Week 37

On Wednesday, we visited ‘Tampines Eco Green’ park which is not far from our school. The trip helped us to understand a little more about the ecosystem and observe plants and animals in their natural environment. We paid close attention to plants, trees, and animals as we walked the lovely nature trails. We took lots of photos on this trip and we’re sharing these with you. The children came back to school and we created a “See, Think, Wonder” on the board to note down their thoughts and wonderings. A big thank you to Christina and Chelsea for accompanying us on the trip. 

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This week we started writing stories by first using story maps. We have been paying close attention to punctuation, capitalization, adjectives, and extending our sentences to write more (longer and stronger!). The children are loving this and are so excited to write and share their stories!

In Mathematics, we introduced the concept of time and started by asking what they already know about ‘Time’. We played one minute games and also made our own clocks. The children learned to tell time to the hour and half hour. Perhaps you can practice this at home too.

That’s all from PTh. Have a long, restful weekend. School is off on Monday and we will meet again on Tuesday, 3 May.

Important Reminders:

Please remind your child to bring an empty shoe box to school for dioramas on Tuesday. We will use these to make animal habitats. We will be doing art with Mr Betts on Wednesday and he has requested each child bring in an empty plastic bottle for the activity -1 litre or 2 litre plastic bottles will work well. 

Monday May 2nd: Labor Day (No School)

Tuesday May 3rd: ‘Book and Bake’ sale at G1LJe to raise funds for KUMA Cambodia. All baked goods are at $1 and books at $2. Please send some cash if your child wants to buy any of the goods on sale. 

Tuesday May 3rd: Number Talks Workshop with Math Coach Nicole Tripp (also mom of 1IVa)

Tuesday May 10th (8.20 to 8.45): SAVE THE DATE- If you would like to come to the playground to watch our G1LOVE YOUR LUNGS fun run/swim etc.    (This was postponed from our MY BODY UNIT in T1 due to the haze )

Thursday May 19th: G1-G2 Transition Meeting for Parents (8:15-9:15 Conference Room 3)