Little Dragon Summer Camp Week 2 Newsletter ，Is my car safe and green?

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We finished a great week. Children had a rich experience and I appreciate their efforts to follow directions, open mind, and display some characteristics of grit. 晨会Morning meetingMorning meetings always started with warm and interesting greetings to create a welcoming and comfortable learning environment. In the morning, students played games to introduce themselves and get to know each other. They also played some games to practice their concentration, observation and listening skills through some fun games such as splat and werewolf. During these games, Students not only practiced their Chinese speaking skills, but also had fun and were prepared for the following lessons. 中文课Chinese Language ArtsStudents learned and practiced their Chinese understanding, reading, writing, and listening around this week’s topic, Making a Safe Car. Students could understand why passengers need to wear seat belts, what makes are there car crashes, how we can reduce speed which affect the force. To meet these goals, we learned lessons step by step. Day 1, we read a book called “If I could build a car” to introduce this week’s learning topic and stimulate students’ thinking and imagination.Day 2, we read some stories about the famous scientist Isaac Newton. We learned who Newton is and what great achievements he accomplished in his lifetime. We then introduced the Newton’s First Law by playing games and connecting to our daily lives to prove the first law.Day 3, we introduced Newton’s Second and Third Laws to understand action and reaction and why speed matters. By learning these two laws, students understood why there are car crashes, why speed matters and how to reduce the speed. We learned the science by playing games and looking for activities in which Newton’s Third Law applies.Day 4, we learned about past, current, and future methods of transportation. Students learned how to say our current methods of transportation into Chinese and use their own imagination to design their future cars. They introduced their future cars by writing the characters of their cars in Chinese.Day 5, we focused on solar energy and learned how all the energy on the earth comes from the sun.  篮球课BasketballStudent did all the basis basketball skill practice.<ul class="ql-block"><li>Preparation: every kind dribble, crossover, under the leg crossover, behind the back, spin.</li><li>Pass ball: bounce pass and chest pass.</li><li>Shooting ball and Jump shot (older kids)</li><li>Layup: right side and left side</li><li>Game: kids need to know how to defense, offense, and rebound.</li></ul> 休息时间 Break Time 英文课 English Reading & Writing Group A 4 students did well during lessons. They were very good at word recognition, even when shown words at a fast pace. Students read Picture Words (both sides of the cards were used, starting off with pictures and eventually the children learned to read them without pictures). Throughout the week we used 5 picture books, tally mark, and drawing activities to encourage children to learn. Group B This week we read a novel and many short stories. Students answered multiple choice questions about the text, identified challenging vocabulary words and engaged in group discussions. Group C This week, our fourth and fifth graders learned about nonfiction and fiction by reading about endangered species and a famous folktale; they also learned about creating stories and mystery fiction during the days we played Werewolf, a game our students seemed to love Group D This week students read the short story “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan. They learned about Tan’s life and important historical events that occurred during that time, along with thorough discussion and analysis key events in the story. Students made personal connections with the author and characters and played group games to get to know their classmates better. 科技应用课 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)Based on the science knowledge that students learned in the morning, our students became great engineers and designed their safety-oriented cardboard cars. Students followed engineers’ working process to do this project. Day 1, students use their imagination to design their cars. Day 2, based on the scientific knowledge they learned in the morning, students start to create their cars by using provided materials. Day 3, According to Newton’s second law and third law, students tested and improved their cars.  Day 4, Students use raw eggs as passengers in their cars to test collisions on a 2.5-meter-long track with a 1.5-meter tall ramp. Day 5, We discussed how to make an environmentally friendly car.  活动中心Activity CenterWhat a great place to spice up student’s life and make new friends! We provide the meaningful activities and student can make free-choice learning and understanding by investigating personal interest, need and/or curiosity in this leisure time.  象棋课 Chess Class Students learned about various tactics such as pins, forks, discovered attacks, and skewers and about basic endgame technique. They also played many chess games with their peers and teachers to develop their skills. 画画课Drawing ClassInstead of playing chess, some students choose drawing. In drawing we primarily focused on the basics, such as blocking out basic shapes beforehand and lightly sketching rather than pressing into the paper too hard. Based on their interests and age, our volunteer teachers give one-to-one help.  特色活动Feature Activity <ul class="ql-block"><li>室内游乐园 Maple Maze</li></ul> <ul class="ql-block"><li>室内游泳馆 Indoor Swimming Pool </li></ul> We had so much fun this week. We want to thank our families for your support in making this such a successful school year, and we are looking forward to seeing you in the following weeks or in July/August of next year!Stay well and have a great rest of summer!