Date: Friday, December 5th, 2014

The Story Club

Edited by Madeleine Hsueh

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine Hsueh

* The Living Habit

* Calendar Time

* Abacus Time

* Freight Train by Donald Crews

* Art & Craft

Reading Club C

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine Hsueh

* The Value of Life

* The Living Habit

* Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi Illustrated by Mauro Evangelista

◎ Chapter 7: The Field of Miracles

△miracle:(noun) An amazing act or event that has no obvious explanation .

Please bring your Christmas gift next time so that we can exchange gift.

* What Your Second Grader Needs to Know:page61 - 64

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* Next Club Date: Friday, December 19th, 2014

                  Time:5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Reading, Writing and Drama Club A

* Instructor: Ms. Camilla Wu

* Please bring on Christmas present to the studio the next club time on December 19th, 2014 at 7:00pm

* The Value of Life:

△evaluate

△specifically

△specific

 * The Living Habit:

△organize

*Novel: Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins Chapter 10 & 11

* Newspaper (page6)

* Magazine (page 14)

△advertisement

△advertise

*What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know

A Narrow Fellow in the Grass by Emily Dickinson

* Spectrum Science Grade 5 : Lesson 3.6 - Feeling Nervous

△voluntary:We can control.

△involuntary:We can not control and it just happens.

* How Does the Show Go On (page 37)

*Idioms: Air your dirty laundry in public.

=>Talk about your private disagreement or embarassing matters in public, usually while quarreling.

=>Air your dirty linen in public.

* Grammar

1. Subjects

2. Frequency Adverbs

3. Auxiliary Verbs

4. 4 Tenses, 2 Voices

5. If Clauses

* Next Club Date: Friday, December 19th, 2014

                  Time:6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Date: Friday, November 21st, 2014

The Story Club

Edited by Madeleine Hsueh

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine Hsueh

* The Living Habit

* Calendar Time

* Abacus Time

* Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback

* Art & Craft

Reading Club C

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine Hsueh

* The Value of Life

* The Living Habit

* Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi Illustrated by Mauro Evangelista

◎ Chapter 6: Meeting a Fairy

△giggle:(verb) To laugh in a nervous or silly way.

Lydia: Pinocchio jumped for joy. "I must go and greet him," he cried.

Ethan: You will never be a really boy if you do not tell the truth.

* What Your Second Grader Needs to Know:page56 - 60

◎ Myths from Ancient Greece

* Next Club Date: Friday, December 5th, 2014

                  Time:5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Reading, Writing and Drama Club A

* Instructor: Ms. Camilla Wu

* The Value of Life:

△survive

Question: How do we survive through reading?

◎We survive through reading because we will be able to know a lot of knowledge and learn the skills we need and like so that we will have the ability to contribute ourselves to the society, which helps us support our families. In the meanwhile, our mind will be filled with happiness since our spirit is cheered through reading.

 * The Living Habit:

* Newspaper (page5)

*Novel: Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins Chapter 9

△hollow:(adjective) 1. concave, sunken 2. having a cavity within 3. lacking in real value, sincerity, or substance 4. muffed 5. empty

△trouphy:(noun) Something gained or given in conquest or victory especially when preserved or mounted as a memorial.

△esp.(abbreviation dot)= especially

* Magazine (page 12)

*What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know

Lift Every Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson

 ◎We might suffer from different kinds of obstacles before our success. As long as we do not give up, the bright future will come to us eventually.

God of our weary years,

God of our silent tears.

△Thy=your

Thou who hast by thy might,

led us into the light, 

keep us forever in the path, we pray.

* Spectrum Science Grade 5 : Lesson 3.5 - Bouncing Back

* How Does the Show Go On (page 36)

* Grammar

1. I, my, me, mine, myself

2. Frequency Adverbs

3. Auxiliary Verbs

4. 4 Tenses, 2 Voices

* Next Club Date: Friday, December 5th, 2014

                  Time:6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Date: Friday, November 7th, 2014

The Story Club

Edited by Madeleine Hsueh

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine Hsueh

* Calendar Time

* Abacus Time

* Pumpkin Soup  by Helen Cooper

* Art & Craft

Reading Club C

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine Hsueh

* The Value of Life

* The Living Habit

* Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi Illustrated by Mauro Evangelista

◎ Chapter 5: The Fox and the Cat

△blind:(adjective) Not able to see.

* What Your Second Grader Needs to Know

◎ American Tall Tales(page51 - 55)

John Henry

* Next Club Date: Friday, November 21th, 2014

                  Time:5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Reading, Writing and Drama Club A

* Instructor: Ms. Camilla Wu

* The Value of Life:

△content

1. What should we do to mkae our heart feel content?

Through reading, eating, singing songs and watching movies, our heart has been nurturized spiritually, mentally and physically, which makes our heart feel content so that we will be able to think positively and live a life full of happiness and love.

* The Living Habit:

*Novel: Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins

Chapter 7 & 8 

△vocational

△vocation

△stash

* Newspaper (page4)

* Magazine (page 11)

*What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know

Mother to Son by Langston Hughes

Black English

ain't = isn't

I'se = I've = I have

I'se been a-climbin' on.

=>I have been climbing on.

=>I do not give up and I keep working on my goal.

◎Crystal Stairs symbolize a beautiful and smooth life.

◎Life is not perfect all the time like crystal stairs.

* Spectrum Science Grade 5 : Lesson 3.4 - A Good Relationship

* How Does the Show Go On (page 33)

* Idioms : Afraid of your own shadow.

Very easily frightened especially of small or imaginary things.

* Grammar

1. I, my, me, mine, myself

2. Frequency Adverbs

3. Auxiliary Verbs 

4. 4 Tenses, 2 Voices

* Next Club Date: Friday, November 21th, 2014

                  Time:6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Date: Friday, October 17th, 2014

The Story Club

Edited by Madeleine Hsueh

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine Hsueh

* Calendar Time

* Abacus Time

* Pete the Cat - I Love My White Shoes

* Art & Craft

Reading Club C

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine Hsueh

* The Value of Life

* The Living Habit

* Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi Illustrated by Mauro Evangelista

◎ Chapter 4: A Puppet Show

△force:(verb) To make someone do something.

* What Your Second Grader Needs to Know

◎ Stories: The Emperer's New Clothes(page25 - 50)

EL Pajaro Cu

* Next Club Date: Friday, November 7th, 2014

                  Time:5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Reading, Writing and Drama Club A

* Instructor: Ms. Camilla Wu

* The Value of Life:

△senior (noun)

1. How do we show the respect to the senior?

2. How do we take care of the junior?

* The Living Habit:

1. How do we have a pleasant environment?

*Novel: Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins

Chapter 4 & 5

△chivalrous

△winsome

* Newspaper (page3)

* Magazine (page 10)

*What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know(page )

  If by Rudyard Kipling

* Spectrum Science Grade 5 : Lesson 3.3

* How Does the Show Go On (page 32)

* Idioms : Add fuel to the fire. = Fan the flame.

To make a bad situation worse; to do or say something that causes more trouble, make someone angrier.

* Grammar

1. I, my, me, mine, myself

2. Frequency Adverbs

3. Auxiliary Verbs 4.

6 Tenses

* Next Club Date: Friday, November 7th, 2014

                  Time:6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Date: Friday, October 3rd, 2014

Story Club

Edited by Madeleine Hsueh

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine Hsueh

* Calendar Time

* Abacus Time

* Follow the Line

* Art & Craft

Reading Club C

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine Hsueh

* The Living Habit: We shall wear proper clothes in different occasions to show our manners and respect to people around us.

* The Value of Life: The more we learn, the more we should be elegant and humble.

* Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi Illustrated by Mauro Evangelista

◎ Chapter 3: Fire!

△annoy:(verb) To make someone lose patience or feel angry.

◎ Listen to the CD everyday.

* What Your Second Grader Needs to Know

◎ Stories: The Emperer's New Clothes(page24)

* Next Club Date: Friday, October 17th, 2014

                  Time:5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Reading Club C

* Instructor: Ms. Camilla Wu

* The Living Habit: We shall wear proper clothes in different occasions to show our manners and respect to people around us.

* The Value of Life: The more we learn, the more we should be elegant and humble.

◎How do we show our humble attitude?

  When we hear praise, we will say"Thank you but there is still a lot for us to learn and we will do our best to make it better than now."

◎Why is it important to wear proper clothes?

*Novel: Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins (page27  to page37)

 Chapter 3 and Chapter 4

◎It means that the weather is very hot.

◎Lenny sat behind the wheel, Phil leaned against the passenger side door with his elbow hanging out of the window. It means that Lenny and Phil are sitting in a still truck so it is ok for Phil to put his elbow out of the window.

*What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know(page 7)

  I Wonder Lonly as a Cloud by William Wordsworth

◎It means that William Wordsworth is happy and content to be a cloud although he is lonel and this is why he says, "I wondered lonely as a clound."

* Newspaper

* Magazine

* Spectrum Science Grade 5

* How Does the Show Go On

* Idioms

* Grammar

   1. I, my, me, mine, myself

   2. Frequency Adverbs

   3. Auxiliary Verbs

   4. 6 Tenses

* Next Club Date: Friday, October 17th, 2014

                  Time:6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Date: Friday, September 26th, 2014

Story Club

Edited by Madeleine Hsueh

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine Hsueh

* Calendar Time

* Abacus Time

* Mouse Paint

* Art & Craft

Reading Club C

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine Hsueh

* Calendar Time

* The Living Habit: It worms people's hearts by saying elegant words to describe the feelings you have instead of using harsh sentences.

* The Value of Life: Love is to show the consideration and care to people around you.

* Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

   Illustrated by Mauro Evangelista

◎ Chapter 2: Puppet Trouble

△dangerous:(adjective) Not safe.

Lydia: First, he chipped at the wood to make a head with hear.

Ethan: Gepetto strolled home clutching his piece of wood.

◎ Listen to the CD everyday.

* What Your Second Grader Needs to Know

◎ Stories:

1. The Blind Men and the Elephant

2. The Fisherman and His Wife

Reading, Writing and Drama Club A

* Instructor: Ms. Camilla Wu

* The Living Habit: It worms people's hearts by saying elegant words to describe the feelings you have instead of using harsh sentences.

* The Value of Life: Love is to show the consideration and care to people around you.

How do we show our consideration and care to people around us?

We can prevent the tragedy from happening in our daily life if we show our consideration and care from time to time.

* Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins

◎ The edge of night moved visibly across the sky.

△acoustical (adjective) Of or relating to the sense or organs of hearing to sound or to the science of sounds.

* Newspaper: The Front Page

1. Battles Near Flight 17 Site

2. Brief Pause in Gaza Fighting

3. Chaos Reigns

4. Journey Home Begins

* Magazine: Bloomberg Businessweek: page 5

* Spectrum Science Grade 5

◎ Lesson 3.1 Life in the Grasslands

* What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know : page 5

Apostrophe to the Ocean by Lord Byron

* How Does the Show Go On (page 30)

* Grammar

1. I, my, me, mine, myself

2. Frequency Adverbs

3. Auxiliary Verbs

past           present        future

did           do / does

would                              will

could            can

might           may

should                            shall

4. 6 Tenses (P.P.= Past Participle)

1. Simple Tense : S + V

2. Progressive Tense: Be Verb + Ving

3. Passive Tense: Be Verb + P.P.

4. Perfect Tense: has, have +P.P.

5. Perfect Progressive Tense: has, have + been +Ving

6. Perfect Passive Tense: has, have + been + P.P.

* Next Club Date: Friday, October 3rd, 2014

                  Time: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Date: Friday, September 12th, 2014

Story Club

Edited by Madeleine Hsueh

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine Hsueh 

* Calendar Time

* Math Time

* Mr. Gumpy's Outing

* Art & Craft

Reading Club C

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine Hsueh

* Calendar Time

* The Living Habit: We shall have tissue or napkins ready before eating and make sure

   that our eating area tidy.

* The Value of Life: Love has the power to overcome the difficulties.

* Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

   Illustrated by Mauro Evangelista

◎ Chapter One: A Piece of Wood

△announce: (verb) To say something offically or publicly.

◎ Please listen to CD everyday.

* What Your Second Grader Needs to Know

◎ Poetry ( page 7-18)

◎Hurt No Living Thing ( page 9)

Reading, Writing and Drama Club A

* Instructor: Ms. Camilla Wu

* The Living Habit 

* The Value of Life

* Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins

1. What is Debbie going to do?

2. What might happen when we make a wish?

3. What is Debbie doing whom she is making a wish?

4. What happens when Debbie makes a wish?

5. What is Debbie worried about when she makes a wish?

△fling: (verb) To move hastily, briskly or violently.

△loophole: (noun) A small opening in a wall through which firearms may be discharged.

*Idioms: an ace up one's sleeves

-> A surprise or secret advantage especially something tricky that is kept hidden until needed.

* What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know

=* * Spectrum Science Grade 5

◎ Lesson 2.7 Sounds Good

◎The reason why sound travels faster through water then through air is because in water the

   molecules are packed tightly together than in air.

◎ It depends on the frequency.

* How Does the Show Go On  (page 29)

* Newspaper: Star, ShanHai Daily, TaiPei Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Sun

* Magazine: Bloomberg Businessweek

* Grammar

◎ I, my, me, mine, myself

* Next Club Date: Friday, September 26th, 2014

                   Time: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Friday,  March 7th, 2014 

Reading Club C

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine YuLing Hsueh

* Calendar Time

* The Living Habit

* Aesop's Fables Retold by Carol Watson and Illustrated by Nick Price

◎ Chapter Two: The Thirsty Crow

△ clever:(adjective) Able to learn, understand, and do things quickly and easily.

* What Your First Grader Needs to Know

◎ Math - Learn the numbers from 1 to 100 with abacus

◎From page 234 to page 244

Reading Club B

* Instructor: Ms. Madeleine YuLing Hsueh

* Local Language Literatrue: German

* The Living Habit: Please be responsible and take good care of your

                           personal belongs.

* Newspaper

Please Circle:

◎ title of the newspaper

◎ the date

◎ the page number

◎ the headline

◎ the journalist

◎ the price

* The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois

◎ Page 9 to 12

△ disappoint : (verb) to make (someone) unhappy by not being as good as expected or by not doing something that was hoped for or expected

* William Shakespeare

◎ page 22 to page 24

* How Does the Show Go On

◎ page 20

* Spectrum Science Grade 5

◎ Lesson 1.7 Out of the Wrold

* Grammar

◎ I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they

◎ Simple tense, progressive tense, passive tense, perfect tense, perfect progressive tense and perfect passive tense