105503_UWCSEA Infant School Report K1 East 2020_2021

Infant School End of Year Report - 2020/2021 K1 Child’s Name: Rafael Vincente Pera Queiros DOB: 20 November 2015 Class Teacher: Belinda Robinson Class: K1BRo Child As A Learner It has been a pleasure having Rafael in K1BRo this year. Rafael is always happy and excited to be at school each day. He is curious about new learning experiences and engages with energy and enthusiasm. Rafael loves to interact with his classmates and is very social. He can often be found constructing using a variety of materials, from building with train tracks, to houses using the magnatiles, and vehicles using the mobilo. He is learning to work collaboratively with others and problem solve when navigating social situations as disagreements arise. Rafael loves to be a scientist and researcher. Recently, he has been fascinated by the ice experiments we have been conducting in the classroom. He has enjoyed exploring the ice and discovering different ways that we can melt it. Rafael is creative and he has recently discovered the magnatile manual which he loves to explore and be guided by new inspirations of things to make. He is so proud of his accomplishments when he completes a model from the book. Rafael combines his skills of imagination, creativity and storytelling to create elaborate and detailed stories about sculptures that he is building or artwork that he has created. Rafael is learning to be a respectful listener and follow instructions when asked. This continues to be an area of growth for Rafael. I wish Rafael all the very best as he ventures up the stairs to K2 next year. Self Reflection INFANT SCHOOL Here are the skills and qualities I think I have had the most growth in this year. I was a collaborator when I made a train track with Karan and Benjamin. I have been resilient when I keep practising to ride a bicycle. United World College Of South East Asia

All children are viewed as competent, curious, capable of complex thinking and rich in potential and experience. English Mathematics As children progress through the K1 program they As children progress through the K1 program they develop an understanding that: develop an understanding that: ● Independent readers select books for enjoyment ● Number sense develops through the ability to based on personal opinion recognise the value of numbers, their magnitude, and relationship to each other. ● Listening and responding to books, develops our understanding and knowledge ● Addition combines groups of quantities to create a total and subtraction removes groups of quantities ● Illustrations, photographs, and diagrams help in order to find a difference readers to understand and enjoy books. ● Patterns exist when repeated elements form an ● Retelling a story effectively requires the reader to identifiable sequence decide what is important for meaning and understand the importance of characters, setting, ● People can describe in shapes by analysing their and plot. recognisable features ● Stories are created by a sequence of events ● People can measure and describe attributes of ● We can share what we know through drawing and objects or spaces writing ● People can sort, compare and represent objects as ● Letters and letter combinations represent sounds data ● Fine Motor development allows for fluency, ● Mathematicians can attend to precision accuracy and stamina Learning Progress Learning Progress ● Rafael enjoys revisiting favourite books in our ● Rafael confidently counts a group of objects classroom library with his friends, especially accurately using an effective strategy and non-fiction books and he is also intrigued by one-to-one correspondence. He identifies the atlas. numbers to 100. ● Rafael confidently uses phonological ● Rafael is able to count all of the objects in the knowledge, word recognition and picture cues group and count on or back from the biggest to decode and read early reading books number when solving addition and subtraction independently. problems. ● Rafael has begun to develop stamina as an ● Rafael has developed an interest in author and illustrator. He is beginning to write measurement and can be found constructing independently using dominant letter sounds structures out of mobilo and comparing the and known high frequency words. length against his friend’s structures and measuring objects around the room with his mobilo structure. ● Rafael can sort a group of objects and decide on his own criteria when objects have multiple attributes. He was able to sort the objects in two different ways and make a comparison between the groups once sorted. Next Steps Next Steps ● Rafael is learning to observe punctuation in books to develop the use of expression as he ● Rafael is learning to state the number before reads. and after a given number beyond 10 and to ● Rafael is learning to add details to his develop his understanding and accuracy when illustrations and to leave spaces between his counting backwards. words when writing. United World College Of South East Asia INFANT SCHOOL

Sharing My Thinking and Understanding Being Creative and Innovative As children progress through the K1 program they As children progress through the K1 program they develop an understanding that: develop an understanding that: ● Discussions require appropriate listening and ● Through creative play, individuals discover dramatic speaking strategies to create conditions for shared skills that facilitate the expression of imagination meaning ● Artists often use their imaginations, surroundings ● By asking questions individuals can find out specific and personal experiences as inspiration for their information related to an inquiry work ● We communicate ideas and information to construct ● Artistic experimentation with materials, tools, and and share understanding. techniques enables artists to investigate media using their senses ● Scientists construct understanding by using scientific and design practices to inquire into the ● Sharing and selecting ideas through a collaborative natural world. process enhances the creative potential of the experience. ● Research skills enable individuals to gather, analyse and evaluate information as part of an ● By reflecting on their work, artists can celebrate inquiry process successes and identify areas of their personal practice to develop ● Individuals can use digital tools to create messages in a variety of modes and forms ● Individuals can explore a variety of digital modes to produce artifacts to undertake a creative process Learning Progress Learning Progress ● Rafael confidently shares his thoughts and ideas during one-to-one and whole class ● Rafael is a creative artist which was discussions. demonstrated through his acting, composing musical sound effects and creating his own ● Rafael has been inquiring into floating and costume to represent his part of an elephant sinking. He is able to follow the scientific during our K1BRo performance of ‘Walking process, with support, to make a hypothesis, to Through The Rainforest’. conduct a test, observe what happened and make a conclusion. ● Rafael is passionate about using the iPad to take photos and has explored a variety of viewpoints to use when taking a photo. Next Steps Next Steps ● Rafael is developing skills to listen attentively ● Rafael is working towards exploring other during our discussions. creative arts such as participating in dance related activities in the classroom. Outdoor Education Service and Sustainable Development As children progress through the K1 program they As children progress through the K1 program they develop an understanding that: develop an understanding that: ● Individuals can use their senses mindfully to ● By thinking about others in their community, experience and form connections to outdoor individuals can develop skills and qualities that build environments a sense of fairness, kindness and respect. ● Actions people take in outdoor environments can ● The way an individual takes action can lead to an protect or harm living things and their habitats outcome that supports individual or group well-being. ● By being self-aware, individuals can make a plan and take action to achieve a goal. Rafael loves to explore in our outdoor environment Rafael spent time thinking about his classmates and and uses the space as a creative and social outlet. He ways that he can demonstrate kindness in his confidently climbs the tall tower to zoom down the ‘big everyday interactions. Rafael has been thoughtfully slide’. Rafael enjoys meeting his friends on the organising the blocks in our classroom when helping to mountain where they engage in imaginary games tidy our inside environment. He will also help to collect such as Superheroes or Ninja kids. He also loves to his classmates' photo cards to return them to the right ride bikes at speed around the playground. Rafael place when they have been forgotten. Rafael helped to enjoys engaging in water play on our rooftop garden make a sign to celebrate the Grade 12’s finishing their where he works collaboratively with others to water last day at school. Rafael loves to be part of our Fresh pathways. Fruit Friday collection and is excited to add his donation to our collection for the migrant workers. United World College Of South East Asia INFANT SCHOOL

Chinese - Li Yan PE - Alys Metson Students have been learning Chinese language and Through play and exploration students have been culture through hands-on activities. To develop their developing their fundamental movement patterns. They communication skills in Chinese, they use props, have been developing their locomotive skills and spatial gestures, drawings and toys to support their expression. awareness, moving in different directions at different Students have opportunities to collaborate together for speeds, galloping, skipping, hopping, jumping and running. story telling, songs performing, lion dancing, board games Students have been working with a range of balls and other and role plays. This year, they have been focusing on equipment, experimenting with different ways to control, learning expressions about school, playing together, strike and receive. Students have been investigating how to family, favorite foods and colourful animals. Apart from control their movements through stability-focussed activities learning words and sentences, students also had some such as travelling over and under different apparatus, yoga opportunities to gain understanding of the concepts of ‘self and aquatics. Through all these activities, students have manager’ and ‘caring’ through collaboration with peers. been working cooperatively and collaboratively with their peers and have been understanding how to follow rules and keep themselves as well as their friends safe. Learning Progress: Learning Progress: ● Rafael participates well in a range of oral ● Rafael is able to travel with a ball with some activities associated with the Chinese control using either his hand, foot or paddle. language and culture. ● Rafael underarm throws in the correct direction ● Rafael is able to express likes and dislikes using his preferred hand. using words and simple phrases. Next step: Next step: ● Rafael is encouraged to practice new ● Rafael is encouraged to develop his expressions regularly. understanding of the skills by slowing down and focusing on the teaching points. Music - Janine Larsen Students have been learning about a variety of ways to make sounds, with their voices, their bodies, and classroom instruments. They have been exploring changes and contrasts in music through movement, graphic representation, and instruments. They have been learning to identify a steady beat and respond through creative movement, applying this concept in their own performance. They have begun learning about rhythm, reading and notating using graphic notation. Students have also been learning about patterns in music and using cues to perform music collaboratively. Learning Progress: ● Rafael can choose instruments to reflect different characters of a story. ● Rafael can vocalize sounds moving higher and lower from graphic notation. Next step: ● Rafael is encouraged to read quarter and eighth note rhythms from graphic notation. United World College Of South East Asia INFANT SCHOOL