Grade 2D Weekly Update 28-31st August

">Dear Parents,

Thank you to the parents that were able to attend the back to school night, your time and support is appreciated.

Important information:

• Grade 2D will have their MAP testing next week Tuesday Math, next week Wednesday Reading.
• Students have started to receive their leveled reading books. Please make sure your child reads them every day.
• Students have been assigned activities for spelling city and mathlectics. Their login details are at the back of their homework diary books, we have practiced logging in in class. 
• Please support our fundraising week 4-7 September Bake sale
• Students need to practice this French song 
• Homework for next week will be posted on the blog Monday Homework policy

This week students were branching out with their inquiries. They deconstructed the Central idea by playing around with synonyms and together came up with a Class (kid friendly central idea)
They were introduced to the different stages of the inquiry cycle (Tuning in, branching out, finding out, sorting and taking action)
Math was integrated by authentic experiences of students collecting data in class. They were introduced to the term Data and went around collecting “Data” from their friends. They will sort the data and will be representing it in various forms. “Math About me”, students establishing number sense by connecting to the theme, Who we are”. They gave number information about their lives.

Our class reader is Charlotte's Web, students are eager to learn more about all the characters as we read along. Students have been doing a number of group activities with their guided reading books in class, such as character traits mind map ( what the character says, feels and look's like) Role a dice, land on a number to answer a question ( 1. The title, 2. The setting, 3. Characters, 4. Problem, 5.Solution,6. Author)

They are using their reflection books to write about school, choices and behaviour at school. Please continue to speak to students about making right choices and priorities as we continue establishing routines and interactions.

Some Information

Dear Parents,

Have a look at our Homework Policy for Back to School Night, Tuesday 28th of August:
 Early years 1- Grade 2 at the Auditorium in the PLC at 18:00.

MAP testing is soon approaching  3 -14 September for Grade 2, please read up about it in the Oryx to familiarize yourself.

The Inter-House Swimming Gala will take place on the 15 September 2018 at WHS.  All students from Grade 1 until Grade 12 are welcome to participate. Refreshments will be provided for the swimmers and medals will be handed out at the end of the gala. We would like to take this opportunity to bring our community together and celebrate the accomplishments of our students. To make this event a success we would like to ask parents to actively participate. You are welcome to sign up your child by filling in the google form . You will find out more information in the last Oryx.

Weekly update 20-24th August

Dear Parents,


 Students are starting to settle in well. The goal and focus for the new year of school is respecting and supporting students voice, choice, and ownership of there learning. Students had a voice on how and what they wanted to learn. This week they had free choice, the activities included finding information about their classmates (collecting Data) writing stories of their holiday recounts, reflecting on their first few days of school, reviewing and discussing the Learner Profiles, students drew pictures,  role played and presented their work in various ways. Students drew pictures of themselves and wrote down things they would like people to know about themselves, as we still continue to get to know each other. Students continued to learn about number through play and did not even notice that they were learning about numbers.


Click here to view our class album.

Grade 2D weekly update 13 - 17 August 2018

Dear Parents,

You will find our weekly newsletter here 

Have a restful weekend!

PYP Newsletter

Dear Parents,

Click here to find our first PYP Newsletter for the year. Feel free to email me if you have questions.

Kind Regards

Ms Debbie

Grade 8J Bake Sale Announcement

Dear all,

Grade 8AJ is starting off with a 

 

Tuesday we will be selling Popcorn (kids can add their own salt, icing sugar or a scoop of sweeties) N$5 and N$10 with the sweets.

Wednesday we will be selling Hotdogs with tomato sauce and or mustard for N$15 each.

Thursday we will be selling slap chips / french fries for N$10 a portion.

Friday we will be selling ice-cream cones and cupcakes (between N$ 5 and N$10)

We will be preparing about 50 - 60 portions of the above mentioned each day.

Thank you for your support in advance.

Have a great day!

Grade 8AJ Homeroom

Welcome back

My name is Ms. Debbie I am so excited to be part of the grade 2 team, more importantly, I am THRILLED to be your child's teacher!!! Ms. Sinead is our Educational Assistant, she is from Namibia. Some of her hobbies are playing with her cat, watching the sunset and reading. We are looking forward to working with you and getting to know your child and helping them succeed in reaching their personal best outcomes.

It's going to be a fun year full of learning and adventures.

For my upcoming students, I hope you had a fabulous break, I can’t wait to hear all about it and get to know you!



Contact me at:

Email: dcarew@wis.edu.na

Blog: http://msdebbie2d18.blogspot.com/

Class: Room 23


This is our preliminary timetable of specialist lessons below:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Art Music	Language P.E	Drama	Library Music Language	Assembly P.E Drama

Things to remember:

Items specified on the stationary and Equipment list.

Please remember a large wide-brimmed hat and water bottle for break times.

Students in grade 2 are not allowed to go to the tuckshop. Please pack a healthy lunch box with things like fruit, water, sandwiches, crackers cheese etc.

Students get two breaks a day.

 

A few exercise books will be sent home on Friday which you will need to cover with plastic (available from CNA/Waltons/many supermarkets). Books should be back on Monday

Please complete and return the “getting to know your child” questionnaire which will be sent home.


Most Fridays there is a Bake sale at school. Students normally bring N$5 to N$10. If you are sending money in please put it in a small purse or envelope with your child’s name on it.

2D Blog address: http://msdebbie2d18.blogspot.com/  It is essential that you sign up for the blog as this is where we will post Newsletters, Home Activity Sheets, Photos, and reminders.


Thank you for your cooperation Ms. Debbie and Ms. Sinead