Week Four: Short but busy, with no time to rest!

Only three days in the classroom this week, that's almost unbelievable as Preschool did so much!

Thank you for such a great week!


Unit of Inquiry

The week started off with us recalling the five food groups and sorting out various foods, working on understanding why it is so important to have a balanced diet.

Students attempted their first bake in Preschool and absolutely loved baking oatmeal cookies.They measured, mixed and even tasted. Their oatmeal cookies were delicious and a huge success! Well done!

All the ingredients

Carefully measuring

and mixing

How much is a teaspoon?

Adding more ingredients 

Making sure it's all mixed together

Spooning the cookies onto the tray 

Fresh from the oven! YUMMMM

We started looking at the importance of brushing our teeth and were able to see the magic that a toothbrush and some toothpaste can do by brushing an egg that had been left to soak in coca cola. By brushing the egg with toothpaste, it became white again! After some reflecting Preschool, came to the conclusion that too much sugar is definitely not a healthy choice but by brushing our teeth we are helping our bodies be healthier.

Maths 

In maths this week we continued to focus on our first Line of Inquiry, Daily habits and routines,  grasping the concept of organising and sequencing events in their correct order.

Line of Inquiry: Daily Habits and Routines

The students really enjoyed reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar, where we discussed the Hungry Caterpillar's  food choices and decided that although he made healthy choices by eating lots of fruit, he didn't eat a very balanced diet! Using their knowledge on ordering and sequencing events, students were introduced to ordinal numbers and were able to order the Hungry Caterpillar's week in a fun game!

Learning about ordinal numbers:what did The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eat?

More practice on ordinal numbers was through sequencing brushing our teeth. It was interesting to see that different students had slightly different routines when it came to brushing their teeth.

Last but not least, we focussed on day time and night routines,  practicing through some sorting activities on the interactive whiteboard!

Reminders for next week

• Next week is Culture Week, every morning from 8:45-9:00, a different presenter will give a short presentation about their home country. All parents are welcome, so if you have time please come! 

• Swimming will be taking place again as normal on Monday, so please remember to pack your child's swim kit. 

• On Monday, we will continue looking at dental health,  as part of the lesson, students will need their toothbrush and toothpaste, so please send that in with your child. Thank you. 

• For Show&Tell on Tuesday, I would like them to bring in something that tells us something about their favourite sport. We will be looking exercise and staying fit. 

• Next week, I will start sending home homework. Every Monday they will get a folder with the homework for the week, which I expect them to complete for that Friday. The homework is not meant to take them very long and by giving it to them at the start of the week, you can decide how to pace them. It will usually be a language related worksheet/activity and some maths to support our classroom learning that week. 

• They will begin bringing reading books home in the next couple of weeks but I will update you and inform you when that happens. 

• Next week in cooking we will be making our own pizza. On Tuesday they will make the dough and on Wednesday we will put the toppings and cook it. I will provide tomato sauce and cheese for toppings, if you want any additional toppings, please send them in with your child. 

Thank you for all your support and have a great weekend!