Hello parents of Kindergarten A
I hope that you have enjoyed your week this week as much as we enjoyed looking at
different kinds of maths and how it affects our lives.
English
This week in English our sight words were cost, bunk, bank and fond. We looked at these
everyday, practised writing them and used them in a sentence everyday as well.
We did more work in our phonics books, it got a little tricky this week as we were using a
crossword puzzle for the first time but we did a great job by helping each other.
We also learned a new game called spider! Where as a class we choose different letters of
the alphabet and try to guess a word or sentence. Western parents my know this game as
hangman.
Next week our sight words are - Milk, gust hand and next
Next week our phonic sounds are - SCR and STR
(three letter blended)
Maths
This week we have started to focus more on telling the time. The hours and o’clock is
relatively easy for us. However skip counting by five around the outside to get the minutes
has been a little more tricky.
I have included an example in the homework however it is a challenge page to see who
finds the skip counting to be easier and who needs a little more focus. So please do not worry
if your child struggles a little with writing the time accurately.
Numeracy Week
We had a great time looking at different maths idea in Numeracy week this week.
We were also introduced to the concept of money by earning Yen in class and using that for
market day this Friday to buy anything we wanted from the Abroad store.
This concept will be brought up later in the year in Kindergarten but it
was a fantastic introduction.
Next week we will be looking at analogue to digital time and being about to
read both accurately.
Unit of Inquiry
This week we have been pooling our knowledge of cause and effect, how the water cycle
works, erosion and how humans affect the environment around them.
We started this week with erosion, we learned about plant roots, how they hold soil
together even in heavy rain and even when a plant has died it can still help against erosion.
I introduced three baby mint plant cuttings to the class so they can learn about how plants
feed and what healthy roots look like before they go into the soil. The whole class has been
enjoying the plants but no one is really a fan of the smell.
We took a closer look at mudslides and floods and their effects on the environment,
I was very impressed with the conclusions that everyone came up with!
We also looked at the entire water cycle from the water’s evaporation over the oceans to
form clouds to their eventual precipitation falling over the land and their final journey back
to the ocean again. Everyone was really excited to learn this as it had been a burning
question on our board for a few weeks!
Finally we looked at how not only humans but animals change the environment
where they live to suit them better or to make life easier. From humans building buildings
or rabbits digging burrows.
Birthday Party
This week we celebrated the birthdays of Sule and Yuito!
Farewell San
This week we also bid farewell to San, we are sad to see you go but wish you
all the best on the next step in your journey!
Remember us fondly and we all hope to see you again somewhere in the future!
Play time
On days where it was too hot to go to the park we played games in the gym
with Kindergarten B. We played lots of group games but also learned to meditate!
We also had a lot of fun running around in the park on cooler days.
Important information
As you know next week is a three day week due to the G20 summit.
From Monday 24th to Wednesday 26th.
Due to missing Thursday and Friday we have scheduled a Japanese lesson
to be taught on the Wednesday
Share time
Yuijiro - Tuesday 27th June
Should you have any questions please contact me.
