Thursday 17 September 8.30 Coffee / 9.30 Introduction to the PYP for new parents.
Saturday 26 September Welcome Barbeque
Reminders
Please remember to label your child's clothes
Children are allowed to bring water bottles to school (also labelled please.) It is important they drink sufficient water during the day. It is still very hot.
Your child must wear a hat outside. We have a no hat /no play policy.
This has been a busy week in the EA.L classroom. The children have been getting to know one another and getting used to the daily routine. They have shown a lot of enthusiasm to learn their new language and also a willingness to help one another. Here is a list of Who is Who in the E.A.L classroom:
From Portugal
Twins Rodrigo and Francisco
Lourenço
João
Teresa Ana
Tomás (From Czech Rebublic)
Belén (From Spain)
Maria Luiza (From Brazil)
From China
Leonardo
Gabriel
Hao
Not forgetting:
Ms Erica (From New Zealand)
Mrs Bradford (From Britain)
This week we will be learning:
Family members vocabulary, body parts vocabulary, present simple sentences eg On Monday I go to school, Maths language - revision of numbers 1 - 100/ 100 - 1000 (depending on level of each child), maths symbols =, -, +. Times tables -eg. How to say 4x3=
We will be involving the children in the following activities activities to help them with their learning:
Making collages of family members, making a marionette puppet to learn body parts.
Reading
Please continue to look at books each evening with your child and at the weekend. Do not worry if the language seems too easy or difficult at this stage. We are still establishing the level of the children.
Please remember to sign the reading card each evening and also the diary.
Adapting to a new school and to a new language isn't easy. Please do not hesitate to let us know if there are any issues which arise at home which you think we should be aware of. In this way we can all work together to make this transition for your child as trouble free as possible.
