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.