Grade 1 Class Blog

Our final day has come and we are about to head in to a well deserved break. We wish our whole community health and happiness through June, July and August. We look forward to seeing you again in the next school year, and wish luck to our friends – William who is heading to a new school in Bangkok and Mohana who is starting a new, exciting chapter in Germany. We know they will make new friends and carry the KIS spirit with them and we wish their families luck.

This week we followed the plan of activities that were suggested by G1 students. Here is what we did each each day.

Monday – toy day.

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On Tuesday we had our class party and were so busy that we only got a photo of the food!

On Wednesday we visited the Upper School Playground a few times, and once again, we were so busy interacting that we didn’t take any pictures AGAIN!

On Thursday, we dressed as we wanted, enjoyed time and space and spending time together. We packed up the classrooms and loaded up our bags to go home.

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We enjoyed fun pool time in the lovely morning weather on our last morning.

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We enjoyed ourselves and each other, spending happy time with our community.

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Friday was all about Ms. June who departs the school after 2 decades with us and leading the school for many of those years.

As the school year ends, we thank our students for their enthusiasm and love of learning and community. We are definitely priveleged to have met the leaders of tomorrow.

Our Student Council Reps Chanya, Jia Jia, BM and Aimmy have carried out their responsibilities with impressove maturity and commitment and we congratulate them and hope that they stay as active in the coming years.

Finally, we thank the families of G1 students, who have given us wholehearted support in all the different situations we have encountered. We wish we could have seen you more but we always felt you with us, your warmth, generosity and perseverance through all.

With thanks and best regards. Have a great summer!

Ms. Lisa, Mr. Ashley, Ms Nong, Ms Cha, Mr. Danny , Ms. Ploy and Ms. Helen

Calendar for next academic year

School Calendar 2022-23_For Staff Use Only 10.6.2022

The Upcoming Week in G1

We have been learning about the ocmmunity recently and throughout the year have included student voice in our planning and inquiries.

The G1 students listed activities they would like in the final week, so here is the upcoming programme of events the students asked for by day.

Monday – Play and bring a toy day (no violent toys or technology)

Tuesday – Class Food Party (Please add food that you will be bringing so the choice is balanced. No nuts)

Wednesday -.Big Playground exploration. Lots of time exploring their new playground environment.

Thursday – Dress up day. Students can wear anything they would like (PJ’s, costumes, favourites)

Friday – Swim Party. Instead of our regular swim lessons, we will have a swim party with the grade. Students can change into play clothes after.

Information for last day of school

School Bus on June 10th
School bus will be leaving at 12 noon on Friday, June 10th. Students who finish before 12 p.m. may need to wait until the rest of their bus friends finish school. Should you wish to arrange your own transportation for your child to go home on the last day of school, please email kistransport@kis.ac.th to inform of your intention.

The last day of school, Friday June 10th, as in previous years, will be a half day for students. Pick up times will be as follows:

• G1- EY3 – 11:10 am
• G2 – G3 – 11:20 am
• G4 – G5 – 11:30 am
• Ey1 -Ey2 – 11:40 am

Friday 10th June  – Last Day of School (half day, 12:00pm dismissal)

This week in G1

In inquiry we were delving into roles and responsibilities within the KIS community and finding the connections between us all.

Literacy connected to inquiry as we shared information and opinions on roles in the community.

We visited the ICT suite to continue working on coding. This time we used code to control speed, time and direction and tried out Mr. Eric’s challenges. We found we could control colour and sound as well.

We competed in houses around the obstacle courses set by the House Captains with EY3. Erawan won both this section and the whole school competition. Well done to all the students in Erawan.

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Newsflash . . . . 

Information about end of school calendar

Here is our end of year calendar.

End of year calendar PYP 21-22.docx

Dates to remember

Monday 30th May ALl library books need to be returned to school.

Thursday 2nd June – Visit from Krok and Pitches acapella group for students

Friday 3rd June  – HM Queen Suthida’s Birthday (holiday, school and office closed)

Monday 6th June – G1 end of year party

Friday 10th June  – Last Day of School (half day, 12:00pm dismissal)

A request for our community to help others

There is a request for old clothing and the details are here.

Red Bins F.pptx (2)

This week in G1

We were thrilled and proud to welcome our families in to the G1 pod this week. We loved sharing our work and progress with you, as well as the little spots and personal areas and resources that we enjoy. We hope that this is the first of many future visits for our families to G1.

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Next week in G1

Inquiry

We will begin to define roles and the purpose of the roles withing the school community.

Literacy

We will be writing about the roles and responsibilities of chosen members of the KIS community. We will be planning, drafting, editing and publishing.

Maths

It is time for us to look at the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction. We will be talking about number families.

G1 T3 W6 Weekly Plan May 23 2022

Dates to remember

Friday 27th May PYP parent forum in auditorium

Monday 30th May ALl library books need to be returned to school.

Thursday 2nd June – Visit from Krok and Pitches acapella group for students

Friday 3rd June  – HM Queen Suthida’s Birthday (holiday, school and office closed)

Friday 10th June  – Last Day of School (half day, 12:00pm dismissal)

This week in G1

We have been busily preparing for our first Student Led Conferences since the start of the pandemic. The centres are ready for families to visit.

In each G1 class, there are 6 centres. Each student can visit in the allotted hour and circulate the centres to share their learning and experiences. The centres are as follow:

Inquiry

The students have made a video running through the 6 units and the transcdisciplinary themes that have been covered in G1.

Maths

The students will explain what they think about numberlines and highlight patterns and rules within them.They will also demonstrate how they know how to move the hands on the clock using their knowledge of hours, minutes, quarters and halves, as well as skip counting.

Inquiry and core values

The students will share how Kelso’s Chices are used to solve problems and make a harmonious community in G1. They will also talk about roles and responsibilities in G1.

Thai And TAL

At this centre, TAL students are sharing Thai vocabulary books, Thai students are sharing reading skills and each class has an artifact from the unit about expression to share with their family.

Literacy

G1 will share the process of writing from initial brainstorm, to seeding an idea, making notes, drafting and finally publishing.

Portfolios

A years’ sample of our most impressive thinking and contributions is available before it is taken home at the end of the year. This reflects on a year in G1.

On Friday, we supported each other in visiting each section, looking through and commenting on each others’ presentations and enjoying reflection on our progress as a community this year.

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Next Week in G1

Student led conferences

There are no classes or after school clube on Monday 16th May. At the allocated time, G1 students and parents can come in to the class for one hour to circulate arond the centres. Students should wear school uniform. Here are the protocols for the conference under the covid guidelines.

• Parents have made an hour appointment on the set schedule and bring in their child for that time only
• Parents with more than one child have signed up for consecutive hours.
• Only 2 adults per child ( 6 parents and 3 children in a 1-hour rotation )
• Hourly sessions will be 8:00-9:00, 9:15-10-15, 10:30-11:30, 11:45-12:45 and 1:00-2:00 (There is 15 minutes between rotations to wipe tables and reset)
• Students only come in for their appointed hour and then leave – its a no-school day for them (There will be 3 students each session.)
• Hand sanitizing stations will be outside the external classroom door for parents and students
• Masks must be worn at all times
• ATKs tests are expected for staff, parents, and students the day before

Literacy

We will be exploring stories and work on outlining beginning, middle and end, as well as, detailing characters – both appearance and inner character.

Maths

We will be working on adding and subtracting double digits and explaining strategies for calculating these. We will also discuss and investigate fractions to develop our knowledge and vocabulary to describe our thinking.

Inquiry

As we delve further into Communities, we will ask questions and discover about the function of roles and responsibilities within communities to go further in our inquiries.

Dates to remember

Monday May 16th – Student-Led Conferences (no after school clubs)

Friday June 3rd – HM Queen Suthida’s Birthday (holiday, school and office closed)

Friday June 10th – Last Day of School (half day, 12:00pm dismissal)

This week in G1

It was a short week in class with the two holidays.

In Maths we created our own numberlines and shared the rule or criteria for the sequence.

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In inquiry we have moved in to our final unit – Sharing the planet- and our focus is on communities. Students started to think about the communities they were part of.

For literacy we practiced writing strong introductions about someone we know well – our mothers.

Here is a glance at how we are using our spaces and resources presently. 2 classes were in and one class were at the pool. Flexible groupings are visible and we can see how each space in the classroom is utilised.

Last week Mr. Ashley helped students create terrariums in the classroom. Here is the timelapse video showing the process:

Special news

There are some new authors in the school library!

We can’t wait to read the books!

Next week in G1

Student Led Conferences

Next week we will be getting ready for Student Led Conferences. Information about sign up for time slots will be going out sometime next week. Student Led Conferences will be taking place Monday 16th May 2022. Below are a few things to expect.

• Parents will make an hour appointment on the set schedule and bring in their child for that time only
• Parents with more than one child will sign up for consecutive hours.
• Only 2 adults per child (so 8 parents and 4 children in a 1-hour rotation
• Hourly sessions will be 8:00-9:00, 9:15-10-15, 10:30-11:30, 11:45-12:45 and 1:00-2:00 (There is 15 minutes between rotations to wipe tables and reset)
• Students only come in for their appointed hour and then leave – its a no-school day for them (There will be 4 students each session.)
• There will be 4 centres in your child’s classroom for parents and students to rotate.
• Hand sanitizing stations will be outside the external classroom door for parents and students
• Masks must be worn at all times
• ATKs tests are expected for staff, parents, and students the day before
• Cautious parents can choose not to come

Maths

We are reviewing number alongside data management, measurement and pattern and function in preparation for the conferences and to make important connections to our learning throughout the year. 

Inquiry

Our inquiry will continue our exploration of ‘Communities’. We will be tuning into what questions the students have and what communities they are interested in. We will also be exploring roles and responsibilities and how these support a community to function. 

Literacy

In literacy we are brainstorming, drafting, editing and publishing opinion and persuasive writing pieces and learning to use our voice to communicate.

G1 T3 W4 Weekly Plan May 9 2022

Dates to remember

Monday 16th May    Classes closed for Student Led Conferences Sign up to visit with your child.

Cartoon Character Exhibition

This year we are celebrating illustrators – without their skills, books would be rather boring. In week 3 , we will focus on graphic novels and cartoons and look at the characters on the pages. To help celebrate our artists, we will be holding an exhibition of our communities’ cartoon characters. Students will be given paper on Friday to draw their own cartoon character or re-create one they love. Entries are due May 9th in school and can be completed over the long weekend at home.

Cartoonist Day (2)

Term 3 Week 3 holidays

Monday 2nd and Wednesday 4th May are holidays and KIS will not be open on those days.

Next Week in G1

Literacy

In Literacy we will be developing our understanding of opinions. We began this week looking at our favourite environments (places) in Bangkok and explaining why these places are important. Next week we  will review the power of introductions and conclusions to an opinion. In reading we continue with phonics sound and quick recognition and spelling of sight words.

Inquiry

We will open up the Sharing The Planet unit about communities by tuning in to the transdisciplinary theme and central idea. It is time to review some other units in preparation for the Student Led Conferences.

Maths

In Maths we will review the maths strands pattern and function, number, data management in preparation for the Student Led Conferences and also to connect ideas together. We will continue to explore time and fractions in real situations. Time and reading clocks is an aspect of maths that benefits from practice at home,

Swimming

Swimming is part of our curriculum and it is expected that students participate every week. Students are to come to school on Friday with a swimsuit under their uniform. Please do not forget to pack underwear. Medical certificates are required for any exemption.

This week in G1

Our classroom environments have begun to change and ease out of the restrictions that we have operated under. Each classroom has rearranged tables to engage groups in different ways, allowing spaces for plants and mats for us to enjoy.

Our artifacts for the end of our Where We Are In Place And Time unit our on display in each class.

The biggest excitement of all has been the creation of a terrarium in the vacant tanks.

Students were involved in this last change and more exciting information will follow soon.

Dates to remember

Monday 2nd  May Labour Day substitution. School closed.

Wednesday 4th May Coronation Day  School closed

Monday 16th May Student Led Conferences Students do not attend class. A sign up sheet will be shared and families will visit in hourly slots to discuss progress with each student.

The week past…

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The week ahead…

Inquiry

Students will share their understanding of environments through a number of summative engagements. The first will be a showcase of Artifacts that students bring from home to share their connections to environments. The second will be a creation of a non-fiction book to explain their understanding of the central idea. 

Literacy

Literacy we will be integrating our learning with inquiry to create a book of what we understand. This will support their understanding of non-fiction books and the features of these books. In reading we continue with phonics sound and quick recognition and spelling of sight words.

Maths

We will read and create times on clocks to the quarter hour. This is a good skill to practise at home. Share when you are going to do activities eg we will leave the hose ina half hour. Ask your child what time it is – we are also practising skip counting around the clock in 5s so they are learning to say 10:25, 6:35 etc. We will also move into sharing shapes and numbers in to halves and quarters to connect the concepts together and look for patterns.

Cartoon Character Exhibition

This year we are celebrating the illustrators – without their skills, books would be rather boring. Week 3 we will focus on graphic novels and cartoons and look at the characters on the pages. To help celebrate our artists, we will be holding an exhibition of our communities’ cartoon characters. Students will be given paper next week to draw their own cartoon character or re-create one they love. Entries are due May 8.

Swimming

Swimming is part of our curriculum and it is expected that students participate every week. Students are to come to school on Friday with a swimsuit under their uniform. Please do not forget to pack underwear.

Our Songkran break starts today and school reopens on 18th April. We wish all our families the best for a new year and peace and happiness and deserved rest for the coming week.

HAPPY SONGKRAN

This week, we have all visited the IT suite to begin coding with Mr. Eric. This allowed us to practice using our direction and location skills and also gave us an opportunuty to work in teams.

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In inquiry, we are looking at form and function of environments.

For literacy, we have written strong introductions:

And strong conclusions:

Next week in G1 ( after the break)

Inquiry

This week we will consolidate the students’ connections and understanding of environments. We will give the students to select their own environments and describe the form and function of the different elements of the environment and the environment itself. 

Maths

In maths we will start looking at fractions by dividing shapes and clocks into halves and quarters, adding to what we already know through shape and turns. We will start sharing amounts into 2 and 4 as an introduction to fractions and division.

Literacy

We will start to focus in depth on story writing and creating character.

G1 T3 W1 Weekly Plan April 18 2022

We thank you for all your support throughout this term. Wishing you all the best for this special time.

In Maths we have continued to work on direction and location in a variety of ways. Next week, we will be using these skills with robots with our IT specialist, Mr. Eric.

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Here is an example of how we practised with our friends in class.

This week, we started our field trips to look at the local environment for our unit Exploring Environments in Where We are In Place And Time.

Importantly, this was our first experience of a being able to leave the school building during the pandemic, so we were also acquiring skills of moving as a group, keeping safe and doing our work in a new way. These are all skills that we will need throughout our IB journey.

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It has been Book Week and G1 have become authors and have published books in class. Photos and details of all that has been done can be found here, along with examples from other grades.

Book Week 2022

It was a special week for G5 and we had the chance to visit  the PYP Exhibition in the hall which is an important visit for us to see what we will do in the future.

We worked as a team to create a Songkran Tessellation for our doorway, which we will complete next week.

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Next week in G1

Field Trip: Moo Baan Kesinee

Grade 1 will spend the next three weeks as part of our inquiry exploring the local environment. For three weeks, each class will walk for 30-40min in the Kisinee compound to look at the map of the area, use of the land, buildings and purpose of our local environment. Students will need a hat and water bottle. We will leave at 8,30 when the local traffic is quiet and it is not yet so hot.

MONDAYS – G1C (Mr. Ashley + Ms Cha + 2 guards) – April 4

THURSDAYS – G1B (Ms. Lisa + Ms Nong + 2 guards) – April 7

FRIDAYS – G1A (Ms. Helen + Mr Danny + 2 guards) – April 8

Swimming

Swimming is part of our curriculum and it is expected that students participate every week. Students are to come to school on Friday with a swimsuit under their uniform. Please do not forget to pack underwear.

Inquiry

This week we will continue to explore environments. We will reflect on the environment of the school Moo Bann and what we learned from our field trips last week. Students will then be asked to describe environments they are interested in. We will use the key concepts form and function to structure our investigations. 

Language

We begin our inquiry into how we write an opinion. Students will be looking at how to write a strong introduction and conclusion to a non-fiction text using simple strategies of using a question, feeling or fact. In reading we continue to look at recalling a story with detail and in sequential order.

Maths

Small groups will visit the IT centre to code and control robots in sessions with Mr. Eric to utilise the skills we have been practising in the past two weeks. In class, students will revisit and review past skills before the break.

G1 Weekly Plan W12 T2 April 4 2022

Dates to remember

6th April – Chakri Day (no school)

8th April – last day of Term 2

18th April – first day of Term 3