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How The World Works

PRESCHOOL ASSEMBLY What a beautiful way to end our unit on celebration, to start a new unit on growth, and to connect it to our unit on imagination. As we begin our new unit on how the world works, the preschool students went around the school premises to list down living things that they saw around them.  As their curiosity kicked in they got so excited and started thinking exactly what living things are.  At first, some characteristics they mentioned about living things were: move  eat drink grow drive cars talk take a bath more But what really is the difference between living and non-living things?  Back in the classroom, we revisited their list and narrowed down the characteristics of living things into these important traits: they eat and drink (food and water) they grow or change they reproduce (make new living things) They agreed that even if something is moving (like robots or cars) it doesn't mean that they are living things. Trees do not move but they eat, ...
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CULTURE WEEK

What a wonderful way to end our unit on " Understanding personal cultures, beliefs, and traditions, help us celebrate similarities and differences". The preschoolers shared with their parents their exhibition regarding who they are.  A way to show how they have developed their different ATL skills.  Showcasing their COMMUNICATION SKILLS, these young learners tried their best to speak confidently in front of the parents and other students.    They communicated the information they researched about. Made clear connections to themselves and their personal experiences.  They also demonstrated their developing SOCIAL SKILLS through active listening as they engaged in positive interaction with the audience.  They built rapport with the audience and other students.  But what stood out the most was how each student showed their passion in learning about everyone's culture, beliefs, and traditions - or simply WHO THEY ARE.    It wasn't only about th...
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Communicators

This week was full of exciting activities at school! We were lucky to meet the EXPO 2025 mascot 'Myaku Myaku' and had a photo with it.  In preparation for their presentation on Monday, the students shared their works with the Grade 1 students. They explained their work process and what they have learned in the unit  Some of them were nervous and shy, but all have been risk-takers!  They confidently talked and proudly showed their communication skill by speaking in front of the audience.  They were also asked questions by the Grade 1 students, which helped them a lot with their presentation skills.  We are excited to see you all on Monday from 9:00 - 10:00  as they will finally share their culture and everything they have worked for in the unit on "Who We Are".   As part of the celebration on International Book Week, the whole school had the D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) time.  Our young readers took time as they browsed and read the books th...
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Who am I?

This week was such a busy week for all the preschoolers as they put together their research about their country. They made sure that information were written down on the posters to be able to share their knowledge and understanding to their audience.  It was amazing to see how they have put their efforts and hard work on this exhibition. They helped one another and collaborated with other students of the same country. But in the end, you will see the uniqueness and diversity of each student in the preschool class.  We are excited to invite you all on the Preschool Cultural Exhibit - Who am I. This will be on the 10th of March from 9.00 - 10.00 am.   
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Let us find out more!

So they say,  "Food brings people together." In the traditional Chinese culture, dumplings symbolizes wealth and prosperity.  They are often eaten over the Chinese Lunar New Year, when the whole family is together to celebrate. Dumplings are shaped like ancient Chinese gold or silver ingots, which symbolizes wealth.  The students experienced the preparation of    jiaozi  or what we know as dumplings. They started off by flatening the dough using their hands or a rolling pin.    Once the dough was ready, they added a teaspoon full of ground meat.  Then they folded the dough and made sure that they sealed the edges by pressing them together creating a moon-shaped dumpling.  Thanks to our amazing parents, Annie, Cliff, and Yoshie for cooking and preparing the dumplings for the students! Finally, they ate the delicious dumplings in class! Eating and sharing these dumplings hopefully will help the students remember the Chinese culture of weal...
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