K2 UISG Newsletter Week of 18 May 2015

Last week K2 students continued investigating how

things grow and change. We are also looking at life
cycles of living things.
This week is the last week we can borrow books
from the library. All books need to be back at the
library by Friday May 29. It will also be our last
week of home reading.

Unit of Inquiry: How The World Works

Central Idea: All living things go through a process
of change

Learner Profile: Inquirers, Knowledgeable

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

Mother-Tongue Story Telling has its last session this

handling), Thinking (evaluation)
week. Any parents who can volunteer their time are
Concepts: Form, Causation, Change
most welcome to join us on Tuesday 19 May at
2.45pm. We are also getting ready for Student-Led Lines of Inquiry:
conferences which will be on Thursday 21 May. The

Comparing living things and non-living things

students are getting very excited about showing

Different life cycles

their parents around their school.

Basic needs between people, animals and plants

UOI: Different life cycles

Language: The vowel men Mr A
Mathematics: Pattern & Function understand that
patterns can be found in everyday situations
Creative Art: Frog in the pond project
PE: Swimming
Music: Slippery Fish song (song and movements)
Putonghua: Making a zoo
Class Helpers

K2G

K2R

K2Y

Line Leader

Tait

Grace

Jiho

Snack & Lunch

Amy

Brian

Jenny

Ashton

Ellen

Inah

Calendar/Weath
er

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

Hats please send a labelled hat to school for your

child to wear outside. Hats are sent
home every Friday for washing.
Mosquito repellent we recommend you send some
repellent to school, especially as the
weather is getting warmer now.
Spare clothes please be sure to send some spare
clothes to school for changing after play
time.
Shoes please remember to send some shoes for
your child to change into when coming
into the classroom.
Bus changes Please let us know in your
communication book and / or by email if
you want to change the bus or pick up
your child from school

Date

Event

Comments

Week of 18 May

PE swimming
focus

Please remember
swimming clothes
and a towel

Tuesday 19 May

Mother-tongue
Story Telling

Thursday 21 May

Student-led
conferences