This document provides information from a Back to School Night presentation for a 3rd grade Mandarin immersion class. It introduces the teacher, Ms. Chau, who was born in Taiwan and has taught Mandarin at various schools. It outlines her teaching philosophy of allowing student curiosity to guide learning. The document also summarizes the Mandarin curriculum and units, daily schedule, homework policies, volunteer opportunities and upcoming field trips for families to learn about the Mandarin program.
This document provides information from a Back to School Night presentation for a 3rd grade Mandarin immersion class. It introduces the teacher, Ms. Chau, who was born in Taiwan and has taught Mandarin at various schools. It outlines her teaching philosophy of allowing student curiosity to guide learning. The document also summarizes the Mandarin curriculum and units, daily schedule, homework policies, volunteer opportunities and upcoming field trips for families to learn about the Mandarin program.
This document welcomes visitors to Beijing and encourages them to make themselves at home. It describes the open and welcoming nature of the city and its people. Refreshing air, green tea, legendary stories, old traditions, and open doors are mentioned. Visitors both new and familiar are welcomed to share in the vibrant charm and youthful spirit of Beijing.
This document provides a list of vocabulary words related to mood in both English and Chinese. The moods listed include angry, happy, fear/afraid, bored, amusement park, joyful, sad, and heart-breaking along with their Chinese translations. The vocabulary is intended to help describe different mood states in both languages.
The document provides a chart that lists the initial consonant sounds and final vowel sounds in Pinyin, along with rough English equivalents. It includes 24 initial sounds such as "b", "p", "m", and "f", which are paired with English words to illustrate their pronunciation. There are also 14 final vowel sounds like "a", "ei", "iu", and "ing", along with examples in English. The chart is intended to help English speakers understand Pinyin pronunciation based on similar sounds in their own language.
This document contains 3 lists of Chinese characters that correspond to a 2nd grade Mandarin immersion curriculum. The first section lists 25 characters to be learned in the first semester, including characters for "year", "grade", "new", "child", "pen", and "to teach". The second section lists another 25 characters to be learned in the second semester, such as characters for "pull", "push", "slow", "stop", and parts of the house. The third section lists another 50 characters to be learned in the third semester, including characters for body parts, foods, stores, and other daily items.
Mandarin homework is assigned weekly on Mondays and due on Fridays. There are two types of homework: character worksheets and "Story Elements" worksheets. The homework focuses on practicing characters and comprehending online stories. Parents are responsible for supervising their children's homework completion. Five homework passes are provided to allow for missed assignments due to family obligations.
This document contains vocabulary words related to 4 investigations about earth materials and their properties. It defines terms like basalt, scoria, tuff, granite, mineral, texture, weathering, layer, sink, settle, screen, separate, mixture, particle, pebble, gravel, sand, silt, boulder, cobble, clay. It also defines terms for investigations about concrete, asphalt, brick, mortar, natural resources, and the states of matter. The vocabulary words are presented with their definitions to support learning about rocks, soils, and materials used in construction.
The classroom uses a behavior management system with red and yellow magnetic circles to track student behavior. Students begin each day with 5 red circles and can earn more for good behavior or lose them for misbehavior. Circles can be exchanged for toy money or prizes. The document also outlines consequences for unacceptable behavior, including verbal warnings, time-outs, loss of privileges, calls home, and office referrals, with the goal of redirecting misbehaving students.
This document welcomes visitors to Beijing and encourages them to make themselves at home. It describes the open and welcoming nature of the city and its people. Refreshing air, green tea, legendary stories, old traditions, and open doors are mentioned. Visitors both new and familiar are welcomed to share in the vibrant charm and youthful spirit of Beijing.
This document provides a list of vocabulary words related to mood in both English and Chinese. The moods listed include angry, happy, fear/afraid, bored, amusement park, joyful, sad, and heart-breaking along with their Chinese translations. The vocabulary is intended to help describe different mood states in both languages.
The document provides a chart that lists the initial consonant sounds and final vowel sounds in Pinyin, along with rough English equivalents. It includes 24 initial sounds such as "b", "p", "m", and "f", which are paired with English words to illustrate their pronunciation. There are also 14 final vowel sounds like "a", "ei", "iu", and "ing", along with examples in English. The chart is intended to help English speakers understand Pinyin pronunciation based on similar sounds in their own language.
This document contains 3 lists of Chinese characters that correspond to a 2nd grade Mandarin immersion curriculum. The first section lists 25 characters to be learned in the first semester, including characters for "year", "grade", "new", "child", "pen", and "to teach". The second section lists another 25 characters to be learned in the second semester, such as characters for "pull", "push", "slow", "stop", and parts of the house. The third section lists another 50 characters to be learned in the third semester, including characters for body parts, foods, stores, and other daily items.
Mandarin homework is assigned weekly on Mondays and due on Fridays. There are two types of homework: character worksheets and "Story Elements" worksheets. The homework focuses on practicing characters and comprehending online stories. Parents are responsible for supervising their children's homework completion. Five homework passes are provided to allow for missed assignments due to family obligations.
This document contains vocabulary words related to 4 investigations about earth materials and their properties. It defines terms like basalt, scoria, tuff, granite, mineral, texture, weathering, layer, sink, settle, screen, separate, mixture, particle, pebble, gravel, sand, silt, boulder, cobble, clay. It also defines terms for investigations about concrete, asphalt, brick, mortar, natural resources, and the states of matter. The vocabulary words are presented with their definitions to support learning about rocks, soils, and materials used in construction.
The classroom uses a behavior management system with red and yellow magnetic circles to track student behavior. Students begin each day with 5 red circles and can earn more for good behavior or lose them for misbehavior. Circles can be exchanged for toy money or prizes. The document also outlines consequences for unacceptable behavior, including verbal warnings, time-outs, loss of privileges, calls home, and office referrals, with the goal of redirecting misbehaving students.
This document provides information for parents of students in Ms. Chau's Mandarin Immersion program at College Park Elementary School. It outlines the school's behavior expectations, attendance policy, uniform requirements, recess and lunch procedures, guidelines for birthday celebrations, and policies around items brought from home. It also includes information about volunteering opportunities at the school through the PTA and in individual classrooms, as well as school-wide life skills programs.
1. The document is a Chinese vocabulary list containing 20 common Chinese words and their English translations.
2. It provides the Chinese characters, pinyin romanization, and English gloss for terms ranging from verbs like "to listen" and "to play" to nouns like "work", "period", "laughing", and "crying".
3. The list covers basic vocabulary for communicating facts and feelings.
1. The document appears to be a dictionary or list of Chinese characters and their translations to English.
2. It provides the Chinese characters for common words like "listen", "now", "play", "game", "work", "lesson", "period", "laugh", "crying", "dear", "all", "from", "to", "because", "know", and translations for terms like "although" and "emotion".
3. The document serves as a reference tool for learning basic Chinese vocabulary.
The document announces a "Phases of the Moon" project for students from September 1-27 to observe the changing moon over a month. Students will cut and paste moons onto a September calendar. The project is due September 28 and will be wrapped up with a small Mid-Autumn Festival party, where parents can donate moon cakes. Materials needed are moon paper, a calendar, scissors, and glue.
This document provides instructions for a personal profile project. Students are asked to create a poster with pictures and information about their family members, daily routine, and favorites. They will then present their poster to the class, speaking in Chinese. The poster and presentation will be graded based on following instructions, writing accurately in Chinese, creativity, neatness, speaking clearly, eye contact, and proper pronunciation.