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We would like to thank last weeks

Classroom Helpers

Helper K2G K2R K2Y
Line Leader Emerson Lin Kelvin and Nowa
Snack & Lunch Ava Von Dima and June
Calendar/Weather Lucy Miri Antonia


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)
This Weeks Focus Finding Out stage
Language: Lettersound: Bb & Qq(Letterland characters: Bouncy
Ben & Quarrelsome Queen)
UOI: Summative assessment to finish this week
Putonghua: Making our own zoo after reading the story My Family
Is a Zoo / Learning how to say lion, rabbit, fox, giraffe and
monkey in Putonghua.
Mathematics: number combining and partitioning looking at how
numbers can be made in many ways
Creative Art: Mini-beast art.
PE: Aquatic fun reviewing swim rules, blowing water/kicks
Music: Song naming baby animals - calves, fowls, kittens, etc. /
playing xylophone, focusing on feeling the pulse of the music.
K2 Weekly Newsletter #31 Week of April 28
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, 2014 EC Week 32 UISG EC Division
Calendar of Upcoming Events And Celebrations
Month Event/Celebration Comments
May
20 Mother-tongue storytelling
22 Student-led conferences
parents to set up an
appointment
Information sent home
via e-mail
June
10 Progress Reports Parents can check on-
line
11 EC End of Year Celebration Information to come
home soon
13 Last day of school (half day) Buses leave at 12:00pm

UOI Information (last week)
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




Whats been happening?

We hope everyone enjoyed the short holiday break. Last week, the
K2R class had their first swim session and the children really enjoyed
the aquatic play instructed by Ms. Hedeby. The children felt
comfortable in the water and practiced moving a floating ball with their
breathing. Some even were brave enough to put their face in the
water. Thanks to our amazing parent volunteers we had a safe,
relaxing and fun lesson. We finished the lesson with a quick warm
shower. Please remember to send swimming clothes, a towel and a
hair tie if your child has long hair for swimming lessons. Goggles and
swimming caps are great if you have them as well.

We started summative assessments last week and will continue with
them this week. It has been such a wonderful unit of inquiry for the
children as there were so many hands-on resources for the children to
engage in. This week we will continue to see the growth and changes
with our tadpoles. Next week we will revisit our on-going unit of inquiry
How We Express Ourselves, where we will be exploring stories. We
will select a few stories as a focus and then the children will have an
opportunity to present a story in small groups, a familiar one or one
that the group creates as part of their summative assessment.

Just a reminder starting this week
The rest time for the children will be discontinued in order for us to
prepare them for Prep class. At rest time we will have quiet activities
and finish up class work. In the event a child falls asleep, we will put
them in the class library to have a little rest; this is quite common
initially until the childs time clock changes.

Children who arrive early (prior to 8:20am) by car or by bus will be
asked to stay on the basketball courts until the cymbals ring. Children
will put their school bags in a designated place assigned by the class
teacher. This week, we will stay outside to monitor the children and
then we will move away and let the regular duty supervisors take over.
In the event it is raining, all students will be asked to directly go to the
classroom. Yes, your child is growing and becoming an independent
learner! They are really to take the next step.

Swimming lessons: We would like our parent volunteers to come to
the classroom 30 minutes before lessons to help change the children
(15minutes) and walk them to the pool (5-7minutes).
Since the K2s have their lesson at the end of the day, we will need the
child to carry both their school bag and swim bag directly to the pool
so we can take the children to buses right after swimming.

K2R Monday at 2:15-2:15
K2Y and K2G Thursday at 2:15-3:15
Reminder to pack in your childs swim bag:
-towel
-girls with long hair hair elastic or swim cap
-girls with bikini can wear a t-shirt over
-plastic bag to contain wet swimsuit for after the lesson
-goggles (glasses to protect eyes from the chlorine in the pool)

Other reminders: please send a HAT for your child