SEK-Qatar Preschool 3

My Gym:

This week, Preschool 3 staff & students went to My Gym. The children were very excited as they sang songs on the bus journey there. The staff of My Gym had very nice gymnastic and Sports activities planned for the children. All children & staff thoroughly enjoyed there time at My Gym. The children were swinging across a Zip line and played many different group games!

International Day Performances:

Preschool 3 Class Teachers were very proud of the Preschool 3 children on the International Day. Preschool 3a performed ” Irelands Call” to celebrate the country Ireland and Preschool 3b performed the ” Hokey Pokey” Dance to celebrate the country U.S.A. Well done to all Preschool 3 students!

We have been watching our strawberry smart plant grow and grow, it is so big now that it almost reaches the light. Preschool 3 can’t wait to taste some delicious strawberries! We have also started our new unit about play. We have been using our social and communication skills to play

together and explore different toys and materials. So far we have played with water, sand, trains, dress up and the kitchen.

The children have been enjoying watching our strawberry smart plant grow. It has grown a lot in the last few days! We have also been taking care of our plants in the playground, watering them and watching them grow. We have been learning about sharing the planet as well, we learned that we share the planet with people, plants and animals.

In Preschool 3 the children have been observing their strawberry smart plant as the seeds have  sprouted and the plant begins to grow. Follow our photos below to see the plant’s progress!

Preschool 3 were very excited to begin our new unit about plants. Both the Giraffe class and the cheeky monkey class have been busy planting seeds! We have also created garden paintings with the Art Teacher,  Ms. Catherine.

During the months of November and December Preschol 3 have been busy doing lots of different activities. Giraffe class have been using a colour sorting set to sort through all the colours that they have learned. They have also enjoyed their visits to the library to read books with Mr. Ignacio. Cheeky Monkeys class have been doing a lot of art work including colouring and painting!

Today, we were delighted to have the siblings of the Preschool 3 classes (Preschool 3a & b) come in to visit our classrooms this morning! All Preschool 3 students enjoyed introducing their Teachers, Ms. Claire and Ms. Lisa to their younger and/or older siblings. We thoroughly enjoyed singing songs and playing games with the siblings in the classroom. Then, we brought the siblings outside to show them our playground.

Here are some photographs from the morning!

Preschool 3 have been learning about the parts of the body. They have made a body, in Girraffe class they have called him Bob! The children decorated him with paper and then labeled him with the parts of the body flashcards. In Cheeky Monkey class the children painted their body and labeled the parts of his body as well. All the children worked very well together and enjoyed learning about the parts of the body!

This week, Preschool 3 begun our first unit of Inquiry, “Myself and My Family”. We have begun with the concept of “Myself”, exploring our physical characteristics, parts of the body and our five senses. This week, we have been focusing on our physical characteristics and our body parts through the story “From Head to Toe” by Eric Carle. Through this story, the children inquire and explore what we can do with our body parts.

Here is a photograph of the Cheeky Monkey Class doing actions with their body parts.

The children have settled in really well and have enjoyed getting to know each other as well as all their teachers. The children have been very busy playing, learning numbers and colours as well as doing Jolly Phonics. They have also attended P.E., music, Visual Art, Arabic and Spanish, which have been fun and interactive. In the homeroom classroom the children have participated in circle time, as well as doing table top activities, art and games on the Smartboard.

It has been a fun few weeks and Ms. Claire and Ms. Lisa have really enjoyed getting to know your children while  teaching them new concepts. We are looking forward to the next few weeks and hope everyone has a nice and relaxing October break!