Friday, January 11, 2013

Newsletter 1/10/13

新年快乐!

  
Here are some updates on the info being taught this next week in Chinese/English. 

English literacy:  

This week will be Unit 3 Review.
Question: "What does it mean to be creative?"
*Concepts to be reviewed: Vowel patterns e, ee, ea, y; Vowel patterns o, oa, ow; Compound words; Vowel patterns i, ie, igh,y; Synonyms and antonyms; Verbs for past, present, and future.
Unit Test is Thursday and Friday (1/17, 1/18). Please review with your students!

Chinese literacy: We will be starting Unit 1 in Singapore 2 (see a blog post coming up in the next few days for directions on how to access this next section on the Singapore website) after our Test on 1 B 15 on Monday.

Unit 1 (in the 2nd book) is about "Growing Up." 
  • Vocabulary we will be learning to write:
    • 还 hái- still, even, also
    • 常 cháng - often, frequently
    • 妹 mèi- younger sister
    • 吗 ma- question word (at the end of a sentence)
    • 牙 yá- tooth, ivory
    • 气 qì - air
    • 哭 kū - to cry
    • 为 wèi- because, to take as
  • Vocabulary we will be learning to read/listen to/say
    •  All on the Singapore website in the stories and in the stories sent home to practice reading (Year 2 Unit 1).
Math:
  • Unit 8 "Mental Subtraction" starting on Monday!
Homework Expectations:

In both English and Chinese classes, homework will now be given Monday-Thursday.

English: daily practice of spelling and vocabulary from weekly story. 
Math: English worksheet reinforcing concepts taught in Chinese class daily.
Chinese: homework will consist of character practice, character worksheets, or reading.


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