Thursday, October 8, 2015

Being creative


Today the class watched "Not a box" a story about that a box using your imagination can be anything.


We did not use a box but the class was given paper and a short time to create something (anything) to share with the class.

It was amazing to watch the creative juices flow, but for a while the children were confused in what to do as there was no boundary and no direction given.

The class discussed that art can be anything the artist or audience wants it to be.

It can be interpreted in many ways.

Art is about provoking discussion, feelings and thought.

Here is what some of the children created in the short time they were given




















Wednesday, October 7, 2015

One School many Languages

Here is a video by our EAL teachers on way your mother tongue is so important to children that don't speak English as their first language.
It is a very touching video.
Thank you to the our wonderful EAL teachers and children for sharing it with us


Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Puppet and dance performance


Today Grade 2 & 4 were treated to a performance by Sovanna Phum Theatre company.


They shared with the class their tradional Khmer dance and puppet performance. 

It was a great show and really linked well with our UOI - How we express ourselves - Art Mirrors Life. "Artistic expression is influenced by the society in which we live".













Elementary student council

The first Elementary Student Council meeting was held yesterday with a whopping 53 students attending! Everyone was given a chance to tell the group their best idea for what the student council could do this year and what great ideas they had.


Some excellent ones include:
- April Fool’s Day in a different month
- Turning the left-over food into compost
- Donating old books, toys etc
- No Electricity Day
- Past / Future Day - Teachers dress up as though you were young and students dress up as though you were old
- Crazy Hair Day
- Snow Day
- Whole Elementary Group Art Work
- Welcome Back Dance - fundraise for charity
And many more!

We look forward to seeing what the student council accomplishes!







Well done Ms Emily for getting this off the ground this year.











Environmental Writing

Today the class had an opportunity to go out side to do some environmental sensory writing.

Here are some examples of what a few children wrote.

They were all amazing....


Sitting on a bench and looking around I hear construction workers hammering.
I see insects buzzing around the sweet smelling flowers.
I feel peaceful,  yet chaotic.
Leaves and branches sway in a gentle breeze.
Ants scurry.
Clouds slowly dance across the sky.
The hot sun beats down.
Birds soar on the wind.

By Oona

The construction rumbling like a herd of bulls. Wind gently whistles in my ear. Trees gently wave like saying goodbye forever. 
Birds hovering the sky doing figure 8’s. The grass lies motionless. Ants crawling on the ground like panthers sweeping the jungle. the smell of dust surrounds  us. 
The heat is like a video game getting harder and hotter.
By Joshua

Sitting on an artificial tree trunk, I watch plants sway and birds fly off into the distance. Bees buzz around flowers that sway and try to push them away.Tall trees are standing fighting against the gentle breeze,  there thin leafy branches dancing. The crunching sound of people walking on pebbles is like potato chips crunching, making me hungry. The grass looks squashed  and defeated as they lie there on the soft dirt. In the afternoon it is hot but in the morning it is not. There is a spiral just standing there looking like a snail shell. A house standing at  the edge of a hill.
By Wattai











Crazed woodcutters occurred in the peaceful view, causing chaos and destruction.
As busy as bees, soaring birds fluttered with their gliding wings, finding a home.
Flies, birds, bees, all together finding themselves in the clouds, a peaceful view.
White fluffy clouds like cotton candy, emerging from each sides, forming into other shapes.
A bright glowing beam of light from the sun poured on me, like a bucket filled with infinite water splashed on my poor head.
Grass, grass, grass, a field filled with green enriched grass.
Trees covered in attractive beautiful flowers, so sleek like humongous pencils.
A breeze of wind splashed on my face, even though I was not wet.
By Lucas













Clouds slowly move across the sky. 
The sun pushes through the clouds forcing itself onto the world waking the day and forcing night away. 
Birds fly high across the cloudy sky soraring on the currents. 
Leaves gently sway on the breeze. 
 The sound of cicadas can be heard in the distance.
By Mr Simon



Butterflies fly in the natural sky and the trees dance as the wind blows along.
The flowers are blue.The wooden bridge is the passageway that people walk along and
it swings like crazy in the breeze. People having fun, they shout, laugh and giggle .
By Sak





Sunday, October 4, 2015

Angkor Wat bike first training session



On Sunday Mr Ben held his first bike training session for the upcoming Angkor Wat fun bike, run Grade 4 / 5 trip.
The children (and parents) were up nice and early on Sunday for a 30minute bike training session on Diamond Island.


It was a great turnout of parents and children.












Mr Simon took up a spot along the course to cheer everyone along and was fascinated watching two cranes working on a construciton site collide with each other as they were moving things around the constrcutions site.







On the way home we had to stop to get Kate's flat tyre repaired on her bike.
Lucky it went down after her training session.



The run training will start on Tuesday and Friday this week with the children running for 15-20 minutes from 11.30-12. They will then have their lunch after training.








As time gets closer to the event the distance will increase.

Make sure you remember to bring your running shoes and maybe a change of clothes on Tuesday and Friday.