Plant tomatoes day 1 西红柿&番茄

Hi families and friends,

Today is the DAY 1 of our tomato planting! So fun 💖

I will post pictures of our plants every week, stay tuned!! 😀

Learning Updates for Feb.3 -7

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

Happy February二月!

It is a short month but we have a lot of exciting things happening this month.

Reminders提醒:

Plant project: We are going to plant tomatoes 🍅 in our classroom this week!!! J our plant will likely to harvest in 60-70 days. Be prepared for some tasty tomatoes coming home!!

Every child will get their own starter pot to start their tomato planting from seeds, there will be weekly updates(pictures) on the growth of our plants on my blog.

Feb.3-12 – Rocks and Rings Curling Residency. Kids will get a chance to learn how to play curling.

Pictures of our curling classes will be posted the second week of February. Stay tuned for more pictures!

Feb.13-14 No School for students- Teacher’s convention days

Feb.19 Opera performance @ 1:30pm in the gym

Feb.26 Shared Assembly @10am in the gym

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. 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 (Feb.3-7)

Mandarin中文:

This month, we will start learning about vegetable, food and shape words. We will also continue to learn about pinyin (6 vowels + next 4 consonants j q x z c s).

Pinyin songs we listen in class:

Vowels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edVATBAlumc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvTjm2gGM7w&pbjreload=10

Consonants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6OTKUwOeHg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptuAFkw8Kno

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAQBjOsvHZc

Below are the vocabularies we are learning this month.

Grade 1 & 2

 胡(hú)萝(luó)卜(bo)🥕(carrot) 西(xī)兰(lán)花(huā)(broccoli)  西(xī)红(hóng)柿(shì)/番(fān)茄(qié)🍅(tomato)

牛(niú)奶(nǎi)🥛(milk) 果(guǒ)汁(zhī)🍹(juice) 三(sān)明治(míngzhì)(sandwich) 喝(hē)(drink) 米(mǐ)饭(fàn)(rice)

面(miàn) 条(tiáo)(noodles) 沙(shā)拉(lā)(salad) 面(miàn) 包(bāo)(bread)

喜(xǐ) 欢(huan) 吃(chī)(like to eat) 爱(ài)吃(chī)(love to eat) 他(tā)(he) 她(tā)(she)

圆(yuán)的(de)(round items) 长(zhǎng)的(de)(long items) 大(dà)的(de)(big items)

小(xiǎo)的(de)(small items) 圆(yuán) 形(xíng)(round shape)

          长(zhǎng) 方(fāng) 形(xíng)(rectangle) 三(sān) 角(jiǎo) 形(xíng)(triangle)  正(zhèng) 方(fāng) 形(xíng)(square)

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 month: b   p   m   f   d   t   n   l g  k  h  j  q  x  z  c  s  zh  ch  sh  r

Grade 2s Pinyin: review vowels, consonants and start learning about compound vowels:  ai  ei  ui  ao  ou  iu  en  in  un

Math数学:

Grade 1: Last week, Grade 1s have learned  the differences between length and height. This week, grade 1s will be learning how to identify the differences between volume(capacity) and weight(mass). They will learn how to use non-standard units to measure objects.

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. This week, grade 2s will also be working on identify the differences between volume(capacity) and weight(mass). They will be learning how to use non-standard units and ruler to measure objects.

Science科学:

Grade 1s will be planting their tomato plant!! J super exciting.

Grade 2s will keep building their boat using recycled materials.