A look inside Wynn's 2nd-grade classroom

Yinghua Academy is a great place and we are so thankful that Wynn gets to go there. The academic program is first-rate and all the teachers and staff know Wynn & clearly show how much they value her as a person and excellent student!

If you are wondering what a Chinese-immersion classroom looks like, here are some photos - in many respects very much like a regular American elementary classroom, but you see a lot more labeling and written material here - because of course they're trying to make the school a "text-rich environment".

BFFs on the playground

Wynn and Tess are both goofy grapes out on the playground - they love to dig in the sand, chase each other, have big pretend adventures. They have so much fun together - pity they're in different classes during the day this school year but they hook up every afternoon and have a grand time.

 

Kind of nice too that Tess is Wynn's size - the European kids in their classes are almost all bigger

 

South China sisters keeping guard on the fortress...

Spelling practice at the State Fair

Much of the State Fair has been pulled down for yet another year - we love to go over after dinner while there's still sunlight for our walks

So Wynn has English class this year - they teach it as a second-language starting in 2nd Grade. The kids are all over the place with their English skills, so they split the 2nd graders into a group that needs more remedial work and a group that's ready for grade-level or above work. Wynn's in the advanced group.

That means she'll be getting a lot of English spelling words this year!  We have been practicing the usual way at home, but Ann thought of a clever way to work it into our evening walks - bring sidewalk chalk around & quiz Wynn every couple blocks!

Wynn has decided this idea is quite fun.  I wonder what other people walking and driving around the Fairgrounds must think...

 

The Senator's little cabin hasn't been moved out yet & you can walk up on the porch...  so obligatory goofball snapshot...

First Day of School - Second Grade