Perky Preschool

Let's Tune In! It was a busy but productive week for these little 's cientists '. It didn't take them a long time to delve in instantly with the new unit on 'How the world works'.  To prepare them to new inquiries, it is important for us to unlock words that will be used throughout the unit.  Living and nonliving things The students did a sorting activity and it took a lot of discussions - agreeing and disagreeing. Finally, we all decided to simply group the pictures into two: living and nonliving things.    The preschoolers described the characteristics of living things: .. they grow .. they need food and water .. breathe .. they can feel .. need to rest or sleep .. they can move Brain Frame: Telling Frame Together with their partner, they created a visual tool that helped them organize their thinking. Through this exercise they were able to form connections from the topic to other ideas and concepts.  They started practicing their communication skills as they ...

  What is culture?  Why is it important in understanding who we are?  How are we similar or different from one another?   Despite  the many conversations, different activities, practices, and discussions,  8 long weeks still were not enough to fully  "understand how our personal cultures, beliefs and traditions help us celebrate similarities and differences." In reality, it is easier in an international community to notice and identify all the differences than the similarities.  But with this, comes respect, acceptance and kindness. We may call our celebrations or events differently -  but we found out that we all have a purpose or reason to celebrate. We prepare different foods for celebrations or events - but we found out that it is because the food may be different for every country depending on the location.  We can also share resources to others. We may wear different clothing - But we found out we all need to wear clothes...

Book and Culture Week The DSKI community has proven that we are all united as we celebrate this wonderful week of the Book and Culture Week.  The PTA organized a cooking session with Ayumi. All the students from Preschool to Grade 6 worked together in peeling, chopping, and slicing the vegetables.   The hot soup  gave warmth to our bodies and also to the hearts of the students and teachers at DSKI. Because it was a combined effort of all the teachers, students and the parents.    As they ate the hot miso soup, they gained an understanding of the importance of eating  healthy in the Japanese culture.  Different Games The parents have also prepared a space for the students to experience different games and toys from Japan and Korea.    In China, they go out on a parade with a lantern to celebrate the first full moon of the year. Sandi and Yan came to the class to teach the preschoolers how to make a rabbit lantern.  Hyunjeong and Jae Hee a...