Welcome to September and the start of a joyful new school year at Tiger Cub Immersion School! This month has been a wonderful blend of welcoming new and returning families, building connections, and setting the foundation for another vibrant academic year of learning and growth. Our community spirit is strong, and the energy in our classrooms and on our playground has been contagious. We are grateful for the trust you place in us and look forward to partnering with you as your children discover, create, and thrive.
This month, our focus was on the theme of "All About Me," inviting our students to celebrate their individuality and explore what makes each of them special. Throughout the month, students expressed themselves through creative activities like painting self-portraits, making headbands, and designing new whimsical hairstyles using colorful paper, feathers, and pipe cleaners. We explored the concept of identity through fingerprint stamping, handprint art, and family photo frames, sparking conversations about traditions and personality traits. Stories such as "There's Only One You," "We're All Wonders," and "I Like This, You Like That" inspired students to share their feelings, celebrate differences, and practice kindness. As the weeks progressed, we dove into emotions, recognizing, naming, and illustrating our moods through activities like emotion wheels, "Today I Feel" drawings, and "bunch of feelings" collages. Students compared likes and dislikes, discussed kind and unkind actions, and explored the many ways we are alike and different.
Learning flourished across many academic subjects this month. In English, students practiced recognizing, tracing, and writing the letters of their names and focused on learning the first few letters of the alphabet, discovering words like apple, bee, cat and dog. We also read many storybooks in class and encouraged students to participate through interactive storytelling. Math activities included tracing and measuring our feet, sorting by categories, and coloring while following patterns. Our students also practiced writing Chinese characters such as 一 (yī, one), 少 (shǎo, few), 我 (wǒ, I/me), 开 (kāi, open), 心 (xīn, heart), 果 (guǒ, fruit), and 上 (shàng, up). Other activities this month included practical life lessons that help students to strengthen coordination, such as transferring with spoons, sorting color, twisting nuts and bolts, and scooping rice and chickpeas.
September's beautiful weather was perfect for outdoor adventures. Students enjoyed various kinds of dramatic play on the playground, tackled obstacle courses of varying difficulty, and played with bouncy balls and basketballs. Each Wednesday brought a different kind of excitement as Coach Evan introduced our students to soccer and various running games while teaching them movement skills and teamwork.
We also want to take this opportunity to express a heartfelt thank you to all families who joined us for our annual Back-to-School Night! It was wonderful to connect, share our plans for the academic year, and celebrate the partnership that makes Tiger Cub Immersion School a special place to learn and grow. Your support and enthusiasm set the tone for an exciting year ahead. We are deeply appreciative of the trust you place in us and look forward to working together to nurture your children's curiosity, confidence, and success.
As September comes to a close, we are excited to turn the page to our October theme: "Community Helpers." Next month, students will explore the important roles and responsibilities of helpers in our neighborhood. We look forward to another month of adventure, learning, and celebration at Tiger Cub Immersion School. Thank you for being a part of our journey. And stay tuned for more stories, activities, and updates next month!
Students used colored paper, feathers, and colorful pipe cleaners to design new hairstyles for themselves.
Students decorated a photo frame for their family pictures.
Students pasted grapes with various facial expressions to create their own "bunch of feelings."
Students enjoy reading a variety of books in the classroom.
During Circle Time, students took turns lifting flaps to reveal different pictures in the story.
Students traced their feet and measured them with squares.
Students honed their finger strength, hand-eye coordination, and concentration by twisting nuts and bolts together.
In the Pre-K class, students practiced writing various Chinese characters that they have added to their vocabulary.
Students painted half of an apple with red or green paint and firmly stamped it onto a tea towel to make special Back-to-School keepsakes.
Students happily played on the playground, making friends with each other while enjoying the beautiful weather outside.
