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Welcome to our weekly blog!
Star of the Week
Avi has been awarded Star of the Week this week for being an Inquireapod (Inquirer) and a Reflectosaurus (Reflector). Avi has been asking questions in relation to his learning. He has also used his reflecting skills to ask for feedback about the pronunciation of words and if he is saying word phrases correctly. Well done Avi! 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 learned the sound 'Mm' this week. They have been looking at words that contain the sound, practising their blending and writing skills.
Red Stars have learned the sound 'Ll/ll' this week. They have been looking at words that contain the sound, practising their blending and writing skills.
Blue Stars have learned the sound 'oa' this week. They have been looking at words that contain the sound, practising their blending and writing skills. 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): Create labels for your toys. Can you write robot? Can you write dog? Can you write book? Allow the child to do this independently. Even if the word is not correctly spelt, this is the beginning stages of learning to spell.
Next week: Green Stars: Dd Red Stars: Ff/ff Blue Stars: 'ie'
Story of the Week: Where did the water go? - Non-fiction ebook (link to UOI)
Talk 4 Writing
This week, each child created their own story called 'Kipper and Tiger's Adventure'. Each day, the children added a new part to their story through drawings pictures and talking about what will happen. Story maps are great to allow children's imaginations to grow and develop story writing skills.
Maths
This week, we talked about the months of the year in English and Thai. We also practised our number writing and counting up to 10 or 20. Here are some pictures:
Home learning (optional): A lot of the children in the class are unsure of when their birthday is. Talk about what month their birthday is in and other members of their family. Extension: Make a birthday calendar together.
Next week: Recap days of the week and months of the year in English and Thai. Comparing numbers - which is 'more' or 'less'? Identifying numbers - which numbers are 'odd' and 'even'?
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 are currently in the 'Taking Action' part of our inquiry. This week we completed a science investigation using the question 'Which material will make the best rain boots?' We talked about the word 'waterproof' and how using waterproof materials can help us stay dry in the rainy season. We made some rain boots out of different materials and we found out that 'clingfilm' was the best material.
Next week, the children will be exploring different science experiments with K1.
Home learning (optional): Investigate: What material would be best to be an umbrella? Is it metal/fabric/wood/plastic/glass/paper?
Physical Education (PE)
This week in our swimming lesson, we have learned how to glide in the water without the board. We also had a chance to play treasure hunters with the aim to improve our learners diving skills. In addition, we had a chance to learn about how jumping and balancing skills are very connected by using our trampoline and jumping rope.
Thai
This week, we have been learning about different materials to link in with our UOI. We made our own creation using different materials.
Library
Library day is on Monday. This means your child can change their books and bring them home for the week. We would advise you 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.Tum - 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 will receive the next Tapestry observation, which is a PE and Swimming update from Mr Xavi. The next observation date will be Friday 26th March 2021. If you have any questions, please send me an email.
Please feel free to add your own pictures and videos onto Tapestry of your child. This can be either them practising their learning or playing.
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.
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. If your child has independently read all their keywords without any support from yourself, please take a video and upload to Tapestry as evidence.
Swimming - Please ensure that your child is bringing their swimming clothes, a towel, swimming hat, swimming goggles and a plastic bag (for wet clothes) every Tuesday.
Cruzeiro - There are still a couple of places left for Cruzeiro Football, which is after school on Thursdays. If you would like to sign your child up, please contact the office.
Next Week:
Book of the Week - Where did the water go? - UOI Link
Sound of the Week - Green Stars: Dd Red Stars: Ff/ff Blue Stars: 'ie'
Song of the Week - Tricky Words - This will support your child with their Reading Challenge.
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