What a wonderful week it has been! The children really enjoyed going to watch Gretel and Hansel in the theatre! There were lots of laughs on whether it should be Hansel and Gretel or Gretel and Hansel! After watching the engaging performance, we compared the differences between the book and the show. It was fascinating to see that the same story can be interpreted in different ways. Student-Led Conferences were a huge success! It was inspiring to see the K1 students so excited to share their learning. I am overwhelmed at what confident independent learners they have become. Best job ever! The great thing about an IB school is the continuance of the programme for their entire school careers (PYP into MYP into DP). As they transition up through the PYP and into the MYP, the Grade 5 students have an exhibition. This provides students the opportunity to work collaboratively to conduct an in-depth inquiry into real life topics. It also provides us with the opportunity to celebrate their learning and transition into middle school.
The PYP Exhibition was held this week! The K1 students joined their Grade 2 buddies to explore all the group work the Grade 5's have been working on. It was a wonderful experience for everyone involved.
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This week we learned about 'Word Work,' the third aspect of our Daily 5 routine. Everyday, the children have been choosing whether they want to independently work on Read to Self, Work on Writing, or Word Work. They have grown into such independent learners! With Easter coming up, some children showed great interest in Easter themed activities. Therefore, I provided them with the opportunity to dye boiled eggs! We became thinkers by planning out a design before dyeing the eggs. In order to do this process art, we had to think in several steps. First we planned out a design, thinking about whether it would work on something small. Next we drew the design onto the eggs, sometimes making adjustments to make it fit. Finally we chose our colours and watched the magic happen. The end results were amazing and everyone seemed to have oodles of fun!
This week we dug a little deeper into our Unit of Inquiry and continued to explore the line of inquiry how stories are told. We explored different ways of telling familiar stories. The children worked together, which helped them work on their group decision-making skills and collaboration skills. As the week progressed, the children became more confident to share their stories and retell familiar ones. They had the chance to share their favourite stories with their Grade 2 buddies.
We have begun our final term in K1. The children enjoyed sharing their adventures of the holidays but were also very excited to see each other. This week we welcomed a new student to the class and worked together to remind each other of classroom expectations and following the 4 Bees - Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe and Be Honester, to help everyone to be happy and to learn at school. All of the K1s demonstrated how caring they were to help each other settle back into the school routines. We also introduced our new Unit of Inquiry - How We Express Ourselves. Our Central Idea is ‘stories are interpreted in many ways’ and we first of all shared our understanding of what a story is. Here are some of the children’s initial ideas:
The classroom has been set up with different provocations about stores and the children have had fun exploring them. We started to explore the first line of inquiry how stories are told by exploring the story We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen in many different ways. We read the book, acted it out, told it through puppets, sequenced some cards, made sensory pictures, told it through music and finally watched the movie. They were surprised to find out that there were so many different ways to tell a story!
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AuthorWe are a class of 4 and 5 year olds at an international school in Singapore! We learn by playing, inquiring and having fun. Our teacher is Ms Bustamante, and this is our learning journey! Archives
June 2019
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