Weekly Overview D4

Date: 30.3.15

Reminders:
Friday 3 April - Easter Extravaganza The PFG are organising a fun day filled with Easter-themed activities. One of the activities will
be an Easter Bonnet (hat) parade. (An Easter Bonnet is a hat that is decorated with an Easter or spring theme.) Students will need to make
an Easter Bonnet at home and bring it to school for the Easter Extravaganza.
Alice in Wonderland - a Musical Production

Place:
AIS Auditorium Thu Thiem Campus

Show Times:
6- 7:30PM on Friday, 3 April and Saturday, 4
April 2015.

Tickets are on sale at Thu Thiem

Adult ticket: VND 100,000
Childs ticket: VND 50,000
We are commencing our new Unit on safety, with the Central Idea; People share spaces in our environment and safe
interactions require choice regarding our actions. If you have any relevant resources that you feel could help in teaching
our students about this topic, then we would be grateful to be able to borrow them. Thanks

Learner Profile Focus

PYP Attitudes
Personal, Social, Health &
Emotional

Language

Thinker, Principled and Inquirer

Enthusiasm and independence
Applying the knowledge learnt in class concerning safety, to their everyday actions within their school environment
Developing independence at lunchtime and taking responsibility for eating their lunch and packing it away
Focus on being polite saying please, thank you, may I and remembering to not interrupt when someone is speaking
Remembering our class Essential Agreements and what it means to be part of a class
Talking about friends and who our friends are/ why they are special
Health the importance of walking/ cycling as daily exercise. Can you walk, cycle to school?
Speaking and Listening: To be confident in speaking and asking questions during discussions and in sharing an item during
Show and Tell. Be a good listener when someone is talking.
Reading/Books: A Nest Full of Eggs, The Smallest Bilby and the Easter Games, Hunwicks Egg and The Run Away Bunny
Phonics: Introduce the letter name and sound for Ee as we will talk about Easter.
Pre-Writing Skills: We will be drawing eggs and decorate them for Easter Eggs

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DobrRgD5aOU (Spring is Here)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7z-aJqTw1U (Easter Bunny Song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZXdJ46IX0I (Fun Spring Song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PohKbobZGw (Easter Bunny Story)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm4OnFLl5Uw (Letter Ee song)

Maths

U.O.I/ Art & Craft

Computers

Number:
Number: Children will continue practising the formation of numbers 1-20.
Share/Division: Children will be using the term sharing to understand the concept of division.
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgoUVDoHx5M
The children will be introduced to their new Central Idea regarding safety in different environments. Besides conducting
their Pre Assessments, we will be breaking down the Central Idea so they understand the purpose or our learning journey
this Term.
While we are going to assist the prior knowledge of the children, we will also be looking at Spring/Easter through stories and
craft activities.
Starfall in the Learning to Read section www.starfall.com. Enjoy playing with the letter games.
http://www.poissonrouge.com/games.php (Poisson Rouge) enjoys playing and discovering.
To establish an understanding of how important safety is to our kids we have added a few websites that you could refer to
give some background information. Some of these also offer links for your kids to participate in safety games and activities:

http://www.cdc.gov/family/kidsites/index.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/family/kids/summer/index.htm

P.E.
Swimming
VLC
Music
Library

Ms Kerri (Beetles class)Tuesday and Thursday

Ms Julie (Dragonflies class) Tuesday and Thursday
dont forget to send in sports shoes
Ms Kerri - Monday 10:00-10.45 helpers please meet at pool 10:00am
Ms Julie Monday 10.45-11.30 helpers please meet at pool 10.45am
Beetles- Monday and Thursday/Dragonflies Monday and Friday
Tuesday and Thursday
Ms Kerri-Wednesday/Ms Julie Monday (dont forget the library bag and borrowed books as the children cannot borrow
unless they return these books)
Please be aware that some classes may change due to students interest and focus.

If you have any questions, please drop us a note in the diary or come in any time to visit us in the classroom.
Kind regards The SK team