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1 E-news in January, Hot School News 2. Talk about Chinese New Year 3. Multiculturalism-America 4. Great Work of 5th and 6th Graders 5. Reading Winners (1) 6. Christmas Flashback

Hot School News Christmas Flashback This year, we celebrated Christmas with tons of

For the lower grades, we decorated gingerbread man, sang Christmas carols, and made

For higher grade, we made Christmas trees, gingerbread houses, and Yum Yum Balls.

We were so into it! This was our most unforgettable Christmas ever!

2 Hot School News Christmas Flashback This year, we celebrated Christmas with tons of fantastic activities. For the lower grades, we decorated gingerbread man, sang Christmas carols, and made Christmas stockings. For higher grade, we made Christmas trees, gingerbread houses, and Yum Yum Balls. We also showed our creativity when we decorated our gingerbread houses. Wow! We were so into it! This was our most unforgettable Christmas ever! All about Chinese New Year It s almost the end of the semester and Chinese New Year is coming! What are you going to celebrate Chinese New Year? Do you want to know more about the Spring Lantern Festival 2015 in Taipei? Check out this month s E-news!

The Chinese New Year is known as the longest New Year celebration in the world.

3 Chinese New Year Chinese New Year 2015 Celebrating Year of Sheep Among their communities, they have always celebrated this special event, the Chinese New Year, no matter whether they are in their home-town or not. The Chinese New Year is known as the longest New Year celebration in the world. It carries on the first day of the Chinese New Year to the 15 th day of the first lunar month. The first day of the Chinese calendar is celebrated as the Spring Festival and the 15 th day of the first month that marks the end of the celebration is known as Lantern Festival.

Like many other parts of the world, Taipei, is quite well known for Lantern Festival. If you are in the country at this time of the year, then you are definitely in for a treat.

You could head out to the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall and witness the massive lantern that is installed every year in the middle of the plaza for the occasion and which attracts a larger number of

4 Like many other parts of the world, Taipei, is quite well known for Lantern Festival. If you are in the country at this time of the year, then you are definitely in for a treat. Be ready to greet glittering streets on the occasion; the entire city of Taipei is decorated with glittering lights to mark the occasion. You could head out to the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall and witness the massive lantern that is installed every year in the middle of the plaza for the occasion and which attracts a larger number of spectators every year. There is performance that includes an amazing display of laser lights, sculptural arts and music forms the prime feature of attraction every year. You will also notice that the four walls of the plaza are decorated with colorful lanterns depicting the folklore and history along with larger lanterns all shaped in the form of animals, such as, butterflies, dragons, birds and dinosaurs. Keep an eye out for the traditional lion and dragon dance accompanied by acrobatic acts. The festival also includes many other activities, such as, lantern making, games involving lantern riddles, lantern exhibitions, etc. You could also consider heading out to Pingxi in Taipei County and feast your eyes on the heavenly lanterns or sky lanterns, traditionally made of bamboo frames. The masses of lanterns filled with hot air rising up into the sky is definitely a heavenly sight. Come and light up a lantern with all your wishes on it. See you next year! Adapted from:

5 America USA, the United States of America, is a large country. It is 9,857,306 square kilometers. In that space there is a lot of different cultures and religions practiced. But all people in America have one thing in common that they practice: their right for freedom. History The United States of America were first colonies that belonged to England. There were 13 of them. This was a problem for early Americans, because they had all left England to become their own country. Now England was enforcing the rules and religions that they had run away from. It was too much for the first Americans. They wanted freedom to decide what they wanted to believe. They decided to become their own country. In 1776, a bunch of important men got together and signed a paper outlining what their beliefs and rules were for the new country of America. It was very dangerous at the time to write and sign such a piece of paper. All of the men were afraid for their lives. Eventually, the Americans won and broke away from England. Culture The USA is different from many other countries because it does not have an official religion. The early Americans were all Christians, but today Americans practice many different religions. It is the right of the people to believe what they want and practice it in public as well. Another distinction America has with other countries is that it is a mixed salad of different cultures. People from all over the world have come to America. Each part of America has a different cultural background and there is no standard American. Each area has very different types of Americans. However, there are some very American past-times that are purely American. The most common is baseball and apple pie. Another is the sports that Americans have invented. Including baseball, Americans have invented basketball and American football. The music is also as diverse as the people that live there. The music that was invented in America was bluegrass, blues, jazz, rock n roll, and country.

The West Coast The West Coast of America is

This is where the music and movie businesses

The West The West is different from the West

The Midwest The Midwest is where most of the

You can drive through large spaces and see

The South The South has a special culture all

It originally wanted to become its own nation

6 The West Coast The West Coast of America is against the Pacific Ocean. This is where the music and movie businesses really thrive. The West The West is different from the West Coast, because it is on the Western side of the Rocky Mountains. It is mostly desert and wide open spaces. The Midwest The Midwest is where most of the food for the whole country is grown. You can drive through large spaces and see nothing but fields. The South The South has a special culture all on its own. It originally wanted to become its own nation separate from the United States. The East Coast are like. The East Coast is a fast-paced culture that is often thought of as what Americans Resources used: Wikipedia United States

7 Grade 5 Student Work Topic: My New Year Wishes By 501 Rabbit Ian 李維桐 Instructor: Ms. J. Chen By 501 Kangaroo Andrea 羅安廷 Instructor: Ms. S. Chen By 501 Panda Dory 蔡明君 Instructor: Ms. Ciou By503 Koala Cindy 顧佳恩 Instructor: Ms. Lai

8 By 601 Dandelion Fifi 莊靜 Instructor: Ms. Kao By 603 Sunflower Audrey 陳瑄 Instructor: Ms. Hsu By 604 Iris Brian 廖振宏 Instructor: Ms. Tseng By 604 Tulip Sandy 林楚珊 Instructor: Ms. Kao

9 2014 Fall Reading Passport A recognition of your reading achievement Congratulations on the reading achievement of the following groups. They successfully finished reading a significant amount of books just within a semester! Their achievement will service as a model of and inspiration to all of us. Keep up the good work! Grade Group Average Module Teacher Top reader 1 Mars 106 Ms. J. Chen 103 Ming-Yun 潘明雲 2 Eagle 50 Ms. Cheng 201 Elaine 葉子綾 Sea Horse 38 Ms. Ciou 302 Mag 曾子瑜 3 Starfish 38 Ms. J. Chen 302 Annie 張晏寧 Shark 38 Ms. Ko 303 Sophie 周羿薰 4 Shakespeare 36 Ms. Hsu 403 Angel 高紫恩 5 Panda 34 Ms. Ciou 501 Evelyn 黃怡融 6 Lavender 34 Ms. Hsu 601 Claire 賴惠玲 Reading Passport- Bronze Award Homeroom Group English Name Chinese Name 302 Sea Horse Cayenne 萬開元 501 Kangaroo Vicky 李伃琦 201 Eagle Elaine 葉子綾 204 Toucan Cindy 林歆諦 301 Swordfish Raymond 楊右賓 304 Whale Gaspar 李仲禾 602 Lavender Hannah 楊詠涵 602 Dandelion Jocelyn 彭翊絜 604 Sunflower Rina 黃于娟 501 Panda Ethan 曹宇程 603 Sunflower Priscilla 陳宜鈴

10 404 Shakespeare Amanda 張一馨 601 Lavender Jamie 吳宸語 201 Eagle Jessie 蔣昀潔 101 Jupiter Ben 謝宗諺 103 Mars Ming-Yun 潘明雲 403 Andersen Mia 張紜 Reading Passport- Silver Award Homeroom Group English Name Chinese Name 302 Starfish Jean 蔣明瑾 501 Kangaroo Ming Young 吳明陽 302 Sea Horse Michelle 游宸伊 404 Andersen Ryan 陳昱廷 304 Beluga Kyle 王聖元 403 Andersen Athena 嚴辰鵑 403 Andersen Alice 李雨璇 602 Dandelion Michelle 翁綾彤 502 Panda Katy 紀佳妤 402 Einstein Katrina 李例潔 402 Einstein Yurick 李知遠 201 Eagle Renee 楊芯瑀 602 Lavender Sam 鄭庭松 Reading Passport- Gold Award Homeroom Group English Name Chinese Name 601 Lavender Claire 賴惠玲 503 Cheetah Sophie 李昀蓁 Reading Passport- Platinum Award Homeroom Group English Name Chinese Name 302 Starfish Annie 張晏寧

11 Time: 8: 20~9: 00 Date: December 22 nd, 2014 Students: Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 At the Christmas party, we watched the Grade 2 Dance Club Show and then we sang and danced together. Suddenly, Santa showed up and gave prizes to the Top 10 lucky draw winners. After that, we watched the Grade 2 top groups perform and enjoyed the show. Wonderfully, everyone got a candy cane. We experienced the spirit of Christmas and enjoyed the party.

12 Merry Christmas! Look at my pink icing! My gingerbread man has eyes, a nose and a mouth. Gingerbread man is so yummy, we brought so much candy and chocolate to decorate our gingerbread!!

13 Santa is going to tell us a Christmas story <Olivia Helps with Christmas>! So excited!! We wrote a Christmas card to Santa! Do you like my card?

2014 Christmas G2 Song and Dance Instructors: Ms.

Cheng Performing Groups: Peacock, Dove, Woodpecker

One more sleep till Santa Claus and Rudolph the the

14 2014 Christmas G2 Song and Dance Instructors: Ms. Huang, Ms. Yang, Ms. Tseng and Ms. Cheng Performing Groups: Peacock, Dove, Woodpecker and Eagle Let it snow! Let it snow! We sure wish that it could be Christmas every day. Have a merry Christmas everyone! Ready, let s rock and party! One more sleep till Santa Claus and Rudolph the the red-nosed reindeer come to town. town. Hear Hear the the jingle jingle bells bells ring! ring! Performing Groups: Parrot, Parrot, Robin, Robin, Seagull Seagull and and Toucan Toucan

Santa Clause can fill it with small toys,

15 We are having fun making stockings! Look at our beautiful and colorful decorations on the stockings. Our creative work shows that we have great Christmas spirit! Look at my beautiful stocking! Santa Clause can fill it with small toys, candy, or other small gifts when he arrives! I was so excited about Christmas holiday! How about you?

16 First, we color the base. Then, we make our own Christmas trees and decorate them creatively and beautifully. Look at our Christmas trees! Aren t they lovely?

17 We must build the house. We must build the house. Hi-ho the derio! We must build the house~ Come on! It s Christmas time! Let s build the gingerbread house together!

18 Look! We made Australian snacks by ourselves!

Mouse El Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead), is a Mexican holiday, which begins on October 31 st and lasts three days.

Mouse El Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead), is a Mexican holiday, which begins on October 31 st and lasts three days. Wow what an amazing Multicultural Week we have had. This year the children have taken their passports and travelled around the school to every class collecting stamps inside them. In each class they learnt