This week was a very short one for us as we had Monday and Tuesday off (due to a Labor Day public holiday). In spite of this, however, it was as busy and eventful as any other week.
In Grade 1, we finally finished up our unit on insects, and the kids made some cute zig zag caterpillars. This was a great project for the Grade 1s as it involved a tricky folding technique as well as using scissors through multiple layers of paper - which are both important skills for these little guys. Perhaps more importantly, however, each zig zag caterpillar used only a quarter of one A4 sheet of paper. Yes, Paper Crisis 2012 has now reached its 15th day, and there is still no end in sight.
Overall, the Grade 1s are doing really well and they have pretty impressive English vocabularies right now. In fact, I was teaching in 1A earlier today and I used the phrase "not the same" to describe something, and immediately several kids corrected me by shouting out "different". They're so clever!
In Grade 2, we spent a lot of time this week making gifts for Mother's Day which is happening this Sunday in Hungary. In addition to decorating beautiful cards for their mums, I also showed the kids how to make tissue paper flowers. The kids did an awesome job following my instructions and were very proud of their creations. I hope their mums will like them too.
In Grade 3, Daniel has already finished the set curriculum in English and Nature Studies so he and the kids have been able to spent time doing lots of extra cool, interesting stuff. For example, today he took the class outside and they drew a life-size brachiosaurus in the schoolyard as part of their unit on dinosaurs. While the brachiosaurus ended up having five legs and two heads, it was still a fun way for the kids to appreciate just how big some dinosaurs were.
In Grade 4, the English and Nature Studies curriculum is also finished, however, Daniel tells me that there is still some work to be done. Apparently he gave the class a test in Nature Studies on "basic processes" and one of the kids identified the four elements of weather as frog, cat, dog and fox. Hmmm, not exactly the answer Daniel was looking for! Still, the Grade 4s are a very impressive class overall, and most of them are capable of explaining quite complicated stories and ideas in English. I only teach them once a week for drawing but I always love catching up with them and hearing about all their crazy adventures.
There are only about five more weeks of school left. I'm sure going to miss these guys.
- Amanda
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