Dear Parents,
My apologies for not having updated our weekly page earlier!
I'll keep it short and sweet. Please check the previous post for information about our new unit. The curriculum map will outline our overall learning focus for our new unit, How the World Works. It is a hands on unit where students will be inquiring into how machines serve a purpose and meet needs in innovative ways.
This week in unit of inquiry, we will begin by researching inventions in the world that have made a big different to how we live. Students will then present the invention they research about and try to justify why their invention is the most important of all the ones researched. As a class, we will have to debate and critique why certain inventions carry more value than others. We will also sort through images to assess our prior knowledge of what a machine actually is before exploring simple machines.
In math, this week is dedicated to revisiting previous concepts taught. We will focus on using the inverse relation of addition and subtraction to find missing addends and minuends. e.g. 13 + ____ = 69, ____ + 24 = 48, ______ - 24 = 56. Once we practice our number skills, we will transfer our understanding to solving number stories and word problems.
In language, we are experimenting with combining a recount of an actual moment in our lives with story elements including characters, setting, and plot to create comic strip recounts. The children are very excited about it, so please ask them about how their comic strips are coming along!
Announcements/Reminders
My apologies for not having updated our weekly page earlier!
I'll keep it short and sweet. Please check the previous post for information about our new unit. The curriculum map will outline our overall learning focus for our new unit, How the World Works. It is a hands on unit where students will be inquiring into how machines serve a purpose and meet needs in innovative ways.
This week in unit of inquiry, we will begin by researching inventions in the world that have made a big different to how we live. Students will then present the invention they research about and try to justify why their invention is the most important of all the ones researched. As a class, we will have to debate and critique why certain inventions carry more value than others. We will also sort through images to assess our prior knowledge of what a machine actually is before exploring simple machines.
In math, this week is dedicated to revisiting previous concepts taught. We will focus on using the inverse relation of addition and subtraction to find missing addends and minuends. e.g. 13 + ____ = 69, ____ + 24 = 48, ______ - 24 = 56. Once we practice our number skills, we will transfer our understanding to solving number stories and word problems.
In language, we are experimenting with combining a recount of an actual moment in our lives with story elements including characters, setting, and plot to create comic strip recounts. The children are very excited about it, so please ask them about how their comic strips are coming along!
Announcements/Reminders
- Sports Day will now be held on the 7th of March.
- Next week, KHDA (Knowledge and Human Development Agency) inspectors will be visiting our school to observe and assess teaching and learning among other things. We may have visitors drop into our classrooms to speak with the children about their learning and understanding.
- School will be closed from the 10th - 18th of February.