Grade 1 & 2 Mid-term Newsletter
How quickly this first term is going. The children have settled into class well and are getting used to the new class dynamics, expectations and routines. I am really enjoying their attitudes to learning, enthusiasm and behavior.
How quickly this first term is going. The children have settled into class well and are getting used to the new class dynamics, expectations and routines. I am really enjoying their attitudes to learning, enthusiasm and behavior.
Our first units of work are slowly coming to
an end. We have looked at simple machines, how they work and the way in which
they make things easier. The Olympics enabled us to learn about why and how
these games came about, it also has given us the opportunity to look at the
human body – making tin and paper mache athletics. In mathematics we have been
exploring addition and subtraction, numbers to 100, doubling and halving
strategies.
Our Unit of Inquiry’s central idea is:
People create organizations to solve problems and support human endeavor and enterprise
Our Unit of Inquiry’s central idea is:
People create organizations to solve problems and support human endeavor and enterprise
Using a ‘survival’ on a desert
island scenario, the students are learning how to light a fire, build a
shelter, and find water and food. So I am hoping that you have been having some
interesting conversations.
With
this ‘scenario’ in mind, I would like to have an overnight camp with the class on
Thursday 15th September. We will sleep in the school hall. The
evening will involve games, hut building, swimming and camp fire stories. We would
prepare our own night meal and breakfast from the food available on our
‘island’.
Your feedback would be greatly
appreciated so that the planning can be confirmed. We may also need a couple of
volunteers.
Just some housekeeping now.
Swimming will continue until the
end of the term and we will see what the weather is like and decide if it will
continue in term 2.
We have a number of students that
are coming in at or after 8am in the morning, they are missing an important
part of the morning. If it is possible to have everyone in class at 7:45am it
would be much appreciated.
Lastly, with many thanks to Ibu
Mercy, we have refreshed and added images and captions to our class blog of our
learning so far this year. So please check it out – your kids are awesome.
As always, if you do have any
concerns or question please let me know. Enjoy your long weekend. Ms
Ali, Ms Megan and I are heading to Jogjakarta to explore some more of this
beautiful country.
Kind regards Ms Donna aka The Cat in the Hat
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