GSIS 2017 Yearbook: #BeYou Volume 11 | Page 12

e Kindergar ten & G rad 1 Heading One Day part 1: Any Size Heading Portico part 2: Any Size Any Style Sub Heading Coves 18 Light Kindergarten student, Kazuma Tate, holds up a structure he made using the connecting blocks. During free time, students are given the choice to work with either Legos or connecting blocks to help develop their motor skills. 1. Sien Tseng and Ajay Akhilesh discuss which numbers should go into the puzzle. Recognizing numbers and learning to apply them is one of the most important skills elemen- tary students learn. 2. Anush Boopathi reads an article out loud. Students improved their reading comprehension as they practiced reading different pieces of writing in class. 3. During free time, Ms. Kim, Grace Laroche, and Oscar Freeman pretend they are making chocolate out of clay. Activities with clay is beneficial for younger students, as it stim- ulates their curiosity, imagination, and creativity. 4. Jose Ward grabs the bottom of the funnel and plays around with it. Funnels are often used in science experiments designed for kindergarten students. 5. Bena Nakhontum solves a math problem energetically. Gaining experience in different math problems help kindergarten students prepare them- selves for more challenging curriculum the following year. 6. Gabriel Kim cuts the edges of the comic series about Jesus. Students learned about Bible stories through visuals, such as videos and comics. 7. Sien Tseng identifies the “lake” landform in Mrs. Rader’s class. In grade one, students learned landform vocabulary and how to identify various landforms such as “island”, “plateau”, and “river” . 8. Justin An cuts colors then cuts his comic series on Jesus’ parable: The Good Samaritan. In Bible class, students learn about Jesus’ teachings, from simple narratives to parables. 9. Julia Lee writes about her experiences with her friend, Bena. In elementary school, reflecting upon their experiences and writing about them is a common exercise. 10. Grace Laroche helps stream water down the funnel to learn about measurement. Activities like this, provided elementary students with opportunities to have fun while experimenting with various lab materials. 1 Row 1: Jose Ward, Miri Mizuno, Julia Zhao, Ria Kishimoto, Niko Shimokawa, Koga Satsuki; Row 2: Ms. Kim, Yuta Iizuka, Tate Kazuma, Mr. Freeman; Row 3: Bena Nakhontum, Cian Harding; Row 4: Oscar Freeman, Joon Young Park; Row 5: Grace Laroche, Krisha Handa 12 Row 1: Ain Watanabe, Jacob Ahn; Row 2: Ju Hee Kim, Shouchinder Mahendran, Guili Yin, Allison Perry; Row 3: Kabir Ahmed, Justin An; Row 4: Gabriel Kim, Kain Choi; Row 5: Anush Boopathi, Hayden Choe, Riker Pownall Academics Row 1: Sien Tseng, Iko Kojima; Row 2: Young Ju Oh, Akhilesh Ajay, Shunnosuke Uchiyama, Dr. Rader; Row 3: Sreshta Kavuri, Leo Cheon; Row 4: Kayoung Choi, Xinyu Xu; Row 5: Ikkei Fujikawa, Alfred Tony 2