welcome night 2010

歡迎！Welcome!

Program Highlights

• Four years, five teachers!• Entering High School (Chinese II, last year’s 8th

graders)• Chinese I (High School) • Gone through Checkpoint A!

Checkpoint A Report – SCORES

Checkpoint A Report – GPA

Checkpoint A Report

Checkpoint A Report -- FINDINGS

• 99% could have passedDifficult test; taking out two difficult questions, probably only 1% of students would have failed.

• 97% passed

• No Surprises!!!Grades throughout the years equaled the grades scored on the Checkpoint A Exam

6th Grade Requirement

Student must maintain an average of 85% throughout the first year in order to continue with the program.

Homework is ESSENTIAL!

Homework…

• 4-5 nights a week• Usually writing characters

and LISTENING—new listening log that requires student and parent signature

We’ll do our part….• Supply you with

listening and other supplemental materials on moodle.ouboces.org

• Hold help hours after school every 1st and 3rd Wednesday

Level 1 (6th and 7th grades) & Level 2 (8th and 9th grades)

Familiar Curriculum

• Each chapter — 4-6 weeks• Flashcards• Character quizzes• Dialogues• Listening comprehension• Writing assignments• Test

Checkpoint A• Familiar format• Comprehensive

– Years 1-2• 250 characters listening; 200 speaking (300 words?);

150 reading; 100 writing

– Year 3• 150 characters listening; 125 speaking (200 words?);

100 reading; 75 writing

– TOTAL: 400 characters; 325 speaking (500 words); 250 reading; 175 writing

Checkpoint B• Familiar format• Comprehensive

– Years 1-3• 400 characters listening; 325 speaking; 250 reading; 175 writing

– Year 4 (9th grade, Chinese II)• 300 characters listening; 250 characters speaking; 225 reading; 100 writing

– Year 5 (10th grade, Chinese III)• 400 characters listening; 350 characters speaking; 350 reading; 125 writing

– TOTAL: 1000+ characters listening (2500 words), 1000 characters speaking (2250+ words), 750+ characters reading, 400 characters writing