Mrs. Annie‘s 1st Grade Newsletter
Mandarin Immersion-Week 4,Aug 23-27
Green and Blue Class
math
Model 1 Sums and differences to 10
In Topic C, students interpret the meaning of addition from adding to with result unknown or putting together with result unknown story problems by drawing their own pictures and generating solution equations. Advancing beyond the Kindergarten word problem types, students next solve add to with change unknown problems such as, “Ben has 5 pencils. He got some more from his mother. Now, he has 9 pencils. How many pencils did Ben get from his mother?” These problems set the foundation early in the module for relating addition to subtraction in Topic G
In Topic D, students work outside the context of stories for three days to further their understanding of and skill with counting on using 5-group cards. The first addend is represented with a numeral card, symbolizing the structure to count on from. The number to be added is represented using the dot side of the 5-group card. Students count on from the first addend. They learn to replace counting the dots by tracking the count on their fingers to find the solution. In Lesson 16, they solve problems such as 4 + ___ = 7 by tracking the number of counts as they say, “5, 6, 7”
Science
Unit 1: Light and Sound
❓ Weekly Essential Question(s): Where else do people use materials to block light from getting to a certain spot or place?
In Science lessons this week, We brainstorm other places where we would want to block out some or all of the sunlight from a place. We analyzed photographs of designed objects that people use to try to block out sunlight to look for on the surfaces under/behind that provide evidence that they are blocking light. We carry out an investigation to find out if there is a relationship between whether a material makes a shadow and whether it blocks light.
Mandarin
Mandarin Matrix NOVICE 1
Review Unit 1 Book 1 and Book 2
Book:
Mandarin Matrix Novice 1 level Unit 1 Book 1 我们可不可以坐下? Can we sit down? and Book 2 上楼梯 Going upstairs
New Vocabulary:
me我, you你, good好, plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns 们, can 可以
Language Comprehension:
- Identifyandunderstand我,你,好,们,可,以
Understand the meaning and usage of affirmative-negative questions (e.g. 好不好?)
Identify and understand the usage of verb+directional complements (e.g. 上去, 下来, 下去)
Understand the meaning and usage of a proposition (e.g. 你们上去,好不好?)
Understand the meaning and usage of the reduplication of adjectives (e.g. 你们好好走下来。)
Language Use:
Ask and answer affirmative-negative questions
Take turns making and answering to propositions using 好 and 可以
Match the words: 左, 右, 上, 下 to the supporting visuals
Match the right phrases to the supporting visuals.
Write the words 我 and 们 in the correct stroke order
Match the text to the supporting audio
Upcoming
Week 5 Aug 30- Sep 03
Math
MODULE 1 Sums and Differences to 10
Topic E:
The Commutative Property of Addition and the Equal Sign
Lessons 18: Understand the meaning of the equal sign by pairing equivalent expressions and constructing true number sentences.
Lesson 19: Represent the same story scenario with addends repositioned (the commutative property). Lesson 20: Apply the commutative property to count on from a larger addend.
Topic F:
Development of Addition Fluency Within 10 Lesson 21: Visualize and solve doubles and doubles plus 1 with 5-group cards. Lesson 22: Look for and make use of repeated reasoning on the addition chart by solving
Science
❓ Weekly Essential Question(s)
Where else in the world do we see light sources, light going through different materials, and different materials or objects making shadows?
📑 Weekly Standard(s)
1.P2U1.1 Plan and carry out investigations demonstrating the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light and predict how objects with similar properties will affect the beam of light.
Mandarin
Book:
Mandarin Matrix Novice 1 level Unit 1 Book 3 玩滑梯 Play on the slide
Synopsis:
Two children are playing in the park on the slide when an older boy comes along and tries to stop them from sliding down. Find out what happened to the older boy and why the children have to apologize.
New Vocabulary:
me我, you你, good好, plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns 们, can 可以
Language Comprehension:
- Identify and understand the meaning and usage of the directional complements: 下去, 下来, 上去
- Understand the expression of permission with 可以 and 不可以
- Recognize and understand the meaning and usage of 对不起
Language Use:
- Use appropriate behavior and language when playing in the playground
- Practice giving and denying permission with 可以 and 不可以
- Practice expressing different directions using appropriate directional complements
- Match the words: 走, 坐, 上, 下 to the supporting visuals
- Spot and match the correct directional complements to the
- supporting visuals
- Write the words 去 and 你 in the correct stroke order
- Match the correct text to the supporting audio
Wednesday,Sep 1st, Picture day
FALL PICTURE DAY IS QUICKLY APPROACHING.
A link has been sent to parents to pre-order online so there be no fliers to distribute.
RETAKE DAY IS OCT. 6TH.
Friday Sep 03, Early release
Contact us
Miss. Annie
Yóu Shūqí lǎoshī.
Miss. Annie, Shuqi, You
Email: Shuqi.you@dvusd.org
Website: https://www.dvusd.org/Page/52696
Location: Gavilan Peak classroom 210
Phone: 623-445-7436
Ms. Tsau
Email: lisa.tsau@dvusd.org
Website: https://www.dvusd.org/Page/4570
Location: Gavilan Peak classroom 211
Phone: 623-445-7437