E-news of May, 2015

1. Hot School News by Ms. Hsu

2. April Monthly Reader Flashback by Ms. Lai

3. May Monthly Reader-Lucy Got a Sunburn? by Ms. Su

4. Morning English-Multiculturalism: Korea by Ms. Ciou

5. About Mother’s Day by Ms. J. Chen

6. Story House Excellent Student Work by Ms. Wang

7. English Week Flashback

G1 Songs and Chants by Ms. Su

G2 Storytelling by Ms. Tseng

G3 Read Aloud by Ms. J. Chen

G4 Reader’s Theater by Ms. Kao

G5 Speech by Ms. Ciou

Hot School News

Mothering Sunday, commonly known as Mother's Day,

is a celebration of motherhood. It is celebrated on various

days in many parts of the world.

Many people make an extra special effort to visit

their mother to lavish her with cards and gifts to her.

Another way to spoil your mum on Mother's day is to treat her to brunch,

lunch or high tea. Common Mother's Day gifts are cakes, flowers, or

chocolates. Do your best and make your Mother’s Day really special.

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Short & Cute Poetry For Mother's Day

M - O - T - H - E - R by Howard Johnson

"M" is for the million things she gave me,

"O" means only that she's growing old,

"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,

"H" is for her heart of purest gold;

"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,

"R" means right, and right she'll always be,

Put them all together, they spell

"MOTHER,"

A word that means the world to me

Did you read the story, Three Hens and a Peacock in the library and

complete your lottery ticket? Were you the lucky winners in your class?

For May, we had another storybook, Lucy Got a Sunburn? Don’t forget to

read the story in the English library during your break time.

The multiculturalism program for Morning English was about Korea.

Welcome to Korea, Welcome to South Korea, a traditional yet modern

country in eastern Asia that is home to forests, mountains, and more.

Once mainly a farming society, South Korea has become an industrial giant,

famous for manufacturing cars and electronics. What do you know about

South Korea? Let’s learn more about it!

Did you have any good ideas for celebrating Mother’s Day with your

lovely mom? Do you know what the symbol of Mother’s Day is and how

Mother’s Day are celebrated around the world? Let’s read the article and

find out!

For Story House, there were interesting topics such as Duck and

Rabbit, Gruffolo, Harry the Dirty Dog, and The Cat in the Hat. There were

many excellent student work from first graders. Let’s take a look at some

excellent work.

Finally, this year’s English Week got off to a wonderful start with

the Grade 5 Speech Competition. We had a lot of interesting and fun

competitions for all the graders. Let’s see what we did.

2 April Monthly Reader Flashback

Time: April 13th, 2015

Place: Auditorium

Instructor: Ms. Helen Lai

Students: Dolly, Cindy, Tommy, Victor, Brian, Frank, Ian

No animal wants to be called “useless” on the Tuckers’ farm. They

all work hard by doing what they are good for. To read about the

story, don’t forget to borrow out “Three Hens and a Peacock” from

the English library.

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It was a hot summer. Lucy and David wanted to be cool. They sat in

front of a fan and even went to the shade of a tree. Nothing could

stop them from sweating. They sprinkled the water and ran around

at backyard. Lucy lay in the sun to dry off and guess what happened?

Read the story and find out the answer.

안녕하세요!

Annyeong haseyo, Korea written by Ms. Ciou

Korea is located on the Korean Peninsula in

North-East Asia. In the north is North Korea and in

the south is South Korea. When people say Korea,

usually, they mean South Korea. The capital city of

South Korea is Seoul. The money they use in Korea is

called won. 100 NT dollars is about 3200 wons. The

language they speak is Korean.

You may find there are so many similarities between Chinese culture

and Korean culture. For example, people in Korea also use chopsticks, just

like us. Their temples and palaces look like Chinese temples and palaces.

This is because ancient China has a great influence on Korean history and

culture. Therefore, people in Korean also use the Lunar Calendar and they

celebrate the special holidays on the calendar as well, such as Lunar New

Year (also known as Chinese New Year), the Moon Festival and the Dragon

Boat Festival.

Due to the influence of the western culture, Korean people also

celebrate Christmas and Valentine’s Day. As we know, February 14th is Valentine’s Day. It’s the day for us to give chocolates, flowers or cards to the people we love. In Asia, March 14th is White Day. It is the day for people who had received the gifts on Valentine’s to return the favor by giving back gifts. However, in Korea, they have one more holiday related to Valentine’s Day. It is Black Day and is on April 14th. It is the day for singles. Singles are the people who are not married and don’t have any boyfriends or girlfriends. On this day, the singles will wear black and eat black noodles, like jajangmeyon.

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Korean food is very special and delicious. I love

Korean food. It is “mah-sit-sso-yo!” Kimchi is the

most important food in Korea. Korean people cannot

live without kimchi. Almost every family in Korea

knows how to make kimchi. There are many different

kinds of kimchi. Basically, it is made of cabbage,

radish and other vegetables. Ddeokbokki is the

most popular Korean snack. It is rice cake mixed

with fish cake and hot sauce. I especially love the

one with cheese and ramen. It is very tasty.

Do you remember the handsome alien oppa, Do, Min-Joon ? Have you

ever seen Running Man? When we talk about Korea, we should not forget

Korean dramas, TV shows and K-pop music. There are so many singers or

bands from Korea, such as Super Junior, Girls Generation, Big Bang, Psy,

EXO, Infinite, 2NE1, A-Pink and many more. Which one is your favorite?

Because of these dramas and singers, more and more people go to visit

Korea every year.

Reference:

Wikipedia—Korea : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea#Cuisine

Wikipedia—Black Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Day

Korean Food: http://www.lifeinkorea.com/food/menu.cfm

Morning English DJs:

501 Leader

502 Andrew

502 Charlene

502 Wendy

Mother’s Day most commonly falls on the second Sunday in May and

traditionally involves presenting mothers with flowers, cards and other

gifts.

Mother's Day is celebrated in many countries. It is a special day

when you give cards and presents to your mother to show your love for

her!

Mother’s Day: Founding By Anna Jarvis

The official Mother’s Day holiday arose in

the 1900s as a result of the efforts of Anna Jarvis,

daughter of Ann Reeves Jarvis. Following her

mother’s death in 1905, Anna Jarvis conceived of Mother’s Day as a way of

honoring the sacrifices mothers made for their children.

Carnations have come to represent Mother's Day

since Anna Jarvis delivered 500 of them at the first

celebration in 1908. The founder, Anna Jarvis, chose the

carnation because it was her mother’s favorite flower.

Florists invented the idea of wearing a red carnation if your mother

was living, or a white one if she was

dead.

Mother’s Day

Symbol of Mother’s Day:

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Mother’s Day around the world

Mother’s Day are celebrated throughout the world. Traditions are

different depending on the country. In Thailand, for example, Mother’s

Day is always celebrated in August on the birthday of the current queen,

Sirikit.

Another alternate observance of Mother’s Day can be found in

Ethiopia, where families gather each fall to sing songs and eat a large meal,

as a celebration honoring motherhood.

In the United States, Mother’s Day continues to be celebrated by

presenting mothers and other women with gifts and flowers, and it has

become one of the biggest holidays for consumer spending. Families might

also celebrate by giving mothers a day off from activities like cooking or

other household chores.

How about you? How did you celebrate Mother’s Day with your

beloved mother?

Reference: http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/mothers-day

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Topic: Duck and Rabbit

By 103 Gabbie

103 Natalie Topic: Gruffalo

By 101 Bryce

Topic: Harry the Dirty Dog

By 102 Joey Topic: The Cat in the Hat

By 104 Andrea

104 Freya

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We are so proud of our

singing and dancing and

performance! We are the

best!!

Look at us! Who can

rock the platform?

We are the best

dancers!!

Homeroom: 102, 104

Time: 9:10~9:50 AM, Tuesday, April 28th

Place: Music classroom

I am gonna catch

you, you’d better

run! Let’s shake our

body!! Sing along!!

Can you sing and dance

with us? G1 songs and

chants competition is full

of lots of fun!!

Homeroom: 101, 103

Time: 11:00~11:40 AM, Tuesday, April 28th

Place: Music classroom

What is a Glerp? Glerp, Glerp, Glerp!

How come Mommy

doesn’t know my name?!

We’re brothers. One is messy and one is neat!

The cutest milkmaid in the world!

Time: 15:00~15:40 PM, Monday, April 27th

Place: A211 English classroom

We are ready!

Where is the word?

I’m almost done!

Time: 15:00~15:40 PM, Wednesday, April 29th

Place: A211 English classroom

Are you ready

for the

competition?

First, we picked one of

the stories, “The Fox

and the Crow” or “The

Hare and the Tortoise”.

Then we read it to the

judges.

We know how to

read aloud! We

can’t wait to see

who the winners

for Read Aloud

Competition are.

Time: 15:00~15:40 PM, Tuesday, April 28th

Place: A211 English classroom

Wait, you want to eat me? ……No!!!

Are you ready?

One, two, three, go!!

Good job! Ya!!

Time: 11:00~11:40 AM,

Friday, April 24th

Place: Music classroom

Wow, everyone did

an excellent job!

What should we call this play?

How about “Chicken Big”?

Time: 14:00~14:40 PM,

Friday, April 24th

Place: Music classroom

Giving a speech is as easy as

a pie. It’s a piece of cake!

Time: 15:00~15:40 PM,

Thursday, April 23rd

Place: A211 English classroom