January 26-January 30

Math: We did reviewing for measuring, fraction, and time during centers and small group assessment. We will start new unit about using addition and subtraction within 20 to solve  different problems, such as adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart. We also will learn how to use properties of operation to find out the unknown number.

Language Art: We kept working on retelling and describing characters and settings. We also added the different action words as the extra mandarin reading and writing parts.  We practiced the words through flash cards, matching game, making book.

The students were describing the characters in the book through drawing.

We were doing Brown Bear, Brown bear retelling through the role play

We were summarizing "Walking through The Jungle" by putting sentence chart and matching picture game.

characters matching picture

Chinese Culture: We learned different traditional customs about celebrating Chinese New Year. We are   pasting couplets on our door.

Announcements:

1.We will start to send mandarin journals going home this week. Practice the songs we pasted in our mandarin journals. 

 2. Review saying the time by mandarin at any time when you were at home, like dinner time, bed time, breakfast time. Post here pinyin of time words: 9 o'clock in mandarin jiu dian, 9:30 in mandarin jiu dian ban or jiu dian san shi fen, 9:15 in mandarin jiu dian shi wu fen.