Week 9: Kindergarten Weekly – Silver Shark Bites
🌈 KINDERGARTEN NEWS 🌈
Welcome to another edition of The Silver Shark Bites!
After all the excitement of Halloween, the kindergarteners have been getting back into their usual routines, with plenty of interesting activities along the way.
Last week, they made their own paints from natural ingredients, experimented with colourful bubbles, enjoyed stories and creative activities, and discovered what happens when heavy rain turns the sandpit into a network of little rivers.
Here's what our Silver Shark reporters found out!
This Week
Friday – Kindergarten Trip: The kindergarteners will be heading out on their Friday trip tomorrow. Please check the Kindergarten LINE group for the latest trip arrangements.
Looking Ahead
Tuesday 24th November – Loy Krathong: We will be celebrating Loy Krathong at school, with activities for the children to enjoy.
Wednesday 2nd December – End-of-Term Showcase: The kindergarteners will have the opportunity to share some of the work they have been doing throughout the term.
Friday 4th December – End of Term: We will finish the term with our final Friday activities before the school holidays.
Highlights from Last Week
By Xi-En, Tar-Ping and Jom
Last week was about settling down after all the excitement of Halloween, but the kindergarteners still found plenty of fun things to do!
One of the most exciting moments happened when it rained heavily and the sandpit started overflowing with water.
When the kindergarteners saw what was happening, they immediately ran over to investigate. They began digging channels through the sand, allowing the water to flow from one place to another.
Soon, they had created their own little waterways, with water travelling through the channels and into the holes they had dug. The children spent a long time digging, experimenting and watching where the water went.
What started as a rainy day turned into a fun learning opportunity. The kindergarteners were discovering how water flows, how rivers can form and how changing the shape of the sand can change the direction of the water.
They had a wonderful time playing and learning together!
Swimming from Last Week
Last week, the kindergarteners continued practising their swimming skills.
When they arrived at the pool, they split into two groups, with the older children and younger children working on different activities.
The kindergarteners continued practising backstroke, diving and freestyle swimming. They have been improving their skills throughout the term and becoming more confident in the water.
After finishing their swimming lessons, some of the children even had a race against Pii Ja!
There wasn't much time left for playing after the lessons, so the children got changed and headed to school.
In the end, the kindergarteners had improved their swimming skills and had an amazing time at the pool.
Classes from Last Week
Last week, the kindergarteners enjoyed a variety of exciting classes. They made their own paints, listened to stories, created artwork and used their imaginations.
In Ms Celden's class, the children made their own paint using natural ingredients such as butterfly pea flowers and roselle. They experimented with different ways of extracting the colours from the plants. Some children put the ingredients into bottles with water and shook them, while others used a pestle and mortar to crush the ingredients and release their colours.
It was a fun way to discover that paints and colours can be made from things found in nature.
In Ms Sara's class, the kindergarteners read a story called Hamilton's Hat. Afterwards, they were given pieces of paper with faces on them and used Play-Doh to create different features, including eyes, noses, mouths and, of course, hats.
They also listened to The Owl and the Pussy-cat. Inspired by the story, the children were given pictures of owls and could use their imaginations to create and add different things to them. Everyone had the opportunity to make their owl look different.
In Mr Chad's class, the kindergarteners listened to a story about a lion. Afterwards, they used the story as inspiration to imagine what they would do if they were very big or very small.
Stella said that if she were big, she would drive a big car, while Paul said he would fly a plane!
Mr Chad then asked the children to think about what they would do if they were tiny. Afterwards, they completed a creative drawing activity to show their ideas.
The lesson encouraged the children to use their imaginations and think about the world from different perspectives.
The kindergarteners also enjoyed their PE lesson, where they took part in team games and practised working together.
Kindergarten Clubs
By Eden and Seren
Last week's club was bubble making, and the kindergarteners had a wonderful time creating bubbles in different colours!
Making bubbles sounds incredibly simple. All you need is some soap, water and something to blow the bubbles with.
The kindergarteners mixed soap and water together to make their bubble mixture. Then they added a few drops of coloured dye to make the activity even more exciting and colourful.
After preparing their mixtures, they dipped their strings into the soapy water and tried blowing bubbles.
The results were amazing!
The children loved watching the bubbles form and float through the air. They experimented with different colours and enjoyed seeing what happened when they blew gently or more strongly.
They were playing with the bubbles nonstop!
Everyone had a wonderful time making their own colourful bubbles, and the activity was a big success.
Closing
That's all from The Silver Shark Bites this week!
Thank you to our Silver Shark reporters for sharing the kindergarteners' latest adventures. From making natural paints to experimenting with water and bubbles, it's been another week full of discovery and creativity.
We hope everyone enjoys the rest of the week, and we'll be back with more Kindergarten news soon.
The Silver Shark Bites Team
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