As-salamu Alaikum Wa
Dear Parents,
Here are some updates from our class:
Language Arts:
Phonics: In phonics, we started Jolly
Phonics Book 6. We will be learning the sixth group of sounds, Y, X, ch, sh, th, and th. This week, we learned how to sound
out the consonant blends ch and sh. Please practice these two digraphs at home
with your child by going to the links below:
Reading
Program: Alhumdulliah, we have launched the reading program for Sk2. Every
Wednesday, our two parent volunteers Sister Madlein and Sister Amina come to SK2
to participate in activities and do reading. Based on students reading level,
they get an opportunity to take part in activities that will enhance their
reading fluency. Jazak Allahu khairun Sister Madlein and Sister Amina for your
time and dedication.
Also, every Wednesday, students will take their book bags home for
reading program and bring it back next Wednesday to get a new book, Insha-Allah.
Writing: This week we wrote a journal prompt
about our 3-D shapes. Students drew and wrote “The 3-D shape I like the most is
a ……………..”.
Literacy Tips:
- Read for 20 minutes with your child everyday.
- Play I spy games using the ch and sh consonant blends. For example, “I spy with my little eye something that starts with the ch sound.”
- Go to starfalls.com and readingbears.org to enhance your child’s reading skills.
Math:
We
continued learning about 3D shapes and learned their attributes. For example, a
cone has one face that is a circle and one point/vertex at the top. Also, we did
different worksheets about differentiating 2D and 3D shapes and lots of hands on exploration.
To enhance
students critical thinking and identifying and observe real world objects,
we ate an
ice cream cone and 3D shaped food while watching a movie on Friday.
Math tips:
· Look
for 3-D shapes around your home. For example, marbles and oranges are examples
of spheres and a tissue box is a rectangular prism. Sort and classify the
shapes by size and colour. You can also make models of 3-D shapes with toothpicks
and play dough.
· Play
board games like Chutes & Ladders, Sorry!, Dominoes, etc. as they promote
the development of counting skills, understandings of patterns, and numeral
recognition.
Science:
Station 1: Touch - We touched objects with
different textures.
Station 2: Smell – We investigated different types
of pleasant smells. We also smelled
garlic and onion too!
Station 3: Taste - We ate yummy raisins.
Station 4: Sight - We used a magnifying glass
to search objects in the “I Spy” books.
Station 5: Hear - We made colourful rain sticks
to hear the soft sound of rain.
Islamic Studies:
First, we read the story of Prophet
Yunus and then watched a video about the story of Prophet Yunus.
We also continued to practice
praying in class.
Arts:
We made rain sticks by painting
paper towel rolls. This was an integrated art for our Science station 6. Students
feel thrilled and excited to hear amazing sounds coming out of the rain stick
using rice and aluminum foil.
Jazakumullahu-khaira for your
co-operation and support!
