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E-news of April, 2015
1. Hot School News
2. March Monthly Reader
Flashback
3. April Monthly Reader:
Three Hens and a Peacock
4. Morning English:
Multiculturalism-Britain
5. About Tomb Sweeping Day
(Qing Ming Jie)
6. Excellent G1~G5 Winter
Assignment Projects
7. Outstanding Winter Assignment
8. G1~G3 Reading Funfest
Flashback
9. Reading Funfest Winners
Hot School News
Did you have any April Fool’s Day pranks and practical jokes on
April’s Fool Day? Did you share your fun experience with your family,
teachers, and friends?
Did you practice singing Polar Bear’s Big Chill with your classmates?
That was a cool song, wasn’t it? We have another storybook, Three Hens
and a Peacock for April. Don’t forget to read the story in the English
library during your break time.
The multiculturalism program for Morning English was about Britain.
Welcome to England, a country known for its rich history and royal
traditions. Along with Scotland and Wales, England makes up part of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Let’s learn about
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April 1st.
This is the day upon
which we are reminded
of what we are on the other
three hundred and sixty-four.
-Mark Twain
British English and American English.
In addition, for Tomb Sweeping Day (Qing Ming Jie) has passed,
which is an important time to remember, honor and tend the graves of our
deceased ancestors. What do you know about Qing Ming Jie? Read the
article and find out more.
There were many excellent winter assignments projects for
different graders. Let’s take a look at some excellent work and the list of
our outstanding winter assignments.
Finally, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders had all enjoyed the Reading
Funfest. The students not only borrowed some books but also learned
about Dr. Seuss, Anthony Browne, and Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey.
Let’s take a look at the flashbacks of G1, G2, and G3 Reading Funfest and
also the reading Funfest Winners.
2 March Monthly Reader Flashback
Time: March 9th, 2015
Place: Auditorium
Instructor: Ms. Sandy Chen Students: Andrea, Aya, Joy, Jeremy, Selina
What was Polar Bear’s great idea? If you were him, what would you
do with a fish bone and a fishing rod? What are you waiting for?
Let’s go to English Library to check out “Polar Bear’s Big Chill”!
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A peacock shows up on the Tuckers’ farm and brings many
welcome visitors by just wandering down to the road. The three
hens on the farm complain that they are doing all of the hard work
until the hound suggests a trade.
2015 April
Monthly Reader
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Location and Countries of the UK Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country consists of the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many other smaller islands. Capital City London is the capital city of the United Kingdom. Covering an area of 607 square miles, it is the
largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom. It is located on the River Thames.
It is the most-visited city in the world. The Tower of London, Kew Gardens, Palace of Westminster, St Margaret's Church, Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus, and Trafalgar Square are the major attractions.
Language of the UK The official language of the UK is English. However, there are some differences between British and American English. Be aware of the word choices; otherwise, it might cause some misunderstandings. Some of the examples are listed below.
British English
American English
biscuit cookie
chips fries, French fries
crisps potato chips
mad crazy, insane
pocket money allowance
trousers pants, trousers
pants underpants
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London is a fascinating city laden with
history, filled with museums and art
galleries, beautiful green parks,
fantastic shopping and dining, a vibrant
theatre scene. London is truly a city that
has it all.
The 150
year old Big Ben Clock Tower is one of
London’s top attractions. The name Big Ben
actually refers not to the clock tower itself,
but to the 13 ton bell housed within the tower
and takes its name from the man who first
ordered the bell, Sir Benjamin Hall. It is the
3th largest free-standing clock tower in the world.
Cambridge is a charming English city
located on the River Cam just north of
London. As the home to one of the world’s
top universities, the University of
Cambridge, it has all of the cultural and
entertainment options you might expect
from a college town.
Our Little DJs of Morning English “All about Britain”
Hi, I am Jim. Hello, I’m Quentin.
Reference: http://www.touropia.com/best-places-to-visit-in-the-uk/
Tomb Sweeping Day
Tomb Sweeping Day is a holiday for Chinese
to commemorate and pay respect to the person’s ancestors.
On Tomb Sweeping Day, families visit the gravesite of their
ancestors to show their respect. It is also known as Clear Brightness Festival or
Qingming Festival which is a combination of happiness and sadness.
Tomb Sweeping Day is held 107 days after the start of winter and is
celebrated on April 4 or April 5, depending on the lunar calendar. It is also the time
to welcome the arrival of spring, when temperatures start to rise and rainfall
increases. This helped farmers know the right time to start plowing their fields and
sowing their crops. Tomb Sweeping Day is a national holiday in China, Hong Kong,
Macau, and Taiwan with most people having the day off from work or school to allow
time to travel to ancestral gravesites.
On Tomb Sweeping Day, families tend to their ancestors graves. They
will pull up weeds, attend to any repairs that the tombstone needs, and get rid
of underbrush. All dirt is swept away from the grave site to give the tomb a
bright appearance. They also burn incense and paper money to help the dead in the
other world. However, the process has been simplified with the rise of cremation.
Often, only flowers are offered at the memorial stone.
Then, the Chinese will offer sacrifices of food to their ancestors by
placing it on the tombs. The food is bland and dry, but this is to appease the
ancestors. Back at home, the Chinese will spread out a much nicer display of tasty
foods at altar tables. The foods are carefully arranged for good luck, and most of
the foods are dishes that the ancestor liked very much, including chicken, eggs, rice,
and other foods.
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Tomb Sweeping Day is based on the Hanshi Festival. It was first celebrated
in the Tang dynasty (AD 618-907) as a memorial day for Jie Zitui. As legend goes,
there was much fighting for the throne during the period of the Warring States
(771-476 BC). The prince, Chong'er, managed to escape and went on a long exile
with his followers.
One day, Chong'er was starving to death when Jie Zitui, one of his followers,
saved him by cutting off a piece of own flesh to prepare a soup with. After 19 years,
Chong'er returned to his kingdom and became Duke Wen of Jin. He wanted to
reward all his followers, but Jie Zitui chose to lead a hermit's life in the mountains
instead.
The Duke traveled to the mountains to reward Jie Zitui personally, but
couldn’t find him. To force him out, he rather drastically set fire to the mountain.
When Jie Zitui was found dead a few days later, the Duke decided to commemorate
his death by establishing the Hanshi (or Cold Food) Festival, during which only cold
food can be eaten.
One year later, the Duke returned to the mountain and found that all the
burnt willows had revived. He was reminded of Jie Zitui’s nobleness and swept his
tomb in respect. He then declared the day after Hanshi Festival to be Qingming
Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day). The two festivals were later combined; this is where
the tradition of not cooking and eating cold food comes from in the modern version
of Qingming.
Tomb Sweeping Day has continued to be a celebration of new life, but also
a day to honor ancestors. It is believed that ancestors watch over their
families in their afterlife. For this reason, the
Chinese sacrifice things necessary to keep their
ancestors happy, so the ancestors will be
endowed with good fortune upon them.
Reference:
http://www.childbook.com/Tomb-Sweeping-Day-s/221.htm
http://chineseculture.about.com/od/chinesefestivals/a/Tomb-Sweeping-Day.htm
Outstanding Winter Assignment Projects by Ms. Ciou
Grade 1: Winter Homework: All about Me!(Mini Book)
Last semester, grade 1 students have learned how to introduce
themselves. For their winter homework, they made a mini book about
themselves.
Grade 2: My Family Tree-- Home Sweet Home
Grade 2 students are going to tell the story of their families by making a
family tree!
Class: 203
Group: Seagull
English Name: Ryan
Chinese Name: 李宏毅
Instructor: Ms. Tseng
Class: 103
Group: Jupiter
English Name: Woody
Chinese Name: 陳泓宇
Instructor: Ms. Wang
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Grade 3: Food Poster
Last semester, all grade 3 students have been studying food and
adjectives to describe it. For the Winter Assignment, they created a
poster that told all about their favorite food.
Grade 4: Making Lapbooks: Research, Discover and Create
Do you have any pets at home? What is
your pet? Is it a cat, a dog, or a bird? In
this assignment, grade 4 students are
going to choose an unusual animal and find
out some interesting facts about the
animal.
Class: 302
Group: Sea Horse
English Name: Mag
Chinese Name: 曾子瑜
Instructor: Ms. Ciou
Class: 402
Group: Einstein
English Name: Katrina
Chinese Name: 李例潔
Instructor: Ms. Cheng
Grade 5: Country Poster
Except Taiwan, what is your favorite country? For this project, you
are going to find out the interesting facts about the country and make a
poster to introduce the country.
Class: 504
Group: Squirrel
English Name: Ashley
Chinese Name: 黃鈺淇
Instructor: Ms. Ciou
2015 Winter Assignment Top 5
Grade Teacher Group Top 5
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Ms. Su
Venus 101 Alan 李御弘 101 Bonnie 林念瑾 101 Joe 洪聖球 101 Andrew 王萁禾 103 Bright 莊又亮
Uranus 102 Ryan 杜柏霆 102 Emily 陳芊娣 102 Wilson 黃堯倫 104 Ariel 林芯薆 104 Yuki 柯婷云
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Ms. Ko
Mercury 101 Dylan 何浩魁 101 Eason 樓弈成 101 Wendy 羅子婷 103 Daniel 吳哲安 103 Jasmine 楊鈞閔
Saturn 102 Aurora 查韋杉 102 Bryan 李易 102 Tiven 廖宥閎 102 Wyatt 謝孟延 104 Andrea 張晏禎
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Ms. Wang
Jupiter 101 Anne 許蕎安 103 Natalie 林心牧 103 Hannah 黃浩瑀 103 Vicky 江冠瑩 103 Woody 陳泓宇
Earth 102 Joey蘇仲威 102 Randy 陳叡霆 102 Max 呂柏翰 104 Ian 李意揚 104 Jessie 尚芯嫺
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Ms. J. Chen
Neptune 102 Binson 李秉森 102 Sean 賴承軒 104 Yu-Ga 張祐家 104 Catherine 戴欐懿 104 Jelly 陳虹谷
Mars 101Ethan李宥辰
101 Riane王裕心
101 Ella黃靖云
103 Ming-Yun 潘明雲
103 Irene 黃庭瑜
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Ms. Tseng
Woodpecker 201 Eunice陳姿宇
202 Cybill李玠儀
202 Ariel黃柔榛
202 Grace簡佳慧
202 Alexander L. Hsu許智皓
Seagull 203 Ryan 李宏毅
203 Amber 鄧歆樺
204 Jim 陳濬宏
204 Ray 楊睿紘
204 Tonton 葉彤彤
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Ms. Yang
Dove 201 William 方浩宇
201 Stefano 馬秉宏
201 Iris 陳品蓁
202 Jake 黃瑞翔
202 Kate李寶心
Robin 203 Kenneth 黃靖凱
203 May 曾紫芸
203 Amy 呂恩美
204 Hank 黃浩淵
204 Kevin Chen 陳孟澤
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Ms. Huang
Parrot 203 Christine 杜芸臻
203 Thomas鄭子桓
203 Winnie鄭暐寧
204 Maya李梓瑜
204 Josh 吳嘉栩
Peacock 201 Wilson 王偉劭
201 Conner王宇凡
201 Queena 張芳瑜
201 Molly 張馨予
202 Neo 蔣垣梃
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Ms. Cheng
Eagle 201 Renee 楊芯瑀
201 Emily 張瀞允
202 Ray 葉峻睿
202 Peyton 鍾心卉
202 Georgia 許淳鈞
Toucan 203 Nemo 廖唯辰
203 Yvonne 吳詠安
204 Shunki 黃俊希
204 Charlotte 黃怡熏
204 Lulu 石喬如
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Ms. J. Chen
Beluga 303 Ivy呂映蓉
303 Jeffery陳宥杰
304 Ken郭品謙
304 Kyle王聖元
304 Sandy 許芯禔
Starfish 301 Thomas黃彥綸
301 Bella簡慈嫻
302 Jean蔣明瑾
302 Rita林昀蓁
302 Shammah 林莎瑪
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Ms. Ciou
Sea horse 301 Aaron 羅子豪
301 Bryan 賴秉暉
301 Zohra 王賀禧
302 Kelly 吳聿庭
302 Mag 曾子瑜
Dolphin 303 Brandon 陳立心
303 Yoyo 黃蓉
303 Abigale 陳芮琪
303 Valerie 林心悅
304 Annice 趙苡安
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Ms. S. Chen
Sea lion 301 Vicky 楊芳語
301 Beckham張鈞翔
302 Iris 周瑋
302 Sean柯名烜
302 Jeromi應智鈞
Whale 303 Gaspar 李仲禾
303 Willie王力威
304 Kevin高健昌
304 Yasmine 陳妍希
304 Tiffany林芷諭
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Ms. Ko
Swordfish 301 Melody 林孟潔
301 Phoebe 許芯瑀
301 Vivien 陳紫芸
301 Ashley 賴偲庭
302 Edward 許恆碩
Shark 303 Emily 王姵筑
303 Michelle 嚴珮瑜
303 Stanley 柏宣宇
304 Ethan 鍾佳憲
304 Grace 張瑜晏
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Ms. Hsu Edison 401 Daphne 張偵楨
401 Phoebe 彭翊方
401 Mimi 劉芸
401 Annie 鹿嘉紜
402 Jacklyn 陳語婕
Shakespeare 403 Max 張佑晟
403 Derek 蕭奕翔
404 Fei 蔡英飛
404 Jed 陳靖德
404 Annie 彭琮貽
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Miss Kao
Newton 401 Nina 呂安婷
401 Kelly 曾翊嘉
402 Tim 陳昶宇
402 Sophie 劉立文
402 Apple 洪迺絜
Grimm 403 Elsa 陳孟妤
404 Coco 蔡宜辰
404 Ethan 謝孟呈
404 Rose 陳品均
404 April 林毓晴
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Ms. Lai
Nobel 401 Joseph 李權峻
401 Harry 王賀語
401 Maggie 鄭芷潔
402 Matt 陳又齊
402 Yoyo 劉祐呈
Dickens 403 June 葉盈均
403 Evans 張翼
403 Yoyo 劉芮伶
404 Joanna 彭若婕
404 Joyce 朱翊昕
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Ms. Cheng
Einstein 401 Jerry 陳威翰
401 Stephanie 許濰伶
401 Charlotte 蕭妤秦
402 Wilson 許碩晏
402 Katrina 李例潔
Andersen 403 Mia 張紜
403 Bonnie 林芷岑
404 Ming-Yu 潘明羽
404 Rachelle 劉宜蓁
404 Ruby 吳幸儒
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Ms. Ciou Panda 501 Josh 柯博允
501 Evelyn 黃怡融
501 Cindy 蔡馨誼
501 Yuki 黃佑琪
502 Tim 黃亭逸
Ms. Ciou Squirrel 503 Lawrance 姚雍翎
503 Allen 劉丞祐
503 Phoebe 陳子靜
504 Kyle 陳如明
504 Ashley 黃鈺淇
5 Ms. Yang Rabbit 501 Leo Wang 王力平
501 Bryan 曾士祐
501 Queeny 周宴綸
502 Ian 張璿程
502 Jessie 古孟臻
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Ms. Lai
Bear 501 Justin 蔡承霖
501 Antonio 王順信
502 Katie 侯宣翎
502 William 周于崴
502 Ray 李子睿
Koala
503 Chris 李寶崴
503 Cindy 顧佳恩
503 Victor 吳侑霖
504 Dolly 丁琤庭
504 Melody 吳華蓉
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Ms. S. Chen Cheetah 503 Sophie李昀蓁
503 Ruby 蔡薷誼
503 Megan周昀樺
504 Andrew徐煒博
504 Jason謝宗祐
Kangaroo 501 Andrea 羅安廷
501 Angely 李彥箴
502 Charlene 柏喬翎
502 Chloe 王姵勻
502 Monique張品晞
5 Ms. Huang Giraffe 503 Hermes 蘇致諭
503 Anglita 張晴茵
503 Nana 江宸儀
504 Duncan 張耕堂
504 Iris曾翊軒
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Ms. Kao
Jasmine 603 Digu 陳子勳 603 Matilda 黃寗堯 603 Elaine 蒲依蓮 604 Rachel 簡睿頤 604 Madelin 袁慕恩 604 Livian 陳品瑄
Dandelion 601 Mark 林右承 602 Henrick 李知恆 601 Fifi 莊靜 601 Renee 鄭芮安 602 Candy 陳盈蓁
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Ms. Hsu Lavender 601 Mina陳郁心 602 Mark 李奕成 602 Hannah 楊詠涵 602 Jack 林靖傑 602 Harvey 許書齊
Sunflower 603 Ken 陳昶安 603 Jerry 曾奕中 603 Audrey 陳瑄 603 Priscilla 陳宜鈴 604 Calvin 吳鎧丞 604 Rina黃于娟
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Ms. Kao
Rose 601 Victor 王柏鈞 601 Bobo 楊寶玉 601 Melody 陳宣先 602 Kave 蘇柏愷 602 Selina 吳昭鈴 602 Cindy 黃聖茹
Tulip 603 Rex 杜家華 603 FiFi 韓菲 604 Johnny 林宜森 604 Amy 湯沛真 604 Angel 陳霨方 604 Tina 蔡詠如
6 Ms. Tseng Iris 603 Peter 徐沐恩
603 Liyan 孫立言
604 Zoe 黃筱柔
604 Alan 吳若豪
604 Lydia 呂宜樺
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Ms. Su
Daisy
601 Andrew 郭懷仁
601 Linda 孫芝樺
602 Gio 鄭長和
602 Tim 詹為廷
602 Eric 廖駿愷
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2015 Grade1 Reading Funfest Week
Dr. Seuss’
books are so
interesting!!!
Now we know
more about
Dr. Seuss!
We will know more about the great author Anthony Brown!
Borrow some books and read more !!
Anthony Brown’s favorite charactors are gorillas !
2015 Grade 3 Reading Funfest
George was published in the United in 1941. Curious George is famous for his ability to “save the day.”
Reading Curious George series is fun and interesting. I learn a lot from the authors
Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey!
2015 Reading Funfest Luck Draw Homeroom Group English Name Chinese Name
101 Jupiter Cindy 黃榆喬
101 Venus Bonnie 林念瑾
102 Neptune Allison 邱薪羽
102 Saturn Bryan 李易
103 Mercury Jasmine 楊鈞閔
103 Mars Gabbie 宋祖忻
104 Neptune Yu-Ga 張祐家
104 Earth Aley 黃彥翰
Homeroom Group English Name Chinese Name
201 Peacock Ryan 張達程
201 Woodpecker Brian 林柏安
202 Dove Cynthia 黃馨儀
202 Eagle Amber 林熙恩
203 Seagull Ivan 陳元昊
203 Parrot Winnie 鄭暐寧
204 Robin Brian 洪博洋
204 Toucan Charlotte 黃怡熏
Homeroom Group English Name Chinese Name
301 Sea horse Zohra 王賀禧
301 Starfish Chloe 簡苡亘
302 Swordfish Vincent 陳品丞
302 Sea lion Kenny 呂坤祐
303 Whale Gaspar 李仲禾
303 Dolphin Valerie 林心悅
304 Shark Gina 李郁瑩
304 Beluga Kyle 王聖元
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