Parents & Pupils Peek at the Week

Parents and Pupils Peek at the Week

5/31 to 6/03

!! HEADS UP !! ***** COUNT DOWN HAS <= span class=3DGramE>BEGUN --= ONLY 7 SCHOOL DAYS LEFT !! *****

- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - **** PLEASE RETURN PICTURES OR PICTURE-PURCHASE MONEY ****- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --------------= ------------***** DROP YOUR CHILD AT EUREKA SITE ON THURSDAY BY 8:00 TO WATCH “JOUST= 221; ***** ------------------

I.&n= bsp; = ; Eng. Language Arts this Week: Them= e 6 – DISCOVERIES Lesson 30 – (8:30 – 9:50)

· = Spelling -- (M) REVIEW WEEK (1) To review previously studied and missed spelling words in class. (2) NO TEST.

· = Writer’s Workshop (T & Th): We are finished = with WRITER’S WORKSHOP for the year. Tuesday, we’ll be reading more chapters of THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH. Thursday, at the Eureka site to view a performance of <= /span>“JOUST.”

· = Grammar – (M & F) Grammar concepts this week will come from their Daily Language Review (DLR) “Bell–Work” sheets. As time permits= , we’ll draw from Lesson 30’s reviews of (1) Irregular verbs, (2) Adverbs; an= d (3) Contractions

II.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Reading & Comprehension Building -- (W) FICTION: The Phantom Tollbooth. We’ll be using this time to= continue reading this wonderful work of fiction. Students are lo= ving it!! We’ll be watching the movie on Tuesday, June 7^th.

III.= Saxon Math this Week: Lessons= #119 - #120 ( No Math As= sessment ) (10:25 – 11:25)<= /o:p>

· L #: (M) MEMORIAL DAY -- NO SCHOOL

· L #119:&nbs= p; (T) Rounding a Number to the Nearest Ten, Hundred, or Thousand.

· L #120:&nbs= p; (W) Finding the Percent of a Number.

· L #: (Th) NO MATH TODAY. STUDENTS AT EUREKA SITE TO VI= EW “JOUST.”

· L #: (F) NO MATH ASSESSMENT – MATH GAMES: STUDENTS WILL PLAY TIME & MONEY BINGO.

IV.&= nbsp; Chinese Language Arts this Week: (12:45 – 1:55)

· Textbook 4:= Mastering Chinese Langua= ge and Culture. Students have been reviewing material from previous lessons and spending time character writing in their Chinese Workbooks. This week students will work on vocabulary and concepts drawn from lesson 10 in order= to finish Textbook 4. The= end-of-the-year assessments are COMPLETE!! The students overa= ll did quite well. Celebrate the growth of your child’s Mandarin this ye= ar. PLEASE RETURN ALL CDs TO ME BY FRIDAY, JUNE 3^RD. THANKS SO MUCH= !!

· New vocabulary from recent lessons are: 星期 xingqi (week); 今年 jinnian (this year); 英文 yingwen (English); 数学= shuxue (Math); 画 hua (to draw); 体育 tiyu (physical education); 中文 zhongwen (Chinese); 没有= meiyou (don’t have any); and 天气 tianqi (weather), and 过生= 日guoshengri (celebrate a birthday); 把 ba (a preposition ); 汽水 qishui (soft drink); 牛奶 niunai (milk); 肉 rou (meat); 要= yao (to want); 喝 he (to drink); 蚊子 wenzi (mosquito); 摇 yao (to shake); 吃完= chiwan (finish eating); 东西 dongxi (thing;food)= ; 快乐 kuaile (happy).

· We’ll also plan to implement and work = on developing more conversational dialogue between students using teacher-crea= ted materials. We’ll use the period to practice some of the Chinese terms= we are introducing during Science and Social Studies as well.

· Your child should know the song 小= 燕 子 (xiao yanzi) “Little Swallow” in Chin= ese quite well by now. We have also added the song 幸福拍= 手= 歌= “If YouR= 17;re Happy and You Know It …..” (Clap your hands, stomp your fee= t, etc.) in Chinese. We hope to have the students p= erform these songs at a future assembly. Recently, the students have also been practicing “Go To School Song” 上= 学歌.

· Memorizing 日常<= span lang=3DZH-CN> 用<= span lang=3DZH-CN> 语p= hrases and sentence patterns, like: = 我吃了…(I’ve eaten…) 我喝了… (I’ve drunk…)

As part of their nightly homework, your child should be working wit= h their flashcards and listening to the Chinese CD-ROM.

· During the Chinese Language Arts time, when appropriate, we will continue to divide the class into two groups: The group with Miss Lu Wei will focus on reading, writing, and elements of Chinese cu= lture, while the group with Teacher Mai will focus entirely on building communicat= ive competence with the language, primarily through using TPR, TPRS, and Q-Talk strategies.

! REMEMBER ! The Mandarin Homework Verification Sheet is turned in on Friday.= ! REMEMBER !

V.&n= bsp; = ; Social Studies / Science this Trimester: (2:05 – 2:45)

WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTIONAL FORMAT ( 5/31 to 6/3 ):

Curriculum: “California Education and the Environment Initiative.” TOPIC: California’s Economy: Natural Choices

ALSO, Your child will be wo= rking on making a Dragon Boat for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival Celebration on M= on. June 6^th.

PLEASE SEND IN ONE EMPTY PAPER-TYPE, EGG CARTON TO MAK= E THE DRAGON BOAT AND $1.00 FOR A RICE DUMPLING.

Whole less= ons or portions of the SS / Science lessons will be taught and/or repeated in Chinese as materials are created and time allows.

VI.&= nbsp; Special Events, Celebrations, Activities, Announcements, or Words of Thanks:

Your child may enjoy learn= ing and practicing their Chinese through online game-play. You can check it out at = www.enterzon.com T= hey will choose an Avatar and the setting in which they wish to practice a given set of vocabulary. FUN FUN FUN!!!

Remember, your child can a= lso find plenty of Chinese practice, fun and games at www.yes-chinese.com too. Encourage = them to visit often.

FOR ALL THOSE PARENTS= WHO MAY STILL NEED VOLUNTEER HOURS, YOUR OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS INCLUD= E:

· = COMING IN T= O HELP PACK UP AND CLEAN THE CLASSROOM

· = HELPING DUR= ING THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL ON JUNE 6^TH.

· = PARTICIPATI= NG IN AN END-OF-THE-YEAR CELEBRATION PARTY ( SEE ME FOR DETAILS ).