Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Our Neighborhood
Hope everyone had a great long weekend! This week we are learning about the different places in our neighborhood as well as map skills. By the end of the week, your child should be able to say:
grocery store
hospital
park
school
restaurant
library
zoo
museum
"Where are you going?"
"Where is the _____"
"Where is your house?"
across from
next door to
close to
In math, continue to help them break numbers up into hundreds, tens and ones as well as counting money and subtraction practice. We will be introducing 3-D shapes next week (sphere, cone, cube etc)
The cookie dough fundraiser began with an assembly today. The kids were reminded "No talking to strangers, and no door to door sales."
Monday, February 7, 2011
What do you want to be when you grow up?
We're looking at community and the people that help us. We've looked at people in our school, and now are talking about what we'd like to do with our lives, or what we want to do when we grow up. They were excited to hear I wanted to be a teacher when I was little and now I really am "So you really can become what you always wanted to?!!" one exclaimed. Yep.
The vocab is as follows:
doctor 医生 yi sheng
teacher 老师 lao shi
actress/actor 演员 yan yuan
police 警察 jing cha
chef 厨师 chu shi
architect 工程师 gong cheng shi
We are working with counting money, story problems, and subtraction from up to 12 this week in math.
reminders:
School Chinese New Year Celebration this Thursday, February 10th, 6 p.m. Please have your child there on time so they will be able to sing with us.
Class Chinese New year celebration this Friday. Email me if you would like to come in and help. I will be emailing those interested on Wednesday with party details.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Happy Hundredth day of School!
And groundhog day! And chinese new year! All in all, a great day to be in first grade. Ask your child to count to a hundred for you (in chinese) by 10's, 5's, and for a challenge, 2's. And congratulate them on 100 great days of first grade and being immersed in Chinese.
We are working on making math sentences from stories. So if you can practice telling math stories or having your child make up math stories, then talk about if they could use addition or subtraction to figure it out, it would be great practice.
Example: I finished my juice in three big gulps. You finished yours in six. How many more gulps did it take you to finish?
Also, since within hours it will be the year of the rabbit, here is a little info. First, know that New Year is the biggest holiday of the year in China, and celebrations last for weeks. Families return home, much food is prepared and enjoyed, and emphasis is on a fresh new start, a prosperous year to come, and family ties.
According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2011 is the Year of the Golden Rabbit, which begins on February 3, 2011 and ends on January 22, 2012. The Rabbit is the fourth sign of the Chinese Zodiac, which consists of 12 animals signs. The Rabbit is a lucky sign. Rabbits are private individuals and a bit introverted. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are reasonably friendly individuals who enjoy the company of a group of good friends. They are good teachers, counselors and communicators, but also need their own space.
According to Chinese tradition, the Rabbit brings a year in which you can catch your breath and calm your nerves. It is a time for negotiation. Don't try to force issues, because if you do you will ultimately fail. To gain the greatest benefits from this time, focus on home, family, security, diplomacy, and your relationships with women and children. Make it a goal to create a safe, peaceful lifestyle, so you will be able to calmly deal with any problem that may arise.
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