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On March 22nd, the KinStar community had the enjoyable experience of listening to the  class winners give their speeches about a wide range of topics. Each year, KinStar students work hard to write and prepare a speech. They learn important public speaking skills as well as different writing techniques. Each class held their own competition and sent two finalists to represent their grade.
From grade 1, we heard Chante and Kelsey, from grade 2, Tazmin and William, representing grade 3 were Chris and Jackie, and from grade four we heard from Tea and YuQui.
The second half began with Shannon and Ethan from grade 5, Melody and Sabrina from grade 6, Yuhan and Jocelyn from grade 7 and Jason and Jeffery from grade 8. The audience learned about topics such as the coral reefs, special brothers, loveable dogs, helpfulness, world records, and many more. We are all very proud of our speakers and are already looking forward to next year’s competition!! Congratulations to all of the participants!!!
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 On March 31st KinStar had a wonderful The students who represented different classes gave us
some excellent speeches. We heard Lisa and Surya from Grade 1, Cindy and Cici from Grade 2,
Himang and Steven from Grade3, Tim and Jordan from Grade 4, JungSoo from Grade 5, Sabrina
from Grade 6, Jenny from Grade 7 and Jason from Grade 8. The students gave their speeches
about a wide range of topics including appealing to protect animals, to join environmental
movements, the importance of reading and the advantages of open-book examination. We
appreciate the thoughts and ideas of the speakers by their excellent presentations. They
received a loud applause!
海嘉学校举行了精彩的中文演讲比赛。由各年级推选出来的14位同学，为大家带来了声情并茂的演讲。参赛同学分别为：一年级的王昊旻和苏丽雅，二年级的张熙媛、刘佳镭和Tazmin，三年级的朴希望和刘海堃，四年级的徐泽一和笑天，五年级的卢正秀，六年级的倪冉明慧，七年级的全知姬，八年级的崔嘉鑫。演讲主题丰富多彩，从呼吁大家爱护小动物，到提倡人人参与环保，从感悟读书的重要性，到深入分析开卷有益，都充分表现出同学们的智慧和出色的口才，现场博得一阵阵热烈的掌声。
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老师寄语：我们本册教材的第一单元和第二单元分别安排了“春天”和“关爱”两个主题，通过学习，孩子们都有了很大的收获。看到他们一天天的进步，我真的好开心。有了快乐一定要大家共同分享，因此我把一年级孩子们的学习成果摘录下来，以便大家共同欣赏。 ——门老师
一、描写“春天”系列
金楚容：春天来了！春天来了！我们喜欢的春姑娘又回来了。你们猜，我发现了什么？我发现呀，今年的春天比去年的春天美多了，不信你们瞧：路边的树木更多了，小区的花也更多了，就连小草也都更绿了。这是不是说明我们大家都更懂得环保了？你们知道吗？在这个美丽的春天里，我们还要去郊外游玩呢！
尹赫：春天来了，花开了，草绿了，鸟儿们从南方飞回来了。小树苏醒了，在春风中摇着头。小朋友们都长高了，也换上了漂亮的春装。我们在平坦的草地上开心地玩耍。
周思彤：春天来了，百花盛开，百鸟争鸣。柳树绿了，小草长出来了，小燕子飞回来了，湖上的冰化了，小鱼在水里游来游去的，好玩极了。也是在这个美丽的春天里，我来到了新学校----海嘉，我觉得这里很好，我猜同学们也很喜欢海嘉学校吧！
王昊旻：春天来了，小草长出来了，小柳梢软了，小鸟飞回来了，小朋友们长高了，都高高兴兴地出来玩耍了。春天真是个好季节，万里无云，春风拂面，太阳暖烘烘的，大家都脱下了棉衣。春雨来的时候更有意思，沙沙沙的声音可好听了！花草树木像洗了个澡，更绿更美了。我喜欢漂亮的春天。
田禾丰：春天，树绿了，草也绿了，天气暖和了。春风拂面，我高兴地在草地上放风筝。
丘明立：小燕子从南方飞回来了，因为它们喜欢的春天来了。它们在树上叽叽喳喳地叫着，好像在唱歌呢！小兔子们也出来玩了，大家都好像在开心地说：“小朋友们，我们一起玩吧！”
苏丽雅：在风和日丽的春天里，百花齐放，百鸟争鸣。暖和的太阳，漂亮的小花和绿油油的小树都展现在我们的面前。我们要感谢春姑娘给我们带来了美丽和欢笑。
二、表达“关爱”系列
黄宇澄：我有一双小小的手，它可以做很多事情。我的小手帮爸爸倒过茶，帮妈妈拿过拖鞋、拣过贝壳，还帮妹妹“打”过爸爸呢！等我长大了，我就有了一双大大的手，到时候我要帮妈妈煮咖啡，帮爸爸洗脸。
林泽萌：大家知道我的小手可以做什么吗？你可别看它小，用处可真不少。我的小手能帮妈妈洗碗、扫地，帮爸爸擦车，倒茶，还能帮哥哥做玩具呢！
付凯茜：我的小手很聪明，会做很多事情。它能帮爸爸妈妈挠痒痒，能帮爷爷姥姥倒茶。等我长大了，小手变成了大手，我就可以帮爸爸妈妈洗衣服了，帮爷爷姥姥捶背了。
尹真珠：我有一双胖乎乎的小手，我的小手为爸爸妈妈擦过汗，拿过水杯。等我长大了，小手变成了大手，我要给爸爸妈妈盖一座大房子，我们在大房子里开心地生活。
黄惠僖：我的手很小，但它可以做很多事情。我的小手帮妈妈洗过碗，帮爸爸洗过车，帮朋友拼过拼图，还帮奶奶包过饺子呢！等我长大了，我的小手也变大了，我就可以为朋友们鼓掌加油了！
刘逸夫：我的小手可灵巧了！它可以画画，可以写作业，可以做漂亮的手工，还可以帮妈妈擦地，帮爸爸捶捶背呢！
李昊奇：我的小手可以写字，可以画画。我的小手为爸爸拿过衣服，为妈妈收拾过房间，为弟弟拿过玩具。以后我的小手还要做很多很多事情。
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 In IT (information technology) class grade 7 and 8 the students looked at famous photos
in history. Using the magic of Photoshop the students discovered some little known facts that were hidden in these pictures but through Photoshop have now come to light. (Look on p 18)
Some of the tools that the students learned to use were color balancing to match colors of different photos as well as techniques using layers while using Photoshop. For a complete gallery of all the re-discovered history photos come to the IT room!
Mr. Hanson (IT)
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“Maybe atoms move,” answered Phoebe Turner. No one had told her this. The teacher did not mention it. What she did was transfer her knowledge of what matter is made of to how ice can become water.
We may say to ourselves that this is simple: ice melts. But, ice is a solid. It is not a liquid, just like a book or paper. However, Vincent Cai would be able to tell you clearly that water is made of different kinds of atoms, “hydrogen and oxygen,” and that a book is not made of the same atoms.
So why does the ice melt? 
Students in 3rd grade are learning that matter is made of atoms and there are three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
What the students have been trying to understand is how a solid can become a liquid. Through their own research and their own thinking some have come to the conclusion that atoms move and this might be the reason why ice can become water.
We have been observing melted ice for 5 days now and have seen that something else is happening. Something is happening to the water! Everyday we are
seeing less and less
of it...Why?
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Grade 1 has been practicing the play “The
Giving Tree” based on the book by Shel
Silverstein, a favorite American children’s poet. This story illustrates the great
generosity of a tree to a boy.  Generosity is giving something and being happy about doing
so.
The tree gave so much to the boy: she gave herself to play with, her apples to sell,
her branches to make a house, her trunk to make a boat, and even her stump to sit on. She
was happy to give to the boy because she loved him, and she found joy in giving, most of the
time. Sometimes she was not happy because she missed the boy and because he seemed
ungrateful.
May we learn to be generous like the tree, and may we find the same joy in
giving.
May we also be thankful for what we are given! We are given so much, especially by
our families. Because of them we have a loving home and a good education.
Thank you
families!
(Grade 1 is pictured on p 2
rehearsing for the play )
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Hello again to all parents, students and Kinstar staff. The year of the Tiger has begun and students have already made many beautiful artworks and they keep on making a lot more!
Here is a short overview of what you can expect to see the coming month:
The little
ones of Grade 1 are still busy making their cardboard city and such a big project always takes a long time. Meanwhile they have made some artistic “Mozaic Animals”.
Grade 2 made fantastic big paper faces and are now fully enjoying the art of printmaking, using “My City” as a subject.
Grade 3 finished their big self-portraits: many happy faces to be seen in the lunchroom and the hallways. Now they started making a book cover and a giant cut out paper project!
Grade 4 finished their landscapes in an explosion of colors and so did grade 7+8. It goes to show that they were truly inspired again! Now they are working in small groups to make environmental posters by using the playful style of American draftsman Keith Haring.
Grade 5 finished sewing and stuffing their dream creature pillows, showing us plenty of fantasy! You will never have seen painted pillows like theirs before!
Grade 6 are doing the same artist study about Keith Haring and they are using his “puppet-people” to make a painting to put on their locker. I’m sure that this time they will get the opportunity to amaze us! They also made advertisement mini-posters using a graffiti style with Chinese, Korean & English characters.
Grade 7 and 8 are done designing a record cover for their favorite music band and just started a new art unit about symbolist painter Gustav Klimt. The goal is to decorate the Library Walls with their own symbolic “Trees of Life”, it’s a challenge!
During this 2nd semester students get the chance to practice the art of Japanese brush and ink illustration. They are enjoying the classes and exploring the many techniques of how to use the ink brush. It is a very spontaneous way of drawing but there is no room for mistakes: one has to try and draw an instant and fluent line with every single stroke of the brush. Educationaly it is an excellent way for kids to learn how to focus better in a creative & playful way: It requires the same intense amount of concentration needed for meditation and looks easier than it actually is.
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这几天，大范围的浮尘如同灰黄色的薄纱笼罩在北京上空。伴随着风力逐渐加大，沙尘开始肆意飞扬。大街上到处灰蒙蒙的，路面、汽车外壳、建筑物表面都被尘土所覆盖。“环境保护”又一次成为了大家关注的焦点。
让天空碧蓝，让河水清澈，让草木茂盛，这是我们共同的愿望。
三年级中文课第二单元围绕“环境保护”这个专题，四篇课文从不同的角度、不同的侧面，以具体生动的实例引导学生去感受保护环境的重要以及他人为保护环境所作出的努力，使孩子们有所触动和感悟。顺着这个情感发展主线，结合学校开展的中文演讲比赛活动，很多同学都是以环保作为演讲主题，如：丁佳华的《保护环境，爱护地球》、曹民泳的《绿色环保，人人有责》、张东昊的《爱护环境，从我做起》、朴希望的《地球环保，从我做起》，号召大家创造一个清洁、环保、简约的生活环境。
4月22日将迎来第41个“世界地球日”。三年级同学设计了几幅很有创意的保护环境的标语牌，并向全体同学发出以下倡议：
一、爱护环境卫生，不乱丢乱吐，不乱涂乱画；
二、维护绿化，认养花树，不践踏草坪，不摧残花草树木；
三、珍惜每一滴水，节约用水，别让水空流，节约用电，不过早开灯，人走灯熄；
四、人人尽力，避免噪音，共创宁静环境；
五、少用一次性制品，珍惜纸张；
六、爱惜粮食，不随便乱倒饭菜；
七、推动垃圾分类回收，让垃圾变成资源；
八、珍惜资源，物尽其用，一物多用；
九、拒吃野生动物，不买野生动物制品，善待生命。
保护环境，就是保护我们人类的未来！保护地球，就是保护我们自己！同学们，快行动起来吧！
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同学们，当你们看到这个题目时，一定很惊讶，“我要，我也要”干什么呀？看看下面的文章你就恍然大悟了。
原来这是四年级的一节中文语文课。这节课正在进行中文的演讲。因为是第一次脱稿演讲，有些同学胆怯了，但是徐则一同学第一个说：“我在家里练习了好多遍了，我试一试！” “......今年春节，我和爸爸妈妈去了迪拜，那里有一个很奇妙的酒店，名字叫太阳之门 ......”徐则一刚刚落座，达丽同学就说：“我也要演讲！”当她演讲完“美丽的校园”， 只听：“我也要演讲！”这时宁天同学已经站在了前面，演讲起了她的演员梦。此时的申晴同学也坐不住了：“我也要演讲！我演讲的题目是-----美丽的海南岛。”
同学们以热烈地掌声鼓励这些同学，其他同学还非常诚恳的提出了建议：内容很好，就是声音不够宏亮；这句的声调应该再高一些；语速应该再慢一些......
这节中文课，在充满情趣之中结束了。
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  The words were tough and the competition was even tougher, when on March 12th, KinStar students competed in our annual Spelling Bee Competition!!
Students worked hard to prepare for this year’s competition and impressed the audience with their remarkable spelling skills!
The first competition was between students from grades 1 to 4.
The finalists were Chantel & Nuinui from grade 1, Adelle & Juliet from grade 2, Vincent & Evelyn from grade 3, and Jordan and YuQui from grade 4. The winner of this first competition was Adelle Yang from grade 2!!!!
The second group’s finalists included Sam & Ethan from grade 5, Chris-topher & Nina from grade 6, Alice & Jocelyn from grade 7, and Jason and Michael from grade 8. Christopher Zhu was crowned the winner of the second competition. 
Very special congratulations go out to all of our finalists and to the two winners!!!
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And the winner of this year’s spelling bee for grades 5-8 goes to…Christopher Zhu!
On March 12th KinStar hosted its
annual school-wide spelling bee.
The excitement was intense as two representatives from each grade took the stage. In the end, Christopher out-spelled his fellow contestants, earning him the title of spelling bee champion.
Congratulations Christopher!
If you would like to read some “first class” limericks, come check them out in the 6th grade class!
There once was a sixth grade class,
who had to write limericks to pass.
They thought up some rhymes
And spent so much time,
Their limericks are now first class!
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STAR class is learning about the weather and has spent the last few weeks looking up at the sky. We’ve seen sunny days, snowy days, and even dusty days, but recently our focus has been on the clouds! Clouds are made of large groups of water droplets or ice crystals that are so light they float on the air. The wind moves the clouds along in the sky and can even change them into different shapes.
Ask your kids what they see in the clouds? Your child’s imagination is one of their best forms of entertainment. If they’re having trouble identifying images, just give them a little more direction. Play a game where you are looking for dinosaurs or maybe for all the animals you might find in the zoo, bring along a notebook to keep a cloud journal, or play “Eye-Spy”. Maybe you’ll even spot Superman or Spiderman!
Of course, this is also the perfect opportunity for education outside of the classroom. Encourage your child to ask questions about what he or she sees in the sky, and then hunt for the answers together when you get back home. You could even take a future trip to the library for more resources. The topic could be anything from airplanes to birds to the solar system. Next time you’re outside, take a seat, relax, look up, and watch the clouds go by. What do you see in the clouds? Participating in this leisurely past time is a great way to relax with your family and best of all, it’s free!
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护地球就是关爱生命
二年级 金油真
地球现在越来越脏。有一些动植物就要灭绝，甚至已经灭绝了。我们人类也从中受到了很大的影响，各种稀奇古怪的病威胁着人们的生命，所以我们要保护地球。我倡议大家做到以下几点：
我们要做到废物回收利用。一些空白的废纸可以做练习。短的铅笔插在笔帽里可以接着用。
不要浪费水。洗澡时间不要太长，洗菜的水可以浇花、浇树，衣服不是很脏不要总洗。
不要乱扔电池。因为电池里有对土壤有害的物质，会污染土地。
我们要多种树。不要乱砍乱伐。
最后我也希望有更多的人一起来保护地球，让我们从现在开始吧！
《 可悲的小树 》读后感
二年级 王正阳
在美丽的大森林里，又一棵小树，他每天牢骚可多了。他恨他周围的大树和草丛，闲他们碍事。有一天，一个伐木工人来到树林里，小树让伐木工人把所有的大树给砍光。从此，没有人再给他防雨挡风，小树就慢慢地死了。
这个故事告诉我，没有人能离开别人独自成长。
读《鲁西西传》有感
二年级 张熙媛
寒假里，我看了一本非常有意思的书，名叫《鲁西西传》。
《鲁西西传》里的“红沙发里的音乐城”很有趣，说的是有一天，鲁西西核皮皮鲁刚回到家就听见了音乐声，他们仔细地找啊，找啊，终于发现了好听的音乐是从家里的红沙发传出来的。神奇的红沙发音乐治好了老师的病，还帮助同学们记住了学过的指示，让大家考试取得了好成绩。我想，要是世界上真有这么神奇的音乐该多好啊！
老师，我想对您说
二年级 严悠悠
周老师，谢谢您在过去的一年里教会了我那么多的知识，您辛苦啦！我喜欢您给我们唱歌，还喜欢您在板报上画的画儿，我最喜欢您给我们读课文。每次遇到困难的时候，您都会过来帮助我，我进步的时候，您就会鼓励我。一看到墙上的奖状，我就想起您。下个学期我希望您还能这样对待我们，我也会加倍努力的。
周老师，我想对您说
二年级 刘佳镭
周老师，您是一个很好的老师。您教了我们很多很多的知识，让我们学会了读书、写字、写作文，还教我们很多的数学知识。上课时，您给我们唱歌、朗读课文，还在白板上画画，我觉得上您的课真有意思啊！
周老师，您的缺点就是有时会发脾气，不过我一点也不怕。我希望您以后不要着急，这样对身体不好，我希望您长生不老，一直教我们。
亲爱的孩子们：
我细细地拜读了你们每个人假期里写的演讲文稿，阅读体会，和对老师说的话，欣赏了你们的硬笔书法，和环保绘画，老师由衷地为你们的进步高兴。我会努力做一个你们喜欢的老师，你们最知心的朋友。
周老师
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Sunshine and Lightning students are happy to announce we’re moving away from the Dolch Sight Words (although we will continue to practice now and again) and moving more full-time into blending, using our phonetic awareness skills.
One thing is to memorize, another is to ‘spell-out’…and while both are important, reading a book while having to spell-out words is often more engaging and rewarding!
We are practicing reading in small groups and independently, so the children get both the support they need, along with building up their reading self-esteem. Feel free to practice reading at home as this strengthens their skills and builds their self-confidence too.
To take advantage of library time, encourage your child to borrow books that either you can read to them, or they can read themselves. Dr. Seuss books are (almost) everyone’s favorite…they are fun, full of rhymes, and have many words the children can recognize!!
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 As part of our Easter celebration, KinStar
students from grades 3 to 8 have been busy gathering lots of different materials to try and construct a unique contraption that will protect their eggs as they drop them from the 1st floor, then the 2nd floor, then the 3rd floor windows. Will any of the eggs make it up to the 4th floor?? We’ll find out on Tuesday, April 6th, when the team winners from each grade compete one more time to find out which team has constructed the best device to protect their eggs. We hope to see some ‘eggcellent’ inventions!!!
Miss Hicks
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 又到了该上剪纸课的时间了！吃完间点后，我的剪纸课堂上迎来了一群可爱的孩子们，他们聪明、活泼、富有创造力，可以根据老师的要求剪出各种各样的东西，看！Xinle剪了几个橙子；Annie和May剪的是苹果；Jason也剪了一个橙子；Jerry剪了一把扇子；Haoyan剪了一个大西瓜，他们剪得多好啊！记得刚上剪纸课时，很多孩子不会折纸，不知道如何在纸上画线条，也不知道什么是镂空，他们总是用求助的眼神看着我：“老师，请帮帮我！我不会！”每当他们这样说的时候，我总是鼓励孩子们自己动手试一试，并给他们多次尝试的机会，通过不断地练习，现在孩子们的剪纸技术已经有了很大进步，不仅会做老师教的东西，而且还会发挥想象剪出很多与众不同的东西，我真为孩子们感到自豪！
Lightning Class Ms Linna
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 Adults often say that childhood years are the best years of your life.
Today I want to have a little fun with why this may indeed be true, but how
actually it all comes down to the circumstances into which we are born.
As a baby, life can be a breeze. You can eat, sleep, laugh, cry…and whatever you do, adults love you! You can draw all over the walls of your room, and hey– you’re a budding Picasso! You can burp loudly….and they pat you on the back and say “Good Boy!”
You can make a messy nappy…and hey – what a star you are! As you get older, you can play, travel,
do sport, study- and someone else pays the bills, cooks the food and buys the clothes. Life is great!
HOWEVER, please take time to consider all those kids who are less fortunate than we are here at Kinstar. Many children, in many countries, are born into poverty. They wear rags, have no food and sometimes no homes. They aren’t worried about missing the next episode of Hannah Montana – they are worried about where they can get the next scrap of food. Sometimes, natural disasters, like the recent earthquakes in Chile and Haiti, wipe out parents, and children are left without a Mum or Dad.
Many kids never get the chance to have any education – some are even forced to work in factories for many hours every day. So, my conclusion is that being a kid is NOT always FAB. Some children
are lucky and some are not. We should be so grateful for what we have here and try to help those around the world who are less fortunate. Maybe in my next speech I can talk about that!
Thank you.
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 The fourth graders, along with the rest of the school, have had a busy few weeks preparing for the Spelling Bee and the English Speaking competition. Congratulations to the two representatives from the fourth grade who made it to the Spelling Bee:
Yue Qui and Jordan!!!
They represented the fourth grade in the school-wide Spelling Bee that was held on March 12th in the auditorium. Also, congratulations to all the students who tried hard to win the fourth grade competition! Also, congratulations to Téa and Yue Qi who represented the fourth grade in the speech competition. Also, John and Dari wrote and shared fantastic speeches and made it to the second round. Jordan rounded out the top five, and was voted number one by the fourth and fifth grades but could not make the final as he was in Malaysia for a soccer tourney. His sister, Tazmin, read his speech at the competition (and did a fantastic job)! Great job to everyone who worked hard!!!!!
Mr Helbringer
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The last two months have brought many large projects, assignments and activities to the
Grade 7 classroom. A large portion of those assignments have been geared towards the completion of a Grade 7 Research Project. Each student has selected an “influential person in history” and for the past couple of weeks has been scouring the internet, books, magazines, and numerous other sources,
in order to write his or her paper. From Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. to Barrack Obama,
students have been delving into the lives of some very interesting characters.
Besides English Language Arts, science class has landed Grade 7 in the middle of earthquake country as they study the how’s and why’s of earth’s amazing geological forces. For the past three weeks
students have been tracking daily occurrences of earthquakes across the world, discovering just how
active this planet we live on really is. Finally, a congratulations goes out to the Grade 7 spelling bee winners, Alice and Jocelyn as well as the Grade 7 speech competition winners, Yuhan and Jocelyn. All of Grade 7 worked extremely hard in preparing for both competitions and deserve a “pat on the back” for all their effort. Miss Damberger
Miss Christie
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这次开学，我们小班又来了几位新朋友。所有的小朋友们都非常欢迎他们的加入，大家都在一起快乐的游戏，学习。但是由于新来的小朋友对这个环境还不是很熟悉，所以他们的情绪会有些紧张，时不时的还会哭泣。记得那一天早晨，向往常一样小朋友们纷纷来到班级，新来的小朋友锦松抓着妈妈的衣角不肯进教室，在门口大哭，但是经过老师和妈妈跟他商量，妈妈最终还是走了。锦松走进教室，站了一会，接着又站在桌子旁边哭了起来，这个时候还没等老师过去，我们班的Sola走过去，一边给他擦眼泪，一边很温柔的说：“你怎么了？不要哭了。” 老师看到这一幕，心里真的是说不出的感动，这个时候老师热烈的鼓掌，笑着对小朋友们说：“我们应该鼓励Sola大哥哥，表扬他，更应该学习他，Sola大哥哥长大了。”随后班上的大部分小朋友都走过来，Emma、Daehyun、Haihan、Akka、Annie…他们都纷纷走过来自发地安慰新来的小朋友，有的拿纸巾，有的拿水，有的拿玩具,有的去给他擦眼泪，有的不停的安慰他…就这样过了一会,锦松笑了,和小朋友们一起去玩玩具了。老师们非常感动,非常开心,我们的孩子真的长大了。希望所有的孩子们都快乐地过好每一天！
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In Grade 8 Mathematics we are exploring the use of new technology for solving problems. That’s right, we are learning how to use graphing calculators! We have learned how to solve complex equations, how to solve trigonometric equations and even how to graph functions. Many of the students even devised how to graph “Spaghetti” on their calculators. If you want to know how to, just ask an 8th grader.
In Grade 8 Language Arts, we recently had two separate competitions.
First we had a spelling bee. It was a close competition and Jason Gervais came out on top as our champion!
He and Michael Fu represented Grade 8 in the Kinstar Spelling Bee.
In our other competition, Jeffery Leung came out on top as our public speaking Champion.
His speech was about how the world would be different if we could do anything, but at the same time we must be kind and thankful. Jeffery and Jason both represented Grade 8 at the Kinstar Speech
Exhibition.
So, please give special congratulations to Jason, Michael, and Jeffery on their accomplishments.
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 把自己心爱的东西拿到幼儿园来，让其他的小朋友触摸，赏玩，完全表现分享的意愿。Sunshine班的小朋友可是这方面的榜样呢！为什么这么说呢？每周二是Sunshine班小朋友的分享时间，瞧瞧他们都带来了什么----变形金刚，芭比娃娃，会跳舞的青蛙，剪纸书，小飞马，DVD...孩子们热情地互相介绍各种事物的名字与玩法，选择玩自己感兴趣的玩具，从这样的活动中孩子们更好的了解了同伴的喜好，增进了彼此的友谊。
Sunshine class： Ms Wendy
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The Terracotta Army is the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang the First Emperor of China. The terracotta figures, dating from 210 BC, were discovered in 1974 by some local farmers near Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China near the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. The figures vary in height (183–195 cm - 6 ft–6 ft 5in), according to their role, the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots, horses, officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians. Current estimates are that in the three pits containing the Terracotta Army there were over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still buried in the pits…
Who lived in a pineapple under
the sea? Sponge-bob-squarepants!
Did you know that Spongebob didn’t just stay under the sea? He was naughty so he and Patrick kept traveling around the world, he even visited the Terra Cotta Warriors! What a naughty sponge! I wonder if he and Patrick bought a ticket or not.
Should they buy children tickets or adult ones?
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The Rainbow class students took advantage of what could be Beijing’s last snowfall for the season and went outside to play in the snow last Monday at recess. After playing around in the snow for awhile during our outdoor activity time we then worked together as a group to build a giant snow castle!
The children searched the playing field for the fresh snow perfect for packing into giant snowballs. As they rolled and rolled the packed snow, their snowballs became so large that two or three children had to push it together to get the snow ball to move! 
Some were so big that they needed a strong teacher to move it! In the end the snow castle was almost as tall as the children and long enough for all the children of Rainbow to hide behind! The boys and girls felt very proud for the accomplishment of their castle.
They learned about teamwork and also practiced their rolling and building skills in this fun and educational recess activity!
Sadly, the warm sun came out and it was nearly all melted down to nothing by the next day, but now the children know how to build working together, so for the next snow storm, whenever it may be, they will be ready!
Jeff Marquardt |
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The Rainbow class students took advantage of what could be Beijing’s last snowfall for the In music class, the middle school students have begun to learn about the different musical periods. In European-
Western music the terms
Renaissance, baroque,
classical, romantic,
and twentieth century are used to describe each of the musical
styles.
Over the past month the students have
explored the musical characteristics and famous composers
from the baroque and romantic Periods.
One of the most influential composers of the baroque period was Jean Baptiste Lully. Through the analyzing of Lully’s “Marche”, students were introdu-ced to ternary form as well as common characteristics of baroque music. Most baroque music has steady, rhythmic patterns and conveys a single mood or emotion.
In contrast, romantic music is characterized by long, complex melodies which are used to express feelings and emotions. Composers of the romantic period wrote instrumental works that told a story without words.
The students analyzed “Farandole” by the French romantic composer Georges Bizet. Within this selection the students explored the changes between major and minor tonality and the use of extreme dynamics Bizet used to create the romantic style.
Over the next couple of months the middle school students will continue to study musical periods.
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Teacher Reviews：As you can see, every passage is short. But it is hard for the Grade 1 and Grade 2 CSL Students. First we learn Chinese pinyin then the Chinese characters, and they try their best to say a sentence . Now they can write a short passage . How difficult it is! I am so proud of my students!
I do believe with everyone's encouragement, they will make more progress! CSL: Emily Yu
我的小狗----马飞
陈敏玮
我的小狗叫马飞，它是一个男孩儿，今年四岁了。因为它喜欢吃东西，所以马飞很胖。马飞长得很帅，它有一身金黄色的毛，看起来像一个金色的球。马飞也喜欢睡觉，它睡觉的时候会发出很大的声音。
马飞很喜欢去外面玩，它跑得很快，只有哥哥才能追上它。我爱我的小狗马飞。
我高兴的一天
金桃永
今天下了很大的雪，我跟爸爸到外面去打雪仗了。我很高兴，也很开心。谢谢爸爸。我爱爸爸！我也爱下雪！
我第一次学四弦琴
尹舒妍
每个星期五我都有四弦琴课。今天是我第一次学四弦琴。我喜欢四弦琴。今天我也很高兴。
我的韩语课
闵敬民
今天我去韩国国际学校学习了。在韩语班里我只认识一个男生，所以我有些失落。我感觉我们学的东西一点都不难，但是作业却是很多。不管怎样我会努力学习韩语的。
我家的小花猫
任秀仁
我家有一只可爱的小花猫 。它今年一岁。它来我家四天了。它的眼睛是黄色的，毛是灰色和白色的。它总用两只前爪抓住玩具，还会发出喵喵的叫声。它很可爱，我和妹妹经常和它一起玩，我和妹妹都很喜欢它！
小花猫的生日
李承河
今天是小花猫的生日，它的朋友小乌龟送给它很多漂亮的礼物。小花猫非常的高兴。
我的妈妈
白丞希
我的妈妈做菜很好吃，我喜欢吃她做的面包、蛋糕和饼干。妈妈钢琴弹得也很好，她弹钢琴的时候，我就会坐在旁边高兴地唱歌。我爱我的妈妈！
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Do you know how food can affect you? Do you know that food can change how you look and how you feel? Do you know about the diseases that people can get if they eat a poor diet? Do you know if you are eating a nutritious and balanced diet? Can you read and understand food labels? These are important questions that the Grade 5 class explored in a unit on Health & Nutrition.
In this unit, grade 5 students had the opportunity to try out a few different jobs.
First the students became nutritionists and planned a balanced diet for a children’s camp by following the food pyramid. We then changed jobs and became doctors to diagnose patients suffering from various deficiency diseases and created a treatment plan to help the patients become healthy again. Students searched through magazines to show what foods belong in the different food groups and the nutrients found in them.
Everyone then
created pamphlets to teach others about the importance of nutrition.
If you are looking for the answers to the above questions, then please drop by the grade 5 classroom and have a look at some of the amazing pamphlets & projects created by the students!!
We hope that everyone will eat a healthy
and well balanced diet!!
Miss Hicks |
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It is a challenging opportunity to participate in “The Chinese Speech Competition” for CSL students. How to encourage them to take part in the speech? 
Even if they can not speak Chinese fluently, they are still worth praising. CSL students can build confidence in speaking Chinese by teacher’s praise.
This is a very good way to make language learning fun and to help them memorize the contents.