Weekly Overview

Week 33 : May 17th- 21st, 2015

Grade : KG2

Where we are in place and time :

Transdisciplinary Theme:
Where we are in place and time
An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; the
discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationships between and the
interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations, from local and global perspectives.
Central Idea:
Modes of transport change over time.
Lines of Inquiry:

Research into different modes of transport. (Function)) (

Impact of changing transportation on the environment. (Responsibility)
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Changes over time. (Causation & Change)) (

INQUIRY CYCLE - Tuning in:

- Pre-assessment
- Activity sheet: Paste pictures of transport in order of time.
-Unpacking the central Idea-Large Group
-Bundling - This involves children writing on small pieces of paper all of the words they
associate with transport e.g. car, bus, train etc. Children can then paste these to a larger piece of
paper/template grouping the ones that are similar i.e. the ones that have wheels, move on roads,
move in the sky, on rails, on water etc.
- Students bring in/get a story book about transportation from the library.
- Wonder Walk - Students inquire about the different cars in the parking lot.
- Mind Map - Students draw pictures of transport they have been on/ seen.
- Show and Tell - Students bring in photos of transport they have in the family.

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English
In our literacy, we will be covering the following:
Phonetical awareness: ou, oy
HFW: I, the, me, he, was, said, go, are, of, your, you, to, so, do, no, she, my, saw, we, like, little, use,
because, why, who, what, when, have, is, where, give.
Phonelogical/Phonemic Awareness: CVC words e.g. : in, on, it, and, an, pin, got, dog, sit, tip, pan,
top, dig, bin, cat, pot, can, kit, mud, up, cup, bad, back, kick, lock, met, set, fan, fun, fat, lip, log, let,
had, hit, hen, ship, shop, fish, sack, see, three, sleep, green, been, seen, grow, bow, low, car, far, jar,
book, look, shook, soon, spoon, moon, pain, train, main, thing, spring, anything, went, how, fox

box fix six, chair, air, hair, fair, pair, shirt, first, bird, girl, skirt, pout, loud, mouth, round,
found, shout, boy, toy, enjoy, annoy, ploy, ahoy, yellow, blue, green, where, give.
Listening Comprehension: Realism and Fantasy.
Story of the week: Max Takes the Train
Question of the week: What are different ways of going places?
Amazing words: Plane, subway, ferryboat, jet way, tunnel and sidecar.

Math

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In Math, we will be covering the following:

PROJECT 7 WEAVING - To provide tactile and visual experiences that promote patterning, hand-eye
coordination, and directionality.
8.1 Ones, Tens, Hundreds Game - To deepen childrens understanding of place value through an
exchange game.
8.2 How Long Is an Hour? - To develop childrens sense of the duration of an hour.
8.3 The Hour-Hand Clock - To introduce the analog clock, focusing on the hour hand.

Homework:
LITERACY: Practice concert song and dialogue.
MATH: How long is an Hour?
UOI: Practice concert song and dialogue.

Important Information and Upcoming Events

The KG2 Concert will be Thursday, June 4th. The students have begun practicing the
songs we will sing. We will send home the songs and any speaking parts that your child
may have. Not all children have volunteered to speak in the concert but all children
will participate in singing and dancing.
Please be sure to pay for the graduation gown and gift. Graduation has been moved
to Thursday, June 11th. Pod C will graduate at 8:30am and Pod D will graduate at
10:30am.
Please ensure your child is completing home activities including the added Story
Book and that all work is returned, completed to the teacher the following Sunday.
The teacher will change the Oxford RT story every Tuesday.
Please remember to send in enough food for both snack and lunch time if you do not
pay for school lunches. Please also ensure your child has a water bottle every day.
Please feel free to contact administration, our grade coordinator Ms. Tracey in Pod C
or your childs teacher if you have any further questions.
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Literacy
Letter recognition/Phonics:

revision for these letters ( alf baa - ( )

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Writing: recognize the sound and writing
Sight words revision
Practice to write sentences:

: spelling words
Islamic studies

UAE Studies
Recognize the value of maintaining things whether personal or public
practice for reading and writing
practice for spelling words and sentences .

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