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Breakout EDU (Wednesday May 13th 2020)

Topic: Species Spy!

Breakout EDU | Breakout EDU

CONTENT AREA: Media Literacy; Think Before You Post.

Breakout EDU games bring the challenges of an escape room to the classroom. One of its features is a digital breakout. Students use the provided clues to solve digital puzzles. To join a class and play the digital platform, create your account here using the class code provided for your level.

Please follow the link to our Firefly page for informations on how to login and play the digital games.

 

English Storytime

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Wednesday. May 20th 2020. English Storytime. Mrs. Rous is reading ‘Bark, George’ by Jules Feiffer.

Thai Storytime

Wednesdaty, May 20th 2020, Thai Storytime. Miss Tonaor is reading ‘สุนัขรักหนังสือ’ (Dog Loves Books) by Louise Yates.

Accessing Storytime Videos:

For Students please visit Firefly to access content.

For Parents of Pre-Prep students please find a link on ILD (Interactive Learning Diary) website to access Storytime videos.

 

Easy Bird Finger Puppet Origami

Today we have found the craft that any body would love. Puppies! Thank you Maggy from Red Ted Art You know we adore easy Paper Crafts for kids, right? Well, we have a super duper special and EASY Bird Finger Puppet Origami project for you. These are so easy, and so fun to turn into doodle birds, that you will wonder **where** they have been all your life! So fun.

They make a great addition to our Easy Origami Projects for kids, as well as Paper Puppet collection!

Paper Bird Finger Puppets

Materials needed to make your Origami Bird Puppets:

  • Square piece of paper – we used A4 cut down into two sheets of 15 x 15cm to make two birds (do experiment with different sizes to fit your children’s hands!)
  • Pens for decorating – experiment with pens, biros, pencils, crayons.. whatever you can find!

No scissors. No glue!!

Yep can you believe it, this craft really requires no glue or scissors (well apart from having to cut down paper to a square, but that can be achieved with careful tearing too!).

How to make paper bird finger puppets with scrap paper:

Do watch our easy to follow Bird Finger Puppet video. I always find video instructions sooo much easier to follow.

But have also invluded step by step written instructions below!

This written instructions also include some step photos, which I hope will help you make this cute little Finger Puppet!

Bird finger puppets easy

Here we go… How to make a Paper Bird Finger Puppet

As you can see from the images below, I really did use the paper from my recycling bin! It is a great way to upcycle and still have fun.

Folding your kite shape

Begin my making a square piece of paper. Fold the A4 sheet of paper in half.

Bring one corner up to the central fold. Cut that “triangle” out. When you fold it open again you will have a square.

Fold your square across the diagonal (again) to make a triangle and a nice diagonal crease.

Open up.

Bring one flat edge of the square to align with this central diagonal and start forming a “Kite shape”. Repeat with the other side.

Paper finger puppet

Fold your paper along the diagonal again (so your other fold are on the inside).

You now have one long edge. And two short ones. Fold the long edge in half to find the mid way point and pinch as a “marker” (bottom left photo).

Open again.

Fold up the short edge to make a crease (the video shows this really well- or look at the dashed line in the image!) -(bottom right photo).

Paper birds

Folding the paper down (top left photo).

And then back up (top right photo).

Now wrap the paper around itself and “tuck in”.

decorating your bird finger puppets

One side will show the “folds and tuck”. This is the “rough side” (but can of course still get decorated).

Flip over and you get a “neat” side – this is the side that is easier/ more fun to decorate!

Your basic bird is finished.

Be as creative as you like! Invent your own birds or google your favourite types of bird and be inspired by their beaks and plumage. Maybe you can make some parrots, some parakeets, some puffins and more?!

How to make your paper bird point the other way?

If you want the “Neat” side to point the other way, make the folds in the other direction.

Finger Puppets made from paper

Now it is time to have fun with decorating!! Use lots of colours and have fun.

English Storytime

Tuesday May 19th 2020. English Storytime. Mrs. Rous is reading ‘When Gorilla Goes Walking’ by Nikki Grimes.

Thai Storytime

Tuesday, May 19th 2020, Thai Storytime. Miss Nan is reading ‘เธอเห็นฉันไหม’ by อัญชลี อารีย์วงศ์.

Accessing Storytime Videos:

For Students please visit Firefly to access content.

For Parents of Pre-Prep students please find a link on ILD (Interactive Learning Diary) website to access Storytime videos.

Years 4-6

We have a library trivia challenge for you!

Please see library Firefly page (Click her)

English Storytime

Monday, May 18th 2020. English Storytime. Mrs. Rous is reading ‘Minty and Tink’ by Emma Chichester Clark.

Thai Storytime

Monday, May 18th, Thai Storytime. Miss Rung is ‘ตำนานท่าเตียน’ by นรินทร์ เซียวพิบูลย์กิจ.

Accessing Storytime Videos:

For Students please visit Firefly to access content.

For Parents of Pre-Prep students please find a link on ILD (Interactive Learning Diary) website to access Storytime videos.

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to the Library Kahoot! Family Fun Friday. Who is interested please submit the registration form, and then come join us.

-> For the information, please visit the library Firefly page (Click here). <-

– English Storytime

Friday, May 15th 2020, English Storytime, Mrs. Rous is reading ‘Tiger, Tiger: Is it True?’ by Byron Katie and Hans Wilhelm.

– Thai Storytime

Friday, May 15th 2020, Thai Storytime. Mr. Bank is reading ‘กล่องวิเศษของพระราชา’ โดย เอริก บาตู.

Accessing Storytime Videos:

For Students please visit Firefly to access content.

For Parents of Pre-Prep students please find a link on ILD (Interactive Learning Diary) website to access Storytime videos.

Thanks kindly,

Shrewsbury International School Riverside Librarians

Origami Owl Pencil Topper

By  Maggy, from  https://www.redtedart.com/origami-owl-pencil-topper/

How to Make a Origami Owl Pencil Topper

Before we do, we need these:

  • 3inch Square Paper (approx 7.5cm x 7.5cm)
  • Pens for decorating (or googly eyes and buttons)

How to make Origami Owl Pencil Toppers

We are really thankful for the craft idea. If you are interested, please do not forget to hop over to Jenny’s channel now and subscribe supporting her. She really has some fabulous and quirky paper crafts for you to discover and have a go at.

– English Storytime

Thursday, May 14th 2020. English Storytime, Mrs. Rous is reading  Rhinos Don’t Eat Pancakes  by Anna Kemp.

– Thai Storytime

Thursday, May 14th 2020. Thai Storytime. Miss Tonaor is reading ‘ปีเตอร์ นกพัฟฟิน‘ (Puffin Peter) by Petr Horácek; translated to Thai by Miss Tonaor.

Accessing Storytime Videos:

For Students please visit Firefly to access content.

For Parents of Pre-Prep students please find a link on ILD (Interactive Learning Diary) website to access Storytime videos.

Thanks kindly,

SHR’s librarians

Breakout EDU (Wednesday May 13th 2020)

  • For Junior Students:
  • For Senior Students:

Breakout EDU games bring the challenges of an escape room to the classroom. One of its features is a digital breakout. Students use the provided clues to solve digital puzzles. To join a class and play the digital platform, create your account here using the class code provided for your level.

Junior Breakout games :    Class code   – YJBGOY

Senior Breakout games :     Class code   – szvuot

Follow the sign up Instructions below!

English Storytime

Wednesday, May 13th 2020. English Storytime. Mrs. Rous is reading ‘Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack’ by Rob Scotton .

– Thai Storytime

Wednesday, May 13th 2020, Thai Storytime. Miss Nan is reading ‘กรุ๊งกริ๊ง หนีเร็ว’ by รัตนา คชนาท.

Accessing Storytime Videos:

For Students please visit Firefly to access content.

For Parents of Pre-Prep students please find a link on ILD (Interactive Learning Diary) website to access Storytime videos.

Thanks kindly,

Shrewsbury International School Riverside Librarians

Connect the Dots

We have found this website called The Spruce Crafts thanks to Stacy Fisher she has gather so many interesting connect the dots sheets arranged by skill level – easy, medium, and hard.

Connect the dots worksheets, also called dot to dot, is a great activity to teach your children or students counting and the alphabet or as a fun way to reinforce these skills. Because the connect the dots worksheets are a puzzle and reveal fun pictures, the kids will really love doing them.

All of these connect the dots worksheets are free and they can be printed out and handed over to your child.

Please click HERE to enter the site.

Original source: Stacy Fisher, The Spruce Crafts, 61 Free Connect the Dots Worksheets

 

English Storytime

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Tuesday, May 12th 2020. English Storytime. Mrs. Rous is reading ‘The Great Fairy Tale Disaster’ by David Conway.

Thai Storytime

Tuesday, May 12th 2020. Thai Storytime. Miss Gigi is reading ‘เจ้าเบิ้มสีฟ้า’ by ยูวัล ซอมเมอร์.

Accessing Storytime Videos:

For Students please visit Firefly to access content.

For Parents of Pre-Prep students please find a link on ILD (Interactive Learning Diary) website to access Storytime videos.

Years 4-6

We have a library trivia challenge for you!

Please see library Firefly page (Click her)

English Story

Monday, May 11th 2020. English Storytime. Mrs. Rous is reading ‘Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach’ by James Dean.

Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach (My First I Can Read): Dean, James ...

Thai Story

Monday, May 11th 2020, Thai Storytime. Miss Sairung is reading ‘เวลาอาหารกลางวัน’ (Lunchtime) by Rebecca Cobb.

Accessing Storytime Videos:

For Students please visit Firefly to access content.

For Parents of Pre-Prep students please find a link on ILD (Interactive Learning Diary) website to access Storytime videos.

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to the Library Kahoot! This activity is only for years 4 – 6 at 2.40 pm. We have the fun quizzes to you! Who is interested please submit the registration form, and then come join us via Zoom!

-> For the information, please visit the library Firefly page (Click here). <-

– English Storytime

Friday, May 8th 2020, English Storytime, Mrs. Rous is reading ‘ I Want a Dog’ by Helga Bansch.

– Thai Storytime

Friday, May 8th 2020, Thai Storytime. Miss Toon is reading ‘คุณบิสกิตหมี’ by Mini Grey; translated to Thai by Miss Toon.

– Additional Reading Story Today

Mr. Bank is reading ‘Sweet Dreams Peter’ by Beatrix Potter in English.

Accessing Storytime Videos:

For Students please visit Firefly to access content.

For Parents of Pre-Prep students please find a link on ILD (Interactive Learning Diary) website to access Storytime videos.

Thanks kindly,

SHR’s librarians

Chick Pop Up Card

By Andreja, from https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/chick-pop-up-card-template/

We’ve got a brand new pop up card ready for you and just in time for Easter – print this Chick Pop Up Card Template, a wonderful Easter craft idea for your kids.

You can use this one as a pop up card or play with it and make the chick talk.

Chick Pop Up Card Template Easter Craft for Kids

How to Make a Chick Pop Up Card

Before we do, we need these:

  • Printable craft template
  • Red cardstock (other colors are fine too)
  • Print paper (regular or heavy)
  • Scissors
  • Glue 
  • Coloring supplies if you printed the black and white templates

Step by Step Instructions

Print out the template.

If you printed the black and white one, have the kids color in the chick.

Cut out the template – cut along the outer line (rectangle).

There is a dashed line running across the template – fold along that dashed line (with the design on the outside).

Now let’s take a look at the straight line in the middle of the beak.

Cut along that line.

There are two diagonal dashed lines going along the beak, fold along those lines.

Make the folds nice and crisp.

Now open up the card and push your fingers (from the back) through the beak and slowly start closing the card.

Nice and easy, so that all parts fall in place.

Run your fingers across the folds to make them crisper.

Stick the folded card into the red card (made out of card stock paper). First one side… 

Then apply glue on the other side (of the template) and close the card and wait for the glue to set.

All done! Your Chick Pop Up Card is complete.

Chick Pop Up Card Template Craft

– English Storytime

Thursday, May 7th 2020. English Storytime, Mrs. Rous is reading ‘The Very Kind Rich Old Lady and Her 100 Dogs’ by Chinlun Lee.

– Thai Storytime

Thursday, May 7th 2020. Thai Storytime. Mr. Bank is reading ‘เจ้ากระต่ายสีดำ (The Black Rabbit)’ by Philippa Leathers; translated to Thai by Mr. Bank.

Accessing Storytime Videos:

For Students please visit Firefly to access content.

For Parents of Pre-Prep students please find a link on ILD (Interactive Learning Diary) website to access Storytime videos.

Thanks kindly,

SHR’s librarians

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