Tuesday, May 28, 2013
拔萝卜 song
Friday, May 24, 2013
Newsletter 5/24/13
It's a short one this week! ---
English: It will be a review of the last unit this next week.
Chinese: We will be reviewing all past chapters this next week! We will start with the first unit (1 B 6) and go from there. The kids are doing so great and we are so proud of them! There will possibly be a Review test during the first week of June!
Math: We will continue to focus on word problems and three-digit addition/subtraction. Here are some supplemental websites to help with three-digit problems:
Friday, May 10, 2013
母亲节快乐 Happy Mother's Day!
And below is the blue group! :)
Newsletter 5/10
We wanted to thank you all so much for the generous gifts for Teacher Appreciation! We feel very spoiled and grateful for your continued support throughout the year and now. We have loved working with your kids and you as parents! Thank you for making our experience this year wonderful.
Here are some updates on the info being taught this next week in Chinese/English.
English literacy:
Chinese literacy:
We will begin Lesson 10 in Singapore 2 A. It is about traveling and the country Singapore. For directions on how to access Singapore 2 A, see previous blog post here.
In both English and Chinese classes, homework will usually 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:
Here are some updates on the info being taught this next week in Chinese/English.
English literacy:
- Unit 6 Week 4: Question of the week: "What can we learn about cowboy traditions?"
- Focus: Suffixes -ness, -less
- Spelling words:
- helpless
- thankless
- darkness
- useless
- kindness
- fitness
- fearless
- careless
- weakness
- goodness
- sadness
- sickness
- Sight Words:
- wash
- machine
- Amazing Words:
- climate
- livestock
- occupation
- buckaroo
- drover
- lariat
- legend
- rawhide
- Bonus words:
- buckaroo
- livestock
Chinese literacy:
We will begin Lesson 10 in Singapore 2 A. It is about traveling and the country Singapore. For directions on how to access Singapore 2 A, see previous blog post here.
- Vocabulary we will be learning to write:
- 住 zhù- to live
- 美 měi- beautiful, pretty, pleasing
- 丽 lì- beautiful
- 方 fāng- upright, square, place
- 分 fēn- part, share, ingredient
- 行 xíng, háng- OK, to walk, to travel
- 加 jiā- to add, plus, also used in "Canada" and "Singapore"
- 坡 pō- slant, slanted (used in "Singapore")
- 名 míng- famous, name
- 公 gōng- public, international, fair
- 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 9).
- Unit 11: Adding and Subtracting Three Digit Numbers continuing this week!
In both English and Chinese classes, homework will usually 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:
- Happy Mother's day!
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
Newsletter 5/3/13
Here are some updates on the info being taught this next week in Chinese/English.
English literacy:
Chinese literacy:
We will continue Lesson 9 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.
In both English and Chinese classes, homework will usually 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:
English literacy:
- Unit 6 Week 3: Question of the week: "Why are family celebrations special?"
- Focus: Final syllables -tion,-ture
- Spelling words:
- mixture
- nation
- section
- future
- picture
- action
- caution
- station
- fixture
- motion
- nature
- feature
- Sight Words:
- tomorrow
- piece
- Amazing Words:
- celebration
- custom
- tradition
- create
- inspect
- angle
- brillian
- snapshot
- Bonus:
- celebration
- tradition
- Weekly Test on Thursday, Spelling & Writing Test on Friday
Chinese literacy:
We will continue Lesson 9 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:
- 放 fàng-to release, to free, to let go,
- 尺 chǐ-ruler
- 皮 pí-leather, skin, fur, naughty
- 刀 dāo- knife
- 以 yǐ - to use, according to, so as to, by means of, by, with, because
- 课 kè- subject, course, class, lesson
- 具 jù- tool, device, utensil, equipment
- 专 zhuān- to focus, concentrated
- 动 dòng- to use, to act, to move, to change
- 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 9).
- Unit 11: Adding and Subtracting Three Digit Numbers starting this week!
In both English and Chinese classes, homework will usually 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:
- Happy Summer!
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