Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatu Allah Wa Barakatuhu
Dear
Parents,
Here are
some updates from our class:
Language
Arts: In Phonics,
we did activities from Jolly Phonics book 3. We practiced how to write some
tricky words that can not be sounded out (The, Are, You). We also learned how to rhyme by matching and
recognizing the ending sound of different words. To learn more about rhymes, we
will start our first word family next week, Insha-Allah. In addition to this,
we also learned how to blend, sound out, and write new words by stretching each
sound first and then blending them quickly to say a word. Sk2 did an excellent
job reading, practicing, and writing the new sight words that are written on
the classroom door. Great work SK2! MashaAllah! 
In reading,
we read “Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do
You See” again to practice choral reading. We have been learning how to orally
retell simple events and simple stories in proper sequence. This time, we
retold the story of “Goldilocks And The
Three Bears” by sequencing the picture cards. We also talked about the
importance of respect and empathy towards others.
Personal / Social Development: We also
read different books about feelings and emotions. We talked and discussed about
different feelings and how important it is in our religion to take care of
feelings of people around us. Some
of the books we read were “Harold And
The Purple Crayon,” “My many colored days by Dr. Seuss,” “The Way I act.”
Literacy
Tips:
· Read for 20 minutes with your child
everyday.
· Practice finding two letter and three
letter words with your child while reading at home.
· Pick some nursery rhyme books or Dr. Seuss
books from your local library and practice finding rhyming words with your
child.
Math: As only limited time left until winter break, we decided to start a
mini-unit on patterns for term 2. We learned how to create and extend the “AABB” pattern and did different learning activities. We also opened an “ice cream shop” in winter by making “AABB” ice cream cone patterns with our favourite flavors.
Math tips:
· Have your child skip count by 10’s out loud.
· Lay down a row of spoons pointing in a “AABB” pattern (up, up, down, down, up, up....) and ask your child to extend the pattern.
Science: In Science,
we watched a power point on “Living And Non–Living things” for review. Next, we filled out an anchor chart “Is It Living’ as a
whole class activity. We did different worksheets regarding living and
non-living things. We have sent home an information about our latest diorama project, “Living
Things-Allah’s Creation.”
If you have any questions, please feel free to email.
Visual
Arts: In Visual
Arts, we completed the rainbow fish (from colored coffee filters) craft, Alhamdo-lillah.
Islamic
Studies: Sk2 are
memorizing a new dua for the month of December, Masha-Allah! Also, we like to sing along to the
nasheed, "Give Thanks to
Allah" By Zain Bikha.” Here is the link for the video:
This week,
SK2 made a class book “A B C’ s of Allah (SWT) Creations. Students were given
one alphabet to draw and write about something that Allah (SWT) created. Here
is a sneak peak of the book:
Jazakumullahu-khaira
for your co-operation and support!
