 Ms. Chen – Art  Ms. Riha – Music  Ms. Totall-P.E.

 Chinese Language Arts curriculum  Singapore Math  Science  Whole School and Classroom Expectations  How to get involved at school  Important Events

 Chinese Language Arts  Math  Social Studies  Science  Play

 Reading Readiness: The student will develop book and print awareness  Phonemic Awareness: The student will develop phonemic awareness and basic knowledge of the Chinese characters  Decoding and Word recognition: Recognize some words  Comprehension: The students will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed

Kindergarten Schedule for K1 Ruan Laoshi Yinghua Academy MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Morning Meeting 8:30-8:57 Homeroom Period 1 9:00-9:50 CLA CLA Period 2 9:53-10:43 CLA Music (Riha) 10:18-10:43 CLA CLA Period 3 10:46-11:36 Lunch 10:40-11:05 Lunch 10:40-11:05 Lunch 10:40-11:05 Lunch 10:40-11:05 Lunch Team Meet 10:50-11:30 Lunch 10:40-11:05 Lunch Period 4 Activity Period 11:39-12:45 11:05-11:40 Rest Time 11:40-12:10 Story/Weather Calendar (Science) Music (Riha) 12:15-12:40 11:05-11:40 Rest Time 11:40-12:10 Story/Weather Calendar (Science) 12:10-12:25 CLA Writing 11:05-11:40 Rest Time 11:40-12:10 Story/Weather Calendar (Science) 12:10-12:25 CLA Writing Period 5 12:45-1:30 12:40-1:00 CLA Writing 1:00-1:20 Snack 12:30-1:00 PE (ToTall) 1:00-1:20 -Snack 12:30-1:30 Math 12:30-1:00 PE (Totall) 1:00-1:20 Snack 12:30-1:00 PE (Totall) 1:00-1:20 Snack Period 6 1:33-2:18 1:20-2:40 Math 1:20-2:40 Math 1:33-2:18Art 2:18-2:38 Snack 1:20-2:40 Math 1:20-2:40 Math Period 7 2:21-3:06 2:40-3:10 Recess 2:40-3:10 Recess 2:40-3:10 Recess 2:40-3:10 Recess 2:40-3:10 Recess Homeroom Homework Lab 3:06-3:25 Homeroom

 Literary Response and Analysis: Identify types of everyday print materials  Vocabulary: Basic academic and functional Chinese vocabulary  Listening and Speaking: Students will listen and respond to oral communication  Writing: Handwriting skills and hold pencil correctly

 My First Chinese Words 36 Book set from Better Chinese  I Love Chinese: The 14 book set from Better Chinese  青 (q ī ng) 田 (tián) story books  Singapore reading materials  Reading materials from China

 Language acquisition vs. Language Learning  Chinese immersion environment  Connect sound to print and connect print to meaning (Same as MN English Language Arts standards)

 Use daily routine phrases  Visual aids  Body language  Facial expressions  Sing Chinese songs  Recite Chinese poems  Nursery rhymes  Story reading

 Be familiar with the 18 basic strokes  Follow the writing rules  Use the proper stroke order when writing characters  Practice is the key

 Multiple types of characters (e.g. pictographs, ideographs, compound pictographs, compound ideographs, semi- phonetic compounds, etc..)  Starting with simple characters, such as pictographic characters

Your child will be able to --  understand the classroom directions from teachers in Chinese  express their needs and wants with Chinese speakers  understand the basic strokes and formation of characters  write at least 80+ Chinese characters  recognize at least Chinese characters

 Read to your child  Language-rich environment  Monthly language rich activities calendar

 Singapore Math Method - follows a spiral progression - Principles: Three step learning model, moving from the concrete, to the pictorial, to the abstract -consistent and strong emphasis on problem solving and model drawing

Suitable for immersion program -Builds upon preceding levels -Explanations of math concepts are exceptionally clear and simple

 Follows the MN Science Standard  Follows the Core Knowledge Scope and Sequence  Integrates with Chinese Language Arts in the immersion classroom,e.g. observe plants growth  Fosters a science attitude: "The success of science has more to do with an attitude common to scientists than with a particular method. This attitude is one of inquiry, experimentation, and humility before the facts." - Paul G. Hewitt, Conceptual Physics, Second Edition, p. 3  Hands on activities, experiment experiences

Elementary school children are in a concrete operational stage of their development. (Piaget, 1958) --Invisible things must be represented in concrete form to enable these children to grasp the concepts.

 In kindergarten, children often study aspects of the world around them: the family, the school, the community.  We want to help students think about their relationship with the world and foster their curiosity.

Play is the Work of the Child (Piaget)

 Play, along with the basic needs of nutrition, health, shelter and education, is vital to develop the potential of all children.  Play is communication and expression, combing thought and action; it gives satisfaction and a feeling of achievement.  Play is instinctive, voluntary, and spontaneous.

 Play helps children develop physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially.  Play is a means of learning to live, not a mere passing of time.  Play is the child’s way of learning.

 Kindergarten Curriculum Map  School Wide Calendar  Class Schedule  Kindergarten Classroom Rules-have you child color and bring back for a golden ticket.

 Read to your child everyday  Good rest and eat well  Check sent home folder every night  Check our Classroom Page weekly (password: twenty1516)  Arrive at school and pick up on time  Individual snack in the backpack  Turn in homework on time  Learn with your child  Be involved

 Three field trips- Apple Orchard on October, 8th.  Monthly Activity Calendar- at least complete two activities a week (Golden ticket)  Grandparents’ Day- October 23 rd,  Chinese New Year Performance-2/13/2016 at Bethel University  Academic Performance-the end of May

1. Plan a week that will work for you 2. Sign up with your child’s teacher  Prepare the information and one activity with your child- posters, books, crafts, science project…

Notes in the take home folder 3. Class Coordinators 4. “Report an Absence”- Go to the Yinghua home page and scroll to the bottom, there is a link in the black bar at bottom. Click on that link and fill in the form, the school will receive an with the information.