Our Solar System

Our main focus last week was learning about the solar system. The kids have been very interested about the different colours and sizes of the planets. They were asking if "Mars is really hot because it's red" and "why they all turn around?".

Here are some photos of the kids making/drawing what they learnt:

 Pailin and Lexie made a solar system with many planets!

Ploen joined Porsche and Arthur to make the "Blue planet". 

 "This one very big earth!" [Ploen]

Mai and Arthur worked together to make funny shaped planets. 

"Why this one is so big?!" [Mai]

Lucy made her own solar system with shapes and glitter. 

"This one here...see... " [Lucy] 

"Sun!"

Pailin and Irene places the clipart in the right places of the solar system. Pailin: "Neptune my favourite... far far away from sun."

 "What this one call?" [Pailin]

"I drawing earth...blue and see green inside" [Lucas]

"Sun very very big!"

We also had a very good maths day. The kids have gotten very good at recognising numbers, writing them and also representing quantities!

I must also note that the kids have shown a real improvement in their ability to make models using various material. For this, they need to use their critical thinking skills to analyse what could balance and what they need to do to hold everything together. They also learn how to trial and error. Have a look at some of the space models that we made.

"My rocket have fire!!" [Totem]

The kids also enjoyed their time to free play. They have become very sociable with each other and it is great to see how well they have adapted to the layout of the class. We are becoming very good at tidy up time as well!

"We making moon cake!"

"Hello! We are shopping!"

"Miss.Myshi, I make a bi [iii]g rocket house" [Mungkorn]

As a home activity, please practice the phonics letters that we have learnt this term. 

s,a,t,p,i,n,m,d,g and o. 

Ask your child to remember the sound and then think of words beginning with that sound. A great way to do this is ask if they can think of a friend whose name begins with that sound. 

For example: Mmm...M-M-Myshi, Nnnn...N-N-Noon. 

I hope everyone has a fantastic holiday! See you in Term 3.