Monday, March 25, 2013

News from K1/H : February 26 to March 22, 2013


Thank you to parents for supporting their children in their learning during this term’s UOI ’Air, Food and Water’.  Over the past 4 weeks we have been exploring:  How do our air, food and water change and how can we look after these resources?  We observed: 
·        Simple experiments with ice and water measurement
·        Dehydrated foods to hydrated
·        Fresh fruit smoothies

This Unit of Inquiry has provided the children with lots of learning opportunities and they now have more awareness of how important air, food and water are to their lives and to the future of our earth.  
·        Love to Read Week:  The children listened to stories every morning at Assembly. We had fun travelling to the MBC and the children and were in awe of seeing the elementary students performing songs in the musical ‘Pirates’.  Today K3 and Grade 1 performed shorts plays for everyone’s enjoyment.   It was a fun week.  The children who brought books to swap were pleased with their new books.  Thank you for your participation.
 
·        It is VERY IMPORTANT that your children wear shorts and PE shoes on Mondays for safety and agility.   Swimming will continue on Wednesdays after the holidays.

Your child must have a separate swim bag.
No plastic bags please. Your children cannot recognize their belongings in a plastic shopping bag.  If possible, please dress your children in their swim wear from home.  Please have your children wear clothes to change into after swimming which are easy for them to put on themselves.  Thank you.

Please send in a new toothbrush with your child next term.


  No toothpaste necessary thank you.
 

Thursday, February 21, 2013

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