Panda Bears Newsletter – May 14, 2010
May 18, 2010 by Panda Bears
Filed under 2009-10
Dear Panda Bear Families,
Language: What are the parts of a car (family car)?
What kinds of cars do you see on the road everyday when you go out? We have discovered cars (汽车), dump trucks (砂石车), garbage trucks (垃圾车), fire engines…
Panda Bears Newsletter – May 3, 2010
May 6, 2010 by Panda Bears
Filed under 2009-10
No. 12 Bamboo Garden Panda Bear Newsletter.
Dear Panda Bear Families:
Language: (What is made from trees?)
How important is a tree to us, to our earth? We had an open discussion about what is made from trees. By looking around the classroom,…
Winnie Bear Newsletter – May 3, 2010
May 6, 2010 by Winnie Bears
Filed under 2009-10
Dear Winnie Bear Families,
For the past two weeks, we continued our inquiry on “Trees.”
Language: Vocabulary
We reinforced vocabulary that was taught throughout this inquiry. We also spent some time webbing and brainstorming with the children about what can be made from…
Panda Bear Newsletter – April 15, 2010
April 16, 2010 by Panda Bears
Filed under 2009-10
Dear Panda Bear Families,
Language:
After picking up seeds from the park, we discussed the many different kinds. From the docent, Miss Shu of Tilden Botanical Garden, we realized that leaves have a lot of different shapes. We had objects that we…
Winnie Bear Newsletter – April 15, 2010
April 16, 2010 by Winnie Bears
Filed under 2009-10
Dear Winnie Bear Families,
In addition, to continuing our “Tree” unit, the past two weeks have been filled with special activities. On Thursday, April 1st, we had a whole school egg hunt. On Tuesday, April 6th, Shu Wen, a docent from…
Panda Bears Newsletter – March 26, 2010
No.10 Panda Bear Newsletter March 15-26, 2010
Dear Panda Bear Parents,
Language:
By looking at the trunk poster, what are we missing? We discussed what is missing on the poster. Branches(树枝), leaves(叶子), flowers(花), fruit(水果), blossom(花苞), roots(树根). After learning the different parts of a…
Winnie Bear Newsletter – March 26, 2010
April 2, 2010 by Winnie Bears
Filed under 2009-10
Dear Winnie Bear Families,
For the past two weeks, we continued our “Tree” unit.
Language: Vocabulary
Below is a list of theme specific vocabulary words that have been introduced:
1.Blossoms – 花苞（hua bao）
2.Bark – 树皮（shu pi）
3.Seed – 种子（zhong zi）
4.Sprout – 发芽（fa ya）
5.Growing Roots –…
Winnie Bear Newsletter March 12, 2010
March 18, 2010 by Winnie Bears
Filed under 2009-10
For the past two weeks, we started our “Tree” unit.
Language: Vocabulary
Below is a list of theme specific vocabulary words that have been introduced:
1.Tree – 树（shu）
2.Leaves – 树叶（shu ye）
3.Branch – 树支（shu zhi）
4.Trunk – 树干（shu gan）
5.Roots – 树根（shu gen）
6.Fall – 秋天（qiu tian）
7.Spring…
Panda Bear Newsletter March 1-March 12
March 14, 2010 by Panda Bears
Filed under 2009-10
No.9 Panda Bear Newsletter (March 1-March 12)
Language:
1. What is “it” on the poster? What do you think “that” is? What do you think “it” looks like? When do you see “it”? Is “it” food? Can we eat “it” if you…
Panda Bear Newsletter Feb.1-Feb.26
March 14, 2010 by Panda Bears
Filed under 2009-10
NO. 8 Panda Bear Newsletter Feb.1-Feb.26 (Winter break, Feb.12-19)
Language: 十二生肖的故事 (12 animals)
We talked about the story of the 12 zodiac animals. The story shared how people decided on the 12 animals for calculating the years. We introduced the most meaningful…