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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Week of October 21- 25, 2013
Fall Conference Sign-up and Report Cards
Please look for an email for Fall Conference Sign-up sheet later this afternoon. Ms. Salzillo and I will be placing a hard copy of the report card in the folder on Wednesday, October 30. Each student is scored based on his or her performance at this time. There are four categories: Meets, Approaches, Not Meeting, and Not Observed. Please be reassured that all the standards will be taught by end of the year.
The Shape Book
Please continue to practice reading the Shape Book at home. The video is located HERE!
Reminder for Next Week
Monday - Crazy Hair Day
Tuesday - Crazy Hat and Socks Day (Please label the hat)
Picture Day!
Wednesday - Spirit Wear Day!
Field Trip @ Center for the Puppetry Arts - Please pack a brown paper bag lunch that is
easy transported (ie: sandwich, crackers, apple). Make sure each bag is labeled. No Nuts!
Thursday - Book Character Dress Up - Dress in your favorite book character and bring a book with the character in it.
Friday - Pajama Day!
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Please look for an email for Fall Conference Sign-up sheet later this afternoon. Ms. Salzillo and I will be placing a hard copy of the report card in the folder on Wednesday, October 30. Each student is scored based on his or her performance at this time. There are four categories: Meets, Approaches, Not Meeting, and Not Observed. Please be reassured that all the standards will be taught by end of the year.
The Shape Book
Please continue to practice reading the Shape Book at home. The video is located HERE!
Reminder for Next Week
Monday - Crazy Hair Day
Tuesday - Crazy Hat and Socks Day (Please label the hat)
Picture Day!
Wednesday - Spirit Wear Day!
Field Trip @ Center for the Puppetry Arts - Please pack a brown paper bag lunch that is
easy transported (ie: sandwich, crackers, apple). Make sure each bag is labeled. No Nuts!
Thursday - Book Character Dress Up - Dress in your favorite book character and bring a book with the character in it.
Friday - Pajama Day!
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Painting Fall Colors
Credit - The Flynns
Making characters with popsicle sticks
Credit: The Lanes
Students reinforce their body parts vocabulary through center games
iPad Game - Gus Mandarin
Writing Center - Amazing penmanship!
Writing/Copying Character Center is one of the hottest centers right now (behind iPad)
Ian's grandmother visited the class on Tuesday.
She sang and played games with the class, so fun!
Mrs. Lin is a retired Elementary school teacher in Singapore.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Week of October 16-18, 2013
| Restaurant Project Update|
Thanks for taking time and energy out of your busy schedule to spend some quality time with your child and completing the project. We have had much fun sharing and naming all the dishes the children enjoyed.
This week the children wrote their birthday in Mandarin on a sentence strip. We lined them up in order as a whole class. Their writing might not be perfect, but it is exciting to see the children grasp the structure of Chinese characters.
For math, we made the number 10 with the colored snap cubes. Children learn best through manipulating objects and we did just that.
If your child goes home to tells you he or she saw some really odd looking pumpkins, it is true. The children felt some mini pumpkins and gourds, drew a picture of what they think they are. Once the pumpkins and gourds are revealed, they illustrate what they really look like. We have got some real artists!
Enjoy this beautiful fall weather with your family. My family and I will be walking for the farm animals at the Farm Sanctuary at Piedmont on Saturday!
Thanks for taking time and energy out of your busy schedule to spend some quality time with your child and completing the project. We have had much fun sharing and naming all the dishes the children enjoyed.
This week the children wrote their birthday in Mandarin on a sentence strip. We lined them up in order as a whole class. Their writing might not be perfect, but it is exciting to see the children grasp the structure of Chinese characters.
For math, we made the number 10 with the colored snap cubes. Children learn best through manipulating objects and we did just that.
If your child goes home to tells you he or she saw some really odd looking pumpkins, it is true. The children felt some mini pumpkins and gourds, drew a picture of what they think they are. Once the pumpkins and gourds are revealed, they illustrate what they really look like. We have got some real artists!
Enjoy this beautiful fall weather with your family. My family and I will be walking for the farm animals at the Farm Sanctuary at Piedmont on Saturday!
Our Birthdays
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Monday, October 14, 2013
Week of October 7-11, 2013
Friendly Reminder ...
* Water Bottle in Book Bag Daily
* Restaurant Project Due
This week we continued to observe the fall weather and the students were able to describe the colors, texture, and shapes of the leaves. We sat around in a circle and shared different findings. The students were encouraged to start their sentences with, "My leaf (我的葉子) is the color of__________, my leaf feels______, my leaf is shaped like a __________." Students were able to incorporate their color words without prompting, very impressive!
On Friday, we were so lucky to have Amy to pop in and throw a dance party. It was really amazing to see the varies dance moves among kids.
Here are two videos I'd promise to post -
Routine Book
http://youtu.be/T1dEiIQIzFE
* Water Bottle in Book Bag Daily
* Restaurant Project Due
This week we continued to observe the fall weather and the students were able to describe the colors, texture, and shapes of the leaves. We sat around in a circle and shared different findings. The students were encouraged to start their sentences with, "My leaf (我的葉子) is the color of__________, my leaf feels______, my leaf is shaped like a __________." Students were able to incorporate their color words without prompting, very impressive!
On Friday, we were so lucky to have Amy to pop in and throw a dance party. It was really amazing to see the varies dance moves among kids.
Here are two videos I'd promise to post -
Shape Book
Routine Book
http://youtu.be/T1dEiIQIzFE
Friday, October 4, 2013
Week of September 30 - October 4, 2013
Friendly Reminder
* Water Bottle in your Child's Book bag daily
* Limit sweets in your Child's Lunch Box
* Chinese Restaurant Project due 10/7 and 10/8
This week has gone by so fast especially with me being out Tuesday with a sick child!
We had a productive week as we have completed our second book - The Shape Book (What Shape is it?). The students colored, cut, and glued the pictures / sentences onto each page. We will be sending them home in the reading bag. I will also try to upload two videos over the weekend. One featuring the Routine Book(sent home 3 weeks ago) and the other the Shape Book. These should serve as a good guide as you practice with your child.
During oral proficiency practices, we are now practicing, "What is your Mom's name?" and answering in the complete sentence, "My mom's name is______." Students may substitute 'mom' with any family member's title (Dad, Uncle, Aunt, Dog, Cat, Fish, Older/Younger Siblings) At lunch this week, I was surprised by two students from two different classes (Liu and Salzillo) sitting across from each other having a real conversation in Mandarin. I couldn't tell you how proud it made me!
In Math, we continued to count forward and backward in Mandarin. The students also had fun come up to the board to write the number being said. Some students preferred to write the numbers in Mandarin..wow! If your child is writing symbols backwards, they certainly are doing much better in Mandarin. :) (And it it totally okay to write numbers backwards at this stage.)
At one of our listening activities, I had the children close their eyes and listen to songs and conversations among native speakers. They then shared the words they heard and understood. It was quite fantastic with the amount of words they pick up.
Have a fall-bulous weekend with your family!
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