26 Aug 2016

Mandarin Monthly Update #1

欢迎！Welcome to a new school year!

1F – Students will get to know each other and learn simple greetings in Mandarin by participating in the first two units of Year One – “Greetings” and “Self-introduction”.

Year 2 – Students in Year Two will start to learn the names of different strokes for writing Chinese characters. They will also learn Chinese radicals and the importance of writing Chinese characters in correct stroke order.

Year 3 – Students in Year Three will start to learn the Pinyin system in Mandarin lessons. They need to practise what they have learnt at home so they will be able to read and write Pinyin independently at the end of the unit.

Year 4 – Students in Year Four will learn poems 红绿灯 and 交通歌 in Mandarin lessons. They will be using their knowledge and understanding in poetry from UOI in classrooms and making connections to Chinese poetry.

Year 5 – Students will be learning 小鸟和大树，“包”字歌，它们自己爬上来了 and 我不走了。They will practise using phrases such as 好像，已经，很／十分／非常 so that they will be able to use them confidently in their own writing.

Year 6 – Students in Year Six are learning to ask and answer questions about telephone numbers and addresses in Mandarin. They will also revisit the “Family” unit and learn how to say uncles, aunts and grandparents in Mandarin.

1W It has been so great to finally meet our new Year one children. We have been learning simple classroom instructions in Mandarin through story books and have started our very first topic, “Numbers”.

Yr2. We have been learning the first topic “self-introduction” by combining our art talent with our mandarin skills to produce self-portraits.

Yr3. Children have been given a new Mandarin book bag with CME 1 and exercise book. Please make sure to help them remember to bring this book bag to school everyday. We are starting to learn PinYin and have begun Chinese Made Easy Book 1

Yr4. Please help your child make sure they have their mandarin folder with them. It is the same folder they used last year. We are on 小学华文1B chapter 11 下雨了。

Yr5 We are going to use CME2 as our base along with extra worksheets as needed. We are working on chapter 1 and children have been learning how to say their home address in Mandarin.

Yr6. We are starting 中文 6. This year we are going to focus on writing composition along with our text book. Please assist your child when they are seeking the help at home. It would be much appreciated.

1L: Students are trying to get to know each other and learning about greetings and self-introduction in Mandarin.

Year 2: We have been reviewing numbers and self-introduction in Mandarin. The children are learning to sing a number song, name song and a song of greetings in Mandarin.

Year 3: We will use the textbook 中文2 this year. We have learned the text “在中文学校” and “中文学校真是好“. Students also work hard on character recognition and character writing following stroke orders.

Year 4: We have been reviewing the topics learned last year, including “self introduction”, “Stationery” and “My Home” in Mandarin. They are also learning how to use computers to input Chinese characters.

Year 5: We use the textbook 中文5 this year. We have learned the text ”买文具“。 Students are also practising composition writing with the focus of format, structure as well as contents.

Year 6: We have learned a text “有趣的画” . We have reviewed the topics of “运动” and “家” . We also practise composition writing with the focus of format, structure as well as contents.

Getting organised for Mandarin lessons

If your child has been given a Mandarin folder (including textbooks, activity books and exercise books), she/he needs to bring it to every Mandarin lesson.

Home Learning

Home Learning is usually given out in the first lesson of the week and due a week later.
Some classes will have weekly written tasks while other classes may be given oral practice only.
The amount of home learning varies from class to class. It usually includes reading aloud, copying Chinese characters, writing sentences, reading storybooks, writing book reports, preparing for dictations and etc.
Please let your teacher know if you have trouble completing your home learning on time.

Taking Care of Books

The replacement costs for books lost are as follows: