IMPORTANT INFORMATION School starts at 8:40. We will always enter and leave the building at the first grade doors!
Spring Break is next week! School will resume on April 8th. We hope you all have a wonderful break! Spring fever is in full force! We are noticing that behavior is “off” in both classrooms, so we have reset student Dojo points to try to incentive positive behaviors from students. Every time the class reaches their Dojo point goal, they earn a behavior reward. The behavior reward can range from tiger prides, a game, 2 minutes extra of recess, a small treat, etc. Since we reset the points on Dojo, we have noticed that students are more excited to earn points and are trying to think more about their behavior. As we increase the desired behaviors, we will increase our goal! The students are enjoying the new incentive and their teachers are thankful for the hard work they are doing to improve their behavior! Volunteering: If you would like to come staple and sort math pages in Ms. Mack's room, please send her an email or a message on Dojo! LUNCH CHOICES Monday: Breakfast Burrito, Mini Corn Dogs, or Chef Salad Tuesday: Mini Pepperoni Calzones, Hamburger, or Grilled Cheese Sandwich Wednesday: Crispy Chicken Drumstick, Cheesy Nachos, or Tuna Sandwich Thursday: Orange Chicken, Chicken Nuggets, or Taco Salad Friday: Pizza, Bean and Cheese Burrito, or Turkey Sandwich Monday (April 8th): Walking Taco, Hamburger, or Grilled Cheese Sandwich Tuesday: Pork Chop Mini Corn Dogs, Chef Salad *** We have seen GREAT IMPROVEMENT in both the green and purple classes with speaking Chinese only when in Ms. Mack's room, but some students are still needing multiple reminders each day to stay in the target language. In addition to our Dojo points goal, both classes have charts they are trying to fill to earn incentives that we brainstormed together (pajama party, pizza party, extra recess, etc.). The class can earn stickers for the chart when everyone uses Chinese to communicate. At the beginning of this year, students could earn stickers for smaller chunks of time where they spoke only Chinese. Now that we are at the end of March, we are stepping it up! At this point in the year, students should not be using any English whatsoever to communicate with each other or Ms. Mack when in Chinese class. This is not only great preparation for second grade and beyond in the dual immersion program, but the only way we can achieve the ideal language learning environment at school. Thank you for reinforcing the "Chinese only" policy at home and encouraging your child to speak as much Chinese as possible when they are in Ms. Mack's class. You can look on Dojo to monitor your child's progress. Students are continuing to excel and expand their language skills--it is incredible to witness! WHAT WE ARE LEARNING: ELA: We are reading a story called "A Southern Ranch." Our phonics focus is /ie/ and /igh/. We will also be learning about /kn/ and /wr/. Students are continuing to learn and practice their adjectives! We will be working on recognizing facts and details of a story! We are making great strides in Lexia and both classes are doing extremely well on meeting their minutes! Great job, First Graders! :) Our goal is to have each first grader on or above level 9 by the end of first grade. Thank you for all your support in helping your student make their lexia minutes. Our Spelling Words: lie, tie, high, might, right, night, bright, light, pie, tight, above** and laugh** Challenge Words: brighten, daylight, delight, highlight, tonight and untied. Only 5 of the words are listed but as we continue to expand and make connections regarding our spelling patterns, it's always a great idea to incorporate other words that follow that pattern. Dictation Sentences: Once again, I made a mistake. So here are both sentences: The moon was full last night. The second sentence is "The bus turned right at the corner." Please keep having your student read aloud to you each night. The goal is to have them read at least 10 minutes a night! They will be asked to read 20 minutes a night starting 2nd grade so you can help them start increasing their stamina now so that adjustment isn't as difficult! Chinese: Students are continuing to practice the new characters from unit 10 (几 how many, 年 year, 星期 week), and are also reviewing of units 5-9 in Mandarin Matrix. We will practice reading, writing, and utilizing the following characters that we have been working on for several months:来 come, 去 go, 走 walk, 田 field, 今 today, 昨 yesterday, 明 tomorrow, 是 is (to be), 日 day/sun, 月 month/moon, 天 day/sky, 生 life, 男 boy, 女 girl, 土 dirt, 雨 rain, 马 horse, 牛 cow, 羊 sheep, 鸟 bird, 虫 insect. Math: This week, students will continue to learn strategies to subtract tens. Science and Social Studies: This week students will be learning about locations in our school. We will be creating maps of school our school and will even be taking a tour of our own building. Chinese Summer Camp: The University of Utah’s Confucius Institute is hosting an intensive, week-long Chinese summer camp in July at several locations, including Ridgecrest! Students will participate in a two hour language class in the morning, and receive a cultural lesson in the afternoon with guest teachers from China. (Please excuse this random insert! This week's secret word is: spring! Students may tell Ms. Mack or Ms. Terry the secret word to earn a prize--thank you for reading our blog!) Dual immersion students who will be in 2nd through 6th grade this coming school year are welcome to enroll! Please visit the following link for more information: https://continue.utah.edu/youth/chinese-immersion
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TeachersMs. Terry and Ms. Mack are so excited for this year! In Ms. Terry's class, students will speak, read, and write in English. In Ms. Mack's class, students will be speak, listen, read, and write in Chinese. Archives
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