Buddies

We caught up with our Buddies again this week, this time going upstairs to visit them in their classroom. We have time with our buddies every Monday and we will take it in turns for them to visit us and for us to visit them; ' like a pattern,' said Chean Hor.

Cooperation

We have been exploring the Transdisciplinary Skill of Cooperating.

What does it look like?

How does it work?

Modelled writing

The aim of modelled writing is to use the “think aloud strategy” to model what goes on in the head of the writer. Not only does this give the teacher opportunities to explicitly talk about elements of the writing process, but it also allows students to observe the way a writer crafts and records a text.

Today I shared a little about my weekend as I recounted some things I did. We wondered how many words I had written. Emerson shared her ideas of what words were. Some children shared the words they knew in my story while others shared some letters they were familiar with.

We will find out more about the differences between letters, words and sentences as we grow as writers this year.

You might have noticed I crossed out the word for, instead of erasing ... I love mistakes!

House T Shirts

The children were all excited to get their House T- Shirts.

        

Do you know all the house names?

Can you match the names with the colours?

Bayon, Lotus, Mekong, Kouprey ...

These T-Shirts are for special event days.

Stay tuned to find out more...

Patterns

We have been finding out about patterns.

Some children wanted to explore the playground and look for patterns outside.

Initially someone shared, 'A pattern is when the colour repeats.'

We found out patterns are not just about colours!

We will be learning to:

• Recognize, create, describe and extend patterns
• Create and explain patterns

What patterns can you find at home?

Where are they?

Houses

Today at Assembly we found out about the House system at ISPP.
Your child will bring home a coloured t-shirt today.

Blue - Mekong
Yellow- Kouprey
Green- Lotus
Orange- Bayon

These t-shirts are for Sport's Day and special events.
They are not to be worn as the sports uniform when we have PE.

Who we are

One week in and one more ...
Our class group has grown to 19 now.

Welcome Ada and family

Ask your children if they can name all their new classmates.
A class book with photos will be coming home soon for you to read with your child so you can learn who is in our class together.
Please read it together and send back.

Our first Unit of Inquiry

Under the Transdisciplinary Theme

Who we are

Central Idea

Friendships affect people's lives

Key Concepts: form, causation, responsibility

Related Concepts: interaction, relationships

Lines of Inquiry:

Characteristics of friends (form)                                                                                  Behaviors affect friendships (causation)                                                              Responsibilities of being a friend (responsibility)

Learner Profile attributes that will be highlighted

Caring, Communicators

Attitudes

Cooperation, Respect, Empathy

The Approaches to Learning that will be explored;

Social Skills: Respecting others, Cooperating, Resolving conflicts
Communication Skills: Listening, Speaking, Viewing, Non-verbal communication
Self-Management: Informed choices, Spatial awareness

How can you support this unit at home

Welcome to our Kindergarten blog.
I would like to take this chance to introduce myself and Ms Neary.

I am from Melbourne, Australia and taught in schools in this city before heading overseas to teach in 2004. I have mainly worked with Pre K, Kindergarten and Grade 1 age children during my international teaching although in Australia I also have experience teaching other grades.
I started my international teaching career in Tokyo, Japan, then moved on to teach in Beijing, China, had a little time living but not working, in New Delhi India, got back to work in Shanghai, China and spent the last 3 years in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Ms Neary has been here at ISPP since 2003. She is from Svay Reing province. Ms Neary likes gardening. She has a cat and a dog. She is a great cook-I have already eaten some of her yummy brownies!

Mr Pheap has been at ISPP for 15 years. He likes reading and PE. Mr Pheap will be helping all of the Kindergarten classes.

We are looking forward to a fun year ahead working with you and your child.

Our first day