Dear Grizzly Bears parents,

Happy New Year 2023!! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season with your families and lots of joyful memories!!

Our first semester of the school year is over! During the semester, your student did a fantastic job, socially and academically. Here we would like to review what your student has learned in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

In language Arts:
The kids learned 45 Level-A sight words; uppercase and lowercase letters’ names, sounds, and handwriting; consonants and vowels in the alphabet, including short and long vowels’ sounds; concept of print of literary texts; spaces in print and names of the end punctuation; concept of rhyme and rhyming words; syllables and counting syllables. In the Spring semester, the kids will read the Dr. Seuss Beginner Books starting from January.

In mathematics: 

The kids learned numbers 1-20; classifying, counting data, and making bar graphs; addition and subtraction within 10; doubles to 10; making 10s; counting numbers to 100 by 1s and 10s; composing numbers 11 to 19; and Place Value. During the Spring semester, we will have three more topics to study. They are patterns, shapes, and measuring.

In science:

The kids studied Physical Science: Force, Balance & Motion and most of Life Science: Animals and Trees. There is one more topic, Earth Science to study this semester.

In social studies:

The kids studied Good Citizens and some of Life Long Ago and Today. There are three more topics to study in the Spring semester. They are Our Country, Our World, and All About Work.

Important events in January:

– Monday 01/02, New Year’s Day observed. School Closed!
– Sunday 01/22, Chinese New Year, Year of the Rabbit.
 

January Focus:
Language Arts:

– Sight Words Level A and B
– Consonant Blends and Digraphs

– Count Syllables
– Initial, Middle, and Final Sounds in CVC Words
– Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives

– Read Aloud: The Mittens by Jan Brett
                       Secrets of Winter by Carron Brown and Georgina Tee
                       Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft
                       Why Do Leaves Change Color by Betsy Maestro

Mathematics:

– Identify and Describe Shapes (as 2D and 3D)
– Compose and Decompose Numbers 11 to 19
– More Addition and Subtraction

– Fact Families

– Number Bonds

Science & Technology:
– Life Science: Animals and Trees
– Robotics: Alarm-bot and Mole-bot

Social Studies:

– Life Long Ago and Today
– Our Country

— Ms. Guoli