Summer Slam 2018 Week 2 - July 24

Day 2 was another interesting and sizzling day at Summer Slam. We are attempting to make raisins out of seedless grapes. we are in the 'great unknown' with this project and fingers and toes are crossed!  Update coming your way soon!

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Craft time- Aerospace!  We made a glider out of wooden pegs and popsicle sticks. The girls made their gliders extra pretty by adding some crystal stickers while the boys went with stripes.  Wonder if this happens in airlines too?

Innovation and Hurrah! our fidget spinners are ready. The children had a great time spinning their own, genuinely handmade,  fidget spinners.

 

The take-away-home project - Umbrellas, were decorated, as the pictures show.  Time to re-word the rhyme, ‘Rain rain go away’ to ‘Rain rain pour today’ so we can go out in the rain with our Haute-couture umbrellas designed by those little hands of the Summer Slammers

Uncle Suhairi,  got us moving and grooving again with 'dancercise'.  Given the temperature today, he picked 'Cruel Summer' as the theme for the exercise!  Apt? Today's programme also included callisthenics.  

Sports: It was time to work on our passing skills.  Did you know, that in Rugby the ball has to be passed behind the person passing the ball?  Interesting contrast to some other game, don't you think?  Uncle Denis and Uncle Sathish are pictured, busy developing Rugby drills and skills with the children.

Summer Slam 2018 Week 2 - July 23

Hello Parents,
Welcome to Week 2 of Summer Slam 2018. We are happy to see almost all of our Slammers from last week join us this week as well, and a big hello to our new joiners!
We began the day with an exciting Science experiment involving baking soda and vinegar. Food colouring, baking soda and vinegar all came together to create what was overheard as;  “it’s like a volcano erupting!” 

We will be making a few toys of our own this week. Fidget Spinner is #1 on our list!

 Toy-making - we will be making a few toys of our own this week. A 'Fidget Spinner' is #1 on our list!Who doesn’t need a fan in the summer? Here we are in phase 1 of making our handy handheld fans.

 

 

Yeah! Gymnastics time with Coach Annie and assistant coach Geethan. The new joiners were given a quick introduction to this amazing sport.

Today's plan included:   standing long jump, star jump, donkey kick, bunny hop, kangaroo hop, and more.  

We have been encouraging our slammers to brush their teeth after lunch and some of them are seen doing just that, quite spontaneously.

After lunch, we all gathered in ‘Zone 1’ to prepare a quick snack. Crackers with a creme cheese and strawberry preserve.  Mmmmm.  Some opted for more cheese while others, for more jam - an enjoyable experience with a choice! 

 

Post-lunch and it was time for sports. This week we are learning to play Rugby while next week will see us introduce cricket. Uncle Dennis & Uncle Sathish introduced us to Rugby beginning with a bit of history (one must know that Rugby came about by accident when Soccer was the mainstay at the time. Then began the explanation of the rules in preparation for the drills that will be done until Friday when we will have our 'finals'!

Do remember to send a hat and sunscreen along with your child as we will be out most afternoons, weather permitting. 

We will be involved in a beach clean-up exercise on Thursday, 26 July 2018 at the East Coast Park beach from 10.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
Children will arrive at school as usual 

by 9.00 a.m. Mrs Alegria a volunteer parent will give a little presentation to the children before we leave for the beach. Children will be served cheese sandwiches and juice at the beach. We will be back in school just in time for lunch.
Please remember to apply sunscreen and put on a mosquito patch on your child. Do send a hat along too.
We do require parent volunteers. Please let us know if you have the time to spare. Thank you.

Summer Slam 2018 Week 1 - July 20

The final day of our week on Dinosaurs...oh and before that... TGIF!

We began by assembling our dino craft to complete our 'Jurassic World'! As this was happening, we clearly heard the children humming and softly singing;  the song -Tyrannosaurus Rex, the mighty dinosaur. It was king in the age of dinosaurs...

You will find hand print dinosaurs, 3 D models of dinosaurs, their eggs and nests, trees, a rainbow and even some hot dogs to complete the habitat.   Now, who's to say that Dino's were not into rainbows and hot dogs?
Making the skeleton of an Apatosaurus, using spaghetti, completed our dinosaur art and craft projects.

We also did the requested  'photo-opp' which was a thrill!   Pictured here are the slammers doing just that.

"..could we have dino jello again?" as requested by our slammers yesterday and so we did! That was the snack, late morning!

The wall hanging made, using coloured rice grains was also completed and sent home.  It was interesting to see children mix the coloured material and make various patterns on the drawing.  Not dissimilar to creating 'Rangoli' or a 'Mandala'.

  

   

Coach Annie took the children to a whole new level.   She has nothing but praise for the children who are able to follow and do their routines remarkably well. Today the children took to the trampoline and they also had fun with the 'parachute'

Movie Time @The Theatre at Broadrick, with popcorn as we watched 'The good dinosaur'.

Ananya volunteered to read a fun story to her friend about a Dinosaur's day out!  Fascinating! 

Music Session with Geethan.

Geethan taught us to listen to the music and play to time using percussion instruments.

Basketball - our finalé and match of the season…was a close contest between Yem Ananya and Team Christoph. Team 'A' edged out 'Team C' in a thrilling moment.

The grape popsicles were just what we wanted to beat the heat after that fun game and scores melted away as did the popsicles!  

We hope you had a great week, just as we did!

We look forward to seeing our slammers with some new joiners in the coming week.

Oops... forgot to say bye bye 

Summer Slam 2018 Week 1 - July 19

Day 4 and a Science experiment was the first order of business! We called the experiment ‘Colour changing milk’.  So, it was an introduction to;  ‘chemistry’.  The process was simple- mixing two things together and seeing what happens..now isn't that chemistry?

The children watched in wonder as milk, mixed with liquid soap caused the combining of molecules and separation of the fats.  Then with a little food colouring introduced, there was an explosion of colour!  The reaction was unpredictable and wonderous.  Better yet, the looks on the faces of the children!  Priceless!  The children tested the control by varying the process and tried to make their own predictions, A most interesting experience as depicted below!

The older children have been attempting to make  3d models of dinosaurs to add on to our ‘Jurassic World’. We decided to include some 'fossil's and 'dinosaur eggs' moulded, using a particular type of playdough,

The dinosaur hats were given a final check to complete this project and to be taken home on tomorrow.
Lunch was followed by a cookery project for our afternoon snack.  We made  'dino-jello'.

Today’s sports lesson began with a song! Uncle Dennis made up a song
Warm up and then practice… practice… and practice… of dribbling and shooting was the sports session today

After Uncle Suhari’s fun-filled dancercise, it was just the right time for our 'Dino-Jello'. A perfect ending to another exciting day! 

The enthusiastic 'slammers' are now eager for their second week & it's going to be even more fun we promise!

Summer Slam 2018 Week 1 - July 18

Day 3 began with a quick touch up of the handprint dinosaur project.

During this time, we got to hear a sweet conversation between two new friends while making their dinosaurs.

…my triceratops looks so real. I think I have magic in my hands! …really can you do for me… please! (Conversation between a five year old and his new friend a little three year old). The big guy did not want to disappoint his new little friend and so came quickly to me asking me to make hers just like his. He added, if it cannot be just like his, he will give his art work to her! 

It was time for a lesson with Coach Annie. Children were excited to go for their lesson. Thank you for sending the children dressed in comfortable clothes.

Can we make something to eat? We are hungry... so we decided to do a quick cookery. We made dinosaur Sandwiches. The pictures will tell you the rest.

A DIY dinosaur hat is in the making. We also decorated the wall hanging of the rice artwork.

We had an extended sports lesson upon request. Children are now learning the rules of the game and are trying out the skills they have been practising. Dribbling, shooting, passing… our coaches say that we are doing a good job!

We have been encouraging the children to bring books on dinosaurs to read aloud as well as for children to read to each other.  We would like your cooperation in sending us the books with your child’s name so we can ensure that it is returned to the correct owner.

Summer Slam 2018 Week 1 - July 17

Day 2 of the Summer Slam began with the much-awaited theme of the week – Dinosaurs!

...from Greek; deinos ‘terrible’ + sauros‘ lizard’ - now why are so fascinated by these 'terrible lizards'?  You need to ask the children.  So catering to that fascination, we explored Dinosaurs, a category of animals, most closely related to birds and crocodiles. We were pleasantly surprised by the depth of knowledge the 'slammers' offered.

Pictured below is the 'mind-map' that we used to approach the topic with "what would you like to know?"...

We are making our own Jurassic World!  The rest, a secret until the screening, well showing-off, at least!

Extra special and tasty - the cookies that the children made, using moulds of Dinosaurs, and shapes to make fossils..

In the pictures:
The coloured rice (made yesterday) being put to good use as we decorated our drawings with that.
Another art project in the making- Dino hats.
All this making and crafting sure got us hungry and we settled for lunch.
We read from a lovely storybook, contributed by Ananya. 

Coach Dennis and Asst. Coach (self-appointed) Sathish, got the children to practice dribbling, chest passes and shooting all after a round of warm-up exercises.

Fitness Guru (Uncle) Suhairi is back again for our Summer Slam 2018. We would be doing our rhythmic movements using the music from the 60’s and the 70’s. Today was a blast, starting with that disco hit of all time' Le Freak! 

Snack time was amazing with the 'Dinosaur and fossil' cookies.  Some of our older 'slammers' eagerly took down the ingredients and recipe, to give it a go, at home! We are looking forward to hearing from you about the outcome.