Toddlers Unlimited Narrative Report

Today, we had our Parent-Teacher Conference with Teacher Lisa and Teacher Lei. We are quite happy with Elle's progress. Although she is not as "talkative" as we want her to be, her improvement is impressive. It's good to hear her talk about colors, alphabets, numbers and just anything under the sun.

In this blog, I would like to showcase the narrative report that Teacher Lisa prepared for Elle Marie. It specifically talks about how Elle is inside the Yellow Room. I am so proud of my daughter.

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Toddlers Unlimited Narrative Report on Elle Marie
by: Teacher Lisa Bernardo
March 16, 2009


Elle Marie always seems soft-spoken, reserved and shy. She quietly enters the room with her mon right behind her. As soon as she sees her friends and Teachers in the room, she immediately takes off her shoes and joins them to see what they are up to. Elle Marie did not have a hard time adjusting to her new environment and surroundings. She was happy to be in school right from the start. Nowadays, not only does she say goodbye to her mom by the door but she also makes sure to close the door once she is in the room. This independent little girl can move around the room on her own and keep herself busy with all the materials as well.

Elle Marie usually starts her day at the Manipulatives Area. She enjoys working with some of the animal puzzles we have. Although she chooses the puzzle herself, she still needs some encouragement from her Teachers to put back the puzzle pieces where it belongs. With a little support, she is able to follow and put them in its proper place. Another favorite here is the shape sorter, She dumps out all the wooden blocks from its basket and then gets the box where we can put the wooden shapes through the holes. She also enjos the inch cubes. She lines them up on the table until she has used up everything there is from the basket. After spending some time here. Elle moves on to the Blocks Area. Here she plays with the duplo blocks building towers, making houses for the animals with the magnetic blocks and making tracks for the train set we have. Other times she will use the vanity set we have and pretend to put on some make up in front of the mirror. Whatever it is, Elle Marie is busy as a bee during Free Play Time.

When Circle Time is called, Elle needs to be reminded to pack away the toys she has played with. Once she sees her friends going towards the mat, she happily joins them and finds her place, which is usually right in front of Teacher, so she can easily and excitedly grab a paddle while we sing our routine songs. In the beginning, Elle would just sit and watch her friends and Teacher as they sing the songs and fingerplays. Now, Elle joins in by following the actions! Although, she is till quiet, there are times when she will say a word or two, esecially when we make animal sounds when we sing our 'Hello" song. She also gets very excited when her friends are beside her. She sometimesgets distracted but with a little reminder from her Teachers, she goes back to her place.

During Art Time, Elle Marie will try any of the materials presented to her. Painting, pasting, scribbling and stamping are just some of the things she enjoys. She is willing to try them but is a little hesitant when things get messy. When Teacher tell her that it is okay to get messy because she will wash hands after, she is fine. And when she has decided she is done, she waits for Teacher to take her to the bathroom to wash hands.

Everyone's favorite time of the day is Romp Time! Elle Marie is all over the place. She runs around the area, goes in and out of the house, up and down the jungle gym and into the play garden. But her most favorite thing to do here is play "Ring Around the Rosie". She happily holds hands with her friends and Teachers while together they jump up and down and giggle with delight.

It truly has been a pleasure learning and growing with Elle Marie this year. She has developed friendships in the Yellow Room. This caring little girl is sensitive enough to her classmates' feelings. Whenever she sees somebody crying, she quietly approaches them to give them a pat in the back as if to say everything is going to be okay. She is always looked for by her classmates and as soon as she enters the room every morning, she is greeted by all her friends. We wish her all the best and look forward to another year of learning and laugher.