K2 UISG Newsletter Week of 11 May 2015

Swimming classes began last week and all K2

students had a great time learning about water
safety. K2R swim on Mondays, K2Y on Wednesdays
and K2G on Thursdays. Thank you to the parents
who are able to come and help us with swimming.

Unit of Inquiry: How The World Works

Our seeds continue to grow and change. Some

plants have quite big stems now. Our tadpoles are
also changing with two tadpoles having legs now.
We are enjoying watching these living things grow.

Learner Profile: Inquirers, Knowledgeable

Attitudes: Curiosity, Appreciation
Skills: Research (formulating questions, data

We are also getting ready for Student-Led

conferences which will be on Thursday 21 May.
More information will be sent home this week.

Central Idea: All living things go through a process

of change

handling), Thinking (evaluation)

Concepts: Form, Causation, Change

Lines of Inquiry:

Comparing living things and non-living things

Different life cycles
Basic needs between people, animals and plants

Hats please send a labelled hat to school for your

child to wear outside. Hats are sent
home every Friday for washing.

UOI: Basic needs between people, animals and

plants
Mosquito repellent we recommend you send some
Language: Review Bb, Ww, Xx, Zz
repellent to school, especially as the
Mathematics: Number understand the relative
weather is getting warmer now.
magnitude of numbers
Creative Art: Frog in the pond project
Spare clothes please be sure to send some spare
PE: Swimming
clothes to school for changing after play
Music: Slippery Fish song (song and movements)
time.
Putonghua: The sunflower life cycle in Chinese, such
as seed()root()sprout(), bud(),
Shoes please remember to send some shoes for
leaf(), stem(), flower()
your child to change into when coming
Class Helpers
K2G
K2R
K2Y
into the classroom.
Juhyuk
JiaZhen
Jenny
Line Leader
Bus changes Please let us know in your
Boyu
Rocky
Inah
Snack & Lunch
communication book and / or by email if
Chanel
Leon
Hiro
Calendar/Weath
you want to change the bus or pick up
er
your child from school

Ms. Stephanie(K2R)- sfairall@uisgz.org

Ms. Silvia (K2Y) sscorza@uisgz.org
Ms. Rimma (K2G) rfatkhutdinova@uisgz.org
K2 web site: k2uisgz.weebly.com
(password - k2cl@ssr00m)
Class Representatives:
K2Y Ms Sonja Hobusch sonja.hobusch@gmx.de
K2G Ms Jessica Gamradt jess81@gmx.net
K2R waiting

Date

Event

Comments

Week of 11 May

PE swimming
focus

Please remember
swimming clothes
and a towel

Tuesday 19 May

Mother-tongue
Story Telling

Thursday 21 May

Student-led
conferences