10.KG2-Newsletter -29 Sep- 3 Oct 2019

DUNES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Volume 5, Issue 1 ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-2020 29th Sep—3rd Oct 2019 SNEAK PEEK till 6th Registration opens for MaRRS Glimpse of this week Oct, 2019 International spelling competi- tion. World Heart Day, an international campaign To increase public awareness of cardiovascu- Verify the circular for broucher lar diseases, including their prevention and and registration link. their global impact. Oct 12-17, 2019 Admission of academic year Glimpse of this week 2020-2021 has begun. You may apply for your ward through our school web- site www.dunesinternationalsch ool.com Dunes International School marked ’World Heart Day’ with numerous activities; of which CPR session collaborated by Ahalia hospital. impinged the students about the measurements one should take in case of any heart related emergencies. Replica of huge heart displayed in the re- ception area attracted everyone’s atten- tion, where the students stapled their mes- sages of the day. 1

Glimpse of this week Congratulations to all ….. Dunes International School proudly announce that, our honourable Principal Mr. Paramjit Ahluwalia, along with 42 teachers of our school has been honoured and felicitated by Big Idea UAE in the 6th Edition of Amazing Teacher Award Ceremony. 27th Sep 2019 2

Glimpse of this week Career Talk 2nd Oct 2019 \"In continuation of student awareness program, Dr Richard Reid, Dean of Academics, South Dakota State University, USA visited Dunes Inter- national School on 01 October 2019 along with his team. He gave a com- prehensive presentation on all aspects of a students life in USA. Friendly foot ball match held for Kindergarteners 1st Oct 2019 3

Glimpse of this week Roots & Shoots encourages children to implement prac- tical positive change for people, animals and the environment by providing them with free resources and a place to share their success stories with the world. Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots recent- ly announced their new twinning pro- gram between schools in the UAE and schools in the United Kingdom. Through the program students will have the opportunity to learn about another group’s homeland, environ- ment, wildlife, culture, religion and languages. As part of twinning program, Ms. Tara Golshan, Executive Educational Direc- tor of Roots and Shoots, UK visited Dunes International School on Tues- day 1st October 2019. She empowered our students to use their voice and actions to make compassionate 4

BE A HERO FOR A BETTER WORLD If students, in their early age, learn to make their own solar devices and use them, not only they will likely to be future users of the solar energy but they will also be promoting its usage in their own generations and become Student Solar Ambassadors. Keeping this in mind Student Solar Ambassadors Workshop was organized on the 150th birth anniver- sary of Mahatma Gandhi, 2nd October 2019. In this unique one-day training program 4,00000 students from different schools across the world united together learnt to assemble their own solar study lamps to fulfill their study light needs. Dunes International School also joined this historical event. All the Solar Student Ambas- sadors assembled the Solar Study Lamps guided by the teachers those who have taken special training in this program. Through this workshop, scientific curiosity of young minds was piqued towards clean technologies for the future. At the end of the event, students were allowed to take home their solar study lamp and 2.5 W solar panel. 5

Snap Shot Revision…..Revision….Revision... KG2 A The importance of revision is two- Revising with the help of a worksheets fold. KG2 B Firstly, it helps to remember facts, Secondly it will help increase the confidence and reduce anxiety. Dunites are sincerely into their revision for the upcoming exam. Revising the number names. KG2 C Activity on seasons, weather terms….. 6

Snap Shot KG2 D Using math skill in mud kitchen KG2 E Sequencing story cards. KG2 F Singing and dancing with hearts on World heart day. 7

Snap Shot KG2 G Segregating the modes of transport. KG2 H Students were practicing their creative drawings and writing. KG2 I Dictation on ‘l’ blends. 8

Star of the week Young children love to be in the spotlight, and having a “Star of week” is a great way to honor each individual student. The star of the week concept is meant for students to share a little bit about themselves with their class- mates. By taking center stage, students feel a sense of pride while they get to share fascinating facts and sto- ries about themselves and their life with their peers. It also helps to build a sense of community because stu- dents are celebrating each other every week. 1. KG2 A– Albert 2. KG2 B- Sufiyan Tabrez 3. KG2 C- Zainab 4. KG2 D-Mir Taufique 5. KG2 E– Daksha 6. KG2 F– Nidhi 7. KG2 G— Rayhaan 8.. KG2 H— Chethan 9. KG2 I—Hrudya 9

Class Mascot Taking the class mascot home is a big deal for the students. They are so excited to bring a piece of the class home to their families and share about their day. It's also meaningful for my students to share a bit of home with something from the class. Blending home and school into the same world for students is so powerful. KG2 A—Polite Namanpreeth Singh KG2 B—Attentive Sayujya KG2 C—Compassionate Prayaga Student’s mascot visited grandparents, gone for shopping and attended birthday parties, and more. Students read to him and he meets with their stuffed animals. KG2 D—Compassionate Fathima 10

Class Mascot KG2 E – Passionate Yaashi KG2 F – Noble Rayan KG2 G – Attentive Shreyanvi KG2 H – Dutiful Shivank KG2 I – Curious Wafiya 11

World Heart Day is 'My Heart, Your Heart' A promise to yourself, the people you care about and the individuals around the world to take steps in reducing our risk to CVD. The day is commemorated to promote different preventative steps and changes in lifestyle to avoid any cardiovascular diseases, like heart attack, stroke, heart failure and any other condition related to the same. KG2 E performed a special assembly and shared few facts on how to keep the heart healthy. They insisted on healthy life style with exercises by a Zumba dance. 12

Ghandhi Jayanthi— “Salutation to the father of India” 2nd Oct 2019 On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Kindergarteners were entertained with a puppet show on ‘Cleanliness’. A short PPT on Babuji ‘ s life was shared. Kindergartener raised an oath to keep their home, classroom and surroundings clean. Community Singing Singing together with peers is the most entertainment time for the toddlers. Singing in groups make them feel valued and increasing their confidence. 13

English Blending is super important because being able to mentally join speech sounds to- gether to make words helps students to de- code unfamiliar words using letter-sound patterns when reading. 1. Sight words revision. 2. Blends matching. 3. Blends puzzles. 4. Framing sentences. 5. ‘l’ blend activity. 6. One / many revision. 7. Listening skill on blends. 8. Blend stories. 9. Dictation on blends. 14

Mathematics The best way to get young learners to develop a love for math is to make it ex- citing. Our kindergarten math worksheets, activities, revisions do just that. From number sequence to tens and ones and comparison of numbers occupy their intel- lectual mind. Practices assist young learners with building fundamental math skills. 1. Revision of tens and ones. 4. Comparison of numbers 7. Data handling 2. Number names dictation. 5. Revision on comparison of numbers 8. Comparison of objects 3. Construction number names. 6. Missing numbers worksheet 9. Skip counting in Rope and ladder. 15

Science Teaching science topics to young children, provide them with lots of objects to observe, touch and ask questions about. Children develop an awareness of the world around them as they explore and investigate it. 1. Revision on transport 2. Healthy food items 3. Revision on season 4. Safety rules and traffic signals 5. Finding similar size 6. Shadow matching 7. Sorting transport puzzles 8. Land transport activity 9. Transport play-way 16

Arabic Learning Arabic allows students to gain confidence and self-esteem. Through the study of the Arabic language and culture, students can gradually gain understanding major culture of UAE. At Dunes, the Arabic language taught from kindergarten is appropriate for reading and writing. ‘Seen, Sheen, Saad letters are introduced…... 17

Library The school library equips students with lifelong learning skills and develops the imagination, enabling them to live as responsible citizens.\" School libraries are places for learning and thinking. They play a key role in supporting and developing literacy skills and the enjoyment 18

Swimming and Physical Education It's essential that every toddler learn to swim, especially to be water-safe. ... Swimming in kindergarten, so that they have the skill for their whole life. This can help improve their overall physical and mental health..Sports and games give enjoyment as well as good health. It increases the self-esteem , team building and mental alertness. dents enjoyed 19

Mud Kitchen Mud kitchen is one of the best resources for little ones to play outside as kids play- house. Mud kitchens are in fact great learning opportunities for younger children, helping them to enhance their creative, imaginative as well as sensi- Students enjoyed their learning with this play way method, such as discussing healthy and unhealthy food, role play in the kitchen, measuring ingredients, counting utensils, preparing mouth watering dishes as pretended play, adding ingredients to the food, subtracting the 20

Creativity corner Aaliyah Safeer KG2 -E Pranesh KG2 -E Laalithya KG2 -E 21

Year of Tolerance The UAE welcomes back its first astro- naut Hazza Al Mansouri to Earth after he what does tolerance mean to you? spent eight days on the International Space Station. \"Instilling values of tolerance carries on Sheikh Zayed's legacy and teachings,\" Sheikh Khalifa The Soyuz space ship carrying UAE's first said when the Year of Tolerance was an- astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori has landed nounced. safely on Earth after undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) . \"The world today needs universal human val- ues to be promoted for the sake of future gen- erations,\" Sheikh Mohamed said. \"The ghaf tree, global logo for tolerance sym- bolises stability and peace and has the ability to adapt in the desert.\" We do not differentiate between one another in the UAE, nor do we use race or nationality to discriminate against one another; we see all people as equal, as God created us. What’s Next Half-yearly Exam from 6th —10th October 2019. Revise for the Exams. Time table and syllabus has been shared in portal. Good Luck….. 22