Dear Parents,
“Ni Men Hao” (Hello!)
In Chinese classes this term,
we have been focusing on learning simple daily conversations and different
names of food through social-dramatic play.
At the beginning of this term,
we learned the Chinese
version of ‘Twinkle twinkle little star’ and a song called two tigers (Tone:
Brother John). The children have been enjoying practising their singing with me in
and outside of class.
Several new books have been introduced to the children and we
also learned the names of different kinds of food based on ‘The very hungry
piglet’ and ‘Go shopping’. While we read the book ‘The very hungry piglet’, the children were involved in acting out the story with me.
We also enjoyed the ‘Go
shopping’ game, through which children played as shopkeepers and costumers and
practised their new-acquired knowledge. Short sentences, such as ‘Ni mai shen
ma?’ (What do you want to buy?), ‘Xie xie.’ (Thank you.), ‘Bu ke qi.’ (You are
welcome.) have been practised through the shopping game.
Action words like ‘Fei’
(fly), ‘Pao’(run), ‘Tiao’ (tiao), ‘Zou’(walk) have been reviewed through
different stories and games.
The children have also been encouraged to practise what they have
learnt outside of the class. We have been talking about the food we eat in
Chinese during morning tea and lunch time and I have also encouraged the children
to ask me everything they want to know about Chinese and Chinese culture when
we play outside in the afternoon. The children have showed great interest in
learning more about Chinese words and using them when they talk to me.
How do we say these words in Chinese?
Qiao ke li – chocolates
Bang Bang Tang – lollipop
Tian tian quan – doughnuts
Dan gao – cakes
Mian Bao -- bread
Niu nai – milk
Best wishes, from Wenting
