Miss Annie‘s 1st Grade Newsletter
Mandarin Immersion-Week 11, Oct 14-16
Green and Blue Class
Math
Math worksheets
MODULE 2 Introduction to Place Value Through Addition and Subtraction Within 20
Topic A: Counting On or Making Ten to Solve Result Unknown and Total Unknown Problems
Module 2 serves as a bridge from problem-solving within 10 to work within 100 as students begin to solve addition and subtraction problems involving teen numbers. In Module 1, students were encouraged to move beyond the Level 1 strategy of counting all to the more efficient counting on. Now, they go beyond Level 2 to learn Level 3 decomposition and composition strategies, informally called make ten or take from ten.
Though many students may continue to count on as their primary means of adding and subtracting, the larger purpose of composing and decomposing ten is to lay the foundation for the role of place value units in addition and subtraction. Meanwhile, from the beginning of the year, fluency activities have focused on the three prerequisite skills for the Level 3 decomposition and composition methods:
1. Partners to ten
2. Decompositions for all numbers within 10
3. Representations of teen numbers as 10 + n For example, students practice counting the Say Ten way (i.e., ten 1, ten 2, …) from Kindergarten on.
To introduce students to the make ten strategy, in Topic A students solve problems with three addends and realize it is sometimes possible to use the associative and commutative properties to compose ten, e.g., “Maria made 1 snowball. Tony made 5, and their father made 9. How many snowballs did they make in all?” 1 + 5 + 9 = (9 + 1) + 5 = 10 + 5 = 15. Since we can add in any order, we can pair the 1 with the 9 to make a ten first. Having seen how to use partners to ten to simplify addition, students next decompose a second addend in order to compose a ten from 9 or 8 (e.g., “Maria has 9 snowballs and Tony has 6. How
many do they have in all?”). 9 + 6 = 9 + (1 + 5) = (9 + 1) + 5 = 10 + 5 = 15 .
Science
Unit 2: Forces and Motion
Guiding question: How can we change the motion of a toy car?
In the lesson, students have the opportunity to recognize the simple cause-and-effect relationships between force and motion. Students explore what happens when marble travel down ramps, move across different surfaces, Students learn that forces are pushes and pulls and can make objects start moving, slow down, speed up, change direction, or stop moving.
Mandarin
Mandarin Matrix Novice 1
N1 U3 01 玩水. Playing in the Water
Synopsis:
Two girls are hiking up to the mountain. On their way, they meet three boys and they invite the boys to join them. Will all three boys want to go with the girls?
New Vocabulary:
要to want, 她 she/her, 面 side, 玩 to play, 他 he/him, 跟 to follow/with
Language Comprehension:
- Identify and understand the meaning and usage of 要, 面, 他, 她, 玩, 跟 in listening and reading
- Understand the usage of affirmative-negative questions (e.g. 你要不要跟我们玩水?)
- Understand the usage of 对不起 followed by the reason for declining an invitation (e.g. 对不起,我们不玩水。)
Language Use:
- In groups, practice inviting others to play together using affirmative-negative questions (e.g. 要不要, 好不好)
- Use 对不起 along with the reasoning when declining an offer or invitation
- Practice accepting an invitation using 好
- Match the correct pictures to 水, 山, 火, 人
- Complete the sentences by choosing the right text that matches the picture
- Write the words 水 and 要 in the correct stroke order
- Match the correct text to the supporting audio
Upcoming
Week 12,Oct 19-21
Math
MODULE 2: Counting On or Making Ten to Solve Result Unknown and
Total Unknown Problems
Topic A: Counting On or Making Ten to Solve Result Unknown and
Total Unknown Problems
Lesson 4: Make ten when one addend is 9.
Lesson 5: Compare efficiency of counting on and making ten when one addend is 9.
Lesson 6: Use the commutative property to make ten.
No Lessons 7
Lessons 8: Make ten when one addend is 8.
Lesson 9: Compare efficiency of counting on and making ten when one addend is 8.
Lesson 10: Solve problems with addends of 7, 8, and 9.
Science
❓ Weekly Essential Question(s)
How can we change the motion of a toy car?
📑 Weekly Standard(s)
Plan and carry out investigations which demonstrate how equal forces can balance objects and how unequal forces can push, pull, or twist objects, making them change their speed, direction, or shape.
Mandarin:
N1 U3 02 男生跟女生是好朋友 Boys and girls are friends
Synopsis:
A boy proves to all the children that girls and boys can be friends and play well together. Will he succeed and convince everyone?
New Vocabulary:
要to want, 她 she/her, 面 side, 玩 to play, 他 he/him, 跟 to follow/with
Language Comprehension:
Identify the new vocabulary 要, 面, 他, 她, 玩, 跟 in listening and reading
Identify the usage of 跟 when expressing “together” (e.g. 我 跟你们玩, 我们不跟男生玩。)
Recognize the usage of 不 when expressing a negative response
Understand the usage of affirmative-negative questions in suggestions and invitation
Identify boys and girls with 男生 and 女生
Language Use:
Practice saying thank you with 谢谢
Respond to affirmative-negative questions with yes or no
(e.g. 要, 不要)
State whether he or she is 男生 or 女生
Match 男生, 女生, 男人, 女人 to the supporting visuals
Match the right position and directional complement to the
supporting visuals
Write the words 好 and 们 in the correct stroke order
Parent/teacher Conferences
Parent/Teacher Conferences are next week. The conferences will be done over Zoom. You will need to sign up for both Miss Annie and Mrs. Tsau. Each conference will last about 10 minutes. If you are in need of a different time, please let us know. Use the links below to access our SignUpGenius:
Mrs. Tsau's Signup:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FACAB2AA02-fall2
Miss Annie's Signup:
Thursday and Friday, 1/2 DAY 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