|WATCH| Week of January 12-16, 2015

Thank you to the parents who sent in paper towels and glue sticks, if you are still looking for ways to help, my Amazon wish list has been updated. You may also sign up to be a Mystery Reader HERE. Super fun and the kids are always proud and excited when their parents show up! You CAN read English books in my room, in case anyone is wondering.

MATH
The students continued to compare length, weight, and capacity using different measuring attributes. We compared objects' length by lining them up from the tip point. We also measured length using snap cubes and ruler. Take some time this weekend to go over the math activity sheet in your child's folder and review by measuring the stuff animals or family pets.

LANGUAGE
We introduced winter clothing and how to tell someone when I am cold! In centers, we played Where is the Elephant game to reinforce sight words. Recognizing Mandarin words by sight is a must to become readers. Since Mandarin words are not phonetic, rather pictorial, you have to learn each word independently to become fluent. Luckily words are grouped by radicals, so it does get easier down the road. I am very pleased with the progress our children have made in such short amount of time. The foundation in learning anything is essential, so it is important we build the skills steady. At this stage, all I really focus on is building their confidence. Lots of encouragement during one-on-one has been helpful.

I write, You guess!

The students were given four pieces of yarn and four numbers, then they had to figure out as a group what to do with them. 

They decided to line them up and order from shortest to longest.

How tall are we? Next week, we will be measuring and comparing height using different tools. 

Proud bunch!