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Chinese New Year 2015

Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ram, began February 19. This is a highlight of the Mandarin Dual Immersion Program school year. In addition to the many classroom activities, we held the Chinese New Year Festival Saturday, 2/21 on the Broadway campus. Broadway families enjoyed not only the UCLA Lion Dance Troupe but grade level performances as well. There were game booths, a photo booth, face painting and crafts in addition to 3 bouncy castles. There were food booths and food trucks, too. It was a wonderful time for all our families!

Learning About Thanksgiving foods

Chinese Mid Autumn Festival Celebrated Monday, September 8, 2014

This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Monday, September 8, 2014. The moon is the focus of the harvest Festival and is at its brightest and fullest at this time. Mooncakes are both given and received as gifts and are eaten as the traditional food to observe this holiday.

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Curricular Topics for This Week

Here are the curricular topics for this week: we will continue the final Language Arts Unit, “I Know A Lot.” We will be using all the language skills the students have acquired during our year together. For phonics, we will review /y/ and /z/. Our high frequency words are “they and me.” In Math, we continue the preparation for next year with “Step Up to First Grade” by looking at subtraction. The Mandarin teachers have 4 characters of Chinese character review: 這 (this) 是 (is) 朋友 (friend) (Review)

Optional Reading suggestions from our textbook publisher, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.

Additional Reading Related to the I Know A Lot theme:

Edwards, Pamela Duncan. The Worrywarts. HarperCollins. 1999.

Cabrera, Jane. Cat’s Color. DialBooks, 2000.

Gibbons, Gail. The Art Box. Holiday House, 1998.

Hubbard, Patricia. My Crayons Talk. Henry Holt. 1999.

Johnson, Crockett. Harold and the Purple Crayon. HarperTrophy, 1955.

Reynolds, Peter H. The Dot. Candlewick Press, 2003.

Steiner, Joan. Look-Alikes: The More You Look, the More You See! Little, Brown, 1999.

Author of the Month - Eric Carle

Childhood favorite Eric Carle will be our new author of the month. This popular author-illustrator has published such beloved books as Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, 1969 and 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo, 1968, Pancakes, Pancakes!, 1970, The Tiny Seed, 1970, The Mixed-Up Chameleon, 1975, The Grouchy Ladybug, 1977, and many more. Visit his amazing interactive website for more about Eric Carle: .

Kinder Calendar Rooms 35/44 and 41/42

5/25 Memorial Day Observed

5/29 Kinder Sports Day - Parents Welcome

6/1 Perfect Attendance Awards

6/4 Last Day of School - Minimum Day, 12:45pm Dismissal

Kids Corner - Activities Around L.A. for families

Modes of Transportation Around LA. Here are a few fun places to visit in L.A. on the weekends: Travel Town in Griffith Park has lots of trains to see, and even climb on! A trip to Union Station downtown to see the modern trains and train yard would be fun. From there, you can hop a subway and take a ride to Hollywood or even Culver City . Also downtown is the historic Angel’s Flight cable car “The shortest railway in the world” connecting 351 South Hill Street to 350 South Grand Avenue. For cars, try the Peterson Automotive Museum on Wilshire across from LACMA, . To see cargo ships in the harbor, it is amazing to watch the giant cranes in San Pedro as off-load their cargo (). Don’t forget our own Marina del Rey and the sailboats, daily early morning crew team workouts and the various fishing crafts. Lots to learn about Transportation all around us!

Workshops for Kids every Saturday at Lowe's and Home Depot stores From project basics to giving your child the opportunity to say, "I built it!", our Build and Grow kid's clinics are a great way to help build confidence! Bring the kids into any Lowe's or Home Depot store and build a FREE wooden project. Each participant also receives a free apron, goggles, a project themed patch, and a certification of merit upon completion of their project. Call your local store for times and dates.

See a Museum at Exposition Park !

- Natural History Museum
- LA Coliseum
- California Science Center includes a large IMAX theatre
- California African-American Museum

Other Museums in Los Angeles

camla.org - the Chinese American Museum near Olvera Street, downtown LA

www.petersen.org - the Peterson Automotive Museum

Visit the Cabrillo Marine Museum, San Pedro

This Week's Homework 5-18-15 to 5-22-15

MONDAY – 2:39pm Dismissal

1. Chinese Character practice: 這 (this)

2. Language Arts activity: High Frequency Word Spelling Practice

3. Math: Step Up to First Grade Lesson 4 - Introducing Subtraction Sentences

4. Read a book with your child for 10 min. and record on Reading Log.

TUESDAY - 2:39pm Dismissal

1. Chinese Character practice: 是 (is)

2. Language Arts activity: High Frequency Word “they” poem. (Please read out loud!)

3. Math: Step Up To First Grade Lesson 5 - Stories About Taking Away

4. Read a book with your child for 10 min. and record on Reading Log.

High Frequency words: I, see, can, we, the, am, like, a, to, and, on, go, it, is, have, in, as, play, not, are, for, you, do, here, what, will, this, said, little, has, he, she, look, had, with, my, they, me

WEDNESDAY – 2:39pm Dismissal

1. Chinese Character practice; 朋友 (friend)

2. Language Arts activity: High Frequency Word "me" poem

3. Math: Step Up to First Grade Lesson 6 - Using Fact Families

4. Read a book with your child for 10 min. and record on Reading Log.

THURSDAY – 2:39pm Dismissal

1. Chinese Character practice: 朋友 (friend)

2. Language Arts activity: Use 3 Spelling Words in Sentences

3. Math: Step Up to First Grade Lesson 7 - Numbers Made with Tens

4. Read a book with your child for 10 min. and record on Reading Log.

FRIDAY – 2:39pm Dismissal

Homework Due

Los Angeles Public Library News

Remember you need to have a valid Los Angeles Public Library Card first!

Start with your local Public Library page:

Click on Kids Path.

If you have your LAPL card you can enjoy Book Flix where you can read, watch, and listen to books and book videos for grades pre-K-3. There is Live Homework Help and TumbleBook Library, a collection of animated, talking picture books.

Box Tops for Education

Broadway is collecting the pink labels Box Tops for Education from many products you already buy. Just cut out and send in to class. There is a collection can in each classroom at Broadway. For more information on products:

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