Well that’s our first week done and dusted! We had so much great learning happening this week. Here’s a recap.
In Maths we continued working on the numbers 1-5. We counted objects; we built block towers; we looked at different ways to represent numbers to 5 such as using a five-frame and also writing the numerals. We have begun using our “Math Talk” to discuss different maths concepts using appropriate language which is a skill we will be working on all year in order to build a solid maths foundation. We worked as a whole group, in small groups, and individually.
In IEYC we began our This Is Me! unit. We talked about how clothes show our different personalities. We discussed our favourite outfits and what we liked about them. We then found a mystery suitcase and tried to sort out who it belonged to. We discovered it must belong to a very large man. We continued learning about ourselves and our classmates by reinforcing our names and making posters with the first letter of our names. We also used collage materials to make self-portraits. We unscrambled cut up photos of our faces like a puzzle to recreate our likeness. Finally we explored our hands and feet playing a simple game of Twister and making finger paintings.
In Phonics we learned the names and sounds of the letters A-E. We will be doing 1 letter and sounds a day until the Chuseok holiday at which point we’ll have covered the whole alphabet.
In Writer’s Workshop we have been illustrating stories. Every day we draw a new story, working on our “writing” stamina. We try to add on, add details, and keep trying even if it’s hard. Eventually we will be working our way to writing letters, then words, then sentences.
Please be reminded that on Thursday September 2 we will be having a Curriculum Morning. Please join me from 9:00-9:30 to discuss what great learning we have planned for this year (and this term specifically) and ask any questions you may have about what goes on in the Early Years Program. Parents who drop their children off are welcome to wait in the school Hall for 9am when I and other parents will join you. Ms. Jiyu will mind the class as we have our time together.
That’s all for this week!