Chinese Characters and the Week of the Dragon

Hello Families,

Highlights of this week include the following:  reading two Chinese folktales about dragons; writing numbers and our names with Chinese characters; and presenting a play called "The Terrible Dragon".  We also had the pleasure of a having a guest come to our room.  It was Steven, a family friend,  from Jason Lin's house.  Steven showed the children how to write some words and the numerals 1 - 10 with Chinese characters.  Then the children made their own poster of the numerals.  Mr. Cogan has also been involved by showing the children how to write their names in Chinese, and how to paint with a bamboo brush using black ink. The children painted scrolls which are just beautiful.   Keep checking the blogsite for photos of art work and Chinese writing.  I'm also hoping to have photos of the play as well. (Only a portion of the class will be in this play which will be presented at Friday morning assembly.)

Next week, we are completing a math unit, and finishing the Explode the Code phonics workbook.  Thus, we will be taking a test for the both of these.  I also want you to know that all second, third, and fourth graders will be taking a mid-year reading test  on the computer as we did in the early fall.  We will take this test on the 19th, this Tuesday morning.  We will still have spelling homework and our regular weekly spelling test on Friday.  So, with this said, your support in insuring that your child comes with a snack each day, and gets plenty of rest will be very much appreciated. 

Thanks again for all of your involvement in your child's learning.