News from the IS Library- Author Peter Brown coming to SAS in March!

The Primary and Intermediate Divisions are thrilled to welcome author and illustrator Peter Brown to Singapore American School this March. He will be working with all students as the PTA sponsored Author-in-Residence.

Peter’s books have earned him numerous honors. His latest picture book Mr. Tiger Goes Wild is a New York Times bestseller and an Indie Bound bestseller. He received a Caldecott Honor (2013) for Creepy Carrots!.

To order signed copies of Peter Brown's books, please use this order form.

His specific schedule will be posted to the Elementary Library pages soon.

Questions for the Week of February 24-28, 2014

Questions to ask your child from the week of February 24-28, 2014:

In Reading:

-        What is a Venn Diagram?  How did you use it to compare yourself with a child living in another country?

-        How many hours have you read/stickers have you gotten for Read to Feed?

 In Writing:

-        What graph is your group making to show the difference between developed and developing countries?

-        Why is it important to find information in more that one place (from more than one source?)

In Word Study:

            -How can a prefix change the meaning of a base word?  Give an example.

In Math:

-               How can you write a fraction to name part of a whole?  Give an example.

-               How can you write a fraction to name part of a set?  Give an example.

-               How can you find fractions on a number line?

In Social Studies:

-               What did you learn from the movie “Through a Child’s Eyes”?  What surprised you?

Using sources from the Internet...

Discussing ideas and researching

Working together is fun!

Obesity in countries

Improved Water Source Graph

Working on Development Graphs

Learning about kids all over the world with our Innova buddies

Such good buddies :)

A glimpse of our Innova buddies at their school

Payam at the GATE Fair with his friends in class

Spontaneous play while waiting for an activity....candid and love it :)

Questions for the Week of February 17-21, 2014

Questions to ask your child from the week of February 17-23, 2014:

In Reading:

-        For how long have you read for Read to Feed so far?

-        Are you logging your hours in your Read to Feed booklet?

-        What book do you think you will present for your next Book Talk?

-        Who was your research partner this week?

 In Writing:

-        What did you write in your water bucket reflection?

In Word Study:

            -What word parts do you know?  (Prefix, base word, suffix)

            -Why would spelling a word outloud be important?

In Math:

-               How can you divide a region into two equal parts?

-               How can you write a fraction to name part of a whole?

In Social Studies:

-               What have you learned about how kids live the same/differently around the world?

-               What did you teach your Innova buddy about how kids live around the world?

-               What did you do with water buckets this week?

Read-In

Read-In!

Read-In!

Third Grade Read-In the Library for Read to Feed!

Questions for the Week of February 10-14, 2014

Dear Parents,

Happy Valentine's Day!  Next Tuesday, February 18 is character dress-up/Read-In the library for Grade 3.  If your child wants to dress as his/her favorite book character, that would be great!

Questions to ask your child from the week of February 10-14, 2014:

In Reading:

-        For how long have you read for Read to Feed so far?

-        Are you logging your hours in your Read to Feed booklet?

-        What are the types of books you want to read so that you can read, read, read and not want to stop?

 In Writing:

-        What did you write in your assembly reflection?

In Word Study:

            -What word parts do you know?  (Prefix, base word, suffix)

In Math:

-               How can you tell when a word problem has multiple steps even if the steps are hidden?

-               What happens when you divide with 0 and 1?

-               How can you use multiplication and division facts to solve word problems?

In Social Studies:

-               What have you learned about the animals for Heifer International?

-               Which animal would you choose to purchase for a developing country?  Why?  How                       could that animal help that community?

-          What did you learn about food in the world and how it is distributed by using the mentos with the substitute?  What did your group do?

The small group getting ready for our assembly!

Questions for the Week of February 3-7, 2014

Dear Parents,

Thank you for coming to our Read to Feed Assembly!  We loved having you and performing on stage!  We hope that you will donate money to our reading and Heifer International so that kids in developing countries can earn money for school.  As you know, an animal changed Beatrice's life!  As readers, we will help to give kids in developing countries a chance to thrive and grow!  We sincerely thank you for your contributions in the future and you will learn more of how to participate from your child.

Questions to ask your child from the week of February 3-7, 2014:

In preparation for the assembly:

-        What did you like best about practicing for the assembly?

-        What have you learned about using the stage?

-        What is your favorite part of the assembly?

-        What have you learned about performing for a large audience?

In Math:

-               How can multiplication help you divide by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7?

-               What multiplication and division number story did you write to include in your portfolio?

In Social Studies:

-               How can you tell if a country is developed or developing?

-       How did an animal from Heifer International change Beatrice's life?

-               What Village Called Earth sites did you find on Gecko Techo?