Newsletter+November14,+2011

Pre-K Newsletter vol.11 14th November 2011 News Just before the break we successfully accomplished our science driven Unit of Inquiry: Sand and Water: feels, looks and sounds. Having done that we thought it was a good time to focus on our Yearly Goal: ‘Learning how to work well in a group’. We had some good drama practice of how to be caring towards our friends, our classroom surrounding and our belongings. We are trying to do our best to practice the communication and cooperation skills like cleaning up together, helping our peers to dress up when we go outside, help looking for and taking care of our materials, sharing and listening when other people speak. W e still find those skills a bit challenging but for our age it is great that we want to try and are able to follow some good social rules. We started with playing some cooperative games during the UN day (Friday before the break). We joined Kindergarten and Grade1 students and cooperated well with their peers when playing a ’sleeping bear’ ‘dragon’s tail’ and ‘the ball is hot’ games. Dear Kindergarten Parents: Piritta and Jonna, Thank You for leading the games for us. From Mrs. Thompson, our Fine Arts teacher: Pre-Kidergarten students practiced brush strokes (water color painting) andcutting during art classes. The students also learnt how to hold brusheswhen they used paints. However, from the following week(12), we are goingto make some collage art. We will make a treasure box using a big box(biggerthan a shoe box with a lid) and a magazine. If you have them please bring such boxes (a big one and a smaller one)by **Monday 21st November**. Thank you. We made some nice indoor slippers and are trying them on….

From Pani Asia, our Polish language teacher: Pre-K students learn Polish language really well**:** New Phrases: co to jest? To jest…; ‘kto to jest?’ – to jest….and we are continuing learning **numbers**: from 1 to 10 and the names of **animals** (new names: a spider, a snake, a lion, a cow, a turtle). We are making animals' sounds and we walk the way animals are walking/moving. Students know the meaning of: big/small step, quickly/slowly. Regards, Joanna Nadolna

Pre-K students focused on a writing task and gate number 8 as well as number forty made of a plasticine. And ‘a cube’ by Shunya. Some fine J Fine Motor skills there!

** Happy Birthday ** Suzuka and Klara! We tried to prepare your party as well as we could J

Next week: Homework: pre-writing and writing task || Simple addition: numbers 1-7 Objects to be counted: items from our snacks (apples, almonds, yoghurts, sandwiches.)homework: number 1-6 writing practice. || Pre-K rules: ways of being caring: I listen when my teacher speaks || New Phrases: co to jest? To jest…; ‘kto to jest?’ – to jest….and revision of animal names and everyday actions in Polish. || Rhythm played by pre-K students and christmas song practice. || week11 overview -Under the sea and the rain bow fish(from the book) To practice drawing and water color painting -Holiday headband for the concert To build fine motor skills To practice cutting complicated shapes || Unit 2: Body Control: Gross motor skills development. Exploring weight. ||
 * UOI || Language Arts || Math || Social Studies || Polish || Music || Art || PSPE ||
 * UOI: **//We learn to work well as a group//**. We will explore various ways of being **caring** and **principled**.homework: PRACTICE OF PROPER SITTING AND EATING || Revision of polite expressionswe use everyday. Recognising letters: s,a,t, p, i, n, e, t, d and introduction of letter and sound ‘g’. Reading them and writing (the latter for group B)

Reminders: Parent – Teacher Conferences (the **sign up** lists will be posted on the classroom door).
 * Wednesday, Thursday (30th Nov. – 1st December)

Kind Regards, Mrs. Kubak