Sneak Peek of the Week
Sept 11 - 15
Hello PK3.3 parents!
Learning to share can be a challenge for young children, but sharing is an essential skill needed for play and learning throughout childhood. You can help your child learn to share by giving them plenty of time and opportunities to practice.
Here are some ways to encourage sharing in everyday life:
- Point out good sharing in others. You can say things like, ‘Your friend was sharing her toys really well. That was kind of her’.
- When you see your child trying to share or take turns, make sure you give lots of praise and attention. For example, ‘I liked the way you let Jane play with your train. Great sharing!’
- Play games with your child that involve sharing and turn-taking. Talk your child through the steps, saying things like, ‘Now it’s my turn to build the tower, then it’s your turn. You share the red blocks with me, and I’ll share the green blocks with you’.
This week we have been focusing on how we make and keep friends and how we can be part of a group. We began the week asking “What does take turns mean?” and practiced with a game of "my turn at the microphone". The children took turns to hold the microphone and initiate a conversation. They practiced being good listeners and only talking when they were holding the microphone. We also recorded the children so they could listen to themselves and hear how they sound when we played their voices back.
Together we made a class book with pictures and narrative about what we like to do with our friends at school. In the library, materials were available to make friendship cards.
Have a great weekend!
PK Team
SPECIALS
A note from Ms. Marta
Pop song “Sugar” by the band Maroon 5 was our soundtrack for the week. We moved and moved, and challenged our balance by walking on the balance beam!
After settling on our yoga mats and our “Namaste’s” we continued to practice “Yogui Squats”. We got introduced to “Warrior II” and “Happy baby” pose made us all laugh.
This week we discussed all about lines. With the help of Keith Haring’s colorful paintings, we noticed the different “weights” of lines in art. We also figured out where Rufino Tamayo used straight, curved and zigzag lines in his painting “Watermelons.” We continued to work on our second artist journals but in this occasion we experimented drawing with makers!
And in case you were wondering… We are learning the words to the Trolls movie soundtrack “Can’t stop the feeling.” We followed the beat to a Caribbean rhythm instrumental song and got our first tries at reading a music sheet. We got introduced to “ta” and “ti-ti” and are getting the hang of how to play them with our rhythm sticks.
LIBRARY
REMINDERS
YEARBOOK PICTURES
"ES PHOTOS
Photos will be taken starting Monday, September 25 and concluding on Friday 29 of the same month. Group photos will be taken at the beginning of class in each room. Detailed schedule to follow provided by PTA."