The past couple of weeks have been full of excitement for third grade. We have had many visitors to our classroom, a few special events and even a field trip to Chinatown. 2014 is off to great start and we are all so excited to see what the rest of this school year has to offer.
On Friday January, 17th Simi and her parents came in to teach us about Sikhism. They shared a lot of important information with us and the girls asked many pertinent questions. It was a great learning experience for all of us and we came away with a greater understanding and appreciation of Simi's family life and culture.
The visit from our 7th grade big sisters was perfectly timed because the next day, January 23rd we went on a field trip to Chinatown. San Francisco's Chinatown has the largest population of Chinese outside of China, and Chinese immigrants have played a major role in the history of California and the United States. While in Chinatown the girls watched a performance at the Chinese Historical Society Museum, had an informational scavenger hunt, ate lunch at Brandy Ho's and had a walking tour of the neighborhood. They learned a lot about the experience of early Chinese immigrants and will continue to learn more in class as we continue with our studies.
On Friday January, 17th Simi and her parents came in to teach us about Sikhism. They shared a lot of important information with us and the girls asked many pertinent questions. It was a great learning experience for all of us and we came away with a greater understanding and appreciation of Simi's family life and culture.
On Wednesday, January 22nd three students from the 7th grade Mandarin class came to our classroom to teach the girls a little bit about Mandarin. The 7th graders led the girls in an exciting game of charades in Mandarin and taught them how to write some characters. They also learned how to say some words in Mandarin such has hello, goodbye, beautiful and happy new year.
The visit from our 7th grade big sisters was perfectly timed because the next day, January 23rd we went on a field trip to Chinatown. San Francisco's Chinatown has the largest population of Chinese outside of China, and Chinese immigrants have played a major role in the history of California and the United States. While in Chinatown the girls watched a performance at the Chinese Historical Society Museum, had an informational scavenger hunt, ate lunch at Brandy Ho's and had a walking tour of the neighborhood. They learned a lot about the experience of early Chinese immigrants and will continue to learn more in class as we continue with our studies.
