Ms. Zehra's Kindergarten Class

A lot  going on in the Kindergarten classrooms. We have been spending lots of time on some great numeracy activities. Addition with concrete counters was the focus for the week. Math rotations were fun!!

For the Materials unit we have been doing many science experiments. You can see the on going learning on our classroom walls. The latest was to test various objects and materials to see if they were water proof or not…

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This week all the classes in Kindergarten held a rotation to celebrate the 100 awesome days at school. All the children were divided into four groups who got to experience different math related activities with various teachers. This was also a great chance for them to mingle with children from other classes in a setting other than the playground.

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Song of the week:

Unit of inquiry:

Materials and their properties is the new unit of Inquiry for the Golden Dragons. Thanks for sending in the various materials so we could explore and sort these. We commenced the unit by predicting what might happen to certain objects if they fall from a height. Later all the Kindergarten classes got together to actually carry out this experiment to find out with Mr. Steve. Here are the Golden Dragons and their friends exploring, thinking, predicting and inquiring into the subject!

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Grade 9 Buddies:

Grade 9 friends are planning on writing a book for their special friends in Kindergarten. We had them visit us to interview and find out what interests the Golden Dragons…..

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Song of the week:

Focus on Math:

A few times a week the Golden dragons get to choose from all sorts of mathematics activities and games. Mostly these are very hands-on which of course is helpful to internalize the relevant concept. Numbers can be fun!!

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The second semester began on an enthusiastic note for the Golden Dragons. Everyone was excited to see their friends back in school and got into the swing of things right away. We got to use the new Science room to make Playdough. Please remember to ask the Golden Dragons what the ingredients are to make playdough??

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Hard to believe that half the year has already gone by and we have come to the end of the first semester. The Golden Dragons had a wonderful get together with the parents on Monday!

Thank you Golden Dragon families for such a fantastic first semester….looking forward to seeing all of you on the 9th of January. Have a safe holiday!!

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The Golden Dragons had an enriching experience on Filipiniana day when the culture of our host country was the focus! Here we are, celebrating living in the beautiful Philippines…..

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Lots of Math, lots of literacy, lots of Art, lots of research and lots of creativity and collaboration came together as The Golden Dragons put together an awesome Museum on Tuesday this week. This was a culmination of all the activities and reseasrch related to the topic of Natural objects. We had a buzzing classroom, full of excitement and loads of fun. You can enjoy the many enriching and happy moments captured in the slide show below!!

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Children in their early years need a concrete and meaningful purpose to write. What could be better than through ‘Play’ the ‘child’s work’!!

Fluffy

We have a new friend in class with us. This is our class Mascot, Fluffy. The Golden Dragons have been very excited to welcome him into our group. We are all looking forward to taking Fluffy home with us on one of these weekends!!

Birthdays….

The Golden Dragons had two members who had their birthdays this  past week. Both of them turned 6!! Happy Birthday!!

Promethean Board

We are using the Promethan Board daily to do our Calendar, 100 day chart, word building games and drawing etc. The Golden Dragons love playing on the Promethan board. As we enjoy this fun our fine motor control and spacial awareness is developing rapidly.

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