PreSchool 1 @ East-West Our discovery journey through PS1 

Our school goal last month was Being Responsible. We discussed with our students about Responsibility and how they can show responsibility. You can see below the meaning of Responsibility and some ways your child can show he/she is responsible. You can also see an activity we’ve done to be aware of our daily responsibilities. I will ask our students to take their work home so you can post it on the fridge or on their bedroom door 🙂

Charlotte is Wise, Patient and Caring.

Wilbur is Terrific and Radiant!  Fern is Kind, Friendly, Creative…

E. B. White’s Charlotte’s Web is one of the most famous classics of children’s literature, and has been translated into multiple languages and made into several films. Have a look at our students’ Character Webs of their favourite characters in Charlotte’s Web. 

Dear parents,

We are using an exciting reading website! Raz-Kids delivers hundreds of interactive, leveled eBooks spanning 27 levels. Each student has his/her own Student Portal and knows my Login Password.

We’ve had two sessions to help them understand how to use their Student Portal and complete their Reading Assignments. I will ask them to read one book and take a quiz every weekday.

I’d like to ask you to encourage them to use all these online tools we are providing. Interactive learning is very positive for their learning progress and confidence.

NEW TO RAZ-KIDS? WATCH THIS QUICK VIDEO INTRODUCTION!

VIDEO – INTRODUCTION – RAZ-KIDS

Thank you for your time and participation.

Ms. Marta

In Grade 3, students develop understanding of musical concepts through participation in various musical experiences (e.g., listening, singing, moving, simple instrumental playing, playing with musical manipulatives).

By the end of Grade 3, students will:

Apply the creative process to create and perform music for a variety of purposes, using the elements and techniques of music;
to communicate their feelings, ideas and understandings in response to a variety of music and musical experiences; demonstrate an understanding of a variety of musical genres and styles from the past and present, and their social and/or community contexts.

The Creative Process comprises the following stages:

Challenging and inspiring
Imagining and generating
Planning and focusing
Exploring and experimenting
Producing preliminary work
Revising and refining
Presenting, performing and sharing
Reflecting and evaluating

Enjoy this video! 🙂 🙂 🙂

VIDEO: MUSIC – GRADE 3 IMG_7445

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!
*GRADE 3M*

 

ICT plays an important role in our school, not only during ICT lessons but in all our lessons, from Primary to Secondary. Using ICT in teaching-learning processes has proved to be highly beneficial for encouraging students to learn and participate in all subjects.

Last Thursday, I attended our boys’ ICT lesson with Mr. Rob and I saw them enjoying every part of the lesson while creating their own designs. They are using TUX PAINT. Tux Paint is used in schools around the world as a computer literacy drawing activity. It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program.

You can download Tux Paint in your child’s computer so he/she can practice at home! Click here

Some interesting facts about the advantages of Using ICT at school: 

It has been proved that new technologies have lots of benefits on the students.

ICT allow for a higher quality lessons through collaboration with teachers in planning and preparing resources (Ofsted, 2002). Students learn new skills: analytical, including improvements in reading comprehension (Lewin et al, 2000). ICT also develop some writing skills: spelling, grammar, punctuation, editing and re-drafting (Lewin et al, 2000). Still new technologies encourage independent and active learning, and students’ responsibility for their own learning (Passey, 1999) ICT proves that students who used educational technology felt more successful in school they are more motivated to learn more and have increased self- confidence and self-esteem. It is also confirmed that many students found learning in a technology-enhanced setting more stimulating and much better than in a traditional classroom environment (Pedretti and Mayer-Smith 1998).

HAVE A GOOD DAY 😉

Thank you for your comments and participation

Ms. Marta

We are learning about Map Skills in Social Studies. Working with children is amazing for different reasons; seeing how they use their creativity is one of them! They see the world from a different perspective. I just gave them some markers and here are the results… Their Treasure Island Map (with a compass rose, an invisible bridge, a buried treasure, a volcano, a treasure cave… all you can imagine on a Secret Island)

Treasure Island

Hui Sang’s Black Forest

Jessie working on her Treasure Cave

Gavin’s Monkey Land

Malika drawing a Pirate Ship

EJ’s Caravel

Riley’s Invisible River and Bridge

Da Eun’s Buried Treasure

Irene’s Compass Rose

Sport and physical education is fundamental to the early development of children and the skills learned during play, physical education and sport contribute to the holistic development of young people. Through participation in sport and physical education, they learn about the importance of key values such as:
honesty,
teamwork,
fair play,
respect for themselves and others, and
adherence to rules.

At East-West we highly encourage these values and they are passed on to our students by our enthusiastic P.E. teachers and coaches.

Last Friday I attended our students’ P.E. lesson and I was so gratified to see them learning while having so much fun! All of them were participating, supporting each other and contributing to the game. I thought it would be a good idea to share some photos so you can see your child enjoying his/her P.E. lesson at East-West 🙂

Do you know what your child’s favourite subject is? Well… most of them agree on P.E. being their favourite subject because it’s fun and it makes you feel healthy and stronger!

Is there any subject in particular you would like to see your child participating in? If so, please, let us know! And we will write about it and share some photos in our next post 🙂

Thank you for following us and sharing your ideas and comments.

*Grade 3M*

Oxford Owl is an award-winning free website. It’s packed with up-to-date expert advice, top tips and activity ideas so
you can support your child’s reading and Maths at home in  the best possible way.

READING: Oxford Owl Reading

Oxford Owl Reading has 250 free eBooks for you to share with your child as well as simple ideas, top tips, activities and games to help your child with their reading at home.

You’ll also find advice from educational experts on many areas including phonics, motivating boys and how to help a child who is struggling with their reading.

MATHS: Oxford Owl Maths 

Oxford Owl Maths supports you with your children’s maths throughout their primary years. You’ll find a whole host of activities, simple ideas, top tips and eBooks to help your child with their Maths at home.

There are lots of ways to help to build your child’s confidence in maths. There are many fun games and activities you can do with your child that practise maths skills. Most children love playing games and it’s an easy way to support their learning.

***If you have any problem when joining, Contact Ms. Marta***

 

We are reading … Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White) 

 

What is a Diamante Poem? A Diamante Poem is a poem in the shape of a diamond. Each line uses specific types of words, like adjectives and -ing verbs. It does not have to rhyme!

Our students created some great Diamante Poems last week and I’m very happy to show you some examples. Because we are reading Charlotte’s Web, we first did contrast poems between Country & City:

 

DIAMANTE POEMS “MOM & DAD” 

MOM

hardworking, caring

working, cooking, blogging

cook, blogger

engineer, teacher

playing, planning, helping

playful, creative

DAD

(by EJ)

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MOM

smart, strong

learning, caring, hugging

housewife, pretty, busy, businessman

working, teaching, creating

strong, creative

DAD

(by Zolata)

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OUR CREATIVE WRITING JOURNALS!