This week we enjoyed our first art class with Pak Susiawan. He brought natural clay and we made pots with it. It was a great sequencing activity in which the children had to follow three steps: rolling a snake, flattening a pancake and pinching and shaping the sides.

In Green Studies, Pak Noan took us on an exploration around campus with magnifying glasses. We found very interesting leaves, bugs and flowers and some of them made it back into our classroom. Our nature table is changing all the time! Today Pak Noan showed us a beautiful small snake that we all got to touch. The children were very interested and excited to see this creature.

We have been discussing the different food groups in our classroom and we made some collages out of old magazines. We made granola with our friends in Pre-K Prep and visited the school kitchen. Ibu Kadek, the school’s chef, welcomed us with delicious watermelon and banana-balls. The kids enjoyed the walk over the new bridge and were amazed by the sizes of the pots used to cook rice!

This Friday is Crazy-Hair day for house points, so let’s see how crazy we can get! Next Wednesday we will be visiting the mud-pit with Pre-K Prep. If you are willing to help out during this day, please let one of the teachers know.

Love,

The Pre-K team

This week, Pre-K Prep has had so many adventures!  We visited the school kitchen and were hosted by Green School’s amazing chef, Ibu Kadek.  She gave us a tour of the kitchen, and we discovered how our food is cooked.  Ibu Kadek also treated us to delicious watermelon slices and banana balls.  We will make grilled bananas tomorrow with Pre-K.

In Green Studies, Pak Noan brought a surprise visitor into class today…… a bronze back tree snake!  We had the chance to feel the smooth skin of the snake and talked about what snakes eat and how they move.  We also went on a nature walk with him to explore ants.

In Music Class, we started practicing a new song which we will perform in an assembly in March.  The students also played with instruments such as glockenspiels, rain sticks, bells, as well as bamboo instruments.

In Art Class with Pak Susiawan, students experimented with clay made from mud.  They tried to roll it into a ball, then flatten it, and finally pinch the sides into a bowl.

Today, all students were in our class portrait which was shot in two different locations.  We were impressed with their display of patience and attention.   We had a very special mystery reader today, Pak Steve, our Principal.  The children had a chance to say goodbye to him.

This Friday is crazy hair day for house points.  We look forward to seeing some interesting hairstyles around the school and in class.  Next Wednesday, Pre-K and Pre-K Prep will be playing in the mud pit after snack.  Please contact us if you would like to join us.

Thank you!

With love,

*the Pre-K Prep Team*

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Tomorrow we are making pancakes. We have asked the students to bring from home either a whisk, a big bowl or measuring cups/spoons. They are in groups of three with each person bringing one of these. They should know what they are bringing. This will help with mixing up our delicisous pancakes. Could you help them to remember to put this in their bag.

Thanks

Mark

-Ibu Sarah

Class picture
Today we had the class picture taken, and the children did a great job of smiling. The children even had a chance to give a silly face, which they were all great at!

Green Studies with Pak Noan
Pak Noan is doing a great job with our class, and they are leaning so much. In the last few weeks the children made a giant volcano, as a whole class, in the sand pit. They also planted turmeric in the garden, as they learned all the benefit it has on our bodies.

Bahasa
In the past few weeks, Ibu Yulia has been teaching the children about the island of Sumatra. She is exploring songs, art, and myths from this island. She is also teaching the names of body parts in Indonesian, and taught the children a song to help them remember.

P.E
We are so happy to have Ibu Angela during our P.E time on Mondays! She is teaching our Kindy children hula hooping, as well as some forms of dance. The children are having so much fun!

Reminders:
-crazy hair day this Friday for house points
-Please bring every day: drink bottle, hat, communication log, and sunscreen(if you would like).

Thanks to all of our wonderful parents!
Lots of love and Kindy hugs,
Jen, Mel, Yulia, Kadek, and Trishna

For students using Book 8B

Chapter 8 – topics 8a, 8d, 8h & 8i

1. Rounding
2. Multiply & divide by powers of 10
3. Order of operations
4. Calculators in context

The weeks work:

Exercise 8a: numbers 1 to 4

Exercise 8d: numbers 1 to 7

Exercise 8h: numbers 1 to 5

Exercise 8i: numbers 1 to 3

For students using Book 8C

Chapter 8 – topics 8a, 8c, 8f, 8g, 8h & 8i

1. Rounding & estimation
2. Powers of 10
3. Trial & improvement
4. Calculator skills
5. Calculators in context
6. Order of operations

The week’s work:

Exercise 8a: numbers 1 to 4

Exercise 8c: numbers 1 to 6

Exercise 8f: numbers 1 to 3

Exercise 8g: numbers 1 to 3

Exercise 8h: numbers 1 to 3

Exercise 8i: numbers 1 to 3

The week’s work is due:  Next Monday 27 February 2012

Wednesday:  Before 8:15am, 9:45-10:15am.

Thursday: 9-10:15, then 10:30-12:30pm.

Friday: 9:45-10:15, 10:30-11:30am or after school.