3/1/13 Weekly Newsletter

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

English literacy: 

• Story: Unit 5 Week 1 Story: "Fire Fighter!"
• Question of the week: "Why should we be responsible for doing a good job?"
• Spelling Words: (Suffixes -ly, -ful, -er, -or)
• slowly
• graceful
• visitor
• yearly
• fighter
• sailor
• cheerful
• weekly
• quickly
• hardly
• teacher
• helper
• neighbor
• beautiful
• Amazing words:
• operation
• responsible
• supplies
• teamwork
• caretaker
• community
• instrument
• lug

• Bonus words:
• responsible
• instrument

• SPELLING TEST & WEEKLY TEST Thurs March 7

Chinese literacy: Finishing Lesson 4 in the Singapore 2 A textbook. It is about what you want to be when you grow up. For directions on how to access Singapore 2 A, see previous blog post here. TEST WILL BE ON TUESDAY March 5. After that, we will be doing review.

• Vocabulary we will be learning to write:
• 长 zhǎng, cháng- long, length, excel in, leader, chief, head, leader, to grow, to increase
• 后 hòu- back, behind, rear, after
• 发 fā,fà,fǎ- to happen, send out, issue develop
• 车 chē- car, vehicle
• 火 huǒ- fire
• 找 zhǎo- to find
• 做 zuò- to work, make, act
• 唱 chàng- to sing
• 歌 gē - a song, lyrics
• 国 guó- nation, country

• 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 4).

Math:

• Unit 12: Geometry& Fractions --> Test Thursday March 7

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.

Announcements:

• March 6-7 Parent Teacher Conferences
• March 7 Early-out day
• March 8 No School