This week we have been going further by exploring the community role-play areas set up in other KG 1 classes. We visited the Fire Station in KG 1 A, the Shop in KG 1 B, the Hospital in KG 1 C, the Airport in KG 1 D and the Builder's Site in KG 1 E. It was refreshing and exciting for the children to visit different classes and have novel experiences. We reflected in our journals about each of the visits to show our understanding. We will continue with the visits next week. On Thursday, January 28th, all KG 1 classes will visit the fire station to observe and learn about the role of Fire men in our community. A letter to Parents was sent home last Thursday. Please ensure these are completed and returned to the class teacher by Monday 25th. In Language, we were introduced to the letter sound 'r'. Our activities were based on this sound such as rainbows, rabbits etc.Please encourage your child to bring in objects that start with the letter sound of the week for Show And Tell. This will help enhance their vocabulary and develop self-confidence. In Maths, we have continued to work on making simple repeated patterns and exploring more complex patterns in the environment. We are also working on recognizing numbers and our counting skills. During our KG 1 Assembly, the builder visited us and explained all about his role in the community. Please scroll down to view photographs of the special visit. We had a builder visit us during the KG 1 assembly. The builder was actually Mr.Paul Taylor, teacher at RAK Academy, dressed up as a builder. The children immediately named him "Bob the Builder". Bob the builder explained the role of builders, what he needs to wear to do his job, the tools he needs to use and how he helps us in the community. He used his drill, hammer, screwdriver, nail and screw to fix a broken book shelf. He talked about safety when using tools and when working in a building site. We know now that we must wear hat and a special jacket when working. The building site must also be cordoned off with tape, cones and warning signs to let us know to stay safe! Thank you Bob the builder for paying us a visit and showing us how you help us by doing your job well. What a fabulous time we had when a couple of professional and experienced chefs visited KG 1 to enrich our learning experience during this unit. In the picture below, is Heba's mummy, a parent from KG 1 Yellow and her colleague who volunteered to come visit us at RAK Academy. During our Assembly, they talked about and demonstrated their expertise in cooking and baking. We had a good look at the variety of important tools they need to use to do their jobs and watched them work with precision and care. They demonstrated how to make delicious mouth-watering brownies!!! After the visit each class reflected about what they learned in their journals through drawings. We know now that Chefs are people who help us in our community! Listen to the "Pat a cake" song and sing along Now listen to the "I'm a Chef Today" song and sing along A Happy New Year to all our families and welcome back to school! We would like to wish our students and their families a successful 2016! This week, we are back full swing into exploring and learning in our classes.
In Language, we reflected on our long holiday and talked about all the fun things we did with our families. We drew pictures of our holiday and described them to our teachers and friends. We learned the letter sound 'h' for heart, hippo, house, helicopter etc. we also revised the letter sounds introduced so far. We read stories that emphasized the letter sound 'h' such as The Little Red Hen, Hungry Hen etc. In Maths, we have been learning to make simple repeating patterns with Fruit counters and other resources. We continue to work on number recognition and counting to 5 and 10. In our Unit of Inquiry this week, our focus was on the role of the chef in our community. We had the pleasure of inviting a couple of chefs for a demonstration during the KG 1 Assembly. Following the visit, each KG 1 class made their own Chefs' hats and baked actual cupcakes or brownies in the school Food technology room. They also pretended to be little chefs baking cupcakes and all sorts with play dough. We reflected in our journals about the chef's visit and the baking activity as well. You can see pictures of the children in their hats and baking in the UOI section of the blog. Go to UOI Info/ How We Organize Ourselves to see the pictures. Next week, we will have a builder visit us and share with us the importance of their job in our community. Watch this space for more information! Have a splendid weekend! The KG 1 Team On Monday,14th December, the school doctor and nurse visited us during the KG 1 Assembly. They explained their roles and how they help us when we are sick or when we need help with staying healthy. The doctor showed us all the tools she needs to use when doing a normal check-up. We had student volunteers from very KG 1 class who acted a patients while the doctor demonstrated the use of her tools for a routine check-up. She also showed us the First Aid Kit and the contents within to explain how to use them in an emergency. The children learnt words such as stethoscope, thermometer and medical kit. Very Impressive, KG 1! Listen to the "Miss Polly had a Dolly" song and sing along with your child. This week in KG 1, we had the school doctor and nurse visit us to explain their roles and how they help the community. Following the visit, the children reflected on what they had learned through their drawings and explanations in the journals.
In Language, we introduced the letter sound 'e' for egg, elephant, escalator etc. We listened to a variety of stories about Elmer the elephant and did some Elmer artwork. In Maths, we continue to work on repeating patterns with a variety of 3-D objects. A very big Thank You to all the parents who made the time to attend the 3-way conferences on Tuesday, 15th December. We look forward to working in partnership with the parents and students in the coming term. Wishing you all Happy Holidays and safe travels! See you in the new year 2016! The Policemen's visit to Kg 1This week in KG 1, each KG 1 class has been working on transforming their role-play area to an area of the children's interest related to people's roles. In KG 1 Yellow, they are working on creating a mini Fire station with fire-fighters, In KG 1 Orange, they have been creating a little shop with people who help in the shops. In KG 1 Red, they are working on creating a little hospital with Paramedics to help. In KG 1 Green, they have been working on creating a mini airport and airplane with airport staff. In KG 1 Blue, they are creating Builder's work site and construction workers to help. We were privileged to have two Traffic policemen visit our school with their Police car.They talked to the children about their roles and what would happen if there were no policemen to help. They showed the children the tools they use on a daily basis such as radio, whistle, safety cones, neon jackets etc. The policemen even reminded the children about being safe while riding in a car and road safety in general. Our children were super excited to see the policemen and their car. Later on, the children reflected on the policemen's visit in their journals through drawings and descriptions. Next week, during Assembly time, we will have the school doctor and nurse visit us to talk to the children about their jobs and how they help the community. In Language, we were introduced to the letter sound 'c' as in cat, cake, computer, camera etc. we made a range of art work about caterpillars in each class. We also worked on identifying our names and a range of activities to help us learn our names. Next week, we will learn the letter sound 'e'. In Maths, we were introduced to the concept of simple repeating patterns. We made patterns with shapes and colours using objects and 2D shapes. Next week, we will continue with exploring patterns. Listen to the "The police man song" song and sing along!
There will be an information session for parents about the 3-way conference on Tuesday, 8th December from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m in the Meeting Room on the First floor. The 3-way conferences will be hosted on Tuesday, 15th December. You can make an appointment to meet the class teacher by contacting the School Reception or make the appointment online.
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