Fun in English class!!

Dear Students And Parents

(--Paper Bridge--)

Our Technology Education has started with the grade 5 students last week and we kicked off with a basic introduction about structures. We learned that there are natural structures and man-made structures around us. We will follow this course for two weeks now and end it at the end of November. It is to teach students about structures and why we need them. This week the students will make a model. The students will get straws and glue to build a bridge or a tower. We will end the lessons with a documentary about how the Taipei 101 was build and just bring Taiwan’s pride under the student’s attention again.

2010 Keelung English Speech Competition rehersal

---Let's congratulate 602 Jade had a nice performance on 2010 Keelung English Speech Competition.
She won the great honor for Dungxin.

2010 English Storytelling Competition--Rehersal at school

 
                                             by 603 Wendy & and Tyron

Wendy and Tyron represented school to join the 2010 Keelung English Storytelling Competition.
With the best performance, they show their efforts.

English Story Telling Competition

2010 Keelung English Story Telling Competition

Happy Holloween

Happy Halloween   Oct - 27 - 2010

On October 27 Dung Xin Elementary School hosts its annual Halloween event!  Our students eagerly look forward to the traditions and customs of this popular day.  Halloween is the 2^nd most celebrated cultural activity in many countries around the world (after Christmas) and our English teachers have planned very special (and scary) surprises!

Halloween Event

Dung Xin Elementary School students

celebrate the scary side of Halloween…

 東信國小 — 大鬼小鬼搞鬼秀  驚聲魅影萬聖節......

Ghost Show!

 

On October 27 Dung Xin Elementary School hosts its annual Halloween event!  Our students eagerly look forward to the traditions and customs of this popular day.  Halloween is the 2^nd most celebrated cultural activity in many countries around the world (after Christmas) and our English teachers have planned very special (and scary) surprises!

今年的10月27日東信國小將帶領全校同學歡慶一年一度的萬聖節。萬聖節是西方節慶中僅次於耶誕節的重要節日，不僅學生期待、連老師們都很期待看到今年的英語團隊將在這個節慶中帶給我們一個怎樣的驚奇！

 

Students are invited to join a ghost party. All the teachers, kids, and volunteer parents are all asked to dress up in costumes. The ghost show will be a spooky and frightening place filled with terrifying sights and sounds that will take you to an unexpected world. Saving the best for last, there will also be“Apple Bobbing” and “Candy Snap” games that will definitly  bring the ghost show to its climax.

老師們、學生們，和志工家長們都被邀請一起裝扮為鬼節活動走秀。有膽識和喜歡刺激的學生都歡迎來參與這場令人毛骨悚然，又充滿驚嚇聲與驚叫聲的走秀盛會。萬聖節的鬼魂正期待和你一同過節呢! 除此外，有趣的Apple Bobbing”和 “Candy Snap” 兩個遊戲更可以將萬聖節的慶祝活動帶向最高潮~

Halloween Apple Bobbing Song GenkiEnglish.com

Happy Halloween - Pumpkin Carves Itself!

Crazy Sandwich

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张学友 张靓颖 K'naan--旗开得胜(waving flag chinese version) MV

Waving flag in Chinese!!

Introduction of our new English Teacher: Corne

Dear students and parents.

My name is Corne and I am the new English Teacher at Dung Xin Elementary school. I am from Johannesburg, South Africa and I am twenty six years old. I have been in Taiwan for two and a half years now, and I really like the country and its friendly people. I am a certified teacher and I hold a Bachelors Degree in Technology Education, with Business Management and Psychology as main Subjects. I taught for a year in South Africa before I came to Taiwan where I worked at Sacred Heart Elementary school until recently. I enjoy teaching a lot and it feels so good to make a positive contribute in children’s lives through teaching. I am exited to be here and hope to meet all of my students soon. We are going to have so much fun learning English.

2010 Summer Camp

Thanks to our friends from Chung Yu Institute of Technology for joining us for our 1-week summer camp during these very hot days in July.  Our students, from grades 2 through 5, from elementary schools across Keelung, discovered the excitement of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, enjoyed circle time activities, learned some soccer skills and drills and competed in an intramural tournament with students from Hsin Yi Elementary School. On the last day, Alex organized fun sports and water relay races -- the top 3 teams won ice cream treats!

Though temperatures reached highs of 38 degrees Celsius, our students remembered to drink plenty of water and move into the shade to take frequent rest breaks.

Acceptance of students into this free summer camp program was NOT based on English ability but on the basis of:   disadvantaged economic circumstances, single-parent homes, aboriginal families, children from families where one parent is non-native Taiwanese, and children of school teachers and staff.

World Cup 2010

World Cup fever has taken hold! Dung Xin's one week summer camp is all about football (or, soccer, as it is known in North America). Watch these music videos at our English blog -- they celebrate the sportsmanship of the beautiful game.



"Wavin' the Flag" by Knaan.



"Waka Waka" by Shakira.



"Wavin' the Flag" by Knaan.

Fun at Chung Li English Village

On Tuesday, June 29th, a group of grade 4 and grade 5 students visited the Taoyuan International English Village at Chung Li Elementary School.  Our students enjoyed hands-on actvities in a variety of scenarios including:  cooking in a kitchen, riding an airplane, duty free shopping, shopping in a supermarket, checking in to a hotel and recording a TV news program. 

Thanks to Claire Fuh and the American, Canadian and New Zealand teachers for providing enriching, experiential learning opportunities that our students will
remember.

For more photos of our trip, please visit our English Village blog page. 

Photos by Alex Au Yong.

2010 Graduation Day

Congratulations to the Class of 2010! On Friday, June 18th, Dung Xin Elementary School celebrated the graduation of 225 students from 6th grade.

We wish all of you the very best in everything you do!

Congratulations to Class 503!

Congratulations to Class 503 -- winners of this year's English Singing Contest!  Their winning performance of Karen Carpenter's 1973 song "Top of the World" can be seen here at our English at Dung Xin blog or at our YouTube channel.

Getting Ready for Chung Li English Village

Grade 4 and 5 students were asked to write why they want to participate in our school field trip to Chung Li English Village later this month (Tuesday, June 29, 2010).

Here are some of their written responses:

English is my favorite subject. I hope I can speak to foreign people smoothly and read English books easily. I don’t want to miss any chance of learning English because I think my English will show improvement with practice. So I really want to be chosen for this field trip to Chung Li English Village. The opportunity is too good and I don’t want to miss it. Wish me luck!
~ Joyce Wang 王敏容 (Class 405)

英語非常重要，因為它是我們的國際語言。不論在哪裡都少不了美語，機場、車站、商店等，尤其現在是的電子世界，不會英文就像沒讀書ㄧ樣，跟外國人只能比手畫腳，因此，希望Teacher給我機會，讓我的英文更上ㄧ層樓。
~ Eric Ma 馮艾立 (Class 501)

因為去英語村可以讓我體驗到一些在學校裡無法做的活動，還可以認識一些新朋友，更可以增廣見聞，開拓國際知識。這是個趣味性的課程，所以我想參與這個活動。
~ Dave Lu 盧承佑 (Class 501)

English is my favorite subject. I feel very happy when I study English. One of my dreams is to be an English teacher. Therefore, I want to learn more English. I hope I can speak English fluently. I want to have a chance to meet teachers from all over the world. I’ve heared that Chung Li English Village has provided a great opportunity for students to learn English. So I sincerely hope you can choose me to go there to make my dream come true.
~ Angela Lan 藍彗瑜 (Class 406)

我想去英語村的原因是想體驗學習英文的樂趣，以及其他的精采活動，因為我相信：只要與老師和同學樂在其中，「快樂」學習英文並不是很難的。
~ Julian Chen 陳君臨 (Class 504)

Grade 5 Classes are on Top of the World

Class 501

Class 503

Class 504

Class 505

Class 506

Class 507

Our Grade 5 classes had great fun participating in an English singing competition. Judging takes place this week and the results will be announced on June 4th. Our school principal, directors and 5th grade homeroom teachers will adjudicate the performances online.

You can see all videos here at our blog English at Dung Xin.

The videos can also be seen at Dung Xin's YouTube channel.













Thanks to all students for singing with such enthusiasm!

Photos and video by Alex Au Yong c. 2010.