A brand new adventure awaits us. Canyon is really excited about our next unit – All About ANIMALS! The class was abuzz with questions and comments. What is this? What are you doing? Oh I know this!” We had an introduction session to the new theme – Sharing the Planet.

In the IB curriculum, we are interested in student’s prior knowledge – what they already know. This informs the teachers about the student’s interests and prior knowledge. We will then plan our lines of inquiry. How can we reinforce your knowledge? What else can we inquire about? What are your interests? Before we started the new unit, Canyon was asked to pick an animal they like in the different habitats. Quite a number were interested in sea animals, and so the ocean habitat will be the first in our line of inquiry.

This week, we have completed all 26 letters in our Alphabet Dance. We will continue to review each letter with the focus on letters in each student’s name. We also hunted for shapes around the classroom and completed a tracing worksheet on rectangles.

For this week’s Music lesson, Canyon practised their castanets and maracas along with some singing and dancing. In the schoolyard, we had fun in the pool. We checked on our tomato plants and watered them. We have been singing new songs for circle time. Please see the Youtube links below. (The class has been singing to the music only no video viewing.) Till next week, have a lovely weekend!