May Fu

A kindergarten teacher's adventure with her baby sharks as they learn to be bilingual, bicultural, and biliterate :) Go Shelyn Sharks!

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

@irys_en You’ve got this IRyS!!! Don’t forget to stay hydrate and stretch!!!

[Mark Suster @msuster]

I know people are hungry for on-the-ground information of what’s happening in LA. So just to offer you one perspective … 🧵

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

thanks to @shelynsharks @SpecProGATEL @RowlandSchools for all conference opportunities so I can continue to enhance my teaching! My dual kinder kids love GLAD Signal Word with my own twist of “you don’t do unless I say our secret code”. @BeGladTraining #WeAreRUSD #dualimmersion

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

Today the kids were tasked to write what they enjoy going to school for in Mandarin. The fact that many wrote about school lunch speaks a lot about our nutrition service! @NutritRUSD @RowlandSchools #summerenrichment #duallanguage #WeAreRUSD

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

Teaching summer enrichment allows me to try new things such as CGI math. It’s not perfect as I’m still learning to adapt it to the language need in a dual language setting. But it’s been a fun learning curve!
@UCLAMathProject @shelynsharks @RowlandSchools

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

What’s a better birthday celebration than learning at CABE? 🥳@CABEBEBILINGUAL @RowlandSchools @SpecProGATEL
#CABE2024 #WeAreRUSD

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

@NABEorg

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

It was an honor to present about @shelynsharks ‘s Mandarin Dual Program with Ms. Hsu and Mrs. Opatkiewicz at the NABE conference of 2023! @RowlandSchools @SpecProGATEL #WeAreRUSD #Nabeconference2023 #bilingualeducation #mandarindual #duallanguage

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

Morning meeting message with a twist! The students spotted many wrong characters I’ve written and helped me to fix it. Xie xie 謝謝！@RowlandSchools @shelynsharks @SpecProGATEL #mandarindual #dualimmersion #morningmeetingmessage #weareRUSD

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

Math reinforcement, mandarin character review with molding foam, content review with fun posters, and magnetic tiles while I work on reading/writing with a small group. I love center time!@RowlandSchools #dualimmersion #weareRUSD #Mandarindual

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

Shelyn staff enjoyed participating in Secret Pal event for Valentine’s Day. They also got spoiled by a treat cart that was delivered by @shelynsharks Mrs. Opatkiewicz and @TeacherMCrosby 💙@RowlandSchools #wearerusd #schoolpride #valentinesdayideas #rowlandschools #secretpal

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

Last week sure was a rough one for me. But thanks to a sweet gesture from a student and free froyo from @_JulieMitchell_ and board members like @DonnaF4Kids, the joy and gratitude filled my heart 💜 #WeAreRUSD @RowlandSchools

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

We celebrated #NationalBossDay on Friday by surprising @shelynsharks Mrs. Opatkiewicz with her favorite treats, gift card, and a giant poster filled with loving messages from staff members💙 #WeAreRUSD

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

The joy on our faces after finishing our 52th and last conference! All families showed up too and we learned so much. Although having two full dual classes is a new challenge to us, we are learning and growing together💜 @shelynsharks @RowlandSchools #WeAreRUSD #dualimmersion

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

It’s a very special day to celebrate Moon Festival by making lanterns! It was extra special with parent volunteers joining and helping my 52 students for the first time! @shelynsharks @RowlandSchools #WeAreRUSD #mandarindual #dualimmersion #culturelearning #Kindergarten

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

All mooncakes were free from food allergy ingredients and parents approval for students safety!

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

It is not Moon Festival celebration without mooncakes! We sampled green bean, pineapple, and red bean flavor mooncakes with chrysanthemum tea + a survey. What do you think was the most popular? @shelynsharks @RowlandSchools #WeAreRUSD #dualimmersion #mandarindual

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

Quick and fun worksheets to check students understanding on correct and incorrect ways to write Chinese characters. They must like it enough to practice the same way on their white board during choice time, right? :) @shelynsharks @RowlandSchools #dualimmersion #kindergarten

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

Truly enjoyed learning with @ReneeDHouser today. It was a valuable time to observe students and use that information to enhance our teaching “everything a student does is a response to something”😊 @shelynsharks @TeacherMCrosby @RowlandSchools #WeAreRUSD

[May Fu @MsMayFu221]

@MrsKRuud and I look forward to these informal meetings with parents we started two years ago. We get to learn how parents came up with the child’s name& fun facts! Thankful this year allows us to meet in person or on Zoom! @shelynsharks @RowlandSchools @SpecProGATEL #WeAreRUSD