We started tuning-in to our final Unit of Study for this year, “Animal Adaptations.” The children have been sharing lots of important information and it’s surprising to see how much they already know about animals! In this unit, the children will explore animals from around the world and investigate the features that allow them to adapt to life in specific regions and survive in their environment.
In pairs, the children explored non-fiction animal books and created lists of recognisable physical features. We discussed any similarities and differences we discovered and tried to group the animals accordingly.
As our pre-assessment task, we selected two animals that we feel we already know a lot about and drew them, focusing primarily on their physical characteristics. Then, we interviewed the children about the animals and asked the following questions:
- How are the two animals similar?
- How are they different?
- How do their physical features help them to survive in their habitat?
We also introduced the idea of camouflage through cut out butterfly silhouettes using newspaper. We spread these silhouettes on newspaper and ask children to pick as many as they could in 10 seconds! This game led to the discussion of how this is relevant in the real world. How and why do animals use camouflage?
In Mathematics, the children are greatly enjoying our “Patterns” unit. The children have been creating their own repeating patterns using a variety of media, including oral, rhythm, number and shape patterns. From here, the children moved onto Growing Patterns and, again, explored this idea through a variety of media, focusing on shapes.
In Mathematics, the children are greatly enjoying our “Patterns” unit. The children have been creating their own repeating patterns using a variety of media, including oral, rhythm, number and shape patterns. From here, the children moved onto Growing Patterns and, again, explored this idea through a variety of media, focusing on shapes.
We made animal shape cookies with Ms. Rose today! They were absolutely delicious!
Drum roll please…the results are in for the K2Athlon! Together, K2 covered 555 laps! Each lap was a 30m swim, 120m run and a 90m cycle. So, in total, K2 covered 16.65km in the water, 66.6km on foot and 49.95km on the bikes - for a grand total of 133.2km. Not sure if we reached Cambodia but what a fantastic effort!
Drum roll please…the results are in for the K2Athlon! Together, K2 covered 555 laps! Each lap was a 30m swim, 120m run and a 90m cycle. So, in total, K2 covered 16.65km in the water, 66.6km on foot and 49.95km on the bikes - for a grand total of 133.2km. Not sure if we reached Cambodia but what a fantastic effort!
Reminders:
- Infant Aquatics Day next Wednesday 28th May from 9.00-9.50am at Bedok Swimming Complex. Please come along and enjoy it with us.
- Please continue to encourage your child to complete some/all of their Service Diary and, remember, raising awareness is more important than raising funds...although every little bit helps.
Lastly, a big thank you to all our swimming volunteers who have helped us this season!
A big thank you to our mystery reader, Ananya's dad, who read a pirate story to our children…his treasure chest was filled with chocolates!
Have a great weekend!
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