Who misses celebrating Oktoberfest? I know that a lot of us who have been in the school for at least 2 years miss celebrating this in a really festive (with no restrictions) way.
Despite the pandemic, our PTAs and teachers still manage to prepare a special way to celebrate it. Games, pretzels and candies were only a few things to name.
The Grade 1s enjoyed the games. The relay and toss a ring are some of them.
Happy Oktoberfest to everybody.❤️
This week, we have started tuning in to the second unit, under the transdisciplinary theme, How the World Works.
Our central idea is "The Earth is surrounded by space and is part of a complex universe".
As part of our assessing prior understanding, the Grade 1s were given pictures of planets to cut out and paste. They also named the planets that they know.
From their most favourite books to the broken head of their pinatas...nothing is really not interesting in the items that our Grade 1s share to the class every week.
Maelle showed us a red triangular shape toy that produces sound when pressed.
Anton showed a wrist strap that coils when you strike it on a surface.
Rosa brought the head of the pinata she had on her birthday. She explained why it was so special to her.
Really getting more excited for our next week's Show and Tell presenters.
The Grade 1s imagined themselves travelling in space. As they travel, they saw a lot of things in space. They shared what they saw by drawing them on a piece of blank paper, cutting them and glue-ing them on the black poster paper.
This week, we started with a new round of Show and Tell.
It is really fun to witness learners sharing their interesting possessions to the class. This round, the Grade 1s became more open to speaking their thoughts aloud. They also have been more inquisitive as they ask questions about items that their classmates brought.
We are always looking forward to watching more Show and Tell's in the classroom.
For next week, the following are going to do the Show and Tell:
4 October (Monday) - Maelle
5 October (Tuesday) - Kana
6 October (Wednesday) - Keigo
7 October (Thursday) - Anton
8 October (Friday) - Rosa
This week, Grade 1s tried another way of calming down, using the calming bottle.
Together, Grade 1s created their calming bottles. They looked at the bottles to calm themselves down. When they are too excited or full of energy, they can shake the bottle, take a look at the glitters that float and watch them settle down the bottom of the bottle.
It is interesting to see that kids are always enthusiastic to share information especially about items they value so much.
This week, we got the chance to meet Evah's toy zebra, Leon's toy sloth, otter and teddy bear, and Nako's special Alice in Wonderland pencil case.
They shared information about their items and even answered questions about them such as how did they get it, how long has it been with them, why they liked the toy, and others. 😊
For our last day of Show and Tell, the students shared an object that they find interesting. They shared information about their favourite ...
