Week of February 23, 2015

Friendly Reminder...
- Six Flags Read to Succeed Reading Log now due 3/9 due to snow days. Thanks to those who have turned in!
- Beginning Monday, 3/9, Ms. Salzillo's homeroom will begin their day in Ms. Liu's room and vice versa til the end of the school year. 
- Read the Mandarin book in the Reading Bag nightly


Math
We continue to practice adding with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations. Word problems have also been introduced and reinforced over the last two weeks. We will begin to introduce subtractions this week. To reinforce at home and allow your child to be familiarized with the concept, please use everyday objects to create scenarios. For example, I gave you 6 strawberries, you ate 2, how many do you have left?

Science
We have been learning so much about how objets move. (straight, zigzag, round and round, back and forth, fast and slow, and motionless) Students are learning through acting out as well as drawing.

Mandarin
Students continue to thrive and have recently been introduced to names of activities (reading, singing, swimming, dancing, climbing up and down, playing ball) They are now able to ask and respond (What do you like to do? I like to...) Since the 50/50 same day switch, I have noticed a significant growth in students' confidence in language. Lots of body language and visual are always a big part of language immersion, but I am pleased to say that most can comprehend without pictures and following directions. Through singing, reading, writing, word study, role playing, drawing, creative art...etc the students have made a great deal of gain in just few short months. Please continue to incorporate Better Chinese at home as well as reading the Mandarin book in the Reading Bag nightly.