GR 1_Newsletter_17 to 21 November

DUNES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Volume 6, Issue 3 ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-2020 17– 21 November 2019 SNEAK PEEK Reminder Collaborative Learning #Team Building  USST weekly and PT 2 Collaborative learning is an educational approach to teach- will be conducted ing and learning that involves groups of students working next week together to solve a problem, complete a task, or create a product…. Learning flourishes in a social environment  Students should come where conversation between learners takes place. in proper school uni- form. Dunes International School initiated a #Collaborative  Students to dress up learning program with Good Will Children Private School, in UAE traditional Mussafah on Monday 18th November 2019. The objective dress or flag colour of the program is to provide a range of opportunities to de- dress on 28-11-2019 velop team building skills, initiate events, build partner- ship, reflect on strengths and areas of improvement , raise  PT 2 revision work- awareness of local and global issues and empower the stu- sheets are uploaded dent. on portal. 1

Interschool_ Talent_ Art Festival So here are our Little Stars with ostentatious results in the #Inter_School_Talent_Art_Festival organized by Little Genius aiming at the students’ creativity in the field of Singing, Art, Story telling , and Dance acts. Our little genius came up with outstanding results by winning prizes in Action Song,Story time,Group Dance, and Dancing Toes. Dunes International School was also awarded with “#Little_Genius_Ever_Rolling_Trophy”. Congratulations to all the little stars of Dunes International School.... 2

Students of grade 1 and 2 had their Sports Day Preliminary Rounds on 19th November 2019. All the students have equal opportunity to show their talents and best per- formers have been selected to participate in the upcoming sports day. 3

Cooperation leads to success! Students of grade 1 G presented an assembly based on the topic effect of IT in real life incorporated with the theme of the month cooperation. They per- formed a skit based on how smartphone affects our daily life. Then they have conveyed the message to keep the phone away and cooperate with each other through an action song. Students of grade 1 learned how smart phone changed our life and how can we overcome it. During assembly student of grade 1G, Angela Mathew was felicitated for securing second position in ‘Look and write’ competition held during Little Star festival at Indian School Al Wathba on Saturday, 16.11.2019. 4

1A– Muhammed Farhan 1B– Atulya Bhuwal 1C– Huda sajad 1D– Sricharan Venkat 5

1E– Maanik Dhingra 1G– Eva Maria 1 H– Nyasa Nilesh 6

1-D Gargee Badhe 1-G Viraj Singh 1G— Liyana Ashique 1C—Miraayaaa Ravindra 1C– Tejas Sreejith 7

MASCOT ADVENTURE 1A-Tolerant Shraddha 1B– Hamid saleel 1C– Respectful Pavishna 1D– Respectful Felisa 1E– Resilient Shamira 1G– Polite Angela 1H– Sincere Vani Vinod 8

House is a place in which we live. All living being such as animals, birds and humans need a place to live. It keeps us safe from bad weather such as rain, sunlight, storm and other natural disasters. In this activity students were able to describe about houses and explain the importance of different rooms in a house. This ac- tivity helped to develop communication skill and independent learning. 9

The grade 1 students have been in- quiring into ways to measure mass; how heavy something is. The stu- dents were then introduced to type of scales to compare and measure weight; a weighing balance. Many of the students identified it similar to a seesaw. Firstly, the students had some time in groups to explore how to use a balance and then as a class we came up with a list of tips on how to use a balance to measure weight. Then they compared some object how heavier or lighter they are. 10

“Comprehension is a conversation between the reader and the text” The act of reading is a straightforward task that’s easy to master. In reality, it’s a complex process that draws on many different skills. Together, these skills lead to the ultimate goal of reading: reading comprehension, or understanding what’s been read. Reading comprehension can be challenging for lots of reasons. Students acquire six essential skills like decoding, fluency, vocabulary, sentence construction and cohesion, reasoning and background knowledge, working memory and attention. 11

In this activity students learned the letter( ‫ ) خ‬in its forms and sounds when used in the first, middle and end of the word . Students painted a lamb image because a sheep in the Arabic language begins with the voice of Kha . 12

Morning assemblies are a very important part in a student’s life. Students learn ac- tions to go along with the song, which gives a sense of happiness and excitement to start the day. Singing boosts confidence and energy . It keeps one active and fit. 13

This activity allows develop writing skills. The purpose of this activi- ty is to learn , to speak and to write the matras with letter. The students of grade- 1 enthusiastical- ly presented their views about the picture and were able to learn the new words in Hindi with meanings in English. 14

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Tolerance has been a focus in Counsellor’s Desk UAE even before 2019 being Bullying is defined as intentional and repeated aggression toward anoth- er person that causes injury or discomfort. Bullying exists in many forms, declared as the Year of Toler- including physical aggression, name-calling and spreading rumours. Pre- venting and stopping bullying involves a commitment to creating a safe ance. Dubai Canal, the pedes- environment where children can thrive, socially and academically, with- out being afraid. Studies show girls often engage in more relational bully- trian bridge was declared at ing, like spreading rumours to harm a peer’s reputation, while boys tend to engage in more aggressive bullying, such as threatening or hitting the Tolerance Bridge in 2017 peers. This is a serious concern given the impact of bullying. Children who engage in bullying and those who are also victims of bullying tend to re- by H. H. Sheikh Mohammed port higher levels of depression and anxiety. There are prevention pro- grams and school-based interventions to address bullying behaviors. bin Rashid on the However, parents can play an important role in bullying prevention. How 22nd International Day of Toler- often do we hear that behavior starts at home. In the case of bullying and society's attitudes to it, these often stem from the home environment. So ance. the parental role in preventing and reducing bullying is vital. Tell your children regularly much you disapprove of bullying and why. Tell them A new post of the Minister of you don't want them to take part in mistreating another student at any State for Tolerance was intro- level, however small. Do not allow any type of bullying at home and deal duced in 2016 by Prime Minis- firmly with any attempts by siblings to bully one another. Emphasize see- ter and Vice-President of the ing things from another's point of view and the rights of others not to be UAE and Ruler of Dubai when mistreated. Assist them to develop effective ways of dealing with fear he announced structural and anger instead of internalizing their feelings, taking them out on oth- changes to the 12th Cabinet. ers or losing face in front of the peer group by allowing them to spill over. The aim of this restructuring Raise children to be respectful and helpful. was to reinforce the UAE’s commitment to eradicating Regards Counsellor ideological, cultural and reli- gious bigotry in the society. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi was the first the Minister of State for Tolerance. What Next …. 1. USST weekly Test– will be conducted During USST period. 2. Math Wizard—will be conducted on 27/11/ 2019 3. Commemoration Day will be observed 27/11/ 2019 4. UAE national day celebration—28/11/2019 16