Mark Making

Gianna enthusiastically came over when I asked her to come and draw a dinosaur.  Gianna was able to draw a dinosaur following step by step instructions.  Over the next couple of days, she returned to the activity to choose another dinosaur to draw. This time, Gianna followed pictorial step by step instructions independently.  She held her pencil with a tripod grip.

Tet Role Play Area

Gianna has been enjoying dressing up in an Ao Dai almost everyday in the last two weeks.  She told me she has an Ao Dai at home.  She enjoys wearing the Ao Dai whilst shopping in our Tet shop and is good at adding adding more money to her purse!

Classroom

Recently, Gianna has been spending time in the Maths area.  She enjoys playing with the animals with Ana.  Gianna also enjoyed role playing with a group of children.  She spoke with confidence.  Here are some of the things she said this morning:

"I get the Ostrich."

"This is my brother" ( pointing to one of the animals)

"I got sister Aria."

"I have Christmas.  I have Christmas presents at home."

"I'm Elsa.  Who are you?"

"I will go!  I am sorry.  I am police!"

Gianna Goes to the Moon with Hanna!

Gianna took some alien costumes in the role play area. She put the red one on Hanna's head. 

"Look Ms Christine, I'm a purple alien and Hanna is the red one!" They pretended to ride the spaceship together. I asked her where they we're going, "We're going to the moon! Zooooom!", she replied. 

Playground

               At the Fundino playground, Gianna was excited to make some bubbles. She tried to blow it and was very happy when she finally saw big bubbles. She called me and said, "Look at bubbles, it is so big"

Building a train track

Gianna enjoyed building a train track. She connected them one by one and then put the train engine and the carriages on it.  She also made the train sound "toot-toot-toot" as her train cars departed. 

Gianna's first week back

Gianna enjoyed exploring different learning areas in the classroom during her first week back in school. She has been particularly enjoying the whiteboards and markers on the mark-making table. When asked about her drawing, she said "I draw my daddy. His tummy is big and he wears black!". What a very interesting description Gianna! Well done! 

Puffy Paint

Gianna asked to paint the dinosaur with the puffy paint.

She said:

"I like flying dinosaur, please?"

"I put it in the microwave! I bake it!"

"I don't paint the face. Only the body!"

"Do you like it?"

Fundino playground

Gianna talked to Zilin with so much excitement. She said, "I will come back my home in Philippines. You can't see me."

Maths

Gianna showed interest with shapes . She is familiar with the shapes triangle square and rectangle and was able to put them together. Gianna then called, "Ms Crislet, look what I made!"

Painting

Gianna asked if she could help paint our canvass for the Fundino playground. She had a go at using paint and a thin brush. Gianna followed the lines very carefully and made sure that she is not painting beyond the lines. Well done! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Playdough

Gianna made an ice cream for me and Ms Precious. She made a 'cone' and then rounded and twirl pieces of playdough for the ice cream. "Ms Crislet, ,look! I made ice cream for you!" She also said "I made a really big one for Ms Precious!"

Soft play room

Gianna had fun dancing in the Soft Play Room today. She was able to remember most of the dance steps and danced joyfully with her friends. Well done Gianna!

Gianna's 'Hello time'

Gianna got the visual timetable cards and sat on the carpet with Hannah. 

Gianna: What's this? 

Hanna: Hello time!

Gianna: What's this Hanna? This is swimming but not today! Tomorrow! 

Well done Ms Gianna! 

Music with Mr Robbie

Gianna joined in really well during Music time. Mr Robbie sang the song 'Hello How Are You?' and Gianna was able to join in by doing the actions of the song. Well done Gianna :)

Gianna Rides an Aeroplane!

Gianna went to our 'Vietnam Airlines office' to purchase a ticket. She gave me money and said, "I want to go to Korea!" as she pointed to the photo on the desk. She followed my instruction properly when I told her to go the Ms Thuy to get her boarding pass. She learnt the words: 'boarding pass', 'passport', 'aeroplane', 'pilot' and 'seatbelt'. When she rode the aeroplane she fastened her seatbelt and said bye to her friends and teachers. Have a safe flight Gianna! 

Role play area

Gianna enjoyed playin in the role play area. She pretended to ride the hot air balloon with her friends and said, "Look! I'm inside!".

Gianna at the Creative Area!

Gianna independently went to the Creative Area and said, "Gianna want to make a boat." She got her name from the  cupboard and even handed out her friends names. She properly glued the shapes on the paper. She showed her finished work to me and said, "Ms. Christine, look! A pirate boat!" 

Pirate Gianna!

Gianna enjoyed singing the Pirate Song during Hello Time today. She can sing the song very well and do the the actions too.  Good dancing and singing Pirate Gianna!

Painting Activity

Gianna chose to do painting activity in the workshop area. She used different coulours and a thin brush. Gianna kept saying 'Look! Look!'. When asked what she made, Gianna said 'Zoo! Elephants!'. Great work, Gianna! :)