Newsletter 3/15/13

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

English literacy: 

• Story: Unit 5 Week 3 Story: "Bad Dog, Dodger!"
• Question of the week: "How can we be responsible animal owners?"
• Spelling Words:  consonant patterns kn, wr, gn, mb
•  climb
• gnat
• knob
• lamb
• wrap
• write
• certainly
• comb
• knee
• knock
• sign
• wren
• wrong
• listen
• Site words:
• certainly
• listen
• Amazing words:
• behavior
• companion
• confident
• consider
• cooperate
• obedient
• properly
• reprimand

• Bonus:
• reprimand
• confident

• SPELLING TEST (Fri March 22) & WEEKLY TEST (Thurs March 21)

Chinese literacy: We will continue Lesson 5 in the Singapore 2 A textbook. It is about seeing clouds in the sky shaped like animals. For directions on how to access Singapore 2 A, see previous blog post here.

• Vocabulary we will be learning to write:
• 园 yuán- site used for growing plants, an area of land
• 站 zhàn- to stand, station
• 耳 ěr- ear, only, merely
• 朵 duō- cluster of flowers, earlobe
• 拍 pāi- to slap, clap, to shoot (picture)
• 叫 jiào- to shout, to order, to be called, to be asked
• 着 zhe- make move, take action
• 草 cǎo- grass, straw
• 才 cái- only then, just now, talent

• 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 15: Measuring Length

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 25-29 Spring Break !