玉鈴老師的班

No school on 2/8.

In the beginning of the class, we practiced 「猴猻仔」and 「摒掃」with the "tail". Our children performed for parents and guests in the evening. I was very impressed by their good manner while waiting patiently and quietly for their time. They all did very well in singing and dancing. The audience cheered for them. It was a pity that we didn't have a big stage for them to stand up. I hope they will grow a lot taller next year so everyone can see them clearly.

We continue our virtue: 樂觀。 I told them: Optimists are happy. Mentally healthy can lead longer life, too! They are now very happy children. I hope they will keep this positive attitude to face their future.

As Yen-Ui was unable to give his speech last week, he gets the chance today in the class. He was not hesitate at all and spoke very well, following by a song. I personally think the speech contest is a good training for expression and leadership of our kids.

Today we reviewed lesson 2: Ienpid 鉛筆 (Pencils). Many of the kids were so familiar with the flashcards already, but still not good at singing the song. I have to admit the songs are getting longer and harder in volume 2, but we'll get through eventually.

Then we taught lesson 3: A’Go khix sarmpo 阿五去散步 (A’Go goes for a walk). Except for numbers there are only 4 new words for this lesson: sarmpo 散步 (walk)、thviterng 天頂 (sky)、lQh toaxho 落大雨 (heavy rain)、taam-kQkQo 澹糊糊 (soaking wet). Actually they learned thviterng 天頂 (sky) in the song  「飛機」（坐飛機看天頂，坐大船看海泳……）, and toaxho 大雨 (rain) in （霹靂啪啦、霹靂啪啦，一陣大雨……）before. After I made the connection, they realized they learned so many words already!

The sound recordings:

We played the flashcard game. The two teams were very competitive. Afterall, everyone got a small good wish red envelop from me as prize.

At last we made a pencil holder （筆筒）for everyone to tidy up their desk. I think this is the easiest and very useful craft we've made from the textbook so far!

Homework are:

See you next week!