KG2- Newsletter- 12-16 Jan 2020

DUNES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Volume 7, Issue 2 ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-2020 12-16 Jan 2020 SNEAK PEEK Reminder: Glimpse of this week Parent Teacher Conference  Students should come in proper uniform. It was held on 16th January 2020 in Dunes International school to  Academic Enrichment— discuss student’s progress at school and find solutions to academic Spell bee is on 19th Jan and behavioral problems. During PTC the student’s strength and 2020. weakness were discussed which is mainly or the welfare of the child.  Upcoming programs- Different canvas painting which are done by the students were also Abu Dhabi Science festival displayed. Sheikh Zayed Heritage festi- val (Refer to the circular up- loaded on the school portal) Glimpse of Kindergarten MaRSS Spell Bee Competition for Kindergarten Our Kindergarten Dunites were showed their en- thusiastic participation in the spell bee competi- tion. They have given their full effort during win- 1

Snap Shot KG2 A KG2 B Students were independently completing Students were connecting their craft activity the missing numbers 81-90 activity in num- by designing the community helper. ber book. KG2 D KG2 C Students were sorting and writing little and Arranging numbers in sequence is great fun long ‘oo’ words. and interesting activity for the students. KG2 E Students were designing the fireman cap. 2

Snap Shot KG2 F KG2 G Students finding addends with beans KG2 H Reading ‘oo’ words from Jolly phonics story pic Puzzle activity for community helpers KG2 I Students learnt the value of co-ordination and colllaboration by playing the team build- ing game. 3

Star of the week Young children love to be in the spotlight, and having a “Star of week” is a great way to honour each individual student. Star of the week issued to the students with admirable in- volvement in academics, respectful toward teachers, peers and the school environment. They shows willingness towards learning and be ready to help peers at anytime. Congratulations to the Stars of the Week! This is a great achievement and you should be very proud of yourself. You will keep up the hard work, and continue to be a star. KG2 A KG2 B KG2 C KG2 D 4

KG2 E Star of the week KG2 F KG2 G KG2 H KG2 I 5

Class Mascot Class mascot is given in recognition of display of moral values. Taking the class mascot home is a big deal for students as it motivates and encourages positivity in their behavior. KG2 B– Aaradhya KG2 A– Sanaa KG2 C– Fadi Rahman KG2 D– Sujaya 6

Class Mascot KG2 E—Aryan KG2 F—Vedanshi KG2 G—Zayan KG2 H—Naga KG2 I—Atif 7

Literacy Students were able to use the digraph ’oi and oo’ sound words in activities to read, write, frame sentences and do develop creative writing . Finding ‘oi’ words in word search ‘oo’ words puzzle activity Building ‘oo’ words Complete the words with ‘oo’ and ‘oi’ sound Circle the ‘oo’ words. 8

Literacy ‘oi’ sound identification ‘oo’ words choose and complete ‘oo’ words puzzle activity Complete with correct ‘oo’ words ‘oo’ words reading activity 9

Numeracy Number sense is the first vital math skill that are necessary for future concepts and advanced calculations. Addi- tion helps kids master the relationships between numbers and understand how quantities relate to one another. Stu- dents were confidently solving missing numbers, counting the objects through various activities. Activity on missing numbers. Counting objects. Independently finding the missing numbers. Learning numbers in sequence. 10

Numeracy Finding addends using counters. Number bond with blocks. Number bond concept in fruits. Completing the missing numbers. Skip counting game 11

Understanding of World Students were able to identify different types of helpers that are in the community and explain how these jobs benefit the community through enacting, drawing tools and learning the vocabulary. 12

Understanding of World 13

Physical Education Sports and games give enjoyment as well as good health. It increases the self-esteem and mental alert- ness. Mud kitchen provides the students to learn with fun. Students were enacting the community helper roles with the help of resources available in the Mud kitchen. It provides real life experience like cook- ing, cleaning, washing etc. 14

Mud Kitchen 15

Assembly KG2 A students presented valuable assembly on the theme ‘commitment’. 16

Library Student’s libraries have a special responsibility to support the process of learning to read and to give student access to all media. They em- power student and advocate for their freedom and safety. They encourage student to become confident and competent people. Library books helps our Dunites to develop their vocabulary, imagination and reading skills. 17

Spell bee Participant Spell bee participants were awarded with gold medals. Students valued their effort through this competition and enthusiastically getting ready for the next competition. Spelling Bee competitions help students to improve their spelling, increase their vocab- ulary, and develop correct English usage. They also help build student's self- confidence and, more importantly, they help to promote litera- cy by providing student with a positive goal to work toward, and give them a forum to dis- play the fruits of their . 18

Spell bee participants 19

Creativity KG2 E—Pranesh Sundar KG2 H—Jhanzeb KG2 E—Yaashi 20

The year 2020 will be celebrated as Councilor’s Desk '2020: Towards the next 50'. Most of us already know the importance of commu- This was revealed jointly by His High- nication. By keeping an open line of communication, ness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al you’ll have a better relationship with your child and Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime your child will come to you when there’s a problem. Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Du- But there’s another reason for communication — bai; and His Highness Sheikh Mo- you help your child integrate different parts of hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown his/her brain. Integration is similar to our body in Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Su- which different organs need to coordinate and work preme Commander of the UAE Armed together to maintain a healthy body. When different Forces, on Saturday, December 14. parts of the brain are integrated, they can function harmoniously as a whole, which means fewer tan- The UAE Vice-President said the coun- trums, more cooperative behavior, and more empa- try will be observing the 50th year of thy. To do that, talk through troubling experiences. the Union in 2021. He said the UAE Ask your child to describe what happened and how will start preparing for the next 50 he/she felt. Do not provide solutions. You don’t years in 2020 itself. need to have all the answers to be a good parent. Just listening to them talk and asking clarifying ques- tions will help them make sense of their experiences and integrate memories. What Next 19 Spell bee 21 Farm visit 20 Activity 21