Monthly Archives: April 2013

* Lawrence Hall Of Science Field Trip: 4/29 Monday

* Field Trip 5/10 Friday: Terra Cotta Warriors

* No Homework on Monday 4/29 (Field Trip)

* Math Test 5/3: Cumulative Test Unit 1 -Unit 13

Last Week Learning:

  • Characters:  星期  哪裡  躲  跳來跳去  身體
  • Mandarin Reading: (1) Whole Class: Complete Chinese Lesson 21. Please reminder your child complete reading assignment.   (2) guided reading in centers:book named Moving House from Chinese Reader series.
  • Writing: started the instructions of argumentative essay.  The instructions will be continued next few weeks
  • Math: Tables & Graphs: 1: Making Tally Charts, Tables and Picture Graphs 2: Interpreting Picture Graphs  Next Week Math: Complete Tables & Graphs Unit and start Unit 14 Geometry

*4/26 Math Test: Unit 1-11

*4/29 Monday Field Trip: the Lawrence Hall of Science (leave at 9:15 and return to school at 2:15).  Please prepare your child disposable lunch bag.

* Math Star Test On May: Please help your child prepare for the test. Here is the link for resources.

https://shenlaoshi.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/star-test-math-preparation-links/

Last Week Learning:

  • Characters: 後天   前天  晚上   昨天  明天
  • Mandarin Reading: (1) Whole Class: Completed Better Chinese Lesson 22 The Weather Today Is Nice. (2) guided reading in centers:book named Moving House from Chinese Reader series.
  • Writing: the students completed the writing project associated with social studies ( writing a story about following rules at school). Students were asked to implement writing process.
  • Math: Time: 1) telling time after the hour 2) telling time before the hour 3) time intervals.  Next Week: Completing Unit of Time & Start the Unit of Table & Graphs

Last Week Learning:

  • Characters: 等於  乘法   除法  分鐘  數字
  • Mandarin Reading: 1) whole class: started Better Chinese Lesson 21  2) guided reading in centers:  他跑得快!(he runs quickly) from Chinese Reader series.
  • Writing:  1) whole class: writing strategy “edit”, work with each student  individually on editing their  narrative writing (a story about following rules) 2)in centers: work with the students individually to edit the letter they have written for the pen-pal in Shanghai
  • Math: Unit 10 Fraction  Next week: Unit 11 Time
  • * Friday Math Test on 4/19: Time
  • Whole class project(a play): the kids still work on their class play. They enjoyed it very much! Through this activity, I have targeted the instructions of cooperation, problem solving and Chinese speaking skills.

* Principle Laura was reading her favorite child book for the second grade

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* The horse class was reading and perform the stories for the kindergarten

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* Pajama day in Horse Class

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