FS2 Continuing Student Learning W/C Monday 11th October
Sophie Riley
Tiger Day Round Up
Wow! What terrific Patana Tigers we have been this week. We have been helping at home, helping in our communities and using our kind words! Take a look at the wonderful helpful and kind things our students in FS have been doing:
We all looked fantastic as we dressed up to celebrate being part of the Patana community today too!
Take a look at some of the other wonderful learning that has been going on this week:
FSD
FSE
FSH
FSK
FSP
FSS
This Week's Learning
Please note that Wednesday 13th October is a public holiday and there will be no lessons or SGL calls on this day.
Communication and Language with Ms Elizabeth
Guidance- English
Thank you for such wonderful learning and growing this half term, FS2! It has been so lovely to see how your words, thoughts and imaginations have bloomed over the last 9 weeks! This week we will be thinking back over some of our favourite learning and spending some time getting excited about next week’s holiday!
You will need your Me and My World books for both sessions.
Please come to our PD sessions in clothes that allow you to move freely. We suggest either wearing your FS2 PE kit, or shorts/trousers and a t shirt. Skirts and dresses, although lovely are not practical for these sessions.
Guidance- English
Guidance- Thai
Resources
Sensory and Wellbeing with Ms Grace
The Something
Guidance- English
It is all about a character who discovers a hole in their garden and imagines what could be inside the hole.
Learning Questions:
I wonder, what do you think could be down in the hole?
I wonder if you could make it from plasticine?
I made a plasticine fish and imagined that I could go down into the hole and swim with my fish.
I wonder what you would do if you could go down the hole and see what was there?
Please make something from your plasticine that you imagine would be at the bottom of the hole and use it to imagine going down and having an adventure.
As our focus this week has been about tigers and people that help us, it has been important to explore a variety of sources to share information with the children. Nonfiction books are a fantastic way to help children engage with a particular theme and help to demonstrate how useful information can be retrieved. Our latest online resource, Epic, is a wonderful tool for accessing nonfiction books. You will notice that through our Small Group Learning Calls, we will often incorporate a book into the sessions to support the learning further. This learning can be extended at home by exploring a variety of information books with your child:
Think aloud. After reading an information book aloud, share what you found strange or interesting, what you liked, what you want to know more about, and how you might go about getting the information. Your model will inspire children's thinking.
Don't worry if you don't have an answer. New information should always lead to the need to gather even more information. Children need to see you as a learner too.
Integrate nonfiction and play. Put a telephone book near a play phone, post a fine arts poster in the art area, and put a book about bridges or construction sites near your child’s favourite construction or Lego set. Not only are you helping children explore using real-life tools, you are also exposing them to different kinds of informational print.
Make your own nonfiction materials. This acknowledges that children are experts too. And experts share what they know. You can also introduce your child to the value of writing letters and model how to create lists and labels, etc.
How to Choose Nonfiction
Here are some tips for selecting good nonfiction books the next time you visit Epic or the library:
Look for books with clear, large photographs, preferably one or two at most per page. They help the child focus on critical aspects of the images and inspire them to think deeply about them. Concepts such as colour, shape, and size can easily be discussed.
Look for books with focused text. Just because a book is nonfiction doesn't mean it can't tell a story. The problem with most nonfiction is that it tries to tell everything there is to know about a subject all in one book. Not only does this cause information overload for the child, but it also results in a potentially boring book with a lot of unconnected facts.
Look for books that have accessible text for our Foundation stage children who are learning about print concepts and beginning to acquire some ideas about reading. Predictable text, words and phrases that clearly support the photographs, and large print are just as critical for independent exploration in nonfiction as they are in children's favourite stories. A good nonfiction writer for young children will include just two or three critical content vocabulary words in simple repetitive text.
Some books give additional information for the adult, usually on a page at the end of the book. If you read these background notes, you will be equipped to answer your child’s questions and carry on a lively discussion.
We really love to see videos and photos of what you have been doing at home. The best way to share this with us is via the Seesaw App. You should have received communication about how to download and login to the app. If you have not received this, please email the ISIT helpdesk- helpdesk@patana.ac.th.
Birthdays
This week, Matthew in FSK, and Jo Jo in FSP will be celebrating their birthdays. During half term, Arynn in FSS and Aaron in FSD with be celebrating theirs.
From everyone in FS, we hope you have the most wonderful day.