audio clips for math 1-10

Parents,

We will start learning today on recognizing, writing and reviewing how to count 1-10 in Chinese. The main focus in learning to write and recognize these numbers.

Please review with them the audio clips, we will learn 2 numbers a day, on Friday we should have learn all 10 numbers (from 1-10), Please review with them the audio clips and how to write and recognize these characters.

Thanks!

TEST

CHINESE TEST THIS WEEK! FOR THE TASTE UNIT!

Please refer to my blog on the audio clips posted! It will be the 4 types of taste (sweet, spicy, sour, salty)

Thanks!

audio clips for taste unit

next week is march and its agenda.....

Parents,

We had a crazy wild reading week organized by our fabulous PTA~ A big hand for them!!!!

Please make sure to go over the business and agenda section as they are very important.

Business:

1. Box Tops, we are still collecting! Pretty please.

2.  Please feel free to come to me if you have any questions (related to school and your child)

3. We have a lot of missing items such as lunchboxes, gloves, jackets left in the classroom daily, most with no names, all these items are put into the lost and found box by the custodian office.

4. Biting! We have a lot of biters in our class, I thought duct tape can withstand anything but looks like I am wrong, some kids bit through duct tape :( I put duct tape on their pencil top ( on the metal part) to remind them not to bite or put the pencil in their mouth, please help me talk to them about not biting things.

5. Putting things in mouth, a lot of children love to put things in their mouth, like erasers, pencil tops, toys, blocks, erasers, glue, etc etc, please help me talk to them that it is not safe (as they might swallow and choke on it) and it is unsanitary.  Our awesome volunteers are always wiping down items almost daily.

6. Kindness--We talk about this daily about being kind to others, and to include others in their play time, not be physical etc. Kindness also includes saying nice things and being a friend.

7. Breakfast and Lunch, some kids are always saying they are hungry, and this is usually right when they come to school (AM class) or after lunchtime (PM class) I am wondering do they eat breakfast or lunch? Please help me talk to them about the importance of eating their breakfast and lunch.


Agenda:

1. Chinese---We will begin a short unit on the different flavors.
 Sweet, salty, sour, spicy! (ssss)
I will post up the audio clips on Monday!
This is a tricky unit to teach, we have to do a small taste test, I do not think this will cause problems for food allergies. I will put  4 different flavors on 4 different toothpicks ( maybe sugar-sweet, Salt-salty, lemon juice-sour, I will probably show different examples of spicy like chilli, hot sauce) The children will have to try and guess what flavor the food item is.

2. Math--so we are still working on LOOKING out for the different signs when we do our math worksheets. ( I have combined +1 and -1 in the same worksheet as in there are different problems with either subtraction or addition). Quite a handful of children become lost but once I circle the sign, they understand but still we have some who don't  know what to do.



*please help me review with them at home about LOOKING at the sign
*if it is 1+2=, they should draw one circle and a + sign and then 2 more circles and then = sign and then count the total amount of circles and write 3
*if it is 4-1= they should draw 4 circles and then cross out one circle and then count the remaining circle, and then write 3.

*There are some who got the answer right but they draw the wrong circles, it is considered WRONG, for example 1+5=
they draw 5 circles and then they cross out one circle
OR
they draw 5 circles and then another 1 circle and then cross out the one circle but still end up with 5 circles
 OR
they draw 6 circles and then the + sign and then they draw another circle and then they end up with 7

( we are working mostly on our whiteboards for now, they need to know the different sounds for + and - , please refer to my previous postings on the audio clips for these 2 sounds, most of the class can tell the difference but some kids still struggle with recognizing the difference)

We are still working on our dots and number line, it is till 80 now!

3. Writing, we are working on our Chinese journals, where we write the month, date and weather, some kids are recognizing the words :) yay! Some kids have beautiful handwriting for the Chinese characters!

4. Art-- We will do a cool craft...stay tunned :)

Thanks for your green stars!

Thanks you for sending your child with green star!!! YAY! thanks!

AM class---# 25,#12,#24,#14,#17.#13,#27,#5

PM class--#28,#15,#11#25

Please remember to do the GREEN reading slip and record your child reading minutes and bring it everyday, make sure that you do it on the right day. For example on the green paper, there is different days of the week, please write it on the correct day, cut the slip out and put it into your child blue folder, I am collecting it daily.

Thanks for supporting reading week!

:)

American Heart Association envelopes

Parents,

I need the American Heart Association donation envelopes by TODAY, it was due last Friday!
Also, please make sure your child brings their library book TODAY and wears the appropriate shoes for TUESDAY!

XieXie

next week schedule and its reading week! YAY!

Parents,

Thanks for supporting my blog! Well most of you! I appreciate you! :):)
Next week is reading week, I hope you have gotten out the handout a few days, please make sure to record the reading minutes with your child! :)
TO kick off the reading assembly, they are doing a fun theme reading week' next week! A little note from out PTA committee!

·        Monday, February 24^th: “Wild Wear”—Wear mismatched shirt and pants and remember to be “Wild About Reading”. No costumes or accessories please. We will kick off reading week with “The Magic of Reading” with magician Mike Hamilton at 9:15 a.m assembly.

 

·        Tuesday, February 25^th: “Family Fun With Books” — 8:00-8:45 a.m.  (last name beginning with A-M) & “Wild Fan Day”. Wear your favorite team’s jersey, t-shirt, colors or even your own sports jersey/t-shirt. Bring some of your favorite books to read with a family member before school. Breakfast will not be provided, but students are welcome to bring their own snacks to munch on.

 

·        Wednesday, February 26^th: “Family Fun With Books”—8:00-8:45 a.m. (last name beginning with N-Z) &“Wild Hair Day”—Show your wild side by creating a crazy hairdo.  NO DYED HAIR!!!!

 

·        Thursday, February 27^th: “Wild Animal Face Day”—Use face paint to create your favorite wild animal. Have wild fun during recess and explore a fire truck with your buddies.

 

·        Friday, February 28^th: “Wild Socks/Shoes”—Dig out those “wild” socks or shoes and wear them proudly for our “Wild About Reading” finale.  Classes that have read the most minutes will celebrate with a class party. 

 

Business:

 

1. Please please please please please talk to your child about NOT being physical, we have quite a few of incidents and near dangerous situation where it could have been FATAL! I am not exaggerating! We had some children been physical this week, which includes, pushing, choking, punching, etc. This is a very serious matter and was dealt with seriously! Please please also help me tell your child if another child is being mean, physical towards them that they do not 'return the favor' and it does NOT give them the right to be mean or physical towards them back.  

 

*also NO throwing of snowballs and NO running outside or inside, we have daily injuries from children NOT listening and NOT following this rule!!!!!!!

I know these sound harsh but SAFETY IS OUR TOP PRIORITY!!!!

 

 

2. Duck necklaces! I am so proud that the children have been trying their best to collect as much donations for heart research:) I know they are very excited to collect the different duckies with different amounts of donations, they are most welcome to wear their duck necklace BUT if they play with it or distract others during class time, warnings will be given ( up to 3 times!) then it will get TAKEN AWAY! Please talk to them about that!

 

3.  ATTENDANCE---Please make sure that your child comes on time to school! It is very important that they are ON TIME.

 

4. Library books---It must be brought EVERY MONDAY to return to the library!

*if Monday is a holiday, bring it the following day! I will return it for them!

*please make sure that you treat library books with TLC (Tender loving care!), water damage or other damage will result in you buying the same exact book for the library!

 

5. SHOES for PE on Tuesday, we still have quite a handful of students that do not bring or wear the right shoes for PE and that result injuries when they try to run (before we can actually screen and see who wore the right shoes), that has resulted in injuries! Please Please Please, wear the appropriate shoes! SAFETY ISSUE!!!

 

6. Center Time--The toys always need some Tender Loving Care! Most of the children play with them nicely but there is quite a handful of children that throw, step, etc on these toys as a result, there are many damaged toys. Please talk to them about it. I might have to start asking you to buy new toys if your child damages it.

 

7. Please, read everything! It is so important! (a lot of answers can be found here and in different entries of this blog!)

 

Agenda----

 

1. Chinese---WE will finish learning the vegetables vocabulary! Check blog for audio clips!

 

2. Journals---We have started our Chinese journal, where we are writing the date, day and the weather, so far it has been really good! Most of the children have great handwriting skills! This is a good practice for the children to start recognizing some Chinese words.

 

3. Math--We have started switching up the addition and subtraction questions into the same worksheet, that has resulted in lots and lots of confusion, please please please, help me emphasize that they look at the sign first, whether it is + or - first.

*also, some children make careless mistakes, their answer is correct but they draw the wrong amount of circles, it is considered wrong (part of their common core curriculum is that they need to know what numeral value is, for example 3 means 3 circles!)

 

4. Health--we will discuss the different things that makes people healthy! (food, exercise, etc)

 

5. TEST next week on vegetables unit! please please please make sure to go over or play the audio clips (from my blog) with them, this really helps them! repetition is needed for these kiddos!

 

lets see who reads the whole blog, bring a white paper with a green star (do not color the star) drawn on it, also please write their names on it, bring it on Monday:) I will ask students to take it out of their backpack! thanks for doing this!

 

Have a great weekend!