Dear G1 Parents,

Can you believe we have completed our second week of home learning!

It has been awesome to see that the kids are all keeping up the momentum of completing their daily tasks online.

We thank you again for making this happen and really appreciate all of your support.

Meditation For Children

Raj, Suniya’s daddy has kindly asked us to share this link about 

Do read it below – http://www.hipsteryogi.com/children-meditation-during-self-isolation/ 

Here is the  link of Suniya doing some of these meditation practices. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSveeH8n8mk 

Live Cams

If you click on this link you can watch live footage from around the world of different animals it’s amazing!!! Ms Ronyii is addicted to watching the gorillas!

https://explore.org/livecams

Math Website

Distance Learning with Zearn Math

https://about.zearn.org/distance-learning?utm_campaign=distance-learning&utm_medium=native&utm_source=homepage

Reading Websites

Audible.com have just opened up huge swathes of their library for free. There are all sorts of things on the site and there is no pay wall and one doesn’t have to put in any credit card details. 

The address is as follows: stories.audible.com   

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

Virtual Field Trips

https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-field-trips/

One important point to remember is that students do not have to complete all learning engagements that are assigned in their activities section each day. If your child falls behind one day they can catch up with past activities in the following days or if needs be skip them completely. 

If you need any help or advice from your teacher please feel free to email us all directly.

Warm regards,

The G1 Team

Dear G1 Parents,

Reflecting on our first week of online learning. The students seem to have been really engaged in their learning adventures and we have had many many completed activities being uploaded onto our class journals.

We would like to thank all parents for assisting and supporting their child in this process. 

We will continue this week with the format that we have developed from last week, it seems to have a good balance and the students seem to have enjoyed the engagements.

One important point to remember is that students do not have to complete all learning engagements that are assigned in their activities section each day. If your child falls behind one day they can catch up with past activities in the following days or if needs be skip them completely. 

If you need any help or advice from your teacher please feel free to email us all directly.

New G1 Unit of Inquiry – Structures

We are introducing our new Unit of Inquiry this week: “Architectural structures reflect purpose, history and available materials.” One way we want the students to “tune in” to the Unit is by creating and building. Doing so also gives children opportunities to try out new ideas, new ways of thinking and problem-solving. It builds our brains, enhances our understanding of math and science and supports healthy social and emotional learning.

Central Idea

Architectural structures reflect purpose, history and available materials.

Lines of Inquiry

• Purpose and use of buildings
• Changes in buildings over time
• Influences on building design

Guiding questions

What could each building be used for?

What do you think each building is made of?

How old do you think each building is?

If any of you have some experience or connections with this new unit please get in touch with your class teacher as we would like to involve you expertise in the teaching and learning of this unit.

Thanks again for all your support last week and the coming weeks.

Warm regards,

The G1 Team

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the Grade 1 Online learning program. Please proceed to the Home Learning (Emergencies) tab on the right hand side, click on there for full details. If you need further support please email your teacher. We look forward to some exciting online adventures.

Grade 1 Team,

Dear G1 Parents,

To end our G1 Art Exploration Day. We had a dance session with Ms Lynn.

Checkout the pictures and videos in the link below.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/o2pGfiF1yxA7ENr76

G1 Team

Dear Grade 1 Parents,

Today the children enjoyed a wonderful morning exploring a range of different art forms from building things from junk modelling objects to flipbooks.

Please take a look at the link below and have a discussion with your child about what they got up today. G1 Art Day Exploration March 2020

Also some children have posted on Seesaw so don’t forget to checkout that out as well. 

The G1 Team

Dear G1 Parents,

We would like to update you on the G1 Coffee Meeting which will take place this coming Monday, 9th March at 8 am in the G1 Classrooms.

There will be three rotations you will have a chance to engage in.

• Exploring Concepts

• Reading Strategies

• Quality Learning Behaviours

We look forward to seeing you all then.

The G1 Team

Dear Grade 1 Parents,

Pancake Day fun!

Near Mr Matt’s home town…is Olney in Buckinghamshire (where his brother lives). It is world famous for its Pancake Race which has happened for 600 years on Shrove Tuesday.  Checkout the fun video clip below.

Tuning into Pancake day 

G1 and G3 came together and had their own pancake race. Checkout the videos below.  

https://photos.app.goo.gl/huVn3hwJfxqp6UjA9

Pancake Day Pictures

Maths

• Subtracting in different  ways 
• Counting on
• Counting back 
• Tessellation 

Unit and Literacy

• Wrote sentences using the Weekly Words.
• Recap Phonic: ch, sh, th, ng sounds
• Intro ai, ee, igh, oa

Unit Creative Expression 

• Looking at the meaning and messages in songs/poetry
• Aesop Fables
• Performance skills
• Scenes and settings different mediums books/cartoon 

The G1 Team!

Dear all,

Please be reminded there will be no after school classes this week as it was originally planned to be G3 – G5 residential trip; however, sports coaching (Swimming, Football, Basketball) will continue as usual.

Regards,
KIS ASP Team

 Dear G1 Parents,

Huge thanks to all the International Mother Tongue Day readers who volunteered to read on Wednesday 19th February. 

 Grade 1 really enjoyed and appreciated all your efforts.

Please enjoy the photos below in the link.