8.KG1 Newsletter-week 8

DUNES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Volume 4, Issue 3 ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-2020 15- 19September 2019 SNEAK PEEK Reminder: Glimpse of this week  Refer circular for class World Ozone Day—“Be Keen Go Green” photograph—All stu- dents must come in World Ozone day is held on September 16 every year. Students of Dunes Regular school uni- International school have celebrated this day by sapling plantation. They form for the same. were made aware of recycling planting and reduce the use of plastics which will have the negative effect on the ozone layer. Students took an  Encourage your ward oath to protect the plants and keep the Mother Earth Green. to participate in MaRRS international spell bee competition  Result of Literary fest is uploaded on portal. International Day of Peace-”Peace Begins with You” We celebrate Peace day on September 21st every year to recognize the efforts of those who have worked hard to end conflict .Celebrating International Peace Day at our school has allowed our students to understand the im- portance of creating and maintaining peace amongst themselves, families and their surroundings. To promote peace the kindergarten children of Dunes International School had made fun filled activities related to peace. They had so much fun ,enjoyed and learned a lot while doing the activity. 1

LEADERHIP PROGRAMME A leadership programme conducted on 16th September 2019 to empower our drivers, con- ductors and nannies (bus associates). Which focused on taking lead in protecting and safe- guarding our students under our care. WINNERS OF GRAND PARENTS VIDEO “Grandparents make the world a little softer, a little kinder, and a little warmer.” Memories of grand parents with their grand children is stunning. At Dunes we gave an opportunity to all the students to share the video of the valuable time spend with their grandparents during the summer vacation. The students whose video re- ceived the maximum likes and shares were felicitated 2

KG1 A Snap Shot KG1 B Students are engaged in free play. Students explaining about the importance KG1 C of saplings plantation. KG1 D Enjoying basic movements during Learning simple dance steps swimming . KG1 F KG1 E Explaining the concept of tens and ones Enjoying parachute activity-Coordination 3

KG1 G Snap Shot KG1 H Discussing about plantation Creativity at its best. KG1 I KG1 J Making craft on sea animals. Learning Arabic letters by solving the work- sheet. 4

Star of the week Reach for the stars. Star of the week is given to the student every week on the achievement or progress in class activities. Students received Star of the week for their active participation and excellent progress in all areas of learning. 5

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Class Mascot Every week one student from each section will receive a class mascot based on the good moral values 7

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World Ozone Day Students celebrated Ozone day to have a general idea of the ozone layer and how it is pro- tecting life on earth from the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays. They have planted saplings on this special day. .They also watched the educational videos about ozone layer. They were also made aware of recycling. Planting and reduce the use of plastics which will affect our ozone layer. 9

English Students learned the formation of letter “U” through various activities. They have molded and made letter U with clay. They also learned to make create ob- jects related to letter U .This de- veloped their fine motor skills. All the students actively partici- pated in the letter activities done in the class. Lets have some fun with clay. 10

Mathematics Students learned the value of numbers through counting with manipulative which are very important in our daily life. They also differentiated the place values of tens and ones by doing the activity with ice-cream sticks. 11

Literary Fest-Final Round Show and Tell-Literary Fest final round competition was conducted. Children were so enthusiastic to participate in the final round of literary fest. 12

Science Students learned to sort the birds and in- sects through various activities. They have also made the life cy- cle of butterfly using clay. Role play was also done in the class on birds which helped the children to devel- op their communica- tive skills. All the ac- tivities were fun filled and children enjoyed a lot. 13

Arabic Arabic Arabic is one of the prominent language in the world. Students made letters with clay and they also solved the worksheet which shows their interest in learning the language. 14

Physical Education Physical education helps the children to develop their gross motor skills. Students have learnt elbow movements and the basics of football game. 15

Read an ‘e book-’Reading journey beyond the book To encourage reading habits and to make reading more in- teresting the kindergarten children of Dunes International school were given opportunity to read books with the use of electronic devices. Through this students learnt to read and they were also aware of using the devices. Students blend letters to make words. 16

Mud Kitchen It is an auspicious day as we inaugurated the Kin- dergarten mud kitchen. The Guest for the day was accompa- nied by our school principal Mr. Paramjit Ahluwalia. As soon as he arrived, the children welcomed him with joy and enthusiasm. Our distinguished guest, staff and students took part in the programme in various forms. Mud kitchens are amazing spaces for sparking chil- dren’s imagination. It takes a good deal of creative thinking to transform muddy creations into culinary delights. To allow the children the freedom to play, explore and learn to their full extent. Teachers have been a part of the designing and planning process and children have seen how the kitchen has been built from scratch by their own teachers using re- cyclable items. This is a wonderful example of the teachers using their knowledge of what children need exposure to for fabulous and joyful learning, their observations of the chil- dren at play and scaffolding discussions so that the children have been able to have a voice in this amazing outdoor op- portunity. 17

“I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess, and use every pot” 18

Year of Tolerance Councilor’s Desk The Year of Tolerance is an extension of the Year of Zayed, as it upholds the val- ues of tolerance and co-existence that the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan estab- lished among the people of the UAE. “The highest result of education is tol- erance” What Next…..  Academic enhancement-G.K –22nd Septem- ber 2019  World Tourism Day on 26th September 2019 19