Please write several times each new vocabulary word. Also, please set up a lingt account. Lingt here.  It will help you get the sounds and words right.

please also finish your homework for Q 3 and Q4 on workbook.

take care,

gao laoshi

Today we started Lesson 2. Please make sure you listen to Lesson 2 vocabulary and text 5 times. This will help you get the pronunciation and tones right. Remember that our Quarter test in on Nov.3 and the test will include Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 materials. I will be available during Tutorial and after school for reviewing and tutoring. Homework: workbook Lesson 2, Exercise 1 and 2.

Zaijian

Today we reviewed Lesson 1 and we are going to have dictation quiz for all the vocabulary next class. Please spend some time to study them well.  Then we shall continue on Lesson 2.  Our quarter exam will be on November 3.
Here are some wonderful web sites for you to study Chinese characters:
1. Chinesetools
 Once you are in, you can look for the left and find Chinese Order Stroke button. Click in and type in any Chinese characters and it shall display the animation for you.
2. Lingt: Lingt . This is an interesting study guide for Chinese characters. You need to create an account. And once you are signed in, you can search the List of text book and ours is Chinese Link, then you can download all the Lesson 1 vocabulary and it will track your learning.


Happy learning!

We learned numbers and played a number game. Please make sure you go over the numbers several times to get it.  We also did more practices with Lesson 1 by doing exercises on 1-6 and 1-8. 

Today's homework is Q 3 and 4 of Lesson 1, which is located on Page 9 ,10 of the workbook.

zai jian and happy learning.

Today we did more practice with vocabularies and text for Lesson 1. You all made a lot of progress with character reading and pronunciation. We also learned how to count in Chinese up to 10. Please make sure that you would bring the number sheet for next class.

Today's homework: Workbook Page 7&8.  Dictation words: 心， 目，门，

你好！

Today we continued to learn Lesson 1 textbook. We also did a dictation on five Chinese characters and most of you had all right.  We will do another dictation next time on : 月， 土， 木， 雨， 火。
You should also listen to the Language in Use several times to get yourself familiarized with all the sentences and new words. We will do lots of practice during class.

zai jian

Today we started our Lesson 1, finally!!! You guys did great with the text and new vocabulary, very impressive! For all of you who missed part of the class, please make sure you follow the Text In Use link and listen to it several times.

We also learned how to write some simple words, such as 人，口， 山， 日， 水。 Next class, we will have a dictation( I will say a word and you write out the characters without looking) on them. So, please follow the exercise papers and remember them.

If you have any questions, please feel free to come in and ask me, during tutorial, after school, or by appointment also.

take care,

zai jian !

Welcome parents. Here are some links that might help you get more information:
1. NSLI-Y Scholarship
2.Confucius Institute Summer Camp
3. STARTALK Programs
4. Particularly interesting STARTALK Programs:
    University of Hawaii : Ping Pong Chinese camp
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Ni men hao!

With only 9th graders on campus, we did calligraphy on Friday. We talked about the Chinese character structures, the order of writing as well as how to write good characters. The reason we are doing so is because I want to make sure everyone got a chance to practice calligraphy with enough space since we are scrammed together now.

For all of those who haven't turned in Pin Yin homeworks (3 of them), please do so ASAP. In the  meanwhile, I would like to you to continue to practice Pin Yin by going to this site: Pin Yin Chart
I would like you to practice daily for a week.

xie xie,

zai jian