Mandarin Monthly Update #5
1F – Students in Year One have been learning about “Pets and Animals”. At the end of the unit, they should be able to recognise Chinese characters such as 狗猫兔鸡 etc. They are also learning to sing a Chinese New Year song in Mandarin.
Year 2 – Students in Year Two have had opportunities to practise their speaking skills in Mandarin by participating in role plays in Mandarin. They will learn words and sentences that are related to directions and locations.
Year 3 – Students in Year Three will learn 有趣的汉字，汉字小时候and 日月明。
Year 4 – Students in Year Four will learn ancient Chinese fables 狼来了and 诚实的故事。
Year 5 – While some of our student in Year Five have participated actively in rehearsals for the CNY assembly, others have had opportunities to join the Chinese New Year celebrations by creating beautiful lanterns and/or other pieces of art work.
Year 6 – Students in Year Six will start their next unit “Food and Drinks”. At the end of the unit, they should be able to name many food items and order simple dishes in Chinese restaurants. They will continue to extend their knowledge of food and drinks by designing own restaurant menus in Mandarin.
1W has continued to work on the topic about Chinese New Year. We are focusing on zodiac animals then moving on to the topic of Pets.
Yr2. The students are continuing with the textbook中文 lesson 7 and meanwhile we are also having lots of activities of celebrating Chinese New Year.
Yr3. We are on chapter 4 of Chinese made easy about family.
Yr4. The students have begun reading the passages in their textbook. Topics include key words that are related to celebrate Chinese New Year. They have been copying the text and key words while also learning how to form sentences.
Yr5 We just finished topic of Nationality. Students are learning key words to describe themselves and their classmates. They are learning this topic through skits and role plays as well as forming sentences to describe their classmates.
Yr6. The students are moving through the textbook very well, learning new key words and how to form more creative sentences. They are building their writing skills as well by writing long free form pieces in class to challenge their memory and creativity.
1L: After learning more animals (鼠，鸡，鸭，鹅） in Mandarin, students in 1L have been working hard to practise for the Chinese New Year fashion show and dance.
Year 2: We have learned more action words in Mandarin: 来，去，转，看. We have also reviewed and learned more colour expressions. Children are now learning about Chinese New Year traditions through stories and role plays.
Year 3: After learning the text： “绕口令” ，we have worked on a unit of Chinese Tang Dynasty poems, including 春晓，咏鹅，画. Children are now learning about Chinese New Year traditions through stories and role plays.
Year 4: We have reviewed and learned more colours and body parts expressions. Students are able to describe the appearance of people in more details. They also learned a story about a great explorer, Christopher Columbus, in Mandarin. They are now learning about Chinese New Year traditions through stories and role plays.
Year 5: While some of our students in Year Five have participated actively in rehearsals for the CNY assembly, others have had opportunities to join the Chinese New Year celebrations by creating beautiful lanterns and/or other pieces of art work.
Year 6: We have been practising on the topic of “occupation”. We continue with more practice of reading comprehension as well as composition writing. They are now learning about Chinese New Year traditions through stories and role plays.
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 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:
- Chinese Made Easy textbook $250 each
- Chinese Made Easy activity book $150 each
- 小学华文 $100 each
- 中文 $100 each
- Other Chinese books $ 75 each
- Mandarin folders $25 each
