Newsletter 4/19

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

English literacy: 

•  Unit 6 Week 1: Question of the week: "Why are sports traditions important in our country?"
• Focus: Inflected Endings -ed, -ing, -er, -est
• Spelling words:
• tried
• trying
• planned
• liked
• liking
• skipped
• skipping
• heavier
• heaviest
• lighter
• lightest

• Bonus words: 
• champion
• challenge

• Amazing words:
• athlete
• challenge
• effort
• dainty
• disguise
• champion
• professional
•  shortstop

• Weekly Test on Thursday, Spelling and Writing Test on Friday

Chinese literacy:

We will continue Lesson 7 in Singapore 2 A. For directions on how to access Singapore 2 A, see previous blog post here.  Our Chinese test on this unit will be this Friday.

• Vocabulary we will be learning to write:
•  菜 cài - dish, vegetables
• 用 yòng - to use
• 力 lì - power, strength, force
• 从cóng - from
• 叶 yè - leaf
• 果 guǒ - fruit
• 米 mǐ - rice
• 饭 fàn -food, cuisine, cooked rice
• 青 qīng- young, light, greenish/blueish
• 片 piàn- disk, sheet (一片叶子，卡片）

• 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 7).

Math:

• Unit 10: "Place Value to 1,000" will begin 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.

Announcements: 

• Switching am/pm classes on Monday