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Hello, Desert Class families!
Morning & Afternoon Meeting
Another wonderful week of learning has come to an end! Each morning, we began our day by singing our Hello Song, Weather Song, Days of the Week Song, and completing our calendar routine together. This week's Phrase of the Week was "Can I have?", giving the students opportunities to practice inviting their friends to play using English. We also focused on following multi-step directions by listening carefully and completing tasks in the correct order using first, next, and last.
In the afternoon, we enjoyed Show and Tell, story time, and ended each day by singing our Goodbye Song together.
Language & Literacy
Preschool
This week, we are learning the letter sound b. The students practice blending sounds together by jumping to each sound before running to blend the word. They also form the letter b using playdough, explore objects beginning with the b sound, play a magnetic letter fishing game to match beginning sounds, and complete an initial sound cutting and coloring activity. These experiences help strengthen beginning sound recognition, letter formation, and early blending skills.
Maths
Preschool
This week in Math, we explored the concept of weight by comparing heavy and light objects. The students lifted and compared a variety of classroom items, sorted objects into heavy and light groups, investigated whether larger objects are always heavier than smaller ones, and used mystery bags to predict whether hidden objects would be heavy or light before checking their answers. These activities encouraged the students to make predictions, compare different objects, and use mathematical vocabulary to describe what they observed.
Topic Exploration
This week, we began our exciting Around the World journey! The students explored different countries through art, music, and cultural experiences while learning that people around the world have different traditions, languages, and ways of life. Our travels began in India, where the students created colourful elephant crafts using patterned paper and sequins. We then visited West Africa, making our own drums while learning about the importance of music in many African cultures. Next, we travelled to Brazil, designing bright Carnival masks inspired by one of the world's most famous celebrations. We were also very lucky to welcome Mr. Stephan to our classroom. He shared all about the United States of America, telling the students about his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. The students enjoyed seeing photos and learning about some of the landmarks, culture, and daily life in San Antonio while discovering that people live in many different places around the world. To finish the week, the students painted the Earth as we talked about how big our world is. We looked at the continents and oceans and discussed how there are many different countries and cultures beyond the sea. This activity helped the students begin to understand that our world is much bigger than their own community and that there are many wonderful places to explore.
Free Play
Here are some more pictures of friends playing together in the classroom, in the Big Room, at the park, and enjoying other topics, events and activities at school.
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Books of the Week
Song of the Week
Paprika - Foorin team EImportant Dates
October 31st- ICF Event at Izumi Campus
November 2nd - Make-up Holiday
November 3rd - National Holiday
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- The Desert Class Team
