Newsletter 9/5

Announcements:

• Pearson Successnet: The letter sent home yesterday has your child's username (their seven-digit school ID number followed by "csd"), as well as password (same for everyone: core@csd). You can track your child's progress by logging in with this information.

English:
 
Unit 1: Week 3
Question of the week: "What can we discover by exploring nature?"
Spelling words: Consonant Blends (tested FRIDAY)

• stop
• stra
• nest
• hand
• brave
• ask
• clip
• stream
• mask
• twin
• breeze
• state

Vocabulary: (TESTED on THURSDAYS)

• bear 
• build
• couldn't
• father
• love
• mother
• straight

Amazing words: (not tested)

• galaxy
• tranquil
• wildlife
• fledgings
• secure
• detective
• fascinating
• slimy

 Chinese:
 We will be spending one week per unit reviewing Better Chinese Units 13-24 (and buildling upon last year). We have already reviewed Unit 13-14 and next week will move on to Unit 15. This unit is on body parts. 

We will be reviewing how to READ/RECOGNIZE (not necessarily write) the following words:

• 头发 tóufa- hair
  
• 长／短 cháng / duǎn- long/short
  
• 眼睛 yǎnjīng- eyes
• 大／小 dà /xiǎo- big/small
• 鼻子bízi - nose
• 嘴巴 zuǐba- mouth
• 耳朵 ěr duō- ears

We will be learning to WRITE the following characters:

• 大 dà- big
• 小 xiǎo-small
• 很 hěn - very
• 也 yě- also
• 吗 ma- question word (put at the end of the sentence to signify a question)

Math:
Beginning Unit 2: Addition Strategies!

Great job on the first math test today :)