Volunteer Wanted!~~

Dear Parents,

     The “Envision”Math Student Books finally arrived in my classroom this Wednesday!

In the beginning of each topic, I’ll send parents a note page from the students book so that you’ll get more understanding about what your students has been doing with their Math. In order to do that, I need a couple of parents’ help with cutting the pages out from the 52 students’ Math books. If you could help, please e-mail me or give me a note. I really appreciate it! (There is a place that Mrs. Anderson knows where you could help do it easily. I’ll contact you when I receive your e-mail or notes.)  My e-mail address is: jenny.chang@jordandistrict.org

            Thank you!

            Mrs. Chang  10/26/2012

Pages Missing from Reading CDs.

Dear Parents,

Some students have found out that there are some pages missing from the Chinese Reading CD.
For example, page 6 & 11 from book #2, and page 11 from book 22.

I'll keep the record of all the the missing pages this school and try to let the publisher know about it.
So please let me know if you find out more. Thanks.

Mrs. Chang

Please Use the "Review Characters" of Mrs. Chang's Blog

Dear Parents,

I just added a new page to my blog, which is named"review characters".
Those are characters from "Review 1" worksheet. Please follow the directions below to use it~

1. Click on each of the characters, there will be a linking page show up.
2. Click on the horn icon above the character, students can hear the sound of the character.
3. There are four blue squares under the character. Click on the first square from the left, there will be another four blue squares showing up on the right.
4. Click on the first square from the top, students can see the stoke order.

5. Click on the 3rd blue square on the right,  students can practice writing one stroke at a time.  

This would be great for the review weeks so they have a tool for listening and writing practice besides just writing it on the homework sheet.
Please try it.  I'll continue doing the page every two weeks.

Thank you!

Mrs. Chang  08/21/2012

One Idea of Slowing Down the Chinese Reading CD

Dear Parents,

Regarding the reading CD that is very fast... The on-line app store at Apple.com has several apps that slow down music. Mrs. Smith use it for her daughters violin songs that need to be slowed down when she is learning the piece.  She also use the app for her son's Chinese reading assignment and it worked great.

So for parents who have ipods and iphones, you could download a FREE "slow down music" app and use it for the chinese reading. 

Shared by Laura Smith

Note for Parants 08/03/2012

Mrs. Chang’s Note to Parents:

1.   Mr. Lyu, who is one of my student’s parent, shared some website links for those of you who is interested in learning more basic information about Chinese characters. The links are as below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV517iT2x8o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtdsGe0LNIs&feature=related
http://chinese-characters.org/
http://zhongwen.com/
http://zhongwen.com/zi.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCYcL_BQn-4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idj6jkCBBx4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmrkFyRco3Q&feature=relmfu

2.     About the Lignt Clasroom Homework, please see our checklist for the lesson number that I assign students to do each week. You may need to click “see all”, then scroll down the page to get to the lesson.  Never mind the due dates.

3.    Some parents might find the reading CD fast, but I couldn't find any software to slow it down. However, you can just have your student listen to it everyday. After a few days, see if he/she can follow a little bit. I think" just listen" will still do good to student. Besides, this is an "extension" activity. So if your student can't do well on this one, it's fine, don't worry about it. Work on the Light Classroom more. That's what I really want student to practice speaking with.  For those of you who haven't copy the CD, please do it ASAP and give the CD back to Mrs. Chang. Thanks.

4.    Next Wed., Thu., and  Friday, I’ll be gone for the AUDII 2012 Chinese Immersion Training. So this Chinese homework package is for the following two weeks. The due date is August 17^th.  The Chinese Character quiz (Lesson 6) will be given on Thursday, Aug. 17^th. Please be prepared.  Students have learnt the first story of lesson 6, witch includes 5 characters of the worksheet. And they’ll learn the second story, which includes the rest 4 Characters, in the next two weeks. It’ recommended to practice the first story and the 5 characters for the first week, then move on to the rest. Please keep the character flashcards for the review of this school year.

5.     I need your student to bring the blue (empty) folder everyday. (They only need to put the homework in the folder and turn them in on Fridays.)

I try to sand home papers, notes, and/or projects in a timely manner.

6.    Again, we have PE class on Wednesdays. So please remind your student to wear walking/running shoes. Skirts are not appropriate. Thanks.

Always if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know…send in a note, give me a call, or e-mail me (jenny.chang@jordandistrict.org) . Usually the best time to reach me at school are between 8:20~8:50 am, and 4:00~4:30 pm. 

Thank you,

Mrs. Chang  08/03/2012

Class Photos--

Dear Parents & Students,

I have posted the "Field Day", "Ugly Duckling Program", and "The Last Day in 2nd Grade" photos on  the "Class Photo" page.  Please go check them out!
Have a great summer!

Mrs.Chang

Last week--

For the last week, I only sent home L6-1 article for students to practice reading at home.
No math or Chinese writing homework this week.
But I do encourage students to practice speaking with the "Light Classroom" website.
For those who still have some that you haven't finished, please make them up; for those who have already finish all of them, you are welcome to practice for the second time.

Thank you, parents, for all your supports this school year!
It's hard to believe that we have only one more week to go!
I really enjoyed working with your child this year!
And I wish you a great summer break!

Love,
Mrs. Chang