PK3.3 - Peek at the week
Happy Friday!
We have already reached the end of our first week together in PK3.3 and what a busy time it has been!
We began the week asking the question "What names do we need to know at school?" In circle time we talked about how our names are different and have different sounds. We sang songs to help us learn each others names, found our names on our cubbies and on our morning attendance chart. We learnt the names of the different choice centers in the classroom and we learnt the names of our teachers! Together, we watched the story of Ananai and his six sons. They had very interesting names!
Walking around school on Thursday, we took pictures to remember the names of the different areas that are important to us. We visited the grassy area where we have PE, the art room, library, playground and our snack area!
On Friday we sang the rhyme "Pat a cake, Pat a cake" with a giant cupcake, finding our own letters to mark our cake and share with each other.
Your children have done so well this week, you should be very proud of them. I know we are!
If you have any questions, however big or small please do not hesitate to get in touch. JMcDonald@isp.edu.pa
Have a great weekend everyone.
Happy Birthday Evan!
Humpty Dumpty
We spent a lot of time talking about Humpy Dumpty this week. How he has such an interesting name, how our names are all different and how they sound when we clap them out.
We built a wall together, taking turns to lay the blocks and see how high our wall could get. And in art we made our own Humpty Dumpty collages...take a look below to see how we did.
Oh how we love a story!
We are fortunate to have a wonderful Elementary library at ISP and each Wednesday we are able to spend time there with our librarian, Ms Nuri. This week Ms Nuri introduced us to the wonderful books that are available to read. She helped us learn how to behave in the library, reading a book to us about some children who did not take good care of books and tore them, scribbled on them. They even used them with dirty hands and spilled juice on them. Imagine!
Together we read the story "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" by Eric Carle. By the end we were predicting what the animals would see next
Playground is always a favorite.
Playground time is the most anticipated time of the day. The children love to run, climb and slide with their friends.
Children need lots of opportunities for physical activity. This kind of play is important for building gross motor skills; learning to use the large muscles in their legs, arms, and trunk to run, jump, throw, catch and kick. It isn't just key to the development of their bodies and brains, it's also a lot of fun!
A note from Ms Sharon : Garden and PE
During our PE class this week, we have been:
- Playing start and stop games: to create auditory discrimination, spatial awareness, and social skills.
- Playing with hula hoops (intentional gross motor activity), to help children control their movements and their own personal space.
In the garden we;
- Planted Sunflowers, Cucumber, Tomatoes and Green Peppers.
- Played at the water tables.