Ashton did a great job on Friday. He participated well from the start
getting involved in the warm up and then showed some great use of imagination in
our first game where we had to make statues of kitchen appliances and explain
why we shouldn't be thrown away. I noticed Ashton was hesitant to work with
other children in our dance; but after he discovered some of the fun moves that
we did with the partner work , he started to relax and I believe he enjoyed the
challenge of mastering our tricky combinations!
He showed courage by reading our weekly sticker to the group and did a
great job of sounding out the words he couldn't pronounce right away which was
brilliant! Learning to project our voice is a huge skill that we
work on consistently with the children to ensure that they recognize one needs to use a clear and loud voice in order to be understood.
Ashton didn't using a big loud voice when
reading but I suspect this was because he was in an unfamiliar environment and
probably felt a bit shy.
Ashton did raise his hand and answered some questions throughout class
which is impressive for a first session and it shows promise. I felt that he was
actively participating and showed a conscious effort to get involved, especially
in our PF moment where the children go on a weekly adventure that is always
packed full of action. He trusted us to lead him in the group across the room
with his eyes closed only listening to our voice and he worked diligently with
the others when we were crossing the evil cowboy camp- making sure that he froze
like a cactus when the cowboy woke up!
Ashton is a bright little boy who has lots to offer; he is creative,
attentive, shows willing and I commend his positive attitude to being thrown
into an unfamiliar environment. I do hope Ashton enjoyed our class and would
like to come back; I would be very pleased to have him come and create with us.
feeling proud with Chris Peddle andDavid Peddle.
