What a great week we've had! We're excited for another great week.
Announcements:
- We will be switching am/pm classes every 6 weeks and we are finishing that 6 week mark come Monday. So the YELLOW class will now begin with Ms. Hatch and the BLUE class will begin with Mrs. Campo come Monday, 9/30.
- Please email us with your child's name in the subject line so that we can add you to the email list if you have not already. It's very important we have your email so that we can keep you updated on events in the classroom. THANK YOU!
- Report cards:We have new report cards that will be going out this year. Instead of a 1-4 grade in each subject, they will either have "M" (mastered) or "NYM" (not yet mastered). Because the subjects will not be taught in full until the end of the school year, MOST STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE a "NYM" score on their report card in October and December. This is not a pass/fail, but rather an indication of if they have mastered the material.
English
Unit 2, Week 1 Question of the Week: "How can we help each other in dangerous situations?"
- Spelling words: (r-Controlled ar, or, er)
- score
- hard
- chore
- born
- horse
- before
- more
- smart
- porch
- part
- corn
- farm
- Amazing Words:
- courageous
- hazard
- rescue
- avalanche
- instinct
- skittish
- blustery
- fast-paced
*Please check Pearson for your child's progress: pearsonsuccessnet.com
Chinese
Beginning Singapore Lesson 1 B 9 (see this blog post for directions on how to navigate the website ). All of the vocabulary we will learn to read, write, and speak will be pulled from stories on this website. I would encourage you to let your kids listen and read along with the stories on this website frequently (to reinforce what we do in class).
Vocabulary Words we will be learning to write: (from story)
- 午wǔ-noon
- 同 tóng- same (同学- classmate)
- 学 xué- to learn
- 高 gāo- high, tall （高兴－ excited)
- 兴 xìng- to get up, to encourage
- 中zhōng- middle
- 她 tā- her
- 校 xiào- school (学校）
Chinese Readers
will be sent home in the next couple of weeks. A CD with all of the audio will be sent home. Please download the CD onto your computer so that you will have it throughout the school year. We do not have enough to send home every day, only the first time. Kids may keep these readers for the week and read them, but they must be returned by Friday of the same week. Children are not expected to know all the characters in the beginning, but it should build on what they already know. If books are not returned, a small fee will be charged.
Math
We will continue Unit 3: Subtraction Strategies. TEST on Unit 3 will be Thursday, 10/3.
Please continue to go over math facts with your children at home. They are improving a ton and have rocked the first two tests!
Homework Expectations:
- Homework will be given Mon-Thur in English & Chinese (except for occasional "no homework" days after a long day of testing)
