Today Kindergarten 1 shared their learning in the K1-G2 Assembly. We shared our paintings of different light sources and performed the song 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' in different ways. Our presentation was an opportunity for us to practice some of our PYP Approaches to Learning (Transdisciplinary Skills), including planning, presenting, speaking, and spatial awareness, as well as PYP attitudes, like confidence, enthusiasm, and independence.
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For the last two weeks our Star Name has been Mikhail. We talked about Mikhail's different nicknames and practiced the letter names, sounds, and formation of letters in his name, including 3 new letters - M, H & L.
Our scientific literacy skills were evident as we:
We reflected on our experiences with dark and light by hearing our discoveries and activities repeated to us from Ms. Alison's documentation notes, as well as by looking at the videos and photos that she took. We made an enormous painting the size of our bodies to represent our Dark Day experiences.
What a wonderful day! K1 experienced their first ever ISS International Day. We viewed the Parade of Nations, some drama performances, and visited 4 different county rooms - Japan, China, Malaysia, and Australia. The day ended off with a delicious international food buffet. Everyone showed their national pride and showed a lot of interest and open-mindedness to the cultures of others! Thanks to all the families, teachers, and students who made this special day possible! Yesterday we had our first Skype call with our new Kindergarten friends at our sister school, BISS, in Beijing. Both classes of children were so excited to meet each other after a few weeks of technical delays. First we greeted and introduced ourselves by name. Then we each had a chance to show some exciting things from our classrooms and learning. Some of us even prepared special gifts to surprise our new friends! Next time we talk to our friends we want to do even more sharing. In between our video calls we will share things via email. We are currently working on preparing videos of our goodbye song and Keshav reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear to send to our friends. They will be sending us a video of their goodbye song which they sing in English...and Mandarin!
To help us learn more about our Star Name Eiji, we also watched Sesame Street podcasts for the letters E and J:
We used giant tracings of our whole bodies to express our identities creatively using a range of materials. We took the time to explore our physical features again using mirrors and carefully selected materials to accurately represent our FORM, including eye colour, hair colour, and skin colour. |
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