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March 2018 Dear KG1 Family, In unit 4, in the theme Where We Are in Place and Time, the children loved talking about the animals that live on each layer of the rainforest and how they are adapted to each of them. In the Art Center, the children drew pictures of animals, birds, and insects that live in each layer of the rainforest, and these were added later to our life-sized rainforest. Life- size rainforest Pia is drawing a bat Karim is drawing an eagle In Art, we used clay to create creepy crawlies that we find on the forest floor and understory layer.
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March2018
DearKG1Family,
Inunit4,inthethemeWhereWeAreinPlaceandTime,thechildrenlovedtalkingabouttheanimalsthatliveoneachlayeroftherainforestandhowtheyareadaptedtoeachofthem.IntheArtCenter,thechildrendrewpicturesofanimals,birds,andinsectsthatliveineachlayeroftherainforest,andthesewereaddedlatertoourlife-sizedrainforest.
Life-sizerainforestPiaisdrawingabatKarimisdrawinganeagle
InArt,weusedclaytocreatecreepycrawliesthatwefindontheforestfloorandunderstorylayer.
ChildrenareusingclaytocreateaspiderRihannaisusingclaytocreateasnake
Wetalkedabouttheplantsthatgrowintherainforestandfoundoutthatsomeplantsproducefoodandvegetables,medicines,andthingsweuseeveryday.
Webroughtsometropicalfruitstoclass,suchasmango,papaya,andavocado,aswellasitems,suchasblackpepper,cinnamonsticks,vanillapowder,coffeebeans,anddarkchocolate.Thechildrenwereveryinterestedinobservingandlookingattheitems.Weinvestigatedtheoutsideofthefruits,theplantthatthefruitcomesfrom,andfinallytheinsideofthefruit.Themostexcitingpartwastastingtheitemsandweencouragedthestudentstodescribewhattheysaw,felt,andtasted.Theyalsocreatedobservationaldrawingsofdifferentfruits.Asaconclusion,thechildrenrealizedthatthepeopleintherainforesthaveeverythingtosurvive,andthattherainforestisrich.
ChildrenareinvestigatingtheplantKeyanissmellingacinnamonstick
thatthefruitcomesfrom
Tiaistastingavocadofruit Yasmineistastingacinnamonstick
Reemiscreatinganobservationaldrawingofamangofruit
Childrenworkedonacollaborativemuralonwhichagiantrainforestshowseverythingtheylearnedabouttherainforest:trees,plants,andanimals.
Hamzaispaintingabird Reemispaintingatree
Agiantmuraloftherainforest
Anotherpartoftheunitwasthedesert.Webeganourdiscussionbybrainstormingwhatchildrenknowaboutthedesert.
Thinkingmap
Welearnedaboutthedifferentplantsandanimalslivinginthedesert,andhowtheyadaptinsuchahotanddryclimate.
Childrencreatedobservationaldrawingsusingpicturesofdifferentanimalslivinginthedesert.
ReadingandWriting
Overthepastfewweeks,wehavebeenreadingthestoriesofIfIRanaRainforestandGoodNight,Owl!Wecontinueonbuildingandconnectingexperiencesthroughsongsandthemes.Wecontinueonprintingourfirstandlastnamefromlefttorightusingappropriateupperandlowercaseletters,printmanylowercaseletters,spellsimplewordsphonetically,drawingonknowledgeofsound-letterrelationships,anddictatethoughtsandideastoadults.
Math
• Copyandextendpatternsusingdifferentmanipulatives• Matchthenumeralstothequantitytheyrepresentupto10• Writenumerals9and10
Thechildrenarematchingnumeralstoquantitiestheyrepresent
Childrenareextendingpatternsusingdifferentmanipulatives
OurMother’sDaycelebrationwasagreatsuccess!Childrencreatedtheirownuniquedescriptionaboutwhytheirmumisspecial,andenjoyedsingingtotheirmums.Itwasajoytoseebothchildrenandmumsdecoratingaplantpottotakehome.
Ournextthemewillbe:SharingthePlanet.
Title:ISpeakforTrees
Centralidea:Plantshavespecificneedsinordertogrowandstayhealthy.
IwishyouallahappyEasterholiday!
Arabic
أنجز العمل في القدرات والمھارات اآلتیة في صّف الّروضة األولى:
-* یعبّر المتعلّم شفھیًّا بمفردات مكتسبة صحیحة وجمل بسیطة انطالقًا من مستندات مرئیّة
مسموعة، مجیبًا عن أسئلة بسیطة بلغٍة سلیمة.
لة في حیاتھ الیومیّة، ونبرة * یعبّر بمجموعة من الكلمات المكتسبة، والجمل البسیطة المتداو
مناسبة.
* یعّرف عن نفسھ بتعابیر بسیطة.
* یشارك في المحادثة مستخدًما جمًال بسیطة.
* یعّدد أیّام األسبوع ویقرأ التّاریخ مستعینًا بالّرزنامة.
األحرف المكتسبة. مراجعة*
یسّمي كلمات من األحرف المكتسبة مرتبطة بالمحور. *
كلمات من خالل األحرف المكتسبة.*یحاول كتابة
یتعّرف على الغابات االستوائیّة والحیوانات الّتي فیھا وطریقة العیش في ھذه المناطق.*
* یتعّرف على الّصحراء.
Music
InPerformingArts,childrenwereintroducedto“Varekei”fromCirqueduSoleil.Theywatchedthefullshowandrecordedtheirobservationsthroughdrawingsandunderstoodtheconveyedmessagethatevenifweloseourwings,wecanstillgetupandwalk.Theydemonstratedindividuallytheirdrawingsaboutthestoryinclassanddiscussedtheirinterpretations.
InFrench
Enfrançais,lesélèvesdeKG1découvrentlesanimauxdelasavane:“lagirafe,l’éléphant,lelion,etc.etnommentlescaractéristiquesdelaforêttropicale.Aumoisd’avril,ilsapprendrontlamétéodanslaforêttropicale.
