IST Nursery http://istianjinelearning.org/nursery Taking a glimpse at Nursery life! Fri, 17 May 2013 11:22:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://istianjinelearning.org/?v=3.4.1 SongJiang Country Club http://istianjinelearning.org/nursery/2013/05/17/songjiang-country-club/ http://istianjinelearning.org/nursery/2013/05/17/songjiang-country-club/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:16:05 +0000 Ms. Danielle http://istianjinelearning.org/nursery/?p=4443 Today was a perfect day for a field trip!  We  took the school bus to SongJiang Country Club to see a horse show and stroll through the botanical gardens.  It was a great way for the children to see living things and how to take good care of them.  Here are a few pictures from the trip!

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]]> http://istianjinelearning.org/nursery/2013/04/18/earth-day/feed/ 0 Student Lead Conferences http://istianjinelearning.org/nursery/2013/04/15/student-lead-conferences/ http://istianjinelearning.org/nursery/2013/04/15/student-lead-conferences/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:13:03 +0000 Ms. Danielle http://istianjinelearning.org/nursery/?p=4370 Last week was a very busy week!  We welcomed a new student to the class, Yun Hyeon.  Yes, another boy, and he has settled in nicely!  That makes 15 boys and 3 girls!  We spent a lot of time preparing for Student Lead Conferences, which was the highlight of the week.  The children were so happy to show you their work and what they’ve learned in Nursery!  Here are a few pictures!  Today we began our final Unit of Inquiry in Nursery  “Sharing the Planet: Living Things”.  The children will be learning to identify living things and their requirements.  Where is a great place to learn about this, you ask?  On the farm! The Nursery Farm!  Stay tuned for picutres from Nursery’s farm.

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Nursery has been scheduled to take class photos on Monday, April 15th in the morning.  Please send your child to school looking their best and we will try to keep them neat and clean for photo taking!  See you tomorrow!

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