Learning Updates for Sept.16-20 九月十六日至二十日

Sept.16-20 九月十六日至二十日

你好(nǐ hǎo) kindergarten friends and families,

​​​​​​​Have a very good weekend, see you all next week! 周末愉快, 下周见！

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Important Reminders 重要提醒:

1）No class on Friday, Sept.27下周五学生们不上课。

2）Our library book exchange is every Wednesday & Thursday. Your child brought home one book this week. Please return this book on or before Wednesday/Thursday so that your child can sign out another book. 

3）National Day for Truth and Reconciliation There will be no school on September 30th in observance of Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Midnapore School will honor this day on Thursday, September 26th with a school-wide walking field trip to Fish Creek Park. Students will read "With Our Orange Hearts" by Phyllis Webstad and write reflections based on the four areas of the Medicine Wheel: Mind, Body, Spirit, and Heart. All students and staff are encouraged to wear orange shirts, and volunteers are welcome to join.

4）Sept.26 & 27 Midnapore meet the teacher open house 家长会. Our parent-teacher interviews are approaching! You have two options:

-Open House: Join us on September 26th, between 4-6 PM, to tour our learning space, review your child's work, have a brief chat with me, and enjoy food from the Calgary YYC food trucks. We’ve arranged for four food trucks to be present so families can enjoy a meal together.

-One-on-One Meetings: If you prefer a more detailed discussion, you can schedule a 15-minute individual meeting with me on Friday, September 27th. Please sign up for a time slot using the link below.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AirPaGPFA9A7y7dKfNw5kgyfFfpw3y-grKstfXsVOpI/edit?usp=sharing

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This week (Sept.16-20) 本周学了什么：

Mandarin中文:

• We continue to learn about how to greet in Mandarin (Hello-你好, Goodbye 再见)
• We learned to say thank you and you’re welcome in Mandarin (Thank you 谢谢，You are welcome 不客气)
• We learned how to print one 一 & two 二 in Mandarin
• We continue to learn about counting in Mandarin (from 1-5 一，二，三，四，五）
• We learned about a new song “Thank you & you’re welcome song 谢谢不客气歌”
• We learned about the Mid-Autumn Festival, its traditions, and the story behind it! We also created a cool moon-themed painting to celebrate.

 Here are the links to the songs and story:

1. Hello song 你好歌：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_rDIzj6DRE
2. Good bye song 再见歌：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wED_ZaR8l2U&ab_channel=LittleFoxChinese-Stories%26SongsforLearners
3. Number song 数字歌：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcLNmRgCpAE
4. Thank you & You’re welcome song 谢谢/不客气歌：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8blxp12TzXQ&ab_channel=MrsPoon-LaiGodChineseEnglishMaoriChoirMusic
5. Story: Counting from 1-10 从一数到十：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHJcF_gPxJI&t=55s&ab_channel=ZestyStory

English 英文：

• We continue to work on recognizing and printing our name
• We learned to print lowercase letter a and lowercase letter m this week
• We continue to learn about personal space and how to show respect
• We continue to learn about Terry Fox and his brave journey to raise money for cancer research. We will run next week as a school to honor his legacy and continue his mission to help find a cure for cancer.

Here are the links to the songs and learning videos:

1. Letter a: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeIqzrdlhWk&ab_channel=JackHartmannKidsMusicChannel
2. Letter m: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_c_4j4pCts&ab_channel=JackHartmannKidsMusicChannel
3. Social Story: What is respect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGaSqdpy8HM
4. Who is Terry Fox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70WbeqNOJQs&ab_channel=CBCKids

Math数学 & Science 科学:

• We are practicing counting 1-10 and 10-1.
• We had a fun science class where we used our five senses to learn all about apples! We talked about how the apple looks, how it feels, how it sounds (haha), how it smells, and of course, how it tastes. The students loved exploring the apple in so many different ways! 
• We read the story Pattern fish and made our own patterns using two or three colors.

Here are the links to the songs and learning videos:

1. Story: Pattern fish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_mqVCewsYA&ab_channel=KIMME
2. Counting song (from 1-10 and 10-1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR-cfDsHCGA

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

Ms.Fan 凡老师

Learning Updates for Sept. 9-13 九月九日至十三日信息

 Sept.9-13 九月九日至十三日

你好(nǐ hǎo) kindergarten friends and families,

Have an awesome weekend! 周末愉快！

Reminders提醒:

1. Monday/Wednesday class will have class on Friday, Sept.20. 周一周三班下周五有课。
2. We are sending home a zipped communication bag with your child every school day. Please view and remove all of the papers each night, and return the bag the following school day.
3. Our library book exchange is every Wednesday. Your child brought home one book this week. Please return this book on or before Wednesday so that your child can sign out another book. 

Important dates 重要日期：

Sept.19 (Thurs 星期四): Terry Fox at Midnapore School. Because of the rain this Thursday, we had to postpone the Terry fox run to next Thursday. We will be gathering as a school community on Thursday at 10:30am in the gym.  Shortly after we will be participating in our school-wide run.  Please make sure your child has comfortable clothing and a water bottle for this day.  As a school community we will be collecting toonies for Terry.  If you’re able to, please bring a toonie to school and we will be collecting to reach a school goal.

Sept.26 & 27 Midnapore meet the teacher open house. We are excited to welcome all our Midnapore families to our September welcome back Open house.  Please come visit our learning space on September 26^th, between 4-6 PM. At this time, you will have the opportunity to tour our school, visit your child's classroom and enjoy the Calgary YYC food trucks.  Teachers will be booking 1-1 meetings on Friday, September 27^th with those families who require a more detailed meeting and those who have IPP documents to review. If you would like to speak to me one on one about your child, feel free to book a meeting with me on Friday. 如果您想和我详细讨论您孩子的情况，请与我联系，安排一个面对面的一对一家长会时间。

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This week (Sept.9-13) 本周学了什么：

Mandarin中文:

• We continue to learn about how to greet in Mandarin (Hello-你好, Goodbye 再见)
• We learned two basic strokes in Mandarin printing “横horizontal stroke” and “竖 Vertical stroke”
• We are learning to count in Mandarin (from 1-5 一，二，三，四，五）Ms.Fan's video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WsKLGCH0SBdVDd5MQ54AHofNUWM2xsQD/view?usp=sharing
• We are learning to recognize numbers in Mandarin from 1-5.
• We learned about a new song “Good bye song 再见歌”
• We continue to learn to read the date in Mandarin

Here are the links to the songs and story:

1. Hello song 你好歌：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_rDIzj6DRE
2. Good bye song 再见歌：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wED_ZaR8l2U&ab_channel=LittleFoxChinese-Stories%26SongsforLearners
3. Number song 数字歌：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcLNmRgCpAE
4. Number 1-5 story 数字故事：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_5IVWep-mE&t=74s
5. Number dance 数字体操：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXOuaRKFPJM&ab_channel=%E7%A2%B0%E7%A2%B0%E7%8B%90PinkfongBabyShark%E5%84%BF%E6%AD%8C%C2%B7%E6%95%85%E4%BA%8B-%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E5%AE%98%E6%96%B9%E9%A2%91%E9%81%93

English 英文：

• We are working on recognizing and printing our name
• We are beginning to learn about simple letters, this week we are learning about lowercase a and lowercase m and how they sound like (Please see the videos I made below)
• We learned about voice on and voice off sounds and nose sound
• We read a book about how to show respect
• We learned about Terry Fox and his brave journey to raise money for cancer research. We will run next week as a school to honor his legacy and continue his mission to help find a cure for cancer.

Here are the links to the songs and learning videos: (I have made videos for you to watch)

1. Letter a (sound) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oSP8kIN_aRyYotzBpHwqtAU4JrXyLsaW/view?usp=sharing
2. Letter m (sound) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dw9kB8CsHfX1AxPr2ySfFMeqnurU8r-D/view?usp=sharing
3. Social Story: What is respect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGaSqdpy8HM
4. Who is Terry Fox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70WbeqNOJQs&ab_channel=CBCKids

Math数学:

• We are practicing counting 1-10 and 10-1. We read the story Ten Black Dots and made our own art creations using black dots. 
• We also read a book Pete the cat and his four groovy buttons and make a fun art practicing our coloring and gluing skills (we glued pompoms on Pete the cat’s shirt)

Here are the links to the songs and learning videos:

1. Story: Ten black dots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dviUddyN1D0&t=112s&ab_channel=Dr.Jang%27sPlayMath
2. Story: Pete and his four groovy buttons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py8h1Q3UIbY&ab_channel=LolliPopAnimatedBoo
3. Counting song (from 1-10 and 10-1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR-cfDsHCGA

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

Ms.Fan 凡老师