Dumpling making day 做饺子

Hi Grade 1 & 2 friends and families,

We had so much fun making dumplings today! We ate all the yummy dumplings, it was such a fun morning! 

Special thanks to all of our parent volunteers and all the items some of you donated!

Have a good night! See you tomorrow!

Ms.Fan

 Making dumpling wraps

 We ate all of the dumplings we made!! 

Learning Updates for Jan.27-30

你(nǐ)好(hǎo) Grade 1&2 friends and families,

新(xīn) 年(nián) 快(kuài) 乐(lè)，春(chūn) 节(jié) 好(hǎo)，鼠(shǔ) 年(nián) 快(kuài) 乐(lè)！Happy Chinese New Year! Happy year of the rat 🐭.

Reminders提醒:

January 28^th Tuesday AM - dumpling making from 9:00-11:30am. We are still looking for donation for 2 heads of cabbage, and any rolling pins （擀面杖）if you are able to donate cabbages or loan us your rolling pins, please let me know! (Thank you for supporting our learning, we now have enough parent volunteers) ❤

Pictures of our dumpling making day will be posted on my blog before this coming Friday! Stay tuned for more pictures!

January 31^st Friday– Non-instructional day, NO school for students.

Mandarin Home Reading: With the weekly homework (Mandarin writing& reading, math, science) and dictation words practices at home. I have decided NOT to send home-readings for students this semester. However, that does not mean students will not work on readings in class. I will continue to have one-one guided reading time with students each day.

This week (Jan.27-30)

Mandarin中文:

This week, we will continue to learn food words, and talk about food words related to Chinese New Year. We will also continue to learn about pinyin (6 vowels + next 4 consonants d t n l).

Below are the words we are learning this month.

Grade 1:

 苹(píng) 果(guǒ)🍎(apple) 香(xiāng) 蕉(jiāo)🍌(banana) 梨(lí)🍐(pear) 桔(jú)子(zi)/橙(chéng)子(zi)🍊(orange)

莓(méi)(berry) 草(cǎo)莓(méi)🍓(strawberry) 蓝(lán)莓(méi)(blueberry)

桃(táo)子(zi)🍑(peach) 葡(pú)萄(táo)🍇(grapes) 芒(máng)果(guǒ)(mango)

饺(jiǎo)子(zi)(dumplings) 米(mǐ)饭(fàn)🍚(rice) 面(miàn)条(tiáo)(noodles) 面(miàn)包(bāo)🍞(bread)

Pinyin: 4 tones:

ā  á  ǎ  à,  ō  ó  ǒ  ò,  ē  é  ě  è, ī  í  ǐ  ì, ū  ú  ǔ  ù

Vowels: a    o    e     i     u     ü

Consonants we are learning this week: b   p   m   f   d   t   n   l

Grade 2:

苹(píng) 果(guǒ)🍎(apple) 香(xiāng) 蕉(jiāo)🍌(banana) 梨(lí)🍐(pear) 桔(jú)子(zi)/橙(chéng)子(zi)🍊(orange)

莓(méi)(berry) 草(cǎo)莓(méi)🍓(strawberry) 蓝(lán)莓(méi)(blueberry) 西(xī)瓜(guā)🍉(watermelon)

桃(táo)子(zi)🍑(peach) 葡(pú)萄(táo)🍇(grapes) 芒(máng)果(guǒ)(mango) 樱(yīng)桃(táo)🍒(cherry)

饺(jiǎo)子(zi)(dumplings) 米(mǐ)饭(fàn)🍚(rice) 面(miàn)条(tiáo)(noodles) 汤(tāng)(soup)

面(miàn)包(bāo)🍞(bread) 三(sān)明(míng)治(zhì)(sandwich) 甜(tián)(sweet) 酸(suān)(sour)

Pinyin: review vowels, consonants and start learning about compound vowels:  ai  ei  ao  ou

Math数学:

Grade 1: Starting from this week, we will be moving into the new chapter, we will start looking at shape and space. This week, grade 1s will be learning how to identify common attributes, the differences between length, mass, volume and area. Students will also be learning about how to order a set of objects by length, mass, volume or area. They will know how to compare between two or more objects, and determine which object is heaviest/lightest, longest/shortest, most/least by filling, greatest/least area.

  

Grade 2: Grade 2s will be moving on to the new chapter shape and space. Students will learn how to estimate, measure and record the length, height, distance around or mass of a given object. They will be learning how to use non-standard units and ruler to measure objects.

Science科学:

Grade 1s will be talking about seeds and the growing season.

Grade 2s will be using the ideas they came up with last class to build their boat using recycled materials.