WEEKLY UPDATE

RE Weekly Update:  March 27th to March 31th, 2017

	This Week	Next Week
Phonics/ writing	This week, we focused on the long sound ‘ff’ and blend some new words reviewing the sound ‘ss’. We also played around with words and camera words to make sentences and had our second guided reading session.	Next week, we will review all long sounds and be introduced to the sound ‘zz’. We will play games and try to spell out 3 letter sound words.
Math	This week, we were introduced to 3 D shapes.	Next week, we will ‘estimate’ the amounts of various objects to review our letter recognitions and our counting. We will also be practicing number formation by tracing and writing numbers from 1 to 20.
PSD	This week, we learned about ‘patience’.	Next week, we will be learning about ‘compliments’, how and why we compliment others.
Science	This week, we learned about air transportation. We made a science experiment using apple cider, baking soda and watercolor to introduce our next topic about ‘space’.	Next week, we will be learning about space and learn about our solar system including planets, the sun and the moon.
Art	This week, we made a helicopter and a space shuttle.	Next week we will be making planets and astronauts equipments.
Physical	This week, we played with slime and googly eyes as a sensory/writing activity.	Next week we will be making a mandala representing the sun.
Notices and Events	Books returned: please bring the book borrowed from the EY library before Tuesday and put the returned book in RE’s returned book basket’. Thank you. Field Trip: This Monday March 27th. Ascot Family Fun fair: March 25th, please come and enjoy our first Ascot Family Fun Fair next Saturday! We have planned many fun activities and we are all looking forward to see you all here. Songkran: Thursday, this year we will have a small and fun Songkran celebration in EY. You may send your child with a Songkran outfit or school’s uniform.  From 8:00 to 8:55 all students will be attending the ceremony in the GYM. If you arrive late please bring your child to the GYM. Thank you.