G6 (Mr. Du & Ms. Fiona)

In Ms. Du and Ms. Fiona’s G6 Mandarin LL class, students are learning the novel "Robinson Crusoe" and focused on the environmental descriptions in the novel. They have learned to analyze the role of environmental descriptions in shaping characters positively. They tried to show their understanding and imagination of a passage of environmental description in the novel by drawing illustrations, adding psychological descriptions of characters, and introducing the content. This activity can give students a more concrete understanding of the environmental descriptions in the novel.

G6 (Ms. Echo)

In Ms. Lisa’s G.6 Mandarin Language Acquisition class, students started to learn the new topic ‘Fruit and Vegetables’. They learned new words, phrases and sentence patterns in various activities. They were also excited to do a survey about what fruit and vegetables their classmates like to eat. They understood each other more deeply and developed their ATL skills through the survey.

G7 (Ms.Miko & Ms. Jiang)

In Ms. Miko & Ms. Jiang G.7 Chinese language and literature class, Students have been exploring advertising throughout this unit. As a formative assessment of this week, students have designed a recruitment advertisement for CISH. They work together to gather information and think about the outstanding features of our school from the internet, and then design attractive advertisements. This process cultivates students' communication and collaboration skills.

G7 (Ms. Tina)

In Ms. Tina’s G.7 Mandarin Language Acquisition class, Phase1 students have learnt the topics ‘color’ and Clothing’. After learning new words and texts, they made some word cards and played a game of connecting words. They were very happy and had a better grasp of these words.  They also developed their communication skills and self-management skills through the survey.

G8 (Ms. Lisa & Ms. Tina)

In Ms. Lisa & Ms. Tina G.8 Chinese language and literature class, students started to explore six Chinese classical poetry written in Tang Dynasty. They had a chance to choose one poem they like to do research and make PPT. Then they gave lessons about this poem to other students in class. Students were excited to be teachers. They did a great job and developed their ATL skills through the project.

Grade 8 (Ms. Jiang)

In Ms. Jiang’s class, grade 8 language acquisition students have been learning the unit 3 The modern way of lifestyle. Students have learned a lot of words and grammar related to clothing and subjects. On Friday, we reviewed what we learned this week through games, which also encouraged students to practice speaking. We created a relaxed learning environment that allows students to speak a foreign language without pressure, so their spoken language has been practiced.

G9 (Ms. Tina)

In Ms. Tina G.9 Chinese language and literature class, students continued to study Morden Chinese poetry. This week, they had a chance to inquire about one poem they like, then play the role of a teacher and introduce the poem to the whole class. Through this project, they practiced the skills in analyzing poetry and improved their organization and communication skills.

G9 (Ms. Echo)

In Ms. Echo’s class, grade 9 language acquisition phase 5-6 students have been learning healthy well-being. After studying vocabulary and knowledge related to healthy life, students had many reflections and suggestions, which sparked a debate on whether middle school students should lose weight. To address this, we organized a debate competition, which encountered many challenges. However, everyone actively divided the work and overcame difficulties, constantly and boldly sharing their viewpoints. The entire process was intense and exciting, and it was their first time conducting a complete debate in Chinese. They did a great job!

G10 (Ms. Echo & Ms. Miko)

In Ms. Echo and Miko's grade 10, language literature has been learning novel.  To help students understand the application of narrative techniques in the coherence and structure of a novel's plot, we discussed the narrative techniques and structural techniques of the plot together. Students can analyze "Border Town" 《边城》from the aspects of point of view, perspective, rhythm of narrative language, and narrative arrangement. The notes were taken seriously, and the discussions were lively.

G11 Chinese B

In Ms. Fiona’s G11 Chinese B class, students are currently studying the topic of "Customs and Traditions," during which they have researched many traditional Chinese customs and cultures. They have written compositions based on the text types of report, combined with topics related to Chinese cultural and artistic activities. Through this writing process, students have not only mastered the writing format of report but also gained a better understanding of traditional Chinese culture, such as porcelain culture and costume culture.

G12 Chinese

This week, students have been working hard to review Paper 1 and Paper 2. Meanwhile, most students have also completed the final IA (Internal Assessment) this week. In Paper 1, we focused on revising explanatory texts in information consultation, emphasizing the techniques and skills of explanatory writing, and practiced through past paper exercises.

Pre-K

Polly Coronel and Kirsten Hernandez

This week, our classroom was filled with sunshine and learning as we explored the wonders of sunny weather. We began by singing a lively song and reading a book that set the mood for our adventure. Using our fingers, we got creative with sunny crafts, bringing the warmth of the sun into our artwork. Stepping outside, we soaked up the sunshine while engaging in outdoor play and bubble-popping fun. We also focused on fine motor skills, delicately pinching clothespins to create intricate sunray designs. The students proudly displayed their handcrafted creations. We also celebrated Pi Day by making pizzas. It was a week of joyful exploration, skill development, and sunny smiles all around!

K1

Erin Wang and Sati Tadevosyan

Throughout the week, K1 students delved into land and air transportation studies, including learning about the school bus from our bus driver speaker and pretending to drive like a driver. We also celebrated Pi Day by making pizzas. In Inquiry sessions, we utilized Google Earth, engaged in song and yoga activities, and explored stamp painting transportation tools. Symbolic Exploration involved learning positional words, acting out stories focusing on numbers, and practicing letter blending with Jolly Phonics.

K2

Katie Reddington, Sue MacDonald and Mika Allicer 

This week, our students focused on phonics review and learning the letter Bb. They practiced writing words that start with the letter B and their names. In addition, the kids engaged in outdoor activities to learn about spring, including exploring blossoms and enjoying sunny days. These fun play-based activities not only help strengthen their phonics skills and letter recognition but also provide opportunities for sensory exploration, physical activity, and social interaction. The students have been actively participating and showing enthusiasm for learning through these engaging experiences.

K3

Dean Fletes and Anuschka Etsebeth

This week in Math, we had a blast exploring weight again! We worked together in teams to see how heavy different things were using blocks. Students tried to find out how many blocks were the same weight as each item and wrote it down. After that, we jumped into learning about capacity. We explored new words like "full", "half full", "half empty", "almost empty", and "almost full".  In recognition of Pi Day, our learners stepped into the shoes of inventive chefs making their own pizzas. This activity allowed them to explore the concept of circles in a tangible way.

K1 (Yani Wang)

This week’s K1 German class we are learning about airplanes. We learned the German names of different aircraft such as airliners, seaplanes, fighter jets, helicopters, etc. Then we learned about being at the airport. The students saw a lot of pictures about the airport and learned about the preparations before flying and the procedures that need to be completed at the airport. Finally, the students learned the rules we should pay attention to on the plane, such as fastening seat belts and not talking loudly. In conjunction with this week's theme, we learned the children's song "Heute ist ein schoener Tag" about airplanes and performed the classroom activity "Stopdance".

K2 (Yani Wang)

This week’s K2 German class topic is our community. We first learned the definition of community and why humans live in communities. Then we learn about some important places in the community, such as police stations, fire stations, schools, supermarkets, etc. The students themselves analyzed the role of each place, their importance, and some of the experiences we relate to it in our lives.

We also learned a bit about spring. Mainly about spring flowers - tulips. And we tried to draw tulips ourselves.

K3 (Yani Wang)

The theme of this week's K3 German class is about spring. Students drew different picture cards about spring and described the contents on the cards in German, such as frog eggs, rabbits, flowers, bees, etc., and students tried to explain the relationship between the items in the pictures and spring. After getting to know and understand the tulips, which represent spring flowers, we made handmade tulip coloring paintings.

This week we learned the new letter J, including the upper and lower case of the letter, and the spelling of simple syllables.