1/28/2014

Tuesday January 28,2014

          Happy New Year everyone! 

I wish you all peace, health, and happiness in the Year of the Horse!

Grade 1 did an amazing job today. I love watching you all perform. Thank you for your hard work. Enjoy your week off and I look forward to hearing about your adventures when we come back in February.  

Homework 
English Language page 57-62













1/27/2014

Monday January 27, 2014

Hi everyone!

I am SO happy to be back at school today. It's been great seeing all the kids, I missed them. They were excellent during the CNY rehearsal this morning and I was very impressed with their dance. You are all in for a treat!



  • Chinese New Year Concert will take place tomorrow at 2:00 pm. The entire day will be full of fun activities for our students, and it will all culminate in our annual concert. The concert will feature a series of dances that our students have worked very hard to prepare, along with some riddles, skits, and other fun presentations. You are all welcome to join us for the festivities at 2:00 pm! Hope to see you all there =)
  • Grade 1 boys and girls need to wear high white socks (or leggings for girls) for the performance and girls please come to school with your hair in a ponytail
  • Also, the girl's skirts are short so you may want to wear a pair of shorts underneath. Either white or black would be best.
  • To enhance the musical formation and experience of our students, we have designed hands-on training for our students. Starting February 5, 2014 Grade 1 students will be learning how to play recorder.  If you already have a recorder kindly bring them to school. If you don't have it yet you may buy it in any music store in Kaohsiung. However, the Parkson Music Store will be coming to our school on Friday February 7, 2014 from 3:30-4:30 in the afternoon to facilitate the buying of these instruments.

                                               CNY: Chinese New Year Art Homework

1. Draw 3 pictures from your CNY vacation.

2.  Give each picture a title.
3. Please write your name on the back.
4. Due February 3, 2014
Example: CNY DINNER 2014, CNY Fireworks, YEAR of the Horse, etc

Math Homework:Math Practice page 38


1/24/2014

Friday January 24, 2014

Hi everyone,

I hope you have been enjoying the week. During my dentist appointment on Wednesday I was told that I would need to have my wisdom teeth taken out the following day which is why I have not been able to come back to work yet. The swelling has started to go down and slowly but surely I am beginning to feel like myself again.

I look VERY forward to seeing all of you on Monday morning. Rest well and have some fun over the weekend. We will catch up soon. =)

1/22/2014

Wednesday January 22, 2014

Hi everyone,

I hope you have all been having a better week than me. I was unable to come into school yesterday because the pain in my two teeth came back worse than before and I also woke up with a bad fever and swelling in my mouth. I am patiently awaiting my appointment with my oral surgeon this afternoon and I hope that he can do whatever needs to happen for a speedy recovery. I hope to be back to myself and able to come in to work tomorrow but I will stay in touch either way.

Be good little ones I miss you!
  • The Chinese New Year assembly will start at 2:00pm on Tuesday January 28. Grade 1 students need to bring long white socks to school and girls with longer hair should have theirs in a ponytail for the dance performance.

Before I forget, 

1/20/2014

Monday January 20, 2014

This morning we enjoyed reading our Roald Dahl story, The Magic Finger together. The students did a great job reading and summarizing the story. We had a lot of laughs too, it's quite a funny story!

We had our spelling test. They are marked and students need to finish their corrections and return them tomorrow signed. Each word that was written incorrectly needs to be neatly copied 3 times. Students who do their corrections and return their signed books tomorrow will receive 2 points.

During Science we played a number of learning games to review our 6 animal groups.

Ms. Mahon had a double art period with the students today and they all came back smiling and covered in paint. I would suggest art shirts or aprons for any students who don't already have them. They can help to keep their uniforms clean during art activities.

In Social Studies, we looked at map keys and learned about different appropriate symbols on maps to show mountains, hills, plains, rivers, etc.

Homework: Page 27 Social Studies
Students must choose symbols for mountains, hills, plains, lakes, and rivers and draw them in the map key as well as on the map.

Important Notes:

  • I will be away this Wednesday January 22 for oral surgery.
  • Tomorrow we will have class photos from 8:30-9:00am. Please be on time to school and in a clean school uniform, and SMILE! =)

Spelling Words

between
state
keep
eye
never
last
let
thought

1/17/2014

Friday January 17, 2014

  • Tuesday January 21 we will have our class photos from 8:30-9:00am so please try to be on time and dressed in your proper school uniform. 
  • Homework: Social Studies page 26 

1/16/2014

Thursday January 16, 2014

Good morning everyone,

  • Signed report cards and exams are due back tomorrow
  • Please send second semester's class fund if you haven't already
  • On Thursday's, students must wear their regular school uniforms to school and change into their P.E. uniforms
  • I have graded and returned the students math quizzes. Please take a look and return them with a signature tomorrow. Overall they did excellent! Way to go!
We had a nice day today. We started to read a very funny story by Roald Dahl called The Magic Finger. It's great to see how much the students reading and comprehension abilities have improved since the beginning of the year. 

They worked hard in Math doing a unit checkup and we continued our explorations of different groups of animals in Science class. 

Reading Homework: 
Page 60

1/15/2014

Wednesday January 15, 2014

Homework: Complete the following questions on the handout. This is due tomorrow. Students should try their best to write as nicely as possible and to spell words by themselves.

1. What kind of animal are penguins?
2. How do you know?
3. Tell 2 things you learned about Penguins from the movie.

Sorry I couldn't post more we were having technical difficulties with the computers. See you all tomorrow!

1/14/2014

Tuesday January 14, 2014

Hi everyone,

I was absent yesterday due to a very painful toothache. Happy to have some medicine and be back with the kids today. =)

They were very well behaved during this mornings New Year Mass. It was a lovely way to start the day.

This afternoon we practiced reading word problems in Math and choosing the right operation (addition or subtraction). We have been emphasizing showing our work through drawing and writing. They did a wonderful job and I was very impressed with them. I will be giving them a pop quiz sometime this week. =)

In Science we read about amphibians, and fish and compared them to birds, mammals, and reptiles. We started to make a chart for the classroom to show what we know.

Homework: 
Spelling pages 72-73 and 78-79
Sign your spelling test and do corrections. Each word written incorrectly needs to be copies correctly 3 times. 

Spelling Words

study
still
learn
plant
cover
food
sun
four




1/10/2014

Friday January 6, 2014

  • Please sign and return report cards and exams by next Friday January 17, 2014
  • For those parents who did not come for a meeting I need your written permission to send home exams and report cards.
  • If you haven't already please send in 1000 NT for the second semester class fund. I will need to submit payment for the Chinese New Year activities soon. Thank you!
Nice talking to everyone today. It`s nice to have such a supportive learning community. Enjoy your weekend of no homework and see you all on Monday!

1/09/2014

Thursday January 8, 2014

Hi everyone,

Math homework page 33-34. 
*Don't worry if the few pages before are not yet marked, students have been catching up since the break so I will mark their books to date tomorrow. =)

We went to the library and all took out two books. I gathered a whole bunch of books on animals since we are learning about birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians, and insects in Science.

1/08/2014

Wednesday January 8, 2014

Good afternoon everyone,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Beryl who is celebrating her 7th birthday today. Thank you to her daddy for bringing in a yummy cake for all of us to share. We hope you have a wonderful day Beryl.

No homework tonight. Enjoy the evening everyone, I'll see you all tomorrow.



1/07/2014

Tuesday January 7, 2014

  • Language homework: English Workbook Plus page 37-38
Students must choose a word from the box that means the same as the underlined word in each sentence.
For example, Bob has a new small dog.
                        Bob has a new little dog.

  • If you haven't already, please send 1000 NT for the second semester class fund. Thank you =)
  • For those parents not coming for a meeting on Friday please give your permission to send the report card home on Friday
What  a great SPORTS DAY everyone! Thank you to everyone who came out to cheer and a special thank you to Yan-Xi's mom for bringing drinks for all of us.

 

1/06/2014

Monday January 6, 2014

Good morning everyone,

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you all had restful and enjoyable holidays. It was great to see all of the students this morning. They all look like they grew an inch! =)

Tomorrow, Tuesday January 7, is SPORTS DAY. Students are required to wear their regular school uniforms to school and bring their Sports Day t shirts (not their P.E. shirts) with their P.E. bottoms and proper shoes to play soccer in. Activities will begin at 2:00pm and parents are welcome to come and cheer.

This Friday January 10 is a half day. Students will be dismissed at 12pm and lunch will not be served.

For those of you who did not require a meeting on Friday, please write a short note in the communication book giving me permission to send home students report cards on that day. Without a guardian's written consent, I do not have the authority to release the report cards. 

Spelling Words (test will be on Monday January 13)
own
page
should
country
found
answer
school 
grow

This morning we spent some time reflecting on the holidays by writing a letter to a friend about some of the things we did.  Students who were not able to finish their first draft must finish it tonight for homework. The letter must include:
3 things they did over the holidays
The favourite part of their holidays

Dear Ms.Lewandowski, 
     Happy New Year! I went to Australia during the holidays. I swam at the beach with my friends. I saw many kangaroos. I ate a lot of good food. My favourite part of Australia was spending time with my friends. Would you like to go to Australia?

                                                                                     From, 
                                                                                             Ms.Fisher