Thursday, 3 April 2014

Friday Update April 4

April 4, 2014 
                                                
Dear Parents,
It was so great to be back this week with our cuties!!! I heard all about your break, and whether you were on a trip or stayed here in Singapore, the cuties were excited to tell the class about their activities! We are a lucky group!  Please pay special attention to the dates at the end of this newsletter—we have A LOT of things coming up in this last quarter of Prek, it is hard to keep it all straight!

This week we…
*reviewed and ended our Fairy Tales unit, and began our last big unit on insects!   The insect unit is always a favorite with students.  It is something they can really relate to, especially in Singapore!!!  Our cute entomologists began their introduction this week, answering the question “What are insects and how are they the same/different from other living things?”  Ask your child if he/she can tell you about it! If you see any cool insects about town, take a picture and send it in J  We would love to see what you find. J  
*learned the letter, sound and hand motion for Zz. 
*added zig zags to our feely letter ZZ.
*drew pictures of words that start with Zz in our alphabet journals, and cut out Zz pictures.
*had a visit from “Mr. Z” (Ava’s dad in Ms. Kiran’s class) and he sang insect songs with us.
*built amazing structures in the block room (we were inspired by pictures we found.)
*practiced counting by 10 (Zero the Hero). Can your child count to 100 by 10’s?
*learned the characteristics of an insect and what makes them different from other animals (Have your child tell you some of the differences. i.e.: insects hatch from eggs, insects have 3 body parts, insects have 6 legs)
*learned the songs Head Thorax Abdomen and I’m an Entomologist.  Please have your child sing them to you! J
*played an insect memory game using different insects found in Singapore.  Can your child tell you the name of some of the insects?
*pretended to be entomologists and collected, sorted and tallied different insects (plastic onesJ) in the sensory table.
*Talked about the idea of publishing a class book about insects.  We are compiling information we know about insets to put in the book and are “researching” insects.
*Read a lot of insect books!
*Painted insects we know, did bug puzzles and a bee matching game!
*Began learning a little more about bees, and starting making a bee habitat and bee puppets
*Made a buzzing bumblebees book
*In the science center, predicted if certain classroom things would SINK or FLOAT and then tested it out J
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK
We will introduce the letter Qq do some activities with quilts and continue with insects, focusing on bees.

REMINDERS/INFORMATION
*Return library books and blue bags on Monday.
*Check the blog for pictures from this week!
*SONG BOOKS ARE GOING HOME THIS WEEK!  Please sing some songs with your child as they “point” to the words with their magic pointer and return the song books on Monday.
Some dates to keep in mind for the rest of the year….  More details to follow on many of them, but mark your calendars!
*Wednesday, April 9th:  LATE START—School starts at 10:00am (and Alternate Dress Day)
*Friday, April 18th: Good Friday—NO SCHOOL
*Thursday, April 24th: FIELD TRIP to see Rapunzel
*Thursday, May 1st:  Labor Day—NO SCHOOL
*Thursday, May 8th: FIELD TRIP to Sungei Buloh
*Tuesday, May 13th: Vesak Day—NO SCHOOL
*Friday, May 16th: PORTFOLIO SHARE 8:15-9:15
*Friday, May 23rd:  Parent Tea and Sing a Long
*Thursday, June 5th:  Last Day of School!—11:30 dismissal

Thank you!!!  Have a wonderful weekend!!!!  Lynsey and Aidah



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