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Friday, January 15, 2016
|WATCH| Gong Xi! Gong Xi! 恭喜恭喜
We will be rehearsing this song for Chinese New Year, but it will greatly help if your child listens to the song a couple of times at home, too!
恭喜恭喜
每条大街小巷 每个人的嘴里 见面第一句话 就是恭喜恭喜
恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀 恭喜恭喜恭喜你
冬天一到尽头 真是好的消息 温暖的春风 就要吹醒了大地
恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀 恭喜恭喜恭喜你 恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀 恭喜恭喜恭喜你
皓皓冰雪溶解 眼看梅花吐蕊 慢慢长夜过去 听到一声鸡啼
恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀 恭喜恭喜恭喜你
经过多少困难 经历多少磨练 多少心儿盼望 春天的消息
恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀 恭喜恭喜恭喜你 恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀
恭喜恭喜恭喜你
Monday, January 11, 2016
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Week of January 5-8, 2016
Happy New Year!
In language this month, we began to introduce seasonal clothing. The students will name clothing and describe them by colors. Exciting news! Culminating event for this unit is a Fashion Show happening at the end of this month. Invitation coming your way in two weeks.
In Math, we are exploring data and measurement. Students measured objects and compared their lengths. They also compared weight using a balance scale.
In Science, we are categorizing animals by skin coverings and movements.
Although it was only the first week back since the winter break, it feels like the teachers and students jumped right back into the routines without a frown. I am amazed this time of the year because I always witness so much growth both academically and socially. During one of our Math whole group discussion this week, we measured six stuffed animals using unifix cubes. I asked the students (in Mandarin, of course!), "Which two of these six are the longest?" Without any hesitation, a few answered in a complete sentence, "Both 4 and 6 are the longest!" It was mind-blown! Of course every learner progress at different rates in different subject areas. I am just excited to watch their faces light up and ready to learn, every single day.
Thank you parents for your trust, kindness, and support! Go GLOBE!
In language this month, we began to introduce seasonal clothing. The students will name clothing and describe them by colors. Exciting news! Culminating event for this unit is a Fashion Show happening at the end of this month. Invitation coming your way in two weeks.
In Math, we are exploring data and measurement. Students measured objects and compared their lengths. They also compared weight using a balance scale.
In Science, we are categorizing animals by skin coverings and movements.
Although it was only the first week back since the winter break, it feels like the teachers and students jumped right back into the routines without a frown. I am amazed this time of the year because I always witness so much growth both academically and socially. During one of our Math whole group discussion this week, we measured six stuffed animals using unifix cubes. I asked the students (in Mandarin, of course!), "Which two of these six are the longest?" Without any hesitation, a few answered in a complete sentence, "Both 4 and 6 are the longest!" It was mind-blown! Of course every learner progress at different rates in different subject areas. I am just excited to watch their faces light up and ready to learn, every single day.
Thank you parents for your trust, kindness, and support! Go GLOBE!
Monday, November 16, 2015
|WATCH| 踏雪尋梅 Plum Blossom in the Snow
The students will be performing the song at our winter program on 12/15. Have them practice at home!
Friday, November 6, 2015
Week of November 3-7, 2015
What an overwhelmingly awesome, exciting, and successful week at the GLOBE! Our class raised over $3000 with the whole school raised over 80k in just two short weeks!! Thank you parents for being a strong voice for education. Your support makes the difference.
Below is what we have accomplished on top of all the excitements. :) Yes, we get our work done (and have fun too)!
In our third language thematic unit, we learned about names of some body parts and language structures. Specifically head, shoulders, knees, feet, hands, head, hair, eyes, nose, and ears. The students can now tell someone if one of those body part hurts by saying, " My____ hurts, please help me!" "This is my_____." "I have # (body parts)." "Please don't touch my ________." Our end of unit assessment is for the students to match the words to the body parts. Keep going over those vocabulary cards at home! Ask your child if he can identify body parts on a family pet or a stuffed animal for fun.
For the past two weeks, we have been looking for, tracing, and identifying two-dimensional shapes. We also looked at some paintings that are made up of lots of patterns and shapes. The students were inspired to create their own artwork.
GLOBE Trot! The students were such troopers. What a memorable mud run we will remember forever.
The students were able to share their artifacts from the Chinese restaurants and make a book with their experiences. I am blown away by some of the illustrations.
Below is what we have accomplished on top of all the excitements. :) Yes, we get our work done (and have fun too)!
In our third language thematic unit, we learned about names of some body parts and language structures. Specifically head, shoulders, knees, feet, hands, head, hair, eyes, nose, and ears. The students can now tell someone if one of those body part hurts by saying, " My____ hurts, please help me!" "This is my_____." "I have # (body parts)." "Please don't touch my ________." Our end of unit assessment is for the students to match the words to the body parts. Keep going over those vocabulary cards at home! Ask your child if he can identify body parts on a family pet or a stuffed animal for fun.
For the past two weeks, we have been looking for, tracing, and identifying two-dimensional shapes. We also looked at some paintings that are made up of lots of patterns and shapes. The students were inspired to create their own artwork.
GLOBE Trot! The students were such troopers. What a memorable mud run we will remember forever.
The students were able to share their artifacts from the Chinese restaurants and make a book with their experiences. I am blown away by some of the illustrations.
"I went to ________ to eat."
"I went to _______ to eat."
"I ate....."
"I even spoke some Mandarin!"
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
|LISTEN| Motion Song (運動)
We are learning about motion in Science. Practice the song and learn the otherwise boring vocabulary words. The song is to the tune of Shut up and Dance.
Lyrics:
運動是變換位置
動來動去都不停
你來看我怎麼動~
喔！曲線是zigzag,
直線往前走,
我說轉一圈
旋轉很容易看我做.
快慢都是運動,我說
喔喔～前進後退停止.
曲線 zig zag
旋轉 go round and round
直線 go straight
前進後退 forward and backward
停止/靜止 motionless
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Lyrics:
運動是變換位置
動來動去都不停
你來看我怎麼動~
喔！曲線是zigzag,
直線往前走,
我說轉一圈
旋轉很容易看我做.
快慢都是運動,我說
喔喔～前進後退停止.
曲線 zig zag
旋轉 go round and round
直線 go straight
前進後退 forward and backward
停止/靜止 motionless
Record and upload voice >>
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