Slight change to 2AO's schedule
Please note that on Sundays our Art time has changed. We will now have UOI in the classroom at the beginning of every week.
Grade 2 Inter House Sports
Well done to all of the children that took part in the Inter House Sports. It was a great event and wonderful to see the students developing their sportsmanship skills.
Thank you to those of you who were able to come and cheer the children on.
Thank you to those of you who were able to come and cheer the children on.
Language
Spelling: Plurals
Language skills: continue descriptive writing through stories.
Maths
This week we are moving onto Time. Children will work with calendars, analogue and digital clocks.
IXL activities are listed below- choose only one area your child would like to work on. Alternatively have a break from IXL:
Calendar
Do you have a calendar that is visible for your child at home? Together search for different important dates for your family. Count how many weeks until an upcoming special event. Can they tell you the months of the year in order?
In class we shall use this song to help us learn the order of the months.
IXL activities are listed below- choose only one area your child would like to work on. Alternatively have a break from IXL:
Calendar
Do you have a calendar that is visible for your child at home? Together search for different important dates for your family. Count how many weeks until an upcoming special event. Can they tell you the months of the year in order?
In class we shall use this song to help us learn the order of the months.
Time
Discuss the schedules your family use at home, e.g. getting up in the morning, leaving for school, after school activities, dinner time, bed time etc... Can your child identify the timings of these events? What helps them to know when to be ready?
Discuss the schedules your family use at home, e.g. getting up in the morning, leaving for school, after school activities, dinner time, bed time etc... Can your child identify the timings of these events? What helps them to know when to be ready?
Unit of Inquiry
How We Organise Ourselves
We will begin our new and exciting UOI on How We Organise Ourselves. This is a great opportunity for children to discover cultural connections across the world.
Central idea:
Signs and symbols are part of human-made systems that help local and global communication.
During the weeks before and after the winter break children will be working on the following lines of inquiry.
Lines of Inquiry:
There is a great opportunity to continue learning outside of the classroom by spotting signs, symbols and icons all around you. If you are going away doing the Winter Break, your children will have a great time hunting out different signs and symbols at places like airports, train stations, malls and even on the roads. They really are everywhere!
We will begin our new and exciting UOI on How We Organise Ourselves. This is a great opportunity for children to discover cultural connections across the world.
Central idea:
Signs and symbols are part of human-made systems that help local and global communication.
During the weeks before and after the winter break children will be working on the following lines of inquiry.
Lines of Inquiry:
- Signs, symbols and icons
- How visual language facilitates communication worldwide
- Specialized systems of communication
There is a great opportunity to continue learning outside of the classroom by spotting signs, symbols and icons all around you. If you are going away doing the Winter Break, your children will have a great time hunting out different signs and symbols at places like airports, train stations, malls and even on the roads. They really are everywhere!
Upcoming dates:
Tuesday 29th/ Wednesday 30th November? - National Day Celebration (students can dress in the UAE's national dress/colors). Date to be confirmed ASAP.
Thursday 1st December - School Closed for National Day - enjoy your long weekend!
4th to 7th December - Bookworm Fair - book purchase is available after school for children who are picked up, if your child travels to and from school on the bus we are happy to take them to purchase a book if you wish (please let me know in advance book expectations).
Thursday 8th December- deadline for Toys bring us happiness (great cause- see previous post)
Wednesday 14th December - Winter Festival
Thursday 15th December - Last day of school - Winter Break
Monday 2nd January 2017- School re-opens
Tuesday 29th/ Wednesday 30th November? - National Day Celebration (students can dress in the UAE's national dress/colors). Date to be confirmed ASAP.
Thursday 1st December - School Closed for National Day - enjoy your long weekend!
4th to 7th December - Bookworm Fair - book purchase is available after school for children who are picked up, if your child travels to and from school on the bus we are happy to take them to purchase a book if you wish (please let me know in advance book expectations).
Thursday 8th December- deadline for Toys bring us happiness (great cause- see previous post)
Wednesday 14th December - Winter Festival
Thursday 15th December - Last day of school - Winter Break
Monday 2nd January 2017- School re-opens