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Welcome to our weekly blog!
Star of the Week
Nat has been awarded Star of the Week this week for being an Inquireapod (Inquirer) and a Reflectosaurus (Reflector). Nat has been asking questions in relation to his learning. He has also been reflecting on his learning based on what he observed in the science experiments. Well done Nat! 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 'Dd' this week. They have been looking at words that contain the sound, practising their blending and writing skills.
Red Stars have learned the sound 'Ff/ff' this week. They have been looking at words that contain the sound, practising their blending and writing skills.
Blue Stars have learned the sound 'ie' 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.
Home learning (optional): You can find all the Jolly Phonics songs on Youtube. Sing the songs with your child and copy the actions. See if they can think of words beginning with that sound.
Next week: Green Stars: Gg Red Stars: Bb/bb Blue Stars: 'ee' and 'or'
Story of the Week: A squash and a squeeze by Julia Donaldson - K2's favourite author
Talk 4 Writing
We have focused on a non-fiction ebook called 'Where did the water go?' Previously, we have looked at how water can change the state by either being frozen to make ice or boiled to make steam. This week, we looked at the importance of water as on Monday it is 'World Water Day'. Linking with UOI, we created our own clouds completing a science experiment, discussed how we can save and reduce water waste and drew pictures of where we find water. Here are some pictures:
Maths
This week, we recapped the months of the year in Thai and English and talked about when our birthdays are. We started looking at odd and even numbers and how we can identify them. Here are some pictures:
Home learning (optional): Find different numbers around your home. Can your child identify whether they are odd (ending with 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) or even (ending in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8). How many odd numbers did they find? How many even numbers did they find? How many numbers did you find altogether?
Next week: Recap days of the week and months of the year in English and Thai. Look at when the seasons of Thailand fall in the calendar. Continue to practice finding one more and one less of a given number.
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 combined our UOI with our Talk4Writing. On Friday, we took part in some science experiments with K1 which we will be showing you at our upcoming Student-Led Conference (Tuesday 30th March). Here is a sneak peek at what we got up to:
Next week, the children will look at space and the different planets in our solar system. This is a big interest in the class at the moment.
Home learning (optional): Can you do a science experiment at home? Have a look at the different experiment you can try with your child using this link. https://www.sciencefun.org/kidszone/experiments/
Physical Education (PE)
Unfortunately, we were unable to have our swimming lesson due to the high air quality. Instead, this was replaced with a PE lesson.
This week, we continued to learn about some fundamental motor skills we have been learning such as catching, jumping and balancing. The learners had lots of fun playing with many different kinds of balls (throwing and catching skills) and also playing with the trampoline and walking over the jumping rope (jumping and balancing skills).
Thai
This week, the children have been reflecting on their learning Unit of Inquiry: 'How the world works' in regards to 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
The next and final observation for Term 2 will be released on 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.
Student-Led Conferences - Our SLC will be held on Tuesday 30th March 2021. Everyone will have received their appointment time. If you need to change your time or have any questions, please send me an email.
Next Week:
Book of the Week - A squash and a squeeze by Julia Donaldson
Sound of the Week - Green Stars: Gg Red Stars: Bb/bb Blue Stars: 'ee' and 'or'
Song of the Week - Tricky Words - This will support your child with their Reading Challenge.
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