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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