Our 9th unit is from 11/30/2020 to 12/31/2020, the Sugar Land Branch Junior Support Program, led by Branch’s junior leader Alvin Zhou has continued to offer free lessons to Pre-K kids. Reading Lesson by Michael Levin was introduced to Pre-K kids in this unit. The Reading Lesson is a bestselling program that teaches young children […]

On December 27, the Sugar Land Branch resumed its live performances for the Inspired Living senior living center. This marked the first real-time concert that members had given since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The performance was held over video conference and featured several performers playing pieces ranging from holiday-themed songs to classical repertoire. […]

On December 20, the Sugar Land Branch started a project to assist the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department in providing landscaping for a new road connecting the Memorial and Brazos River Parks. Members received seeds from the city, after which they planted and watered them in small containers at home. The participating […]

On December 22, the Sugar Land Branch released its virtual Christmas Concert for 2020. The concert consisted of a variety of performances, including solos, duets, and ensembles. Members performed a mix of Christmas carols, holiday songs, and classical repertoire. Some members gave live concerts at Memorial Park, as they did a week prior, but also […]

Today we started working on our blocks, which stored arguments that the students could use freely. The assignment was to make an argument for each pro and con. Everyone finished and we relaxed a bit, considering it was winter break. Dec 22 2 hours Coaches: Andrew and Ray Reported by Andrew Lian

There was a new online lesson had been established by Alvin Zhou at Sugar Land Branch Junior Support Program, the Intensive Reading,  It was targeting 4th-5th graders, and detail of numerous of books would be talked as a 6-8 person group. The first four books those we will discuss are Refugee by Alan Gratz, Wonder […]

Our 9th unit is from 11/30/2020 to 12/31/2020, the Sugar Land Branch Junior Support Program, led by Branch’s junior leader Alvin Zhou has continued to offer free lessons to Pre-K kids. Reading Lesson by Michael Levin was introduced to Pre-K kids in this unit. The Reading Lesson is a bestselling program that teaches young children […]

On December 18th, the Sugar Land Branch performed at the Sugar Land Memorial Park. Members separated into ensembles and performed their respective pieces for parkgoers around the area. The repertoire consisted of string arrangements of Christmas carols and other pieces. The performance lasted for an hour, with performers occasionally switching locations throughout the park to […]

This week we debated our final round. It was very rigorous and stored a lot of tension. In the end, Andrea and Sarena won. Which means they are our 5th tournament winner. Dec 15th 2 hours Coach／Judge: Andrew Reported by Andrew Lian

Our 9th unit is from 11/30/2020 to 12/31/2020, the Sugar Land Branch Junior Support Program, led by Branch’s junior leader Alvin Zhou has continued to offer free lessons to Pre-K kids. Reading Lesson by Michael Levin was introduced to Pre-K kids in this unit. The Reading Lesson is a bestselling program that teaches young children […]

On December 5, the Sugar Land Branch concluded the Fall Stay Fit At Home Exercise Sessions. Since this was the final session of this year, AYLUS instructors created a variety of workouts including cardio, abs, legs, and arm strengthening, and some stretches at the end. Instructors encouraged participants to do some exercises on their own […]

On December 2, the Sugar Land Branch continued the Stay Fit At Home Exercise sessions. Participants first followed instructors for a short warmup consisting of small jumps back and forth. This session mainly focused on arm and ab muscle building. Arm building exercises included arm circles and bicep curls. Ab strengthening exercises included one leg […]

On Dec 1 2020, we started the debate tournament for our current topic: Should kids have privacy online. We quickly finished writing a block, and luckily all the students finished writing their cases so next week we could start our rounds. Reported by Andrew Lian

Our 8th unit is from 11/1/2020 to 11/30/2020, the Sugar Land Branch Junior Support Program, led by Branch’s junior leader Alvin Zhou has continued to offer free lessons to Pre-K kids. We started new science class this week. This class based on the widely used science book at Elemantary schools in Texas, the Science class […]

On November 25, AYLUS Sugar Land continued the Stay Fit At Home Exercise Sessions. To celebrate the last day of Planksgiving, members allowed participants to choose the exercises they wanted to do. Participants chose cardio and ab exercises, including frying fish. At the end of the session, participants and AYLUS instructors held a 1 minute […]

On November 21, the Sugar Land Branch continued the Stay Fit At Home Exercise Sessions. This session consisted of ab and cardio exercises. Instructors introduced new exercises including one-arm-press and sprinter crunches. Participants finished off the exercises with holding a 1 minute 30 second plank for Planksgiving. At the end of the session, instructors introduced […]

On November 20, the Sugar Land Branch continued volunteering at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden. This time, members focused on pulling weeds and extraneous grass to clear room for the planting of several new wildflowers on the edge of the garden. Members gathered a huge pile of weeds and grass and disposed of them appropriately. […]

On November 18, the Sugar Land Branch continued the Stay Fit At Home Exercise Sessions. The session began with a set aimed to strengthen one’s arms consisting of WM rotations, small/big forward and backward arm circles, then Supermans, and tricep dips. To follow, the next set worked out their whole body with exercises that included […]

On Nov 17 2020, the debate club started preparing for their tournament by reviewing the debate terms, formats, and arguments they created. We also reviewed what the new tournament is going to be like and what the structure will be after Thanksgiving break. We have the tournament pairing released and students are preparing for the […]

On November 14, AYLUS branch continued Stay Fit At Home Exercise Sessions. This session mainly focused on building leg and and core muscles. Instructors led participants through various exercises such as squats, lounges, sit-ups, crunches, v-ups, and leg raises. At the end, participants held a 1 minute and 15 seconds plank for Planksgiving. Each week, […]