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| K2 Fancy Dress Day - Friday 29th January 2021 |
Star of the Week
Zen has been awarded Star of the Week this week for being a Risk-takerocus (Risk-taker) and a Principledon (Principled). Zen has really wowed us this week with his phonics knowledge and his writing. He has also tried really hard to be more involved with play with his friends. Well done Zen! We hope you have a lovely week with Mr Bucky and we can't wait to hear about your adventures.
Phonics and Reading Challenge Friday
This week, we have continued to work really hard with our phonics.
Green Stars have been looking at set 1 sounds (s,a,t,p,i,n), hearing the initial sound in words and working on their blending and writing skills.
Red Stars have been focusing on the sound 'Mm'. They have been thinking of words that begin with the sound, blending words using all their phonic knowledge and practising their writing.
Blue Stars have been focusing on the sound 'Ll/ll'. They have been thinking of words that begin and contain the sound, using their blending skills and practising their writing. They have also been practising reading words from their reading challenge.
Here are some of the sentences we have been reading this week as part of our Reading Challenge:
Home learning (optional): Practice your Reading Challenge or your phonics.
Next week: Green Stars: Focus on Ss, Aa, Tt, Pp, Ii, Nn
Red Stars: Dd Blue Stars: Ff
Story of the Week: Kipper by Mick Inkpen
Maths
This week has been very busy in Maths! We have focused on 2D shapes and their properties, finding missing numbers in a sequence, counting and writing numbers and number bonds to 1, 2 and 3. Here are some pictures:
Home learning (optional): Look for shapes at home. Can you find circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, pentagons, hexagons, octagons and ovals? Can you find a 7-sided shape called a heptagon? How many can you find?
Extension: Does your child remember their number bonds to 1, 2 or 3? See if they can show you at home.
Next week: Days of the week in English and Thai, including vocabulary 'yesterday, today and tomorrow'. More than >, Less than <, Equals to =. Recap our number bonds to 1, 2 and 3.
Unit of Inquiry (UOI)
Unit: How the world works
Central Idea: Materials behave and interact in certain ways, which determine how people use them.
We have started a new unit this week. We are currently in the 'Tuning in' part of our inquiry. This week we have taught UOI alongside Talk4Writing as they go hand-in-hand. The children explored different materials using the strategy 'I see, I think, I wonder'. This is an opportunity for the children to explore any prior learning and inquire to develop new knowledge and understanding. Here are some pictures:
Next week, the children begin to look at different materials and learn to describe them. For example: Is it hard or soft? If it smooth or rough?
Physical Education (PE)
This week we have been learning about adventure challenges using some fundamental motor skills such as running and jumping. In addition, we have learned about different types of races, such as sack race, hurdle race and relay race.
Thai
This week, the children have been listening to a story; A thirsty crow and a large pitcher กากระหายกับเหยือกน้ำใบโต from Ms Tum. We have experimented with replacing water to increase the water level by putting rocks and pieces of cotton in the jars. After the experiment, students noticed the change from different objects.
Fancy Dress Day
The children have had lots of fun today! Here are some pictures:
Please note - Ms Bee came to take pictures of the class this afternoon and I will add them to the blog next week.
Library
Library is on a Monday. 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
Art/Library - Ms Must - saowarak@udoninternationalschool.com
Tapestry
Today, you have received the next Tapestry observation for your child. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. The next observation date is Friday 12th February 2021.
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
Reading Challenge - If your child has started the Reading Challenge, please make sure they are practising at home with your support. If you require support or guidance, please contact us.
Swimming - At present, swimming has been postponed and replaced as a PE lesson. We will keep you informed when swimming will start again.
Masks - As outlined in a Line message this wee and as per our Covid-19 policy, it is essential that you are sending your child into school with a face mask or face shield as well as a spare in case it becomes damaged or dirty. If you have any questions about this, please contact us.
Classroom Move - Due to the expansion of Early Years, we will be moving upstairs to a bigger classroom in the next few weeks. Thank you for your support with this.
Global Play Day - On Wednesday 3rd February 2021, we are taking part in Global Play Day. This means your child can bring a toy to school to play with. No screens, electronic devices or those that require batteries or electricity are allowed. This is an opportunity for your child to free play with their friends for the whole morning. This will be the seventh year we would have participated in this event.
Next Week:
Book of the Week - Kipper by Mick Inkpen
Sound of the Week - Green Stars: Focus on Ss, Aa, Tt, Pp, Ii, Nn
Red Stars: Dd / Blue Stars: Ff
Song of the Week - Number Bonds to 1 / Number Bonds to 2 / Number Bonds to 3 (We are continuing to learn our number bonds.)
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