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Star of the Week
Matthew has been awarded Star of the Week this week for being a principleadon (Principled). Matthew has found writing 's' and 'a' very tricky and would sometimes become frustrated. However, all of this week, Matthew has really tried his hardest to work on his 's' and 'a' formation and now he can do it correctly! We are super proud of Matthew and his 'can do' attitude. We hope you have a lovely week with Mr Bucky and we can't wait to hear about your adventures.
Phonics and Talk 4 Writing
In phonics this week, we have split into our two groups Red Stars and Blue Stars.
Red Stars: This week, they have recapped their satpin sounds, with a strong focus on a. The children discussed words beginning with a, recognising s in words and practising the letter formation.
Blue Stars: This week, they have recapped their satpin sound. The children were also introduced to 'ck', focusing on kicking k for this week. The children discussed words beginning with k, recognising k in words and practising the letter formation.
In Talk 4 Writing, we have been looking at an ebook story 'The Cautious Caterpillar', linking into our phonics. We also linked the story to our UOI looking at the life cycle of a butterfly.
Home learning (optional): Encourage your child to sing the different phonic sound songs and practice writing the sounds.
After the half-term break: Red Stars: Tt Blue Stars: Ee
Maths
Red Stars: The focus this week has been to recognise, say and write the number 3 (three). The children had a lot of practice on how to write the number 3 correctly. The children also looked at the four basic shapes: circle, square, triangle and rectangle.
Blue Stars: The focus this week has been to recognise, say and write the number 8 (eight). The children enjoyed practising their number formations from 0 to 8 and finding items of 8. The children also looked at the four basic shapes: circle, square, triangle and rectangle.
Home learning (optional): Practice saying, recognising and counting numbers 0 to 10.
After half-term:
Number of the week: Red Stars - 4 (four) / Blue Stars - 9 (nine)
Shape of the week: Rectangle
Unit of Inquiry (UOI)
Who we are in relation to others and our environment.
We are currently in the 'Making Conclusions' part of our inquiry. This week, we have looked at how we grow and the life cycle of a butterfly. This was to help the children understand that all living things go through changes.
After half-term, we will be starting a brand new unit - How we express ourselves. The central idea for our new unit is: We explore and make sense of our world through the stories we tell. We will focus on a theme every two weeks:
Week 1 and 2 - Pirates
Week 3 and 4 - Witches, Wizards and Magic
Week 5 and 6 - Mythical Creatures
Week 7 and 8 - Snow and Ice
After the Christmas break:
Week 9 and 10 - Under the Sea
Week 11 - Showcase week
If your child has a favourite book about pirates ay home, which is our first focus, they are more than welcome to bring this in to show the class.
Library
Library days are Mondays. This means your child can change their books and bring them home for the week. We would advise to bring them back to school by Friday to ensure that your child's book will be changed. If you have any questions about this, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Specialists lessons
The children have enjoyed their specialist lessons this week. The specialist teachers your child will be taught by are:
Thai - Ms.Doum - hattaya@udoninternationalschool.com
PE/Swimming - Mr.Xavi - xavi@udoninternationalschool.com
Library - Mr David - david@udoninternationalschool.com
Music/Art/Dance - Ms.Must - saowarak@udoninternationalschool.com
Tapestry
The next Tapestry observation upload will be Friday 30th October 2020. Please feel free to add your own observations from home. It is always wonderful to see what the children are getting up to in their spare time. If you are unsure how to do this, please send me an email.
Line Group
The Line Group is for general queries. If you have any concerns or questions you wish to ask privately, please either send a separate line message to Ms Patty or Ms Oil. Alternatively, please send me an email.
Please note - we will be unable to reply to messages during the school morning and on evenings and weekends. If you have any questions which are of importance, please send an email to me, Ms.Patty and Ms.Oil. We will always do our best to get in contact with you as soon as we can.
Any other business
Mystery Reader - There is still time for you to sign up for our Mystery Reader. Thank you to the parents who have already signed up. This is optional but we encourage parents to participate. If you would like more information about this, please send me an email.
Swimming - Unfortunately as it was raining this morning, the children were unable to have their swimming lesson. However, they were still able to enjoy a PE lesson with Mr Xavi instead. Please ensure that you are sending your child with goggles, a swimming hat and a plastic bag to put wet swimming clothes in.
Reading Challenge - Well done to the children who have started their Reading Challenge. I can tell that they have been practising at home. Please do not worry if your child has not started the Reading Challenge yet. They will start it when we feel they are ready. We will aim to assess those completing the challenge on a Friday. Any questions, please send me an email.
After half-term:
Book of the Week - Jake's First Day by Twinkl - ebook (Pirate theme)
Sound of the Week - Red Stars: Tt / Blue Stars: Ee
Number of the Week - Red Stars: 4 (four) / Blue Stars: 9 (nine)
Shape of the Week - Rectangle
Song of the Week - Silly Pirate Song - This is a K2 favourite.
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