new has dried. 


He loves getting the weekly grocery ads and telling me how much everything costs. His ability to count, do basic addition and subtraction seems to have improved by tons in the last month or so. He is addicted to playing go fish and crazy eights. He can't quite hold the cars in his hand so usually he uses a box so we can't see his cards but he begs to play everyday. 

Big news as hot wheels isn't his number 1, favorite thing anymore. It makes me a little bit sad, I'm not sure why but he is now crazy into Pokemon after Mcdonald's put Pokemon cards in their Happy Meals a few months back and his teacher tells me that it is an absolute fever for the whole class.  

He loves to go visit our new house which is under construction.  Often times when drawing or playing with legos, he draws or builds a new house. The details are immaculate and so similar to what he sees at the construction site. It's amazing. The details, from the garage, to the roof, to the small wall around the veranda. 

He also loves to help me cook and especially loves cutting and using his knives he got for Christmas. A few weeks ago he made a "flower salad" he layered everything he cut, to shape it into a flower. He was so bummed when we had to stir it, to get the seasoning mixed in. 

Usually he is a super helper and loves to encourage Ollie. He has been great, getting excited when Ollie uses the potty and always tells him good job and acts excited.  

 This is what she had to say about him about this year. (translated by google)

Luke is a very independent child, capable of taking care of himself and taking responsibility for his safety. He is capable of taking responsibility for younger classmates, caring for them and their safety. He is self-aware as a learner, cooperating with peers on projects and seeking new challenges. He is able to recognize his strengths and weaknesses. He interacts with peers in class and at recess.

Expression and Communication

Physical Education Mastery

Luke demonstrates a passion for physical activities, dedicating himself to the proposed exercises and always striving to improve. He begins to cooperate with his peers in play situations, following certain rules and guidelines. In physical education class, he plays the Big Bad Wolf and the Little Pigs game, respecting the rules.

Art Education Mastery

Visual Arts – Luke doesn't demonstrate much involvement in this type of activity, however, he continues to love drawing cars and displays a certain creativity in his work.

Dramatic Play/Theater – He is able to assume and propose different roles, distancing himself from himself. He engages fully and easily in storytelling. He enjoys watching shows and expressing his opinion about them.

Music – He can sing along with his own gestures, whether they are hand gestures or involve coordination with other parts of the body and at different rhythms. He enjoys learning about and experimenting with musical instruments. He shows concentration and commitment in music classes.

Dance – He performs simple choreography and is able to express feelings through dance.

Speaking Language Proficiency and Written Approach

Luke uses a rich and diverse vocabulary. He loves sharing his knowledge of the English language with his classmates. He is an expressive child, sharing his experiences and achievements with his peers. Luke has developed a love of writing, showing great pride in writing his name. He is beginning to attempt to copy short texts.

Mathematics Proficiency

Luke has shown progress in this area. He can count objects, identify some numbers and geometric shapes. He compares quantities, determining which set has more or less. Classifies, compares, and compares, forming sets. Recognizes and names the distance between people and objects using appropriate terms (near, far, very far).

Area of World Knowledge

He is a very interested child, curious about the world around him and always ready to seek answers to his questions.

He shows curiosity about the "magic" behind a scientific experiment. He respects the scientific method, raising hypotheses, testing them, verifying/recording the results, and communicating them.

Overall Assessment

Luke is an interested, curious child who enjoys exploring. He is able to stay focused for longer periods and engage in the activities he is assigned. Luke has shown improvement throughout this school year. 

 

 

Ran his first race. 

Loves drawing hearts, trains, houses, cars. 




So focused and has a very long attention span. He did this mosaic puzzle almost completely by himself..

Last day of school 2025..

Loves a good selfie


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