Happy Friday everyone! Do please forgive another brief update. To make a long story short, I’ve pinched a nerve in my back and using the computer is difficult. I am doing my best to use my pain-free moments to prepare wonderful activities for the students.

Homework this week: Find symmetry. We learned that butterflies wings are symmetrical. We also learned that symmetrical means that something is the same on both halves. So! Go on a hunt looking for symmetrical objects in our house or community. If you can’t find anything, maybe you could make a symmetrical design with blocks, or play dough, or you could even draw or paint a symmetrical picture. Please send photos to mariemcclellan@hyundaiforeignschool.com and thank you to everyone who sent in this week’s homework the students were so excited to share with their classmates today. There is also paper homework going home this week.

We looked at bugs in books and tried to make realistic bug models out of clay. We fed a hungry caterpillar some food after playing a memory game with the food. We went on a hunt for butterfly crysalises (plastic eggs) hidden around the room and found butterflies inside them. Then we looked at their symmetry. We looked around the room with mirrors to see what we could find to make symmetrical We made symmetry art with paint and own own symmetrical butterflies.

In Maths we continued learning about 9 and 10 with 2-part and 3-part number bonds and also doubles to 10. I’ve included our doubles poem in the homework that you can read together!

We continued with phonics although no ditty books will be going home this week with the paper homework. I expect ditty books to go home again fromnext week.

All in all, it was a great week! Have a restful weekend. Enjoy the extra day off (but don’t get too wet in the rain). And I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday!