Pre-KG 2023 / 24 Blog 30
Ready, steady, go !
This week the Pre–Kindergarten children learnt a lot about the body!
Not only did we talk in class about the body parts, their names and function, but we also moved and practiced in order to get ready for our DSKI Sports Day on Friday,19. April 2024.
We started the week by putting together our giant floor puzzle depicting a girl and a boy .
Good team work was needed to place all the pieces together and then the children eagerly pointed to all the body parts of which they now know the names in English and in German.
Throughout the week we borrowed some wooden mannequins from Mr. Lubin‘s art class and studied the different movements a body can make.
The Pre–Kindergarten children also showed great interest in the layered body puzzle which depicts all the different layers of the body including skin, organs, muscles and bones.
Two of our boys were fascinated when learning that the muscles make our body move and they learnt the word „ to flex“.
We revisited the character of „Dora, the Explorer“ through a worksheet which the children coloured and we could also assess their level of vocabulary.
How wonderful to see how knowledgeable the children have become on the subject of body parts!
They have also started to identify the different features of the face and enjoy drawing them in sand or tracing my original version of Anpanman.
The German song „Körperteilblues“ which the Pre–Kindegarten children already performed at their assembly with K1 and which we also danced to at the Sports Day features a very wide range of body related vocabulary and it is a good source for learning and for movement.
Then on Friday it was finally Sports Day!
The excitement of the children was already palpable in the morning and it lasted throughout the day !
Dancing to the Körperteilblues ( and yes, the second time with parents and grandparents!), trying to be the fastest turtle on the body board, competing at tamaire ( putting lots of balls in the right basket), challenging themselves at the obstacles course and running a relay – the children were thoroughly engaged and had so much fun with their friends from K1 and K2.
Their families, friends and teachers cheered them on and there were smiles all around when at the end all the children were awarded a well–deserved medal.
In the break time we had a delicious and healthy snack provided by our wonderful PTA ladies !
Thank you so much, Kylie‘s mum and Mamoru‘s mum ! We really appreciate and love our PTA!
We also love when the children’s families get involved in school life and we are so appreciative of all the kindness we can witness.
In connection to our unit related trip to ATOA earlier in the school year, Sophia‘s grandmother got the inspiration to crotchet sea animals for every Pre–Kindergarten child! They were absolutely adorable, also the nice pouches for the teachers. Thank you so much for your lovely thought!
Last not least we have another joyful family connection with little Emma joining our Pre–Kindergarten class.
She is the sister of Amaru of K2 who also attended Pre–Kindergarten. We are so happy to have her in class ! Welcome, little Emma!
Next week we will explore together more of the current subjects.
In the meanwhile I wish you all a relaxing weekend after this very active week !
With kind regards,
Mit herzlichen Grüßen,
Anita Ursula Mönch
Pre–Kindergarten homeroom teacher
Playgroup / EY German
German Saturday School homeroom teacher
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