26 Oct 2018

Mandarin Monthly Update #3

Year 1 – Students in Year One have been learning to count numbers up to ten in Mandarin. They have also been practising reading and writing these numbers in Chinese characters. In the next unit “family” , they will be able to understand that sharing of family information helps them to connect with others in class.

Year 2 – Students in Year Two will continue to improve and expand their vocabulary by learning the following sight words: 上中下左右来去出入坐立走/长写字它最忙。Please encourage them to practise writing these words at home.

Year 3 – Students in Year Three have learnt all the initial sounds of pinyin. They will learn the final sounds of pinyin in the next couple of weeks. They have also been learning vocabulary and sentences that are related to sports and hobbies.

Year 4 – Students in Year Four will start the unit of “Stationery” this week. At the end of this unit, students should be able to prepare a list of essential stationery items for school using Mandarin characters.

Year 5 – Students in Year Five have completed the unit “Pets and Animals”. Their next unit will be “Colours”. At the end of the unit, they should be able to use colour vocabulary confidently in oral conversations and in writing.

Year 6 – Students in Year Six have completed the unit “Clothing”. Their next unit will be “Weather”. At the end of the unit, they should be able to chat to people about the weather confidently. They will also be sharing their learning by creating a google slideshow and presenting it to class.

Y1 – Students in Year One have been learning to count numbers up to ten in Mandarin. They have also been practising reading and writing these numbers in Chinese characters. In the next unit “family” , they will be able to understand that sharing of family information helps them to connect with others in class.

Y2 – The topics we are working on are “My Family” and learning the stroke orders. Children should be able to write 妈，爸，哥，姐，弟，妹。

Y3- We are learning Pin Yin and rhymes 拍皮球。

Y4- We are working on our first topic 我的房间。We emphasize the layout of our living space. Students will be able to describe what furniture in each room.

Y5- We started 中文4 chapter five 小马过河和折筷子。

Y6- We started 中文6 chapter five 巨人的花园和老鼠开会。

Y2- Students in Year 2 have been learning a lot about food, drinks and fruits. Now they have started to learn about animals and movements words like 飞，爬，游，跑，跳etc. They also practise their Chinese character recognition and strokes for writing.

Y3- Students in Year 3 have finished learning the basic part of Chinese Pinyin. They should be able to sing a 拼音歌. They are also trying to make use of the Pinyin to do Chinese character input on computers. They are encouraged to borrow and read Chinese books.

Y4- Students in Year 4 have learned the texts of “在医院里”，“虚惊一场”，“猜一猜（中文2第三，四课）。We have also been learning and practising “读后感“writing. They are encouraged to borrow and read Chinese books.

Y5- Students in Year 5 have learned the texts of “天上的大象“，”天上的小白羊“，“太阳是甜的”，“游戏场”（小学华文2A第5，6课）。They practise a lot with Chinese character recognition and writing. They are encouraged to borrow and read Chinese books.

Y6- Students in Year 6 have reviewed the topics of “节日“，”衣服“. They have also learned the texts of “下棋”。They are encouraged to borrow and read Chinese books.

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

All children are encouraged to take a reading book home on the days when they have Mandarin lessons.
Home learning is now given out in the year group weekly update under the heading Home Learning. It is the responsibility of the students to check the weekly update and make sure that they finish their home learning before the due date.
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 etc. Some classes will have weekly written tasks while other classes may be given oral practice only.
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: