Hari Merdeka

Tomorrow Thursday, August 30th, we will be celebrating Malaysia's Independence Day. Hari Merdeka, also known as National Day, refers to the day when the Federation of Malaya's independence from the British Empire was officially declared.

  
Feel free to wear a traditional Malay outfit if you have one. If you don't, you can wear something with one of the colors of the flag; blue, red or white!

 Max celebrating with his flag hat
 

 Chihiro

Yi Cheng (in progress)

Make No Bones About It

Today was our first cooking class of the semester and in keeping with our body theme, we made veggie skeletons. Using celery, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, peppers and mushrooms we made some pretty delicious creations. The best part was, the kids had to try every veggie they used!

Letters & Sight Words of the Week

 Our Patty Sight Words for the week are:
 that / on / but / with / there  

This week we are practicing the letter Z with the Storybots!

 

Our Bodies

All this month we have been learning about our teeth and bodies through our play centres. The doctor dramatic play center is one of our favourites!

Our water table has been turned into a blood bank, where we have to use our fine motor skills to sort the red blood cells (water babies) from the white blood cells (ping pong balls) and the platelets (marbles).

Our sand table is where we pretend we are archaeologist digging for bones! Once we find all the pieces, we must put the puzzle together.

We've been learning about our major organs, as well as labeling all our body parts.

We've also been exploring animal X-Rays on our light table and matching them up with their photos.

I Went Walking

 I went walking.
And what did you see?
I see Kindergartners rhyming for me!

I went walking.
And what did you see?
I see Kindergartners sequencing for me!

I went walking.
And what did you see?
I see Kindergartners writing colors for me!

CVC Words

In kindergarten, we work really hard on reading, writing and building CVC {consonant, vowel, consonant} words! It is the foundation of becoming a great reader and writer. 

Here's how we practice at school: 

For practice at home, click on the song and the games below to find the one that's right for your child's interest and ability.

Joining Hands for Zero Hunger

Rise Against Hunger is an international hunger relief organization that coordinates the packaging and distribution of food to people in need. Founded in 1998, Rise Against Hunger mobilizes more than 350,000 volunteers each year to package meals for people in need around the globe. This year our Sunway International School volunteers packed 80,000 lunches!

Kindergarten didn't get to volunteer but we did take a walk through the Multi-purpose hall with our Reading Buddies to see all the food being packed. The kids were amazed to see so much food and so many people working hard to help others.

Family Fun Day

Come out this Saturday, August 11th from 10:00am to 2:00pm for our first ever  

Sunway Family Fun Day! 

Clown & Magic Show - Bouncy Castle - Slime Making Face Painting
Parent Council Food Sales - Student Council Fun Games 

 Walk or Cycle Emerald Lake 10:30-11:30

 BBQ 11:30-2:00

 Family Swim  12:00 - 2:00

I hope to see you all there! 
Thanks to our amazing Parent Council for putting this together.

Pattern Practice

Here are some great games to get more sequencing and pattern practice at home!

Patterns

We’ve been exploring patterns in Kindergarten this week. Check out the video below and maybe you and your child can find some patterns around your house, in the supermarket or you can even make your own! If you find (or make) any patterns, send Miss Alicia or Miss Kelly a photo through email.

Happy Learning!