Learning Updates for Mar.31-Apr.4 三月十七日至二十日

 

Dear Kindergarten Families and Friends,  Welcome back after Spring Break! Our students returned calm, eager, and ready to learn. This week, we wrapped up all 26 letter names and sounds. In Mandarin, we continued working on our family books, learning the word for little brother (弟弟) and reviewing the phrase “this is” (这是) to introduce family members. Students enjoyed fun activities like translation games, Mandarin walks, and flash cards.  Please check the “Important Reminders” section below, we need more volunteers for the upcoming field trips!!   Wishing you a wonderful and relaxing weekend!   亲爱的幼儿园小朋友们和家长们：  春假快乐归来，欢迎大家回到学校！孩子们带着平静的心情和满满的学习热情重返课堂，状态非常棒。本周，我们顺利学完了全部26个英文字母的名称与发音。在中文课上，孩子们继续制作《我的家庭》小书，学习了“弟弟”这个词，并复习了“这是”这个句型，练习如何介绍家人。课堂上我们进行了翻译游戏、中文和词卡练习，孩子们玩得特别开心。  请留意下面的“重要提醒”部分——我们仍在寻找更多的家长志愿者来协助即将到来的校外教学活动，期待您的参与！  祝大家周末愉快！  Important Reminders重要提醒:  Monday/Wednesday class have school on Friday, April 11 周一/周三班下周五上课。  Show & Tell program 展示与讲述活动 starts next week, please check the letter I sent home this week.   Parent Volunteer needed!! 我们需要义工！ we are still looking for parent volunteers for our upcoming field trips, please see the list of field trips below  1) Teacher’s Pet Program (science-based learning) in school! 校内科学活动 （Half day 半天）  This event will take place at school in the kindergarten classroom.   Tuesday/Thursday class: Thursday, April 24th at 9am-11:30am (2 more volunteers needed)  Monday/Wednesday class: Monday, April 28th at 9am-11:30am (3 more volunteers needed)  2) Midnapore Fire Station Tour 参观消防局 （Half day 半天）  We will be walking to the Midnapore Fire Station for a tour.  Tuesday/Thursday class: Tuesday, May.6th at 9:15am-11:15am (2 more volunteers needed)  Monday/Wednesday class: Wednesday, May 7th at 9:15am-11:15am (4 more volunteers needed)  3) Calgary Zoo 卡尔加里动物园 (Full day 全天）  We will be taking a school bus to the Calgary Zoo for a program and tour.  Tuesday/Thursday class: Tuesday, May.20th at 8:45am-2:30pm (All filled! Thank you! )  Monday/Wednesday class: Monday, May.26th at 8:45am-2:30pm (1 more volunteers needed)  Suggested Home Practice 请在家里和孩子一起做:  Practice letter names and sounds (26 uppercase letters and 26 lowercase letters)  Read and write 0-10 in Mandarin  Count every day. In class, we are practicing 1-100  Please read to your child every day.  Practice saying family members in Mandarin  Think about what to bring for our show & tell program!  This week (March 31 –April 4) 本周学了什么:  Mandarin中文:  Song: 手指家庭 Finger family Song: 我的家人 My family Song: 我的哥哥 My older brother How to say "Can I go to the bathroom?我可以去洗手间吗？"  How to say "Can I drink some water? 我可以去喝水吗？“ English 英文：  How to prounonce Vv How to prounonce Zz Letter V song Letter Z song Math数学 & Others其他  Read aloud: "Aligator baby"  Read aloud: "We share everything"  Science reading: Read aloud: Waiting for wings Math read aloud:  The great shape race Read aloud: "On Eagle Cove" Seven sacred teaching- Eagle Have fun learning! If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. 😊  Ms. Fan 凡老师 & Mr. He 何老师

Learning Updates for Mar.17-20 三月十七日至二十日

 Dear Kindergarten Families and Friends, 

This week, we continued learning letter names and sounds, focusing on how to print X/x and Q/q. Students continued to work on their Mandarin book about their family, learning the words for Older Brother (哥哥) . We reviewed the phrase ‘this is’  (这是) and use that to express Me (我), Dad (爸爸), Mom (妈妈) and Older Brother (哥哥) in Mandarin. Students also had fun recognizing these Mandarin words and practicing tracing them. 

We had a Book Fair this week. Students had the opportunity to explore and buy interesting books, posters and school supplies.  

Wishing you all a wonderful Spring Break! 

亲爱的幼儿园家长和小朋友们 

本周，我们继续学习字母名称和发音，重点学习了字母 X 和 Q的大小写。孩子们继续完成他们的家庭主题小书，学习了用中文说“哥哥”。我们也复习了“这是”句型，并用它来表达“我”，“爸爸”，“妈妈”和“哥哥”。他们在阅读中认字，并描红，学得非常开心！ 

本周，我们还举办了书展。孩子们有机会挑选并购买自己感兴趣的书籍、海报和学习用品。

祝大家度过一个美好的春假！ 

Important Reminders重要提醒: 

• Next week is the Spring Break. There is no school from March 24 - 28. School resumes on March 31.下周是春假，（三月二十四到二十八号）不上课，三月三十一号恢复上课。 

Suggested Home Practice 请在家里和孩子一起做: 

1. Practice letter names and sounds (26 uppercase letters and 26 lowercase letters) 

2. Read and write 0-10 in Mandarin 

3. Practice printing the numerals 0-10 

4. Count every day. In class, we are practicing 1-100 

5. Please read to your child every day. 

6. Practice saying family members in Mandarin 

7. Review all the Mandarin songs we have learned so far 

This week (March. 17-20) 本周学了什么: 

Mandarin中文: 

• Song: 手指家庭 Finger family

• Song: 我的家人 My family

• Song: 我的哥哥 My older brother

• How to say "Can I go to the bathroom?我可以去洗手间吗？" 

• How to say "Can I drink some water? 我可以去喝水吗？“

English 英文： 

• How to print Xx

• How to print Qq

• Letter x song

• Letter q song

• Read aloud: Grumpy Monkey Spring Fever  

Math数学 & Others其他 

• Song: Shapes are everywhere

• Song: 3D shapes I know

• Song: Mandarin 中文图形歌

Have fun learning! If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. 😊 

Ms.Fan 凡老师 & Mr.He 何老师 

Learning Updates for Mar.13-17 三月十日至十四日

 Dear Kindergarten Families and Friends, 

This week, we continued learning letter names and sounds, focusing on X and Q. Students also completed their Mandarin book about their family, learning the words for Dad (爸爸) and Mom (妈妈). They had fun recognizing these Mandarin words in reading and practicing tracing them. 

We also had a special assembly where we learned that the eagle represents Love—teaching us to love ourselves and those around us.  

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend! 

亲爱的幼儿园家长和小朋友们 

本周，我们继续学习字母名称和发音，重点学习了 X 和 Q。孩子们还完成了他们的家庭主题小书，学习了用中文说“爸爸”和“妈妈”。他们在阅读中认字，并描红，学得非常开心！ 

此外，我们参加了一场特别的晨会，我们学习到老鹰代表“爱”——它教会我们要爱自己，也要关爱身边的人。 

祝大家度过一个美好、愉快的周末！ 

Important Reminders重要提醒: 

• There is no school on March 21 (Friday). 下周五（三月二十一日）不上课。 

• Spring photo is on Monday, Mar.17 and Tuesday, Mar.18. 春季拍照日是三月17日和18日。
  

• Parent-teacher conference will be held on March 20th and 21st, conference booking opens today. Please log into your MyCBE account to book time. 由于罢工情况，本次家长会将改为线上会议。您可以从今天开始在线预约家长会时间，请尽快完成预约。 感谢您的理解与配合！  

• Spring Break begins on March 21. The first day back to school will be March 31. 春假是三月21日，一直放假到三月31日 

• Bookfair 图书展信息： 

-Monday/Wednesday class: The Book Fair is next Wednesday, March 19th! Please check the flyer in your child’s communication bag. If your child would like to purchase a book, please return the flyer along with cash (placed in a Ziploc bag). 下周三（3月19日），孩子们将参加书展！请查看孩子沟通袋中的宣传单。如果您的孩子想购买书籍，请将宣传单连同现金（装在小袋子中）一同带回学校。 

Tueday/Thursday class: The Book Fair is next Thursday, March 20th! Please check the flyer in your child’s communication bag. If your child would like to purchase a book, please return the flyer along with cash (placed in a Ziploc bag). 下周s（3月20日），孩子们将参加书展！请查看孩子沟通袋中的宣传单。如果您的孩子想购买书籍，请将宣传单连同现金（装在小袋子中）一同带回学校。 

Suggested Home Practice 请在家里和孩子一起做: 

1. Practice letters and sounds (26 uppercase letters and 26 lowercase letters) 

2. Read and write 0-10 in Mandarin 

3. Practice printing the numerals 0-10 

4. Count every day. In class, we are practicing 1-100 

5. Please read to your child every day. 

6. Practice saying family members in Mandarin   

This week (March. 10-14) 本周学了什么: 

Mandarin中文: 

• Song: 手指家庭 Finger family

• Song: 我的家人 My family

• How to say "Can I go to the bathroom?我可以去洗手间吗？" 

• How to say "Can I drink some water? 我可以去喝水吗？“

English 英文： 

• How to prounounce x

• How to prounonce qu

• Letter x song

• Letter q song

• Read Aloud: Can I be your dog

Math数学 & Others其他 

• Song: Shapes are everywhere

• Song: 3D shapes I know

Have fun learning! If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. 😊 

Ms.Fan 凡老师 & Mr.He 何老师 

Learning Updates for Mar.3-7 三月三日至七日

 Dear Kindergarten Families and Friends, 

This week, we continued learning letter names and sounds. Students also completed their Mandarin book on "Me" and had fun practicing how to read it. We will share a video of your child reading their book during our upcoming parent-teacher interviews. 

We have now started a new Mandarin book titled "This is My Family." Throughout this learning journey, students will identify and read key family member names in Mandarin. 

Additionally, we continued reading books about kindness, helping students learn how to demonstrate kindness in our classroom and throughout the school community.  

亲爱的幼儿园家长和小朋友们， 

本周，我们继续学习字母名称和发音。孩子们已经完成了他们的《关于我》的小书，并且开始练习阅读。我们将在即将到来的家长会的时候，与您分享孩子朗读自己小书的视频。我们现在开始制作新的中文小书《这是我的家人》在这学习过程中，孩子们将学习识别家庭成员的名称。 

此外，我们继续阅读关于“友善/有爱”的绘本，教导孩子们如何在课堂和校园中传达善意和友好！ 

感谢您的持续支持！  

Important Reminders重要提醒: 

• Monday/Wednesday class have school on Friday, Mar.14 周一/周三班下周五上课。 

• Spring photo is on Monday, Mar.17 and Tuesday, Mar.18. 春季拍照日是三月17日和18日。 

• Parent-teacher conference will be held on March 20th and 21st, I will send a separate email this week for instruction. Our conference will be online. 三月20日和21日是家长会, 我会再单独发一封邮件给大家解释本次的家长会 

• Spring Break begins on March 21. The first day back to school will be March 31. 春假是三月21日，一直放假到三月31日 

Suggested Home Practice 请在家里和孩子一起做: 

1. Practice letters and sounds  

2. Read and write 0-10 in Mandarin 

3. Practice printing the numerals 0-10 

4. Count every day. In class, we are practicing 1-100 

5. Please read to your child every day. 

6. Practice saying family members in Mandarin   

This week (March. 3-7) 本周学了什么: 

Mandarin中文: 

• Song: 手指家庭 Finger family

• Song: 我的家人 My family

• Song: 几口人 歌曲 How many people in my family 

• How to say "Can I go to the bathroom?我可以去洗手间吗？" 

• How to say "Can I drink some water? 我可以去喝水吗？“

English 英文： 

• How to print letter j

• How to print letter y

• Read Aloud: Try a little kindness

• Read Aloud: Too much stuff -Robert Munsch

Math数学 & Others其他 

• Song: Shapes are everywhere

• Song: 3D shapes I know

Learning Update for Feb.24-27 二月二十四日至二十七日

Dear Kindergarten Families and Friends, 

This week, we continued learning letter names and sounds and making our Mandarin book. Students will have the opportunity to showcase our learning at the parent-teacher interviews in March. 

We had a special assembly where we learned that the beaver represents wisdom—teaching us to understand what is right and wrong. We were also challenged to be "Superbunny" by showing kindness to others at every opportunity! Wishing you all an awesome weekend—enjoy the warm weather!  

亲爱的幼儿园家长和小朋友们， 

这一周，我们继续学习字母名称和发音，还在制作我们的小小中文书。孩子们将在3月的家长会上向家长展示他们的学习成果！ 

我们还参加了一场特别的晨会，学习到海狸代表智慧，提醒我们要明辨是非。同时，大家还接受了**超级小兔子**的挑战——尽可能多地向他人传递善意和友好！🐰💛 

祝大家度过一个愉快的周末，好好享受这温暖的天气吧！☀️  

No photos this week! I will combine this week and next week’s photos together! 

Important Reminders重要提醒: 

• Tuesday/Thursday class have school on Friday, Mar.7 -周二/周四班下周五上课。 

• Conference will be held on March 20th and 21st  三月20日和21日是家长会，下周会给大家发更多的信息 

• Spring Break begins on March 21. The first day back to school will be March 31. 春假是三月21日，一直放假到三月31日 

Suggested Home Practice请在家里和孩子一起做: 

1. Practice letters and sounds  

2. Read and write 1-10 in Mandarin 

3. Practice printing the numerals 0-10 

4. Count every day. In class, we are practicing 1-100 

5. Please read to your child every day. 

6. Practice saying family members in Mandarin   

This week (Feb.24-27) 本周学了什么:

Mandarin中文: 

• Song: 手指家庭 Finger family

• Song: 几口人 歌曲 How many people in my family 

• How to say "Can I go to the bathroom?我可以去洗手间吗？" 

• How to say "Can I drink some water? 我可以去喝水吗？“

English 英文： 

• How to prounounce letter j

• How to pronounce letter y

• Read aloud: "Superbuns- kindness hero?"

Math数学 & Others其他 

• Song: Shapes are everywhere

• Song: 3D shapes I know