IMPORTANT INFORMATION School starts at 8:40. We will always enter and leave the building at the first grade doors!
Bring your folder daily to school! Parent Teacher Conferences: Dual immersion conferences will be held Monday February 25th during school hours, Wednesday February 27th from 3:30-7:30, and Thursday February 28th 8:20 am-12:00 pm, and 2:00-7:30. Please note that Thursday is an early out day and students will finish school at 1:40! Homework: There will be no homework assigned this week! Volunteering: Ms. Terry added more slots to her sign up! Here is the link if you want to sign up! :) http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094ba9ac2ba7fd0-volunteer LUNCH CHOICES Wednesday: French Toast Sticks, Cheesy Nachos, or Tuna Sandwich Thursday: Macaroni & Cheese, Chicken Nuggets, or Taco Salad Friday: NO SCHOOL!!! Monday: Green Eggs & Ham, Hamburger, or Grilled Cheese Sandwich Tuesday: Orange Chicken, Mini Corn Dogs, or Chef Salad *** REMINDER: Please continue to check Class Dojo to monitor your student's progress in not speaking English. Ms. Mack will usually give two reminders before taking away a Dojo point, so if you see a mark on there, you know that they have already been reminded three times. We know through research and experience that students will make the greatest advances in their Chinese language development if they are speaking as much Chinese as possible! The secret word this week is: firecracker. Students can tell Ms. Terry or Ms. Mack the secret word in English ;) WHAT WE ARE LEARNING: ELA: Welcome to Unit 3 Week 6! We are reading a story titled “Where Are My Animal Friends?” We are working on drawing conclusions. Our phonics focus is comparative endings (er and est) and dge as /j/. We will be learning about adjectives. We are working diligently on writing complete sentences and paragraphs. These kiddos are doing an amazing job! They constantly amaze Ms. Terry with the depth of the discussions we have! CHINESE: Students will spend time reviewing some of our previous units in Mandarin Matrix, and will start learning the new characters for unit 9. Students will read a new story called "On the Way Home." This story will introduce the following target characters for unit 9: walk 走, go 去, come/arrive 来, field/farm 田. We will be reinforcing the following key language features: “Don’t…”, “Let’s go behind/back…”, “Let’s go look for…”, “Where did…go?”, “….come and….go”, “can’t find…”, “go up/down”, “Here or not?”, “In the…or not?”. MATH: We are continuing to work on unit 10 this week which focuses on "Using models and strategies to add tens and ones". SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES: The topics for science and social studies this week are the Chinese Lantern Festival, and “People at Work in My Neighborhood."
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
School starts at 8:40. We will always enter and leave the building at the first grade doors! Bring your folder daily to school! Parent Teacher Conferences: Dual immersion conferences will be held Monday February 25th during school hours, Wednesday February 27th from 3:30-7:30, and Thursday February 28th from 8:20 am-12:00 pm, and 2:00-7:30. We will be meeting in the media center, same location as last time! The Book Fair will take place the week of February 25th, and will be open various times in connection with Parent Teacher Conferences and Grandparent's Lunch days. Please see the flyer for important details about Grandparent's Lunch and the Book Fair schedule. Homework: There will be no homework assigned this week! Volunteering: Ms. Terry added more slots to her sign up! Here is the link if you want to sign up! :) http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094ba9ac2ba7fd0-volunteer Ms. Mack needs some help with stapling math packets and cutting out math flashcards. If you are available to come help Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon from 2:00-3:00, or Thursday between 12:45 and 3:00, please email or Dojo Ms. Mack! LUNCH CHOICES Tuesday: Pork Chop, Mini Corn Dogs, Chef Salad Wednesday: Teriyaki Chicken, Cheesy Nachos, Wow Butter and Jelly Sandwich Thursday: Crunchy Fish Filet, Crispy Chicken Sandwich (spicy or regular), or Taco Salad Friday: Pizza, Bean & Cheese Burrito, or Turkey Sandwich WHAT WE ARE LEARNING: ELA: This week, our story is titled "I'm a Caterpillar." It is a literary nonfiction story. We will be working on a tricky pattern this week. It's the er, ur, ir pattern. Last we we learned the "ar" pattern and then the week before, we learned the "or" and "ore" pattern. Due to the short week and the complexity of practicing and mastering this phonics pattern, we are not doing challenge words or dictation sentences. Please feel free to challenge your student and work on applying this pattern to other words. We will be working on recognizing fact verses an opinion also! :) CHINESE: We are continuing unit 8 in Mandarin Matrix this week. Students will review the story, "I Don't Want to Go to School," and read two new stories called "Staying At Home" and "Where Is Little Mountain Goat?" These two stories will reinforce the characters students learned last week: today 今, is/are/am 是, yesterday 昨, tomorrow 明. We will be reinforcing the following key language features: “Don’t want to….”, “Today is…”, “Yesterday was…”, “Tomorrow is…”, “….and….draw together/watch a movie together”, “…will or will not…”, “…can go…”, “Do you want to…or not?”, “Where is …?”, “Is…at…?”. The secret word this week is: lantern. Students may only share the secret word with their teachers (and not with other students) to get a treat for their family having read the blog! Woohoo! MATH: Students are finishing unit 9 in math this week! We have been working on comparing numbers using symbols (greater than, less than, or equal to). We will probably start unit 10 this week, which focuses on "Using models and strategies to add tens and ones". SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES: In science and social studies, students will continue to learn about Chinese New Year traditions, activities, and symbolism. We will also be talking about what is in the sky, as well as rocks and soil! IMPORTANT INFORMATION
School starts at 8:40. We will always enter and leave the building at the first grade doors! Bring your folder daily to school! Valentine's Day: Valentine’s Day is coming up! Students are allowed to bring valentines and a valentine’s box if they desire—if not, we will provide a “valentines” bag/envelop for them. We are combining purple class and green class to exchange valentines! We have 48 students between the two classes. Please do not worry about having your student write the 47 other students’ names on the valentines, just make sure their own names are on the valentines they will hand out. The party will be on Thursday from 2:00-3:00. Here is the volunteer sign up link again in case you missed it! www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f4aafaf2ca3fd0-1stgrade1 Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far to help make the party a success! Parent Teacher Conferences: Dual immersion conferences will be held Monday February 25th during school hours, Wednesday February 27th from 3:30-7:30, and Thursday February 28th from 9:00 am-12:00 pm, and 2:00-7:30. The online scheduler is now open! Please see the Ridgecrest Roar from Mrs. Winfree for more details about how to sign up. We will be meeting in the media center--same location as last time! No School on February 18th. It is President’s day! Enjoy your 3-day weekend! Preventing the Spread of Viruses and Germs: We have had lots of students coming to school sick and have lots of germs going around. While we encourage students to wash or sanitize their hands throughout the day, it would be beneficial for you to help your student remember to keep their hands, food and germs to themselves so that we can all stay healthy. If you think your student may be contagious or too sick to come to school and actively participate and engage in learning, it is better for them to stay home and rest than to push themselves when they are not well and possibly expose others to the same germs or virus. Thank you for your support!! Homework: If you would like your student to have Chinese and math homework, please contact Ms. Mack! Homework has always been optional. Please remember that if it is too much or too little, you are able to adapt it for your student! Volunteering: Ms. Terry added more slots to her sign up! Here is the link if you want to sign up! :) http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094ba9ac2ba7fd0-volunteer LUNCH CHOICES Monday: Mini Pepperoni Calzones, Hamburger, or Grilled Cheese Sandwich Tuesday: Breakfast Burrito, Mini Corn Dogs, or Chef Salad Wednesday: Crispy Chicken Drumstick, Cheesy Nachos, Tuna Sandwich Thursday: Orange Chicken, Chicken Nuggets, or Taco Salad Friday: Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza, Bean & Cheese Burrito, or Turkey Sandwich Monday: No School Tuesday: Pork Chop, Mini Corn Dogs, Chef Salad *** REMINDER: As of January 14th, students are no longer allowed to speak English in the Chinese classroom! In both the green and purple classes, this is still a struggle. Please reinforce the "Chinese only" policy at home and encourage your child to speak as much Chinese as possible when they are in Chinese class. You can look on Dojo to monitor your child's progress. We know the students are capable of so much and are eager to help them continue progress in their Chinese language development! Chinese New Year: Thank you so much for your amazing support at our Chinese New Year party last week! It was such an immense success, and we hope that you had a wonderful time and enjoyed your student's performance. WHAT WE ARE LEARNING: ELA: This week, our story is titled "Frog and Toad Together" It is an animal fantasy story. We will be working on two tricky patterns this week. One is going to be learning about adding endings (-ed and -ing) to a word, sometimes we have to get permission to add the ending by doubling the letter if needs be. The other pattern is the "ar" pattern. Ms. Terry has us become pirates to practice this. Please feel free to challenge your student and work on applying this pattern to other words. We will be working on fact and opinion also! :) Ms. Terry will be at a district training on Tuesday. The secret word this week is: president. If your student tells Ms. Terry or Ms. Mack the secret word by Wednesday, they will get a treat! Students should only share the secret word with their teacher!! :) CHINESE: We are beginning unit 8 in Mandarin Matrix this week. Students will read two new stories called "Staying At Home" and "Where Is Little Mountain Goat?" These two stories will reinforce the characters students learned last week: today 今, is/are/am 是, yesterday 昨, tomorrow 明. We will be reinforcing the following key language features: “Don’t want to….”, “Today is…”, “Yesterday was…”, “Tomorrow is…”, “….and….draw together/watch a movie together”, “…will or will not…”, “…can go…”, “Do you want to…or not?”, “Where is …?”, “Is…at…?”. MATH: Students are finishing unit 9 in math this week! We have been working on comparing numbers using symbols (greater than, less than, or equal to). We will probably start unit 10 this week, which focuses on "Using models and strategies to add tens and ones". SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES: In science and social studies, students will continue to learn about Chinese New Year traditions, activities, and symbolism. Students will also be talking about what's in the sky! IMPORTANT INFORMATION
School starts at 8:40. We will always enter and leave the building at the first grade doors! Bring your folder daily to school! Lexia: Please contact Ms. Terry if Lexia is still not working for you. We have another option for logging on if the "clever badges" continue to have problems! Thank you to all those who are having their students do Lexia at home! Volunteering: Ms. Terry added more slots to her sign up! Here is the link if you want to sign up! :) http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094ba9ac2ba7fd0-volunteer Chinese Incentive Party: Starting in November, students started to work on filling up a chart by speaking Chinese, and even brainstormed incentives they would like to receive once they met their goal. Both green and purple classes have earned their first incentive for speaking Chinese only while in Chinese class! Although the incentives were drawn randomly from the envelopes for each class, they have both earned the incentive to watch a short movie in Chinese and to wear pajamas to school! Yay! LUNCH CHOICES Monday: Whole Grain Soft Pretzel, Hamburger, or Grilled Cheese Sandwich Tuesday: Chicken Tortilla Soup, Mini Corn Dogs, or Chef Salad Wednesday: Country Fried Steak, Cheesy Nachos, or Wow Butter and Jelly Sandwich Thursday: Spaghetti, Chicken Sandwich (spicy or regular), or Taco Salad Friday: Pizza, Bean and Cheese Burrito, or Turkey Sandwich Chinese New Year: We are excited to invite you and your families to attend the Ridgecrest Elementary Chinese New Year celebration on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH. The event will be held at the school that evening from 6:00-8:00 pm. Families are encouraged to attend and participate in fun Chinese crafts and activities, eat Chinese food, and best of all: watch your students perform! Each grade level will be performing different songs, demonstrations, or skits. Please join us in celebrating the most important holiday in Chinese culture! If your child already owns traditional Chinese clothing, they are welcome to wear it to the event. If not, we are asking dual immersion students to wear yellow and red, which are auspicious colors in Chinese culture. If your student does not already own either traditional Chinese clothing OR yellow or red clothes, THAT IS PERFECTLY FINE! We are NOT requiring anyone to purchase special clothing for this event. If your child would like to practice the songs they are performing that night, there are two links posted under “Chinese Information” on our blog. Scroll to the top of the page and click the “Chinese Information” tab and then click on the “Chinese Videos” tab, or hover over it until the “Chinese Videos” tab appears and click on it. The two songs students are performing are at the top of this page under the heading “Chinese New Year.” Purple and green class will sing the “Happy New Year” song and "Seasons Song--Dong Dong Qiang" together. Formal invitations will be sent home today. ☺ 100 Days: Can you believe it?? This week we will have been in school for 100 days! Students will be commemorating this day with some fun activities in school. Career Day: We are excited to have some of you join us this Friday for Career Day and hope that the students enjoy these awesome presentations! Valentine's Day: Valentine’s Day is coming up! Students are allowed to bring valentines and a valentine’s box if they desire—if not, we will provide a “valentines” bag/envelop for them. We are combining purple class and green class to exchange valentines! We have 48 students between the two classes. Please do not worry about having your student write the 47 other students’ names on the valentines, just make sure their own names are on the valentines they will hand out. We do not have detailed information about the party quite yet, but as soon as we do we will send out an email. No School on February 15th (teacher preparation day for Parent Teacher Conferences), and no school on February 19th. It is President’s day! Enjoy your 4-day weekend! Parent Teacher Conferences: Dual immersion conferences will be held Monday February 25th during school hours, Wednesday February 27th from 3:30-7:30, and Thursday February 28th 9:00 am-12:00 pm, and 2:00-7:30. The online scheduler will open soon. Please see the Ridgecrest Roar from Mrs. Winfree for more details about how to sign up. WHAT WE ARE LEARNING: ELA: This week, we are reading “The Class Pet!” It is an expository text. Our weekly question is “What can we learn about animals as they grow and change?” We will be discussing how babies go through many changes and that babies learn as they grow. We will be able to recognize that it is fun to learn something new! Our reading comprehension skill is learning to recognize fact verses opinion. Our phonics focus is words ending with -es as well as plurals with -es. We also will be learning about the r-controlled -or and -ore. It will be a busy week learning about these two phonics patterns as well as learning about verbs that don’t add -s. We have been working on writing more narrative and informational paragraphs. Our tool that we have been using is a 4-square. We always start our paragraph with a topic sentence and we end with a conclusion. Last week, you saw 2-3 of these come home but it is amazing to see how far the students are coming with just increasing our writing practice. CHINESE: We are wrapping up unit 7 in Mandarin Matrix this week and will be starting unit 8! The first story we will focus on from unit 8 is “Unwilling To Go To School.” The focus characters in this unit will be: today 今, is/are/am 是, yesterday 昨, tomorrow 明. We will be reinforcing the following key language features: “Don’t want to….”, “Today is…”, “Yesterday was…”, “Tomorrow is…”, “….and….draw together/watch a movie together”, “…will or will not…”, “…can go…”, “Do you want to…or not?”, “Where is …?”, “Is…at…?”. MATH: Continuing with unit 9 in math this week, students will compare two-digit numbers. We have been practicing 1 more, 1 less; and 10 more, 10 less. The rest of this week will focus on comparing numbers with symbols, and comparing numbers on a number line. SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES: In science and social studies, students will continue to learn about Chinese New Year traditions, activities, and symbolism. Students will also review previous science and social studies topics SECRET WORD: Congratulations! You made it to the end of the blog post. If your student tells either Ms. Mack or Ms. Terry the secret word by TUESDAY, they will receive a prize! Please note that the secret word is not to be revealed to anyone except the teachers! :) This week's secret word is: Cheerios! |
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