January | 2014 | Primary 3

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This month was filled with lots of information about our amazing Solar System. The children learned all about the eight planets, their size, distance from the sun, and the gases that make them up. We learned a planet song, worked on activities in our cultural area, and read books with lots of great information about our planets.

The Layers of the Earth (song)

Take the world and split it right in two

open it up, and there you’ll find a lesson for you, its true, for you.

And the lesson you will get today its called “The Layers of the Earth” and where they lay.

What do you say, there’s a crust in the mantle the outer in the inner core

open the world, and that’s what will be in store.

Our Kindergartens did some fun-filled activities that involved making their own constellations, creating their own Planet Research Books, and displaying the Solar System on a poster board.

Last week, the children had a fun day dressing up like their favorite character. They shared who and why they picked their character. It was a great way to see their creative side in dressing like their favorite character.

Our Kindergarteners have been working very hard on completing their goals everyday. Their reading, language, math, and science skills are getting stronger, and their knowledge of monthly themes are enormous. We are very proud of them all!

Just a friendly reminder: The last Friday of every month is “sharing day”. Your child is able to bring in something to share with the class related with the theme of the month.

Upcoming Events:

Wednesday, February 5th – Kindergarten Information Night from 5:00pm-6:00pm (for Pre-K children who are interested in our Kindergarten program for Fall 2014).

Tuesday, February 11th – Our 100th of Kindergarten Celebration. Please look for a memo being sent home about important information regarding this special day.

Thursday, February 14th – Our Valentine Card Exchange. A memo regarding this day will be sent home next week.

Monday, February 17th – No School in observance of President’s Day

Wednesday, February 19th – Parent/Child Night. (Last name A – M 4:45pm-5:30pm/ N – Z 5:30pm-6:15pm)

Hello parents and thank you for visiting our blog!

We hope everyone enjoyed the holiday break and we are very excited to start the new year again with your children.

This month we are focusing on the Solar System, Constellations, Space, and Planets. We discussed the inner planets and outer planets and learned a song naming the planets in order. We talked about the different gases that make up some of the planets and how far they are from the sun.

Our practical life area and cultural area are filled with new materials for the children to explore with and to help enhance their learning with the different themes for the month.

This month we have introduced our new “Peace” curriculum called – Honoring the Light of the Child. It’s weekly activities to help nurture peaceful living skills in young children. Activity One – “See My Love” explained to the children that they are special and unique, and how they all have lights of love within them. These lights of love are called their “Love Lights” and we explained how its the inner peace within them. These lessons will continue weekly with ways of teaching the children peaceful ways of solving problems.

On Wednesday, January 8th, we had the African Dance Troupe performed for us with lots of high energy dance and drum playing. We learned about their culture and a way of communicating through dance and music.

Our Kindergarteners celebrated their first chapter book party with Charlie and Chocolate Factory. They watched the original movie and had some time for some arts and crafts.

This past week we discussed the importance of celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, and how he was a great influence on making our country united.