K1 Monkey Class

Dear Monkey Class Families, What a fantastic day we had last week at Sports Day! It was so lovely to see so many families cheering on the children. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! We snapped lots of photos, so be sure to check them out in the albums below: Sports Day - Monkey  AM      |      Sports Day - Monkey PM Curiosity Kids Incursion: A Scientific Success! Our little scientists had an absolute blast last Wednesday during the Curiosity Kids incursion! We transformed the Monkey Class into a real-life science lab, and it was incredible to see their excitement as they explored the world of science. The science coats were a definite highlight! They dove into colour mixing and mini volcanoes, and even mastered the tricky pipettes (after a few tries, of course!). We captured some amazing moments from the incursion, and we encourage you to take a look at the photos below. They're a great way to spark conversations with your child about their sc...

  Dear Monkey Class Families Thank you again for your time and insightful conversations during our recent Parent Teacher Conferences. I truly value the home-school partnership we share and appreciate your commitment to your child's learning. As always, I'm available via email throughout the year, so please don't hesitate to reach out anytime. Now, let's peek into the exciting happenings in our classroom! These past two weeks have been a whirlwind of learning and exploration as we've launched our new unit of inquiry, "How the World Works." Our focus is on the fascinating world of science, guided by the line of inquiry:  "By observing and investigating, we actively construct new understandings of our world." How the World Works Dragon Tales: Problem-Solving in Action We've kicked things off with some engaging activities. Our wingless dragon, who couldn't swim, presented a fun challenge! The children brainstormed creative solutions to help t...

Dear Parents and Caregivers, After the Lunar New Year holiday, we started our learning of new UOI. As we missed the Chinese Day on Feb 3rd, It would be great if you could review the learning materials with your kids from the learning slide for that week. We enjoyed sharing the story “Holding the Lantern to Celebrate Lantern Festival (提灯闹元宵)” during our Chinese Assembly. This story helped the children learn about the origins and traditions of the Lantern Festival, serving as a wonderful conclusion to our Lunar New Year celebrations. As we transition into our new Unit of Inquiry, "How the World Works," we introduced counting through the story “Counting From 1 to 10 (从一数到十).” The children are encouraged to practice their counting skills using one-to-one correspondence, which involves counting each object in a set once and only once with a single touch. For example, when a child touches each toy car in a row, counting aloud, “One, two, three, four…,” they are demonstrating this i...

  After the Lunar New Year break, children came back to school ready to fully dive right back into learning through play! They will be gradually tuning into their new Unit of Inquiry   How the World Works .  With the unit's subject focus on science and math, children will be engaging in lots of investigations and coming up with ideas about why and how things work in their environment. If you would like to learn more along with some concrete examples of what the learning might look like for your child, feel free to hear me walk through the unit in finer detail. It's a 4-min video and you may press the full screen button for a clearer view. Coming up this month, we have invited Curiosity Kids to Hillside for an incursion. Our children will be participating in a science lab where they will be little scientists experimenting with color mixing and bubble explotions! Stay tuned to the class blog to see what our little scientists and investigators are up to. We always encourage ...