Foothills Elementary School Chinese DLI Program

08/15/2026

Our new 4th grade Chinese teacher, Mrs. Szu Ying McFarland is starting free Chinese classes for any parent interested in learning Chinese. the classes begin on August 25th and will be held every Tuesday after school. You may just show up or email her for more information.

06/05/2026

Congratulations to our grade-level Spelling Bee winners! We are so proud of our students for their hard work and achievement.

A special thank you to Panda Express for generously donating free meal awards to celebrate our students’ success and support our school community!

06/02/2026

Chi Laoshi & Mrs Tolman are awesome!!

Our DLI 5th grade teachers, Mrs. Chi and Mrs. Tolman (she was at her son's graduation today) were honored today by the JSD as having the highest Science RISE 5th Grade DLI scores in the district! Congratulations and way to go teachers and students!

05/29/2026

Our 6th-grade Chinese DLI students had a blast mastering the ancient art of making lacquer fans.

05/28/2026

Big congratulations to our Chinese 5th-grade Spelling Bee champions! 🏆

After rounds of nail-biting, neck-and-neck competition, you truly earned this victory. You proved not only your incredible word power but also the unstoppable grit and confidence of the 5th grade.

Awesome job, and keep up the amazing work!

05/28/2026

Today our 1st graders went on a little “world tour” of holidays! 🎉🌎

We visited Ms. Li’s 4th grade classroom for an amazing Chinese & American Holiday Celebration! 🇨🇳🇺🇸

From Easter 🐰, Independence Day 🎆, Thanksgiving 🦃, Chinese New Year 🧧, Mid-Autumn Festival 🌕, New Year 🎊, to Halloween 🎃 — we explored SEVEN different holidays!

The 4th graders became wonderful little teachers, introducing each holiday, leading fun activities, and helping our students make adorable crafts ✂️💕
By the end, every 1st grader went home with SEVEN handmade projects and lots of new holiday knowledge!

We absolutely LOVE visiting the 4th grade math stations and culture stations! ❤️
Thank you to Ms. Li and all the amazing 4th graders for making learning so joyful, creative, and memorable! ✨

05/27/2026

A huge thank you to our amazing 4th grade teacher Ms. Li for organizing the Chinese Spelling Bee! 🎉

Students from thebu every grade level participated with excitement and confidence. Our students’ Chinese foundation is incredibly strong! 🌟

Some of our 1st graders can read through FIVE units of Chinese books in just two minutes! Every day, we spend 15 minutes practicing dictation, and the growth in confidence and language skills has been amazing to see. 💪📚

Although only six students received awards, we are SO proud of all of our students. Every child showed courage, hard work, and impressive Chinese skills. Their progress truly shines! ❤️🇨🇳

A big thank you to Mr. Yospe and Mr.Tao for the two free lunch coupons! 🍱✨Also, thank you to Ms. Mao for sharing the beautiful gift bags with us. 🎁💖

We feel so grateful to work with such thoughtful and supportive people every day! ❤️

05/22/2026

Thank you Wei LaoshiWei Wei and all our amazing MRHS students!!
Our students had such a good time and learned so much!
Now they can't wait to go to high school and learn more Chinese and come back to foothills someday!

05/20/2026

✨ In our Chinese DLI classroom, students turn math manipulatives into creative Chinese characters!

During Flexible Learning time, our young artists and problem-solvers love designing, building, and learning through play. Every creation is unique — and every child shines! ❤️🇨🇳 Elementary School Chinese Program

05/20/2026

This week and next week, all of our Red and Blue classes will be having the Foothills Chinese Spelling and Dictation Bee Contest! ⭐🐝
Each grade level will recognize 1st through 6th place winners. The students are so excited, and everyone has been working hard and preparing seriously for the competition!!