Happy Lunar New Year 2013

1. | aashi.pursnani@mea-international.com | | jessica.yu@mea-international.com | | seamus.goh@mea-international.com | | abhilasha.jain@mea-international.com | silver.mea-international.com (p/w: lemon) | aashi.pursnani@mea-international.com | | jessica.yu@mea-international.com | | seamus.goh@mea-international.com | | abhilasha.jain@mea-international.com | silver.mea-international.com (p/w: lemon) Year 2 & 3 Lemon & Silver Class Newsletter (Jan. 1st – Feb. 27th ) Important Dates: 31st Jan. to 1st Feb. – Year 3 ACER-ISA Test 1st Feb. – Lunar New Year Celebration 1st Feb. – Reports on ManageBac 6th Feb. to 24th Feb. – Lunar New Year Holidays Hua Mao MEA International, Ningbo, China No. 2 YinxianDadao (Middle), Ningbo PR China 315192 宁波市鄞县大道（中段）2号 315192 Telephone: +86(0)57488211160 Fax: +86(0)57488211170 www.mea-international.com Any inquiry or feedback, do feel free to contact us. Our class website is still under construction. Your patience is highly appreciated. Any inquiry or feedback, do feel free to contact us. Our class website is still under construction. Your patience is highly appreciated. Current Unit of Inquiry Happy Lunar New Year 2013 过年好 음력설에 복많이 받으세요 cung chúc tân xuân Амар байна уу? Central Idea: We communicate in many different ways.

2. | aashi.pursnani@mea-international.com | | jessica.yu@mea-international.com | | seamus.goh@mea-international.com | | abhilasha.jain@mea-international.com | silver.mea-international.com (p/w: lemon) | aashi.pursnani@mea-international.com | | jessica.yu@mea-international.com | | seamus.goh@mea-international.com | | abhilasha.jain@mea-international.com | silver.mea-international.com (p/w: lemon) Awards New U.O.I. Week 19 Creativity, Enthusiasm, Independece | All Year 2 & 3 | Week 20 Commitment | DitaMaranova | We Communicate in Many Different Ways | confidence | appreciation | respect | Week 1 ‘non-verbal communication’ Week 2 ‘appreciate different forms of communication’ Week 3 ‘written communication’ Week 4 ‘etiquette and manners’ Week 5 ‘languages and dialects’ Week 6 ‘put learning into practice’ | Dumbshara| Pre-Assessment Task with Miss Aashi Jan. 25th, 2013 Teacher’s Note Besides our official class website and newsletters, parents now have another way to get access to children’s learning in school. | Reports | Portfolios | Calendar| | Events | Homework | Lessons | Latest by Feb. 1st , 2013, parents will receive an invitation email to join our Manage Bac network. Log on to meainternational.managebac.com

3. | aashi.pursnani@mea-international.com | | jessica.yu@mea-international.com | | seamus.goh@mea-international.com | | abhilasha.jain@mea-international.com | silver.mea-international.com (p/w: lemon) | Young Readers | School Library, Group Reading, Research, Drop Everything and Read…. 2012-2013 Any inquiry or feedback, do feel free to contact us. Our class website is still under construction. Your patience is highly appreciated. ACER-ISA Test (Only for Year 3) What Will the Students Need to Bring? 2012.01.31 Thursday | Math One | Math Two | Writing A | 2012.02.01 Friday | Reading | Writing B | | graphite pencils (HB/2B) | eraser | sharpener |ruler | Optional | calculator | dictionary or translation devices (for Math) |

4. Pen Pal Project with a School in America Through one of our teachers in MEA, we got to know Teacher Cyrene from the Philippines who is currently teaching in Prince Williams County School, PWCS, America. Year 2 and 3 got an invitation from Teacher Cyreneto establish pen pal relationships with her students via snail mail.Since our current Unit of Inquiry is about various ways communication, appreciating different methods of communication and the appropriate manners when communicating, we are extremely excited about this invitation! We wrote Teacher Cyrene an email to introduce ourselves and we are now waiting for her reply! To read our first email to Teacher Cyrene and to find out latest updates on this project, visit our class website at silver.mea-international.com (password: lemon)

5. Hua Mao MEA International 华茂多元文化教育中心IB国际部 No. 2 Yin Xian Dadao (middle) Ningbo PRC China 315192 www.mea-international.com An Invitation

6. Hua Mao MEA International, Ningbo, China Lunar New Year Celebration 2013 Join us as we celebrate Lunar New Year 2013 with traditional cuisines and desserts, arts, cultures, greetings, activities and games. February 1st, 2013 Starting at 3:30 p.m., DDS We wish you best fortunes and Happy Lunar New Year. 声声爆竹辞旧岁，欢聚一堂话团圆。祥龙虽腾云而去，金蛇正献瑞而来。 为了欢庆这一辞旧迎新的中国传统佳节，华茂多元文化教育中心IB国际部诚挚地邀请您，陪伴您的孩子于2013年2月1日下午3：30 (DDS) 来校加入我们的春节游园活动。 届时，您将与您的孩子一同领略中国传统文化的魅力，体会中国传统游戏的乐趣，体验一同品尝饺子汤圆的团圆温馨。 华茂多元文化教育中心的全体师生在这给您提前拜个早年，祝您在新的一年里合家安泰、万事顺意。