Mr Hick finished at St Dominics last Friday. Welcome to Mr O`Donnell, who will be teaching in the EAL classroom until the end of this term. Mrs Bradford is making a great recovery and will return to school at the beginning of Term 3.
Congratulations to all the Year 6 EAL students for a fantastic exhibition last Tuesday and Wednesday! Exhibition is a chance for students to showcase all the skills they have learnt over their 6 years in the PYP programme and it assesses the childrens´process skills, such as planning, organisation, teamwork etc, as well as their finished pieces of work. Preparation took place over 7 weeks, culminating in 2 days of displays and role plays. EAL students had additional support from mentors and the EAL department and performed really well, producing some great pieces of work and engaging role plays with their teams.
Due to the disruptions to lessons caused by both Exhibition and having substitute teachers covering for Mrs Bradford, it has been decided to delay writing reports for EAL students. Reports will be written and sent home to parents half way through Term 3 instead.
Important Dates
Wednesday 24 March - Three way conferences between students, parents and teachers. Your child should brought home your meeting time, if not, please contact Thea Vedor, the Junior School Secretary. There will be no school on that day. Please make arrangements for your child to come home with you after your meeting is completed.
Friday 26 March - End of term 2. Classes end at noon. Bus children will home at that time.
This week in the EAL classroom:
Beginner groups
We will continue working with the past tenses, focusing on the formation of the simple past and present perfect.
Examples are: I went to the beach yesterday.I haven’t been to the beach yet this year.
We will also learn and practise vocabulary and “chunks” of language relating to classroom Units of Inquiry.
Intermediate groups
This week we will study the past simple and present perfect tenses using both regular and irregular verbs, and when it is appropriate to use each tense. For example: I ate all my breakfast. / I have eaten my lunch.
We will also work on practising the first and second conditionals.For example: If I have enough money, I will go to Brazil on holiday. /If I was a billionaire, I would buy a private jet.
How to Help Your Child This Week
- Ask your child what they did today, encouraging their use of a variety of verbs.
- Ask “What will we do e.g. in the summer / at the weekend, if it is sunny / rainy?” ensuring they use “If + present simple, I will” in their answers.
- Ask “What would you do if e.g. you were President?” ensuring they use “If + past simple, I would” in their answers.
