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Altadeña Middle School

Meet the Teacher/

Curriculum Night

Mandarin Chinese

•Hometown: Changchun, China

•Experience

- 2nd year in Kyrene School District- BASIS Phoenix Central

- Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, New York

- Harvard University Chinese summer program, Beijing

•Education

–Ed. M., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

–M.A., Peking University, Beijing, China

–B.A., Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China

Meet the teacher – Ms. Kang

• 81% of our 8th Mandarin students passed the placement test created

by Desert Vista High School

• Double enrollment number with 6th Grade Mandarin

• First Chinese New Year Celebration in Kyrene community

• Built partnership with schools in China for both Altadena Middle

School and Kyrene MS

First Year Celebration

6th Grade

Exploration

7th Grade

Mandarin 1A

8th Grade

Mandarin 1 B

Mandarin Year 1 at

Desert Vista HS

Mandarin Program Progression

6th Grade Program Overview

Quarter 1 Quarter 2

Polite language

Numbers 0-99

Chinese Festival

Dates and birthday

2 week

2 weeks

2 weeks

2 weeks

Colors

Animals

Fruits

Food & drinks

2 weeks

2 weeks

2 weeks

2 weeks

7th Grade Program Overview

Theme Quarter Lesson Time

Foundation

Q1

Classroom expressionChina basicsCharacter basics – origin, stroke, radicalsChinese phonetics

9 weeks

Q2Chinese people and geographyChinese character structure, word formationChinese pronunciation

9 weeks

Communication

Q3

Greetings 4 weeks

Spring Festival celebration 2 weeks

Nationality 4 weeks

Q4

Subject and school grade 4 weeks

Family members and pets 3 weeks

Siblings 3 weeks

Quarter Lesson Time

Quarter 1

Dates and phone number 2 weeks

Hobbies 4 weeks

Mid-Autumn Festival 1 week

Quarter 2

Classroom 3 weeks

School supplies 4 weeks

Class schedule 3 weeks

Quarter 3

Pastimes and future events 3 weeks

Spring Festival celebration 2 weeks

Three meals of the day 4 weeks

Quarter 4

Chinese cuisine 4 weeks

Eating out 3 weeks

End of program review 2 weeks

8th Grade Program Overview

7th /8th Grade

• Quizlet online flashcards• Google classroom materials

• Book: EMC - ZHĒN BÀNG! Level 1• Online: EMC passport online platform• Online: Quizlet online flashcards

Curriculum Resources

6th Grade

Extra-curricular Resources

Culture celebration

• Mid-Autumn Festival• Spring Festival• Dragon Boat Festival

China Trip – 8th grade ONLY

EF tour – 9 days – Beijing/Shanghai/Xi’an

Partner School in China

Shanghai Jiading No. 1 High School •

Others

Grade Weighting80% = assessment

Tests – 30% Projects – 30%Quizzes – 20%

20% = practice classwork, notes, and other practice

Posting of Student GradesGrades will be posted in the Parent Portal regularly, typically within 7 days

Grading Policy

● Check Parent Portal for updates on student grades

● Quiz your child with Quizlet, and have them teach to learn.

● Encourage shorter, more frequent study sessions

e.g. 10 minutes each day, rather than 2 hours one day.

● Expect them to work hard and to be successful.

Parent Support

- Pencils and erasers- A Mandarin notebook- One folder

Supply list

- Tri-fold display boards- Post-it flip chart pad- Forks (for snack tasting)

Wish list

谢谢!

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"The more languages you know the more of a person you are.”

---- Slovak proverb