K2 Weekly Newsletter # 29

Week of April 14th, 2014

EC Week 30 UISG EC Division

Whats been happening? Just before the break, the children had an opportunity to visit the canteen garden. Ms. Eva and the gardener (ah yee) welcomed us. They showed us some of the vegetables grown there and answered interesting student questions like How tall will they grow? What kind of vegetables are growing there? and Where did they get the seeds from?.We even saw how the unwanted foods were used for composting. We decided to let go of the frogs and the snails so they can explore the playground and maybe find a bigger home to live in. We were fortunate to have a visit from Red, our school adopted dog which was found at our school early in the school year is now part of our school community. The K2 friends were excited to meet Red and inquiries were generated by thechildren. Reminders: -hand in Sports Day form -hand in Swimming sessions form -IB Regional Visit form be involved in the parent forum -washed hats to school please

UOI Information Transdisciplinary Theme: How The World Works Central Idea: All living things go through a process of change. Key concepts: Causation, change, form Related concepts: Animals, plants, growth Lines of inquiry -Living vs Non-living things -Exploring different lifecycles -Basic needs between people, animals and plants

We would like to thank last weeks Classroom Helpers

Helper Line Leader Snack & Lunch K2G
Ava Zi Yue Ombeline

K2R
Willem Bonnie Khalel

K2Y
Maja and Juyoung An Nan and Antonia Elise

This Weeks Focus Finding Out stage

Language: Lettersound: Yy (Letterland character: Yellow YoYo Man) / The Hungry Caterpillar story / Peter Rabbit story UOI:Observe and record plant growth / Basic needs assessment activity / Plant life-cycle sequencing activity / Animal life-cycles focus on the frog/butterfly / Growth and change in humans baby, child (toddler, teenager), adult, elderly Putonghua: Mathematics: Number games (counting/formation/recognition/order to 20) Patterns assessment Creative Art: PE: various sport games in preparation for this weeks Sports Day Music: Song Chicks grow into chickens / playing the xylophone Something Interesting To Know Language is a living thing. We can feel it changing. Parts of it become old: they drop off and are forgotten. New pieces bud out, spread into leaves, and become big branches, proliferating. Gilbert Highet http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/gilberthig401738 .html#YCDITR74do1OL9Ro.99

Calendar/Weather

Calendar of Upcoming Events And Celebrations

Month April 15 18 24 28-30 Event/Celebration Mother-tongue Storytelling Sports Day K2 field trip/UPTA meeting IB Regional Visit Comments For storytellers: please bring a book Come and watch the fun! Letter to come home soon Information sent home

Any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. Ms. Stephanie(K2R)- sfairall@uisgz.org Ms. Chan (K2Y) cchan@uisgz.org Ms. Daoqiong (K2Y)dqiong@uisgz.org Ms. Rimma (K2G) rfatkhutdinova@uisgz.org Class Reps: K2R waiting K2Y Antoniasmum (Nadine):ptnschmitt@me.com K2Y Elisesmum (Ulrike):ulrikeranzow@googlemail.com K2G Rachelsmum(Gillian): gilliangao53@hotmail.com K2G Emersonsmum (Tiffanee) : kaihonu73@gmail.com Learn more about IB: www.ibo.org K2 webpage: k2uisgz.weebly.org (password = k2pl@yground)