Ramdan Kareem!
This week we are starting the shortened Ramadan timings - 8:15am-1:15pm. I sent a schedule home on Thursday but please also see below, it has had to change slightly due to the shortened hours.
I will not be in on Sunday or Monday this week due to pregnancy/health reasons. I will still be checking my emails, however if you have any urgent messages regarding pick up/ buses etc... I would suggest calling the Elementary Office to pass on the messages to the relief teacher and Miss Charmea directly. Miss Charmea's email is: [email protected]
This week we are starting the shortened Ramadan timings - 8:15am-1:15pm. I sent a schedule home on Thursday but please also see below, it has had to change slightly due to the shortened hours.
I will not be in on Sunday or Monday this week due to pregnancy/health reasons. I will still be checking my emails, however if you have any urgent messages regarding pick up/ buses etc... I would suggest calling the Elementary Office to pass on the messages to the relief teacher and Miss Charmea directly. Miss Charmea's email is: [email protected]
*If your child is choosing to fast, please let me know in order to support them during snack and lunch time. They will be allowed to go up to the Islamic classrooms with other children who are fasting.
UOI
Last week we completed our assessments on the previous unit of inquiry and moved onto the final unit 'Who We Are'. In this unit, students will be inquiring:
Central idea:
Choices of role models reflect the beliefs and values of individuals.
Lines of inquiry:
So far, students have justified what they believe a role model is and what qualities they have. They have also identified role models in their lives. So many children said their parents or siblings are their role models which is wonderful to hear.
We then moved on to learning about Martin Luther King Jr. and how he can be seen as a role model.
This week we shall continue to identify role models in our community and the global community.
Last week we completed our assessments on the previous unit of inquiry and moved onto the final unit 'Who We Are'. In this unit, students will be inquiring:
Central idea:
Choices of role models reflect the beliefs and values of individuals.
Lines of inquiry:
- What determines a role model
- How and why role models are chosen
- Influences of role models on our choices and actions
So far, students have justified what they believe a role model is and what qualities they have. They have also identified role models in their lives. So many children said their parents or siblings are their role models which is wonderful to hear.
We then moved on to learning about Martin Luther King Jr. and how he can be seen as a role model.
This week we shall continue to identify role models in our community and the global community.
Maths
This week the class will be inquiring into reading maps. They will find out about the four cardinal directions; north, east, south, west; how to identify symbols on maps and looking at grid references with numbers and letters.
Children that understand the four directions will be extended to NE, SE, SW and NW.
If you would like to support your child at home, you could look at a map together and discuss the different directions by locating different places. You could also look at any Keys to see the different symbols that are represented. Below is a simplified example.
There isn't anything specific to the on IXL Maths, however if you click into IXL Social studies, under Geography there are four activities that would be useful:
This week the class will be inquiring into reading maps. They will find out about the four cardinal directions; north, east, south, west; how to identify symbols on maps and looking at grid references with numbers and letters.
Children that understand the four directions will be extended to NE, SE, SW and NW.
If you would like to support your child at home, you could look at a map together and discuss the different directions by locating different places. You could also look at any Keys to see the different symbols that are represented. Below is a simplified example.
There isn't anything specific to the on IXL Maths, however if you click into IXL Social studies, under Geography there are four activities that would be useful:
Literacy
Our focus over the next four weeks will be report writing about different role models. We will be reading and using many different biographies to gain information about different people around the world who inspire others.
Here is a link to Brain Pop (click on the symbol) - you can see some different biographies on here:
Login- gems
Password- brainpop