This Week's Updates

The Annual Show was a great success!!! The kids had a wonderful time and they did a great job, I am so proud of them! Thank you all for coming.

This week we will be doing lots of review and starting our end of year assessments. We will not be learning new things. There will be no English homework (except Reading) and there will be Math review. Please check the homework section for the Math homework.

We are going on our last trip on Tuesday to the cinema. We are still finalizing the place and we will update you as soon as possible.

Important Dates:

June 5th: Start Half Days (Students leave at 11:30)
June 11th: Last Day of School

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Long Time

Hello Everyone,

Its been a long time since I've posted on the blog but we have been having some internet problems at school ( Area Problems).

School is almost over and we are working really hard to make every minute count and we cant do this without your help

Annual Show

We are having our Annual Show on Thursday so please make sure your child is on time if you are dropping him/ her off.

For our class:

- They will wear any bright shoes they have.
- Get a white tshirt to wear under the karate suit.
- Please arrive on time as we will start 5:30 sharo
- Please pick up your child right after the show is over

Trip

We will update you as there maybe new changes for the trip. It is the end of year celebration for Grades 1 and 2

Thanks
Laila
 

This Week's Updates

Hello Everyone,

Its been a long time and I have missed the students so much. I am so happy and excited to be back. I am glad to hear that the students have been behaving in an excellent way while I was away. We have 5 weeks left till the students take their summer holiday. We are going to work hard and do our best untill the very end.

This week we will resume our daily homework that will be posted on the blog today.

We will cover the following:

Language Arts: We are moving on with phonics and I will start the reading assessments this week. We will continue working on our writing.

Math: 3 Digit Subtraction

Science: We will continue working on Sound. I will send the chapter home so you can read it with them.

Social Studies: We are still working on history and how things change over time.

Please feel free to communicate with me via email or through the channel book if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks
Laila

Spring Break Homework

We all cant wait for Spring Break and I hope that you enjoy the holiday :)

It is very important that your child continues to read in the break for at least 20 minutes daily.

I will send the homework packet tomorrow and it includes:
-  Writing
- Math Worksheets
- Math Practice Book Page SR7 and SR8

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This Week's Updates

This week is the last week before Spring Break. The kids are very excited to take a holiday!

Tomorrow we have a trip to Plein Air, please make sure to send an old tshirt with your kid as they will do some painting so we dont want them to mess up their school uniform. Also you can send a hat in case its too sunny.

Also, as soon as the kids are back from Spring Break they will have their Arabic and Religion exams. A note will be sent to you with the dates today.

This Week's Learning:

Math: We are going back to addition. The kids will practice adding 3 digit numbers. They need a lot of memory refreshing! We will work hard to master these addition skills.

Language Arts: The kids are really developing in reading and we are now developinh the reading comprehension strategies such as cause and effect and main ideas and details.

Science: We are learning about "Sound" and how sound is made. We will do some experiments to see how sound travels.

Social Studies: We are learning about the changes in history and how different life is now from the past.

 

Some Updates

The school carnival will take place next Saturday 13th April 2013. Its going to be a day filled with fun activities and games for the kids. We would love to see you all there :)

Swimming Tips:

1. Please send your child wearing their swim suit under their clothes in the morning. Please ensure that they bring panties/underpants in their bag.

2. Please label ALL clothing, swim gear, towels, etc. with your child's name.

3. Please send a swimming cap and floaties with your child. If they do not have these, they will not be allowed to swim.

4. Please ensure you send your child with enough food and water! They are using lots of energy and might need something extra in their lunch.

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New Schedule

As you all know we are starting the swimming classes next Tuesday 2nd April 2013. The children will have one hour of swimming and therefore we changed the schedule.

Sunday: Character Building instead of PE
Tuesday: PE (swimming)

Please make sure your child wears the swimsuit under their uniform to avoid wasting time changing.

Thanks
Laila

Class Updates

Trimester 2 is almost done!! The students are doing a great job so far and I am proud of them.

Here are some important updates:

Sunday March 31st: Beginning of Trimester 3
Thursday March 28th: Out of School Uniform/ Deadline for costume payment
Thursday April 4th: Parents Meeting (No students)

Swimming Classes will start next week, so please make sure to read the note we sent last week. If your child will not swim please send a note in the channel book.

Tissue Supply: ( This month is Layal's turn)
2 Kitchen Paper Rolls
2 Tissue Boxes

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This Week's Homework

This week there will be no homework as we will be just doing review.

The children are still required to read daily for 15 to 20 minutes.

There is Math homework just for today Page 116.

Thanks
Laila

Mothers Day Celebration

Next Thursday March 21st is Mother's Day Celebration at GP School!

At 10:15 am you will be invited to attend the party. Each class will perform at 10:15 and 10:45 in case there are siblings.

We will start at 10:15 am sharp.

Waiting for you all :)

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MAP Scores and Results

Dear Parents,

The Grade 1 and Grade 2 teachers have been reviewing the results from the MAP testing and have identified key areas where our students need the most support in both Math and English. Based on the data, we have selected skills to work on as a class until the end of the school year. Some results show a low mark as a whole group, and this is because we have not yet taught this unit in Math or English. An example of this is Statistics. Once that unit has been taught, the results on the next MAP test should improve. Following is a list of skills that each grade and class are focusing on. These skills were generally weak within the whole group of students and are areas that we are aiming to improve. One main goal all classes are working on are increasing vocabulary, and this will also reflect in the marks of the next MAP test.

Grade 1 Math

Measurement- put objects in order from shortest to longest and narrowest to widest
- identifying the days of the week and which day comes after

Number Sense- children can count forward up to 100; skip count by 2, 5, and 10 starting at any number
- recognize the number word for numbers up to 100

Grade 1 Reading

- identifies basic punctuation such as ? ! . " "
- put words into alphabetical (ABC) order
- understanding the vocabulary of uppercase of lowercase letters (capital and small letters) - including knowing the difference in letters that are the same- Ss Xx Zz
- matching 2 words with same beginning, middle or ending sounds (eg. stomp, stick)
- identifies a complete sentence and a question sentence

Grade 2 Math

Measurement- estimates and measures length of an object to the nearest inch and centimeter
- uses a calendar as a tool to answer questions

Number Sense- recognize the number word for numbers up to 999
- identifies the number that is 1 more and 1 less up to 999

Grade 2 Reading and Language Usage

Reading Comprehension- identifies main idea and details in a short story
- identifies setting, characters and feelings in a story

Writing Process- recognizes errors in spelling, punctuation and capitalisation

Grammar- use present, past and future tense of verbs

These skills will be taught through the remainder of the school year. Some of these skills can be worked on at home. Thank you for your continued support of your child's growth in learning.

Grade 1 and Grade 2 Teachers

World Math Day

Today is World Math Day. Your child should have been practicing these previous weeks. Its a fun concept so please encourage your kids to log on today.

Also we started our measurment unit in Math so please make sure your child has a ruler that has inches and centimeters.

Reminders:

- Tomorrow is the deadline for paying the trip fees.
- Short Days Week from March 17th till March 21st

Thanks
Laila

World Math Day

There is a world wide competition in Math that will take place on March 6th. This day is called "World Math Day". Global Paradigm school will take part in this competition. I have sent the username and the password for logging in with the students today. You will find them attached in the channel books.

Please log in to the website on the slip and start practicing for the competetion. Its a fun way to encourage students to work on their Math skills. I will send you more information on the competition day later this week.

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This Week's Learning

This Week we will be learning the following:

Language Arts: We will be learning about Sequencing in stories. We will also learn more about the long "i" in some words. Students will continue to write their daily stories.

Math: We are still working on "Plane Figures". We are learning about "Congruent" figures and we will explore symmetry. We will be done with this chapter at the end of this week.

Science: We just finished the lesson on "Fossils" and students enjoyed doing their own fossils. We will start learning about "Natural Resources".

Social Studies: We have finished the unit on "Pollution" and we will start learning about Maps for the coming weeks.

Note: Please make sure to sign the progress reports and send them back.

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Ceramica Cafe trip

Dear Parents,

We are having a field trip next Thursday to Il Pennelo Ceramic Cafe. This is a trip that students school-wide should be taking at some point. We will paint a ceramic tile there which will then be used to decorate the school gates. Please understand that the 80le price includes the ceramic piece, but the students will not be able to keep the piece as it will be used for the school. However, the ceramic piece that your student makes will be a part of the school forever.

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Homework

Hello Parents,

Please make sure your child does the homework that is assigned on the blog and dont move ahead. I teach the lesson in class and then the homework matches the lesson. Moving ahead might cause some confusion to the children.

Note: Students can come out of uniform on Thursady for Valentine's Day. They should wear the Valentine's Day colors.

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Reading Groups

Hello Everyone,

We had an amazing "International Week", we had so much fun learning about China. We also visited lots of other countries today like Spain, Mexico, Japan, America, Italy and Sudan. I am sure the kids will tell you all about it.

You haven't been getting new reading books this week as I have just finished their reading assessments. I am so proud of all of them as they are moved up in their reading levels. You will start getting new books today. Please make sure your child reads daily for 15 minutes.

PS: Check out our pictures from our last trip in the "Pictures" section.

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International Week

This week we are celebrating "International Week" at school. Students from Pre-K to Grade 5 are participating in this event. It is going to be a week filled with fun and educational activities to teach about the different countries.

Our country is "China", the students will learn some aspects of the Chinese culture and they are going to learn a few words from the Chinese language. The kids are really excited about this week and so are we!!

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Tissue Supply

Thanks for sending the tissues supply.

We will need the following:
- 2 Kitchen paper rolls
- 2 Tissue Paper boxes
This month's family is Seba's family.

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Out of School Uniform

Tomorrow students can come to school is out of school uniform. This is to celebrate Mawled El Nabawy and Revolution Day.

Also some students are interested in buying the school spirit tshirts. It costs 130 LE and the deadline to pay is tomorrow. You can pay in the school and come check out the sizes.

Thank you

Our Learning

This week we have been learning the following:

Language Arts: We have been working on writing "Personal Narratives" and we have been also developing our reading comprehension skills.

Math: We are learning to tell time and differentiate between different time intervals.

Science: We have started our "Earth Science" unit and this week we have been learning about earthquakes and volcanoes. Your kid can do his/her own volcano and come display it in class. (This is optional).

Social Studies: We have been learning about "Pollution".

Reminder: Please send the supplies as soon as possible and please replace any ripped folders.

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Spelling City

Hello Parents,

Starting this trimester we will be using a website to practice our weekly spelling words. This website is called "Spelling City". I will add the words every Sunday and the students will be tested on Sunday the following week. It is a fun and interactive website where students can play games and take quizzes.

1- Go to www.spellingcity.com
2- Press on "Find a List"
3- Enter my name in the search box: Laila AbdelDayem
4- You will find the list with today's date
5- There will be two lists for two groups of students. I will let the students know their groups today.

Thank you!!

Supplies

I would like to thank you all for coming to the Parents Meeting. It was a pleasure seeing all of you!

As we start the second trimester there are some supplies that we need from each student:

- 2 Erasers
- 1 Sharpener
- New Folders (If your child's folder are ripped or damaged)

Thank you for your continous cooperation.
 

Welcome Back

Hello Parents,

Welcome back and Happy New Year.

Thank you for all the parents that confirmed their attendance for the parents meeting. I am looking forward to seeing you all. The date is Tuesday 15th January 2012.

This week we settled back into our routines and reviewed our learning. There will be no homeowork for the weekend. We will resume the homework next week.

Enjoy your weekend.