Parks and Veterans

On Monday this past week we took the children to Chang Ying Park nearby to have a relaxed class. While at the park we practiced some of our Poetry. The children have been learning some Chinese Poetry with the help of Ms. Qian. It was quite a sight to see. The children then had a moment to look around and enjoy the view of the park before we started the Art project. The art teachers, Ms.Cao, and Ms. Gu, had prepared a big chalk tree on the ground and asked the children to populate it with leaves, animals, more branches and other signs of life. The children had a wonderful time.

上周一我们带着孩子们去了学校附近的常营公园并且在那里上了一节很放松的户外课。在公园里，我们诵读了很多学过的诗歌。在钱老师的教育下，孩子们学习了大学，孩子们诵读时的场景真是蔚为壮观。在美术课之前，孩子们还有机会四周漫步，欣赏公园美景。教美术课的曹老师和谷老师，在地面上为孩子们精心准备了一棵”粉笔树”，要求孩子们用粉笔画出树叶，动物，树枝和其他生命物体来装点这棵树。孩子们度过了非常快乐的时光。

On Tuesday our class competed in a grade 1 dance contest. The children had been practicing the 2 dances in their spare time and had worked hard on it. I love watching the class dance and try fun things, it is wonderful to see.

周二，我们班参加了一年级组的广播操比赛。在孩子们的业余时间已经在校练习了两套广播体操，每个小朋友都认真而努力。看着他们认真的样子，我由衷的感到欢喜。

On Friday we had a lot of things happen. Because of the air quality there was no outdoor exercise, HOWEVER, our class has a backup plan for these days. It’s called the “Zippy Shake.” The Zippy shake is a program that allows the children to dance along with their characters from the Skoolbo learning App. The characters from the app teach the children different dances. APS loved it, they thought it was wonderful.

上周五发生了很多的事情。因为空气质量的原因我们没有户外活动。尽管如此，我们班对此做出了预案。活动被称之为”Zippy Shake”。Zippy Shake是从Skoolbo learning App里下载下来的，APP里的主人公教会孩子们各种舞蹈。孩子们非常喜欢，他们觉得这些舞蹈精彩至极。

Friday was also Veteran’s day in America, (Called Remembrance day in Canada). On this day we take a moment to remember the soldiers that died for our countries. Every November 11^th at 11:11am, everyone stops what they are doing for 1 minute of silence. The children and I were late by 2 minutes starting, but we still observed this. The significance is on November 11^th at 11:11am 1918 World War 1 finished.

上周五，也是一个纪念日。是美国人和加拿大人专门用来纪念退伍军人的日子。在这天，我们会花时间来纪念为我们国家牺牲的士兵们。每年的11月11日，上午11点11分，所有人都会停下手中的工作为战士们默哀一分钟。我们班的孩子因为准备工作而把纪念时间推迟了两分钟。这个时间点意味着第一次世界大战是在1918年11月11日上午11：11分结束的。

Friday was our first “Mummy & Daddy Lunch.” As we had a father come and help cook the food. Apparently he just assisted, but it is nice to see fathers getting involved in the kitchen too. We also celebrated Daniel’s Birthday (November 6^th), and Claire’s Birthday (November 11^th) by having cake after our parent lunch. I presented the children with notebooks signed by all the teachers in the program.