Newsletter 5-1-2015

Announcements:

• May 5 - Field Trip to the Aquarium

English:
Unit 6 Week 2: "What traditions and celebrations involve our country's flag?"

• Spelling words: Abbreviations

• Mr.
• Mrs.
• St.
• Jan.
• Feb.
• Aug.
• Dr.Ms.
• Rd.
• Oct
• Nov.
• Dec.

• Vocabulary words
• America
• birthday
• flag
• freedom
• nicknames
• stars 
• stripes

 Chinese:
 We will be moving on to a unit about senses. They already know how to say body parts but now we will be learning how to say actions with each word (for example, you use your nose to smell, etc) and learning verbs to match each body part. 

• 用 yòng- to use
• 走 zǒu- to walk
• 咬 yǎo - to bite
• 再 zài - again (bye: 再见- literally "see again" )
• 手shǒu -hand

 Math:

We will be continuing into bigger word problems with money (adding, subtracting money). Please review coins and their values at home. :) Thanks!

加油！