All Living Things Change

“Today you are you, that is truer than true.

There is no one alive who is youer than you.”

- Dr Seuss

With great excitement and a bagful of jitters, the preschoolers presented their assembly to the school community on their How The World Works unit. 

They practiced their lines, rehearsed all the actions and weaved their personalities into our performance. They were proud to share what they have learned about how all living things change, with the school community.

Even the Secret Magic Door left a note saying good luck to the preschoolers for their assembly presentation!

Thanks to our wonderful parents, the preschoolers got to enjoy some delicious and yummy snacks to celebrate all their hard work and effort that went into their assembly!

It was so lovely having the Kindergarten 2 students visit our class. They asked the preschoolers to take part in their data collection project. Of course, the preschoolers were happy to help their friends!

As part of our How We Express Ourselves unit, the preschoolers used their imagination to create a story, which they turned into a picture story book! They began by plotting their ideas into a mind map, focussing on the beginning, middle and ending of their story. They were careful to create interesting characters and a suitable story setting. From there they began writing their story. They took their time to refine their ideas and make the necessary changes to make their story come to life. With that, they then wrote the final copy of their story. The final piece of the puzzle was to design the cover for their book and to draw the illustrations for their written text.

 

The parents were so happy to read the preschoolers' special stories! The preschoolers were so proud to show off their written works. How wonderful it is to see their vivid imaginations and ideas come to life in words and in pictures!

Next week, the preschoolers will continue to reflect on what we have learned during our How The World Works unit of inquiry.

Thank you for your wonderful support this week, Busy Bee families!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ms Theona

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Countdown to the Preschool Assembly

 The preschoolers are very busy preparing for their assembly presentation. The countdown is on... 5 days to go! Woohoo! 

The preschoolers are very excited to show their to show the school community what we have learned during this unit.

As usual, preschool brought good cheerleading energy when the DSKI soccer teams went up against a number of other schools at a soccer tournament! 

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Ms Theona

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Back into the swing of things

 The preschoolers returned to school after a wonderful Golden Week break. To celebrate the special memories made during their family and fun-filled holidays, the preschoolers shared some photos of the special memories they made with their friends and families. 

The preschoolers were eager to tend their plant babies and were very excited to see the growth and changes since we were last at school. The rainy days helped our plants get the necessary nutrients and energy.

This week we started looking at the different homes that animals and plants find themselves in. Different animals have different needs, but they all need a home where there is food, water, shelter, space and the right climate/weather. They all agreed that it is not a good idea for polar bears to live on a farm, or that a squirrel lives in the ocean. The preschoolers learned that the name of different animal homes or environments are called, habitats. 

We will continue inquiring into different habitats next week and begin preparation for our assembly presentation!

One of our busy bees, Kylie, celebrated her birthday with us! Happy Birthday, Kylie!

Have an awesome weekend, everyone!

Ms Theona

World Book Day and Sleepover

The 23rd of April marks the celebration of the wonder that books and reading brings to us all! Preschool celebrated World Book Day with great delight!

The preschoolers came to school dressed in one of their favourite book characters. We had appearances from the Easter bunny, Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter series and the Wimpy Kid, Greg Heffley to name a few!

What an honour it was to have the talented Japanese author and illustrator, Mr Satoshi Kitamura as a guest for this special day! He writes wonderful picture book stories, and illustrates funny and whimsical images to bring his writing to life. He shared with us some of his illustrations. He told us a story about Lionel the rockstar lion through pictures. The preschoolers got to use their imagination for an engaging creative activity. 

The students were treated to a reading by the German Consul General of Osaka Kobe, Ms Melanie Saxinger. She read the well-loved Swedish and German tale of Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, which the students thoroughly enjoyed!

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23 April was also the day set aside for one of the most anticipated events for the preschoolers, the Lower Primary Sleepover! This was the preschooler's first time attending our annual sleepover. They arrived at school buzzing with excitement ready for the evening of fun! 

The preschoolers went home with a mixture of excitement and tiredness, which are signs of a memorable sleepover. What a fun night we had together!
 

Have a wonderful Golden Week holiday period, everyone!

Ms Theona

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