Wednesday, February 20, 2013

News from K1/Hummingbirds February 4 to February 22, 2013


Our Unit of Inquiry for the 3rd term ‘Air, Food and Water’
Transdisciplinary theme of ‘Sharing the Planet.’
Central Idea:  ‘We share resources of air food and water with other living things.
Over the past three weeks we have exploring:
What are living and non-living things and what do they need to live?
How do living things use air, food and water where do they come from?

·         Ocean and pond animals
·         Plant and animal life
·         Growing beans
·         The simple water cycle – clouds, rain, evaporation
·         Observing flowers in and out of water
·         Dissolving salt in water and observing evaporation
·         The food chain
·         From farm to market
·         Completing assessment tasks

AIR, FOOD and WATER DIARY
Thank you for working with your child to complete the air, food and water diary showing how your child used these resources at home during one day or over a week.   Thank you to those people who have completed the diary already.  Your support helps to build your child’s awareness of the importance of our earth’s air, food and water.   Please use pictures, photos or drawings.
(sample attached)

IMPORTANT NOTICEPlease be reminded that Show and Tell is a very important part of the program.  Show and Tell is your child’s special time to tell us about something he/she has brought in.  Show and Tell this term must be something relating to ‘Air, Food and Water’.  Please look at the inquiry schedule to help you and your child choose something related to the current week’s study. 

PE is Monday and Wednesday:  Your child must wear shorts and PE shoes.

Library books:  Please kindly encourage your child to take responsibility for the library book that they choose each week.  Each week the book must be returned so they can choose another one.

Thank you
K1 Team






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