K2 | Minibeasts
K2
It’s been another exciting month of on-campus and online learning! We have been investigating Mini-beasts, creating beautiful artworks, learning ball control skills, and exploring different musical instruments.
這是一個在校和在線學習相結合的又一個令人興奮的月份！我們一直在研究「小型生物」這個主題，創作精美的藝術作品，學習控球技巧並探索不同的樂器。
The students have continued exploring the topic of Mini-beasts this month and have learned about the life cycles and habitats of bees, ants, and ladybirds. We’ve learnt all about the dynamics of a bee hive, the anatomy of an ant and how to work together as a team like an ant colony, and all about the diversity of ladybirds during online learning.
孩子們這個月繼續探討「小型生物」這個主題，並了解了蜜蜂，螞蟻和瓢蟲的生命週期和棲息地。我們已經了解了蜂巢的動態，螞蟻的解剖結構以及如何像螞蟻一樣像團隊一樣共同工作，還在網絡教學中學習了中瓢蟲的多樣性。
We have been getting energetic and active during our PE lessons. The students have been learning ball control skills and I have been so impressed with our aspiring footballers! They have been able to carefully pass and stop the ball during partner work, weave through cones during dribbling drills and then score magnificent goals at the end.
在我們的體育課上，我們變得充滿活力和動力。孩子們一直在學習控球技巧，這些「有抱負的足球運動員」給我留下了深刻的印象！他們能夠在團隊活動中小心地傳球和控球，通過一個運球過程，然後在最後射球。
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed celebrating Diwali together! We were so proud of the beautiful rangoli that the entire school made collectively and we loved our Bollywood dance lessons with Ms Risha. We couldn’t have asked for a more special day to commemorate this occasion.
每個孩子都非常喜歡一起慶祝排燈節！我們為美麗的藍果麗感到驕傲，以至於整個學校都沈浸在集體學習的歡樂中，我們喜歡與Ms Risha一起學習寶萊塢舞蹈。對於這樣一個具有特殊意義的日子，我們實在不能要求更多。
November has been a wonderful month filled with exciting activities and we couldn’t be more excited to begin the festive fun with all the children in December!
11月是一個激動人心的美好月份，我們更加興奮地開始期待充滿樂趣的12月份節日的到來。
Ms Amy, Ms Clydine and Mr Elliot
MANDARIN
K2 have been learning about mini-beasts. They’ve explored bee hives, learnt about the characteristics of a bee, and understand that bees make honey. They showed great interest in counting the numbers of bees in the hive.
低班的小朋友在十一月份繼續研究「小型生物」這一個主題單元。我們一起通過研究蜂巢一起研究「蜜蜂」的外型特點、生活習性、居住的地方以及蜜蜂的會給人類提供美味又營養的蜂蜜，而且孩子們還很有興致的數老師提供的蜂巢有幾隻蜜蜂，從而鞏固了他們一一點數、兩個一數的概念，並學習了：「小蜜蜂嗡嗡嗡。」「這是一隻工蜂。「這是一隻蜂王。」等句子。
Through storytelling, they also learnt about the characteristics and types of ants. They understood that the antenna is used to send signals. The students are now able to make sentences such as “An ant is small and an elephant is big”.
因為疫情的關係，我們繼續在直播課程中一起繼續探討小型生物。我們通過故事《斷了觸角的螞蟻》這一個故事，學習了螞蟻的種類和特性，知道螞蟻的分工，並且認識了螞蟻觸角的作用是「發放信號」。從而通過故事我們學習了句子：「螞蟻力氣大！」「大象大，螞蟻小。」等句子。
The students have discussed beetles and know that beetles are helpful insects especially in the garden. They have used vocabulary learnt from their Mini-beasts topic in homework exercises and made short phrases or sentences with numbers such as four beetles, five spiders, six butterflies, etc. This has helped the students practice their writing skills, consolidated their knowledge of the topic, and enhanced their sentence making skills.
另外，我們也通過《害羞的甲蟲》這個故事一起探討了甲蟲的特點,知道甲蟲是人類的好朋友，也是破壞者。通過故事學習了以下的句子和詞彙：「甲蟲」、「甲蟲很害羞」、「我喜歡甲蟲。」等詞語和句子。我們還把這些在主題中學習的句子運用在我們的功課中，我們用所學的一至十的中文數字進行組詞和造句：比如：四隻～「四隻甲蟲。」「五隻蜘蛛。」「六隻蝴蝶」.......這樣的練習書寫跟主題結合起來，孩子在書寫的過程中不但練習了書寫，同時也鞏固了單元知識，並能增強孩子運用詞語、理解句子的能力，孩子們建構的知識也更豐富了。
Fan Laoshi (Ms Selina)