Training our Minds and Bodies

This week the students finished up our last few presentations on traditional cultural dances and then we learnt about the elements of dance: Body, Energy, Action, Space and Time. 

Next week for our final project, the students will be applying all that they have learnt as they will be working in small groups to create their own dance that incorporates all of the elements and express themselves creatively to match a theme or tell a story.

As sports day is quickly approaching, we have been practicing various events such as long jump, hurdles and javelin; focusing on proper form and technique. 

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The students have been enjoying the stories and sharing their thoughts and opinions in reading groups.

In math we continued to learn about the attributes of various polygons as well as features such as parallel lines, or right angles. As a challenge we tried to see how many different polygons they could make using 12 toothpicks.