Friday, April 10, 2015
Dear Parents,
What a great week! We celebrated Yuzhi’s birthday (HAPPY
BIRTHDAY YUZHI!!) and went on a fun field trip to see The Three Billy Goats
Gruff. We delved into our inquiry on
insects. We started by talking about what we already know about bugs, and
expressed our knowledge through clay, drawing, building….then we really started
looking into what an insect is. Many of
the cuties were interested in bees, so we focused on that.
This week we…
*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 We know there have already been insects looked at in the
bug catchers, and then being respectfully let go to live out their lives. 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.
*built amazing structures
in the block room (we were inspired by pictures we found.)
*practiced counting by 10.
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.
*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
*dressed up in the dramatic
play center. Insects were very popular
and the cuties wanted to make their own antennae!
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK
We will introduce the
letter Qq do some activities with quilts and continue with our inquiry into
insects.
Upcoming Dates and Things
to Remember:
*Return library books and blue bags on Monday.
*Check the blog for
pictures from this week!
Some dates to keep in
mind for the rest of the year…. More
details to follow on many of them, but mark your calendars!
*Tuesday, April 14th: Reading Buddies with
Grade 1 in the Elementary School
*Wednesday, April 29th: FIELD
TRIP to Sungei Buloh
*Friday, May 1st: Labor
Day—NO SCHOOL
*Monday, May 18th: LATE START—School starts at 10:00am
*Friday, May 22nd: PORTFOLIO SHARE and Parent/Child Sing a Long
*Tuesday, May 26th: Wet Day
*Thursday, May 28th: Magic Show
*Friday, May 29th: Kindergarten Visit
*Monday, June 1st: Vesak Day—NO SCHOOL
*Friday, June 5th: Last Day
of School!—11:30am dismissal
Thank you!!! Have a wonderful weekend!!!! Lynsey and Aidah
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