WEEK THREE - 4 AUGUST 2016

The game of Tic-Tac-Toe (or Naughts and Crosses) - most of us have played this game when we were younger with pencil and paper (and it was a way our parents kept us engaged!).  Well, today we played the game on a larger scale, with paper plates and the 3 x 3 grid marked out with tape on the floor.  We made up two teams, and each team attempted to outwit the other by trying to be the first to place three paper plates with the same markings in a straight row.  Great fun and the day started on a high note.

The cookery project was conducted by Yan Mei Lao Shi.  We made dumplings to eat with our lunch (ingredients - cabbage, carrots for the vegetarian, as well as chicken sausages for the non-vegetarian).  Lao Shi introduced, via media, the origins of dumplings, how it is prepared and cooked. Ours was cooked in boiling water today.  The children grated carrots and, for those who were non-vegetarian, cut the sausages.

While this was going on,  others 'shadow sketched', in pairs, under the sun.  After a brief explanation of why a shadow is cast, the children drew the shadows of objects we placed on a table, with the sun behind it.  (In the midst of it, the sun went behind the clouds, and a song was needed to bring it back out!)  They then coloured the sketches which will be sent home to you tomorrow.  Then we drew Dennis' shadow on the grown with chalk!

Lunch ensued and after lunch, Aunty May told the story of the 'Rainbow Fish'.  After that, it was the quiet time, and those who needed it, napped, while others chit-chatted.

We did an interesting piece of art today - 'tissue (or in our case, crepe paper) transfer art'.

Method:
1. Wet an art canvas.
2. Tear/cut pieces of crepe paper into different shapes and sizes.
3. Place these pieces on the wet canvas and spray water on the crepe paper
4. Let the colours of the crepe paper 'bleed' onto the canvas.
5. Dry and remove the pieces of crepe paper.

Voila! - A gorgeous piece of artwork resembling stain glass.  It was a collective piece of work and will take pride of place in our school when completed.  A photograph of the finished piece will be included in our gallery tomorrow.

And now for the sport of the week - basketball.  The children first watched a short video of a basketball match.  Then, with Dennis as the referee, a 'high decibel' basketball championship was soon underway, with Team Yan Mei and Team Rumeshi competing for the title of Summer Slam Basketball Champions!  The score at the end was a close 8 points to 6, but more importantly, the children participated as members of a team.

All in all, we believe the children had a fantastic day today.  The photos in our gallery will give you an idea of what went on.  We hope you will enjoy them.

One more thing - please let your children wear the red Summer Slam t-shirt to school tomorrow.

With that and a very good evening to you,

Rumeshi and Yan Mei
With May and Dennis