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Week 11: Happy New Year!

December 19th, 2011

This is a quick review of what we learned this week. Please review or catch up, if you missed the class. ^o^

Review

All songs + gongxigongxi song
Chinese rap
Lesson 6, 10, 11, 14, 30 with CD-ROM

Activities

Student presentation: I like to _____ and _____. And sing three songs!
You guys rock!!^0^ Good job!!

Cultural exposures

Learn about “Chinese characters” and the “Chinese dragon”.
Watch the authentic DVD for children who live in Taiwan and China. See how much you understand ^0^

Homework

A. Poster contest: School life
Please turn them in on 1/7 for 10 tickets! ^0^
If you forgot to bring the drawing paper home or lost it, just use a 11’x14’ drawing paper for it.^0^

Please encourage your kids to do this if they like to draw.


B. Review Gong xi Gong Xi song for our Chinese New Year Performance.

How to say it?
How to sing it?



C. Daniel, David, Max, Henry, Elsie, Josie and Colin,
Please practice the Chinese rapping at home. I will ask you to read together in the class and we will decide the lines for you to memorize on January 7.
The performance is on January 28. This is open to all students. If your child also wants to do the rap, please practice at home. We will work out the lines and their corresponding performers on January 7.^0^

RAP



The progress reports will be distributed on 1/7.^0^
Everyone is doing so great^0^!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! ^0^

Check the calendar (Weekly themes) here!

Week 10: Lesson 30 I want friends

December 12th, 2011

This is a quick review of what we learned this week. Please review or catch up, if you missed the class. ^o^

Review

All songs +gongxigongxi song
Chinese rap
What’s in your school backpack?
What so you like to do? I like to swim…

Learn

Lesson 30: I want friends.

How to say it?

Learn a song-”Where are my friends?”

The lyrics can be downloaded here.

How to sing it?

Homework

No writing homework this week. But don’t forget to prepare for your final presentation.
Check back to week9.