Week 11/16-11/19

 Dear Parents,

Thank you for your support of your student's education.  The parent teacher Zoom meeting went so well. We really enjoyed seeing all of you and are thankful for all you are doing to help us!

English:

In math this week students are going through ratios and proportions. It is getting harder as we continue through the unit so please remind your students to ask questions in class.

For language arts please remind your students about the powerpoint project. They have been working hard and doing a great job!

Chinese:

Compare 5th grade and 6th grade learning materials, 6th grade has double size amount of reading in Chinese.  There are a lot of new vocabulary to learn.  We have spent a lot of time in class learning to understand those reading materials and new vocabulary meanings.  Also, students spent a lot of time to learn comprehension, speaking, and writing skills. There is very few time to practice vocabulary drill. In order for students to remember and to make progress to next level, it is very important that students taking time practice reading material (Mandarin Matrix) and learned vocabulary through quizlet at home daily. The quizlet 10-15 minutes and Mandarin Matrix 5-10 minutes.  For those students who often mix up with pronunciation between pinyin and alphabet, below is pinyin song link for your student to practice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkVKm6eDX2c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Ayvjy-Dgs

This week, we will continue lesson MMXI2 unit 2.1 成都人民公园 Homework: Students will complete unit 2.1 Nearpod assignment.

Science:

This week, we will study more about Mono Lake throughout the year, biodiversity, invasive species p. 97-122

Vocabulary:

competition （Jìng zhēng 竞争）, competitors （ jìng zhēng zhě 竞争者）, harassers （sāo rǎo zhě 骚扰者）, symbiosis（ gòng shēng 共生），extinction（miè jué 灭绝）, carrying capacity（chéng zài néng lì承载能力）, sustainable（kě chí xù xìng 可持续性）, primary production（chū jí shēng chǎn 初级生产）, sampling（cǎi yàng 采样）, biodiversity index（shēng wù duō yàng xìng zhǐ shù 生物多样性指数）, interdependent（xiāng hù yī cún 相互依存）, keystone species（ guān jiàn wù zhǒng 关键物种）, niche（shēng tài wèi,生态位）, ecosystem engineers（shēng tài xì tǒng gōng chéng shī,生态系统工程师）, extinct（Jué zhǒng 绝种）, anthropocene（rénl èi shì 人类世）, invasive species（rù qīn wù zhǒng 入侵物种 ）, ecological footprint（shēng tài zú jì 生态足迹 ）, native species（běn tǔ wù zhǒng 本土物种 ）, introduced species（yǐn jìn wù zhǒng 引进物种）, microscopic invaders（wéixíng rùqīn zhě 微型入侵者）, prevention（yù fáng 预防 ）, eradication（gēn chú 根除 ）, water conservation（Jié yuē yòng shuǐ 节约用水）, mitigation（ huǎn jiě 缓解 ）, restoration（huī fù 恢复）, threats to biodiversity（duì shēng wù duō yàng xìng de wē ixié 对生物多样性的威胁 ）, climate change（qì hòu biàn huà 气候变化）, pollution（wū rǎn 污染 ）, overhunting（guò dù bǔ liè 过度捕猎）, overfishing（guò dù bǔ lāo 过度捕捞）

Homework: Quizlet for above vocabulary, Canvas assignment for 11/16-11/20 will post on Monday Dear Parents,