PK3.3 - Peek at the Week
14th - 18th November
Hello PK3.3 parents!
This week we began our exploration of BOXES, and we are thoroughly enjoying this new topic.
On Monday we spent some time examining our box collection, asking "what do you notice about these boxes?" Some children noticed they had a lot of sides; we counted them together and talked about how each side is called a FACE because it’s the part that faces out. Other children commented on the CORNERS, we explained that is the point where the faces meet on a box. We identified that this 3-dimensional shape is called a CUBE, a type of box where all sides are exactly the same size.
Boxes come in all different shapes, sizes and materials and are all around us. Later in the week we asked the children "did you use a box today?" After some discussion we identified that our breakfast cereals come in a box, juice for snack is in a box and we use boxes to store things when we clean up the classroom!
Don’t forget to continue these discussions at home together as you come across different types of boxes in your day. Talk about each box’s characteristics. How big is it? What is it made of? Are there pictures of words on it? What shape does it have? Maybe you can transform a box into something else; a car, a castle, let your imagination lead the way. Don’t forget to send us pictures if you do!
Have a great weekend
Ms Jeanette and Ms Ana
REMINDERS:
Holiday Toy Drive in aid of FANLYC
We are asking for your participation by purchasing and sending to school an unwrapped gift that will be shared with a FANLYC child. The recommended gift value is $15-$20 for the age group assigned to your child’s grade level. If your child is a boy, send a boy gift. If your child is a girl, send a girl gift. PK3 have been asked to donate toys for ages 4-6 years.
We will be collecting donations Monday, Nov. 21st until Friday, December 2nd .
OUR WEEK
BOX HUNT...............
On Friday we took a stroll around school wondering “How many boxes will we find on our walk today?”. We looked out for different types of boxes and questioned what they might be used for. We counted the sides, compared sizes, shapes and the different materials used to make the box. Take a look below and see what we found!
Garden and PE with Ms Sharon
WE ALSO DID LOTS OF THIS...............
- comparing and measuring lengths of boxes and classifying by size.
- counting Baa Baa Black Sheep’s bags of wool.
- learning to identify the letters in our names.
- observing and drawing different types of boxes.
- writing letters and postcards and wrapping parcels in our new Mail Room!