Good evening panda friends! Hope everyone had a wonderful winter break! Here are some pictures of the week before the break: 1. In Science, we finished Balance and Motion box by discovering properties of magnet! 2. In Mandarin centers, 3rd graders had fun playing radicals and formed Chinese characters! 3. This week's golden turtle goes to Jayce for being open-minded! Congrats! 4. Here comes the most exciting moment of the week: winter party! We had snacks, put nose on reindeer, made Christmas sock craft, and wrapped friends into a Christmas tree! Thank you parent volunteers for donating snacks and helping out play stations! Reminders for next week:
1. No school on Monday Jan. 6th, teachers' PD 2. Math learning schedule for the upcoming week: 2nd grade: Module 5 Lesson 1 (Tuesday), Lesson 2 (Wednesday), Lesson 3 (Thursday), and Lesson 4 (Friday) 3rd grade: Module 4 Mid-Module Assessment (Tuesday), Lesson 9 (Wednesday), Lesson 10 (Thursday), and Lesson 11 (Friday) If the student is out of school for any reason, please follow the schedule and finished Problem Set and Homework at home so that when student comes back, he/she can catch up. A great resource for you if you need help with any math lesson!! (Second Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=4 (Third Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=5 Let me know if you have any questions! Best, Huang Laoshi 01/05/20
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Good evening panda families! Can't believe it's almost winter break! Here are some pictures of last week! 1. In this week's center time, we played some fun activities! They really like spinning subtraction! 2. In science, we completed the lesson pitch and volume by testing different sounds from Kalimba and Xylophone. We also went outdoor to discover sound around us! 3. Congrats to Darius for being open-minded! 4. We performed on stage again! If you missed it, here is the video: Reminders for next week:
1. We are going to have a winter party on Friday 2:05-3:15pm! Food, music, craft, game...Please consider bringing some snacks to share with us (juice, chips, fruits, cupcakes, etc.)! Parents (grandparents), if you would like to join the party, let me know! 2. Pandas is going to perform a holiday song this Friday during assembly. 3. Math learning schedule for the upcoming week: 2nd grade: Module 4 Lesson 29 (Monday), Lesson 30 (Tuesday), Lesson 31 (Wednesday), and End-of-Module Assessment (Thursday) 3rd grade: Module 4 Lesson 5 (Monday), Lesson 6 (Tuesday), Lesson 7 (Wednesday), and Lesson 8 (Thursday) If the student is out of school for any reason, please follow the schedule and finished Problem Set and Homework at home so that when student comes back, he/she can catch up. A great resource for you if you need help with any math lesson!! (Second Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=4 (Third Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=5 Let me know if you have any questions! Best, Huang Laoshi 12/15/19 Good evening panda friends! Here are some highlights of last week's learning! 1. In Science this week, we continued learning sound and vibration. We discover what makes sound by using rubber band and cups. We also tested Kalimba and Xylophone to see different pitch and volume. 2. Look how focused they are in the story time in library! 3. This week we are looking for the open-minded student, and the winner is Booker! Reminders for next week:
1. NWEA Map Testing: Reading (Wednesday) and Math (Thursday) 2. Pandas will perform on stage on this Friday's assembly, and the song we are going to perform is 雪花雪花: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXs9C27n4t0 3. Math learning schedule for the upcoming week: 2nd grade: Module 4 Lesson 25 (Monday), Lesson 26 (Tuesday), Lesson 27 (Wednesday), NWEA Testing (Thursday) and Lesson 28 (Friday) 3rd grade: Module 4 Lesson 1 (Monday), Lesson 2 (Tuesday), Lesson 3 (Wednesday), NWEA Testing (Thursday) and Lesson 4 (Friday) If the student is out of school for any reason, please follow the schedule and finished Problem Set and Homework at home so that when student comes back, he/she can catch up. A great resource for you if you need help with any math lesson!! (Second Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=4 (Third Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=5 Let me know if you have any questions! Best, Huang Laoshi 12/8/19 Good evening panda friends! Welcome to Trimester 2! Here are some pictures of last week's learning! 1. In Mandarin center time, we tried some fun learning activities! We also practiced how to use chopsticks when we read the book 筷子 (Chopsticks). 2. In science this week, we discovered rolling sphere! We started with the observation of rolling marble in a cup, and then designed our own/group runway for marbles. 3. This week's golden turtle is for Kristanya for being reflective! Good job! Reminders for next week:
1. We switch to Trimester 2's schedule, which has art on Monday/Wednesday/Friday and PE on Tuesday/Thursday. Library switches to Wednesday. 2. Picture retake day: Wednesday 11/20 3. Math learning schedule for the upcoming week: 2nd grade: Module 4 Lesson 14 (Monday), Lesson 15 (Tuesday), Lesson 16 (Wednesday), Mid Module Assessment (Thursday) and Lesson 17 (Friday) 3rd grade: Module 3 Mid Module Assessment (Monday), Lesson 12 (Tuesday), Lesson 13 (Wednesday), Lesson 14 (Thursday) and Lesson 15 (Friday) If the student is out of school for any reason, please follow the schedule and finished Problem Set and Homework at home so that when student comes back, he/she can catch up. A great resource for you if you need help with any math lesson!! (Second Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=4 (Third Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=5 Let me know if you have any questions! Best, Huang Laoshi 11/17/19 Good evening panda friends! Here are some highlights of last week: 1. In science, we continued with the rolling cup experiment. We tried to roll the cup in a straight line with the help of coins. 2. In Mandarin centers, pandas had a fun time playing Chinese character games! 3. We also used the break time to play a quick math fact Kahoot! 4. Congrats to Jasmine for being reflective! Reminders for next week:
1. We will switch to Trimester 2's schedule, which has art on Monday/Wednesday/Friday and PE on Tuesday/Thursday. Library switches to Wednesday. 2. Math learning schedule for the upcoming week: 2nd grade: Module 4 Lesson 9 (Monday), Lesson 10 (Tuesday), Lesson 11 (Wednesday), Lesson 12 (Thursday) and Lesson 13 (Friday) 3rd grade: Module 3 Lesson 7 (Monday), Lesson 8 (Tuesday), Lesson 9 (Wednesday), Lesson 10 (Thursday) and Lesson 11 (Friday) If the student is out of school for any reason, please follow the schedule and finished Problem Set and Homework at home so that when student comes back, he/she can catch up. A great resource for you if you need help with any math lesson!! (Second Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=4 (Third Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=5 Let me know if you have any questions! Best, Huang Laoshi 11/10/19 Good morning panda friends! Here are some highlights of last week's learning! 1. In science this week, we discovered the motion of rolling! We tested how to make wheels and how wheels move: Also, we had a fun time observing the motion of rolling cups! 2. On Thursday, we had our Character Day! We played Guess Who during the morning meeting. We also learned some fun facts about Halloween! They made their own little book! 3. On Friday, we were honored to have Wang Laoshi from CI again to share a story 三只蝴蝶 (Three Butterflies) and make paper butterflies! 4. This week's golden turtle shout-out is Aiden for being a risk-taker! Congrats! Reminders for next week:
1. No school on Tuesday 11/5-Teacher's PD 2. Library time this week changes to Thursday 3. Math learning schedule for the upcoming week: 2nd grade: Module 4 Lesson 5 (Monday), Lesson 6 (Wednesday), Lesson 7 (Thursday) and Lesson 8 (Friday) 3rd grade: Module 3 Lesson 3 (Monday), Lesson 4 (Wednesday), Lesson 5 (Thursday) and Lesson 6 (Friday) If the student is out of school for any reason, please follow the schedule and finished Problem Set and Homework at home so that when student comes back, he/she can catch up. A great resource for you if you need help with any math lesson!! (Second Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=4 (Third Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=5 Let me know if you have any questions! Best, Huang Laoshi 11/4/19 Good morning panda families, Sorry for the late newsletter this week. I was out for PD and just came back today! Here are some wonderful learning moments of last week: 1. In Mandarin, we had fun in center learning! Third graders were playing a throwing ball activity to hit the characters they know. Second graders were practicing how we introduce ourselves by saying/writing our names! 2. In science last week, we finished designed our own zoomers and observed patterns when spinning. Then we started to make twirlers and twirly bird to test how to make them fly. 3. Congrats to Dante for being a risk-taker! He tries hard to use new strategies in math and use new words in Mandarin. Reminders for next week:
1. On Thursday, October 31st we will be having Character Day, students are able to dress up as their favorite character (students choosing not to participate should come to school in regular school uniform). Costumes should not distract from learning and should not have any masks or fake weapons. 2. Math learning schedule for the upcoming week: 2nd grade: Module 4 Lesson 1 (Monday), Lesson 2 (Tuesday), Lesson 3 (Wednesday), Lesson 4 (Thursday) and Lesson 5 (Friday) 3rd grade: Module 2 Lesson 20 (Monday), Lesson 21 (Tuesday), end of module assessment (Wednesday), Module 3 Lesson 1 (Thursday) and Lesson 2 (Friday) If the student is out of school for any reason, please follow the schedule and finished Problem Set and Homework at home so that when student comes back, he/she can catch up. A great resource for you if you need help with any math lesson!! (Second Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=4 (Third Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=5 Let me know if you have any questions! Best, Huang Laoshi 10/29/19 Good evening panda friends! Here are some pictures of last week: 1. In morning meeting, we started to share things using Mandarin! Look at our brave Makenzie to be the first one shared her picture! 2. In open circle this week, we talked about honesty and why it's important. We also watched a story 狼来了 (Wolf is coming) about honesty. 3. In math this week, 2nd grade practiced team work and took turn to be little teachers. And 3rd graders had fun playing rounding games on Kahoot! 4. In science, we continued learning motion. We learned besides tops, zoomers can also spin! 5. Denise received the shout out for being a risk takers this week! Congrats! Reminders for next week:
1. Ohio State Test for 3rd graders: Tuesday and Wednesday 2. We will do Character Day on Thursday, October 31st. Costumes should not distract from learning and no fake weapons. 3. Math learning schedule for the upcoming week: 2nd grade: Module 3 Lesson 17 (Monday), Lesson 18 (Tuesday), Lesson 19 (Wednesday), Lesson 20 (Thursday) and Lesson 21 (Friday) 3rd grade: Module 2 Lesson 15 (Monday), Lesson 16 (Tuesday), Lesson 17 (Wednesday), Lesson 18 (Thursday) and Lesson 19 (Friday) If the student is out of school for any reason, please follow the schedule and finished Problem Set and Homework at home so that when student comes back, he/she can catch up. A great resource for you if you need help with any math lesson!! (Second Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=4 (Third Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=5 Let me know if you have any questions! Best, Huang Laoshi 10/20/19 Good evening panda friends! Hope you all had a restful fall break! Here are some pictures before the break: 1. In math, we practiced three digit numbers in the place value chart. 2. In the past month, we learned about Peru to celebrate the Hispanic Heritage Month. On Monday, we made a Peru hat to show others our favorite Peru fact. And we are ready for the parade! 3. In the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, we enjoyed the performance, cheered for the countries we've learned and also tasted some delicious food! More pictures here: Reminders for next week:
1. Math learning schedule for the upcoming week: 2nd grade: Module 3 Lesson 14 (Wednesday), Lesson 15(Thursday), and Lesson 16 (Friday) 3rd grade: Module 2 Lesson 12 (Wednesday), Lesson 14 (Thursday) and Lesson 15 (Friday) If the student is out of school for any reason, please follow the schedule and finished Problem Set and Homework at home so that when student comes back, he/she can catch up. A great resource for you if you need help with any math lesson!! (Second Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=4 (Third Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=5 Let me know if you have any questions! Best, Huang Laoshi 10/15/19 Good evening panda families! Here are some highlights of last week: 1. Last Thursday and Friday, we shared the interested events in our timelines! 2. In math, we learned about mass and felt how heavy is 1 kilogram. 3. This week we also learned many facts about Peru for the Hispanic Heritage Month! 4. Third grade group played time games! 5. The most excited event last week! Panda's first field trip to the Art Museum! They had so much fun there and saw some wonderful Chinese art work from long time ago! View more pictures here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Oto14t4YY91QzAHBRrAMU3cd14Q4c4qT?usp=sharing 6. This week's big shout-out is Lia for being a risk-taker! Reminders for next week:
1. Teacher Parent Conference on Friday (Oct. 11), if you have not signed up for the conference, please do it here: www.signupgenius.com/go/409084ba4af2ba2f85-201910112 2. Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration: Tuesday Oct. 8 1:15pm-3:15pm 3. Google Classroom code: m50wver 4. Math learning schedule for the upcoming week: 2nd grade: Mid Module Assessment (Monday), Module 3 Lesson 11 (Tuesday), Lesson 12(Wednesday), Lesson 13 (Thursday) 3rd grade: Module 2 Lesson 9 (Monday), Lesson 10 (Tuesday), Lesson 11 (Wednesday), and Mid Module Assessment (Thursday) If the student is out of school for any reason, please follow the schedule and finished Problem Set and Homework at home so that when student comes back, he/she can catch up. A great resource for you if you need help with any math lesson!! (Second Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=4 (Third Grade) embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=5 Let me know if you have any questions! Best, Huang Laoshi 10/6/19 |
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