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Over the past couple of weeks, students were introduced to an open-ended math task in order to develop their understanding in mathematics. They were provided with visuals to help them understand the question, to find a solution to the problem, and even an extension to the question for those students who needed an extra challenge. With the wide range of abilities in our Kindergarten classrooms, we will be continuously incorporating further math tasks into their learning to progress their mathematical reasoning, problem solving and their understanding of numeracy and place value. We have also been working on identifying emotions. We read the storybook “In My Heart: A Book About Feelings”, brainstormed a variety of emotions, then the students created artwork through drawing their own “Emotions’ Snapshot” through which they drew what different emotions look like. They were also provided with a “Bull’s Eye Rubric” as a self-assessment tool to enable them to complete their best work. In the upcoming weeks, we will continue to work with this topic, and how emotions can affect us and those around us. Finally, the Kindergarten students have been learning about families! They have been learning different family members names in Spanish as they work through a variety of activities. Furthermore, the students have been looking at how all families look different and that each family unit in itself is unique and special! Students will be working on a family chandelier as a class, as they talk about special traditions that are important to their families. This is a nice transition as in the coming weeks of December we will be looking at traditions and holidays around the world. With the Christmas concert coming, we are beginning to practice the songs that the students will be performing. See below for the song that each class has chosen. Feel free to practice with them at home! We collaborated with the Music teacher Doña Maria; she will be teaching the students Spanish songs for the concert; and since we are a bilingual program, they will also be learning an English Christmas/Winter song. Sra. Jordan AM ClassSra. Jordan PM ClassSrta. Lynda AM Class
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During the week of Remembrance Day, students began to develop their understanding of the meaning of this day through videos and discussion. They were able to connect this to the real world by recognizing why many of us wear poppies. The students then drew their interpretation of Remembrance Day in their visual journals – many of these included pictures of a standing soldier in a field of poppies. To extend this topic, we discussed the meaning of peace, and what peace means to them. For their “Yo en noviembre” (Me in November) activity, the students shared aloud what their definition of peace is, then were able to draw what their idea looks like. Below are a few quotes from this task:
“La paz es laying down and watching stars connect.” “La paz es me sitting on the mountains at night time.” “La paz es me and my sister doing standing yoga.” “La paz es diving in the water looking for sea shells for my collection.” “La paz es the sunshine on my face.” “La paz es my toes in the ocean.” “La paz es celebrating watching fireworks.” Over the past few weeks, students have experienced a few different holidays. Around Halloween, we introduced them to el Día de los Muertos – the Day of the Dead – through reading story books, having discussions, and even making pan de muerto, a sweet bread that the students molded into the shape of bones, before baking them and taking them home. We hope you enjoyed them! Students explored different elements of the holidays and some of the traditional customs that take place for día de los muertos. Furthermore, we looked at comparisons between halloween, day of the dead and Remembrance Day and students had to identify similarities and differences between the three events. |
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January 2018
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