Assembly

Thank you to all the parents who came to watch our Assembly today, here are some of the highlights from today. Have a lovely weekend.

School Spirit Week

Blue Bot

For the past 2 weeks we have had the opportunity to get to know Blue Bot. The children have had the chance to try to move Blue bot around the classroom in mazes they created. 

Blue-bot is an exciting little robot designed as a tool for teaching counting, sequencing, estimation, problem-solving, and just having fun! 
Bee-Bot blinks and beeps at the conclusion of each command to allow students to follow Blue-Bot through the program they have entered. 

If you are interested in seeing what Blue bot does and what we have learned in class, there is a similar app that you can download from the app store for your child to show you at home on your device. 

Enjoy!

Bee Bot by TTS Group.

https://itunes.apple.com/na/app/bee-bot/id500131639?mt=8

This week in EY3

Dear parents and guardians,

This week we will be preparing for our Assembly on Friday, 30 November, please join us.

 We will also be doing water purification experiments in the classroom (please note we will not be drinking the water, we just want to see which experiments gives cleaner water). 

Here are the groups and what experiment they will be doing, please send any of the items in your childs group to school if you have them at home, by Wednesday.

Thank you.

Regards
EY3 Team

Photo orders

Dear Parents and Guardians, 

We will be getting the photos on Monday, 12th November. The Photo Package cost N$100.00 and consists of the following photos: 

- 1x A5 individual photo

- 6x passport size photos with Bookmark Calendar

- 2x A6 individual photos

- 1x A5 Class photo

Please remember that it's not compulsory.

Water usage at home survey

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Please fill out this google form with your child. The form should be completed by Monday 12th November. 

Have fun!

Have a wonderful week.

Kind Regards

EY3 Team

Diabetes Day

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Please have a look at the posters below. We as a school (led by the Middle School Student Council) will be celebrating and raising awareness for Diabetes on the 15th November. There are stickers available for $10 and cupcakes for $15 for that day. Please let us know if you would like to buy a cupcake and a sticker or just a cupcake/sticker, by Friday.

The funds that will be raised will go to 12 kids in Namibia that cannot afford to pay for their medication let alone paying for proper and healthy food.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians, 

Please have a read through our PYP Newsletter for Unit 2.

Thank you.

Have a lovely week.

Ms. Deidré and Ms. Qaanita

International Day

Dear Parents,

Please remember to check the sheet for the international day information. Please remember the money for the Tshirts, we would like to have them printed as soon as possible, to avoid a rush before next week Saturday. 

We will put up a sign up sheet for parents to help at the stall on the day this week. 

Thank you in advance. 

EY 3 Team

International Day

Dear Parents, 

Here is our information about International Day. We apologise for the wait. 

Thank you.

Kind Regards

EY3 Team

Welcome back from 'spring break'

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a lovely break! Here are a few reminders for this term:

- Please remember to send the indemnity form to school if your child did not take part in our swimming program last year (new students), we start swimming next week, 22 October 2018.

- Please sign up for conferences (link in previous post)

- Please let us know what you think about our ideas for International Day and let us know about the donations (link in International day post below)

A big thank you for all the support with the bake sale. We will use the money raised to buy outside equipment for the students to use. The students will be involved in the decision making process of what they think they need on the playground. 

Have a lovely week.

Ms. Deidré and Ms. Qaanita

Three Way Conferences

Dear Parents,

Please sign up for the Three Way Conferences here. Thank you to those who have already done so.

Regards

Ms. Deidré

International Day

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Please click here to view the minutes for the International Day meeting.

We would like to start collecting donations when the school reopens for the second term.

Thank You,

Early Years 3 Team.

Bake Sale

It is our Bake Sale next week Friday!

Please be reminded to send something baked to school for us to sell!

Have a good weekend.

EY 3 Team

Repost: Swimming

Dear Parents, 

We are going to start with our swimming program after the October break,  on Monday, October 22nd. Please click here to find further information regarding the program. 

If your child did not participate in the program before and to all the new parents, please print and sign the indemnity form and return it to school by Monday 1st October 2018.

Thank you.

Kind Regards

Ms. Deidré

Photo Day!

Tomorrow is School Photo day! Please make sure your child is present for the photos. 

Thank you.

Friendship is.... Sharing

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The students are coming to the end of the Unit of Inquiry about Friendship. We have learned to share with our friends. We have asked the students to bring a game to school that they can play with their friends, it can be a puzzle, board game or anything fun that they can teach their friends. Something practical that can be played in a group.

They can bring it to school from tomorrow till Friday.

We look forward to playing some fun games together. 

Kind Regards

Ms. Deidré and Ms. Qaanita

International Day Meeting

Dear Parents,

We would like to have a meeting to discuss International Day that is coming up soon, 10 November.

Early Years 3 will be representing the Philippines. We would like to have the meeting Thursday, 27 September at 13:15 to discuss food, dresscode, etc.

We hope you are able to attend.

Regards

EY 3 Team

Friendship

During last week we did a few activities to get to know our friends better. The students used Seesaw and did an activity where they had to go around finding out what their friends like to do. 

We also made a friendship fruit salad. The students told us what a friend is and what characteristics good friends have. We then discussed fruits and their characteristics and how they all come together in a bowl and make a yummy salad even though they are different, just like we do in our classroom. 

PYP Workshop

Back to School Night Minutes

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Herewith the important information that we discussed during Back to School Night. Thank you to those parents who were able to attend this evening. 

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to come chat with us or send an email.

Have a good week.

Kind Regards

Ms. Deidré and Ms. Qaanita

Swimming

Dear Parents, 

We are going to start with our swimming program after the October break. Please click here to find further information regarding the program. 

If your child did not participate in the program before and to all the new parents, please print and sign the indemnity form and return it to school by Monday 1st October 2018.

Thank you.

Kind Regards

Ms. Deidré

Message from the ART Room

PORTRAIT POP-UP EXHIBITION

Whole Primary School in the Art Room

Dear Parents -  This is our first of several

Pop-Up 2018-2019

@ Drop-off Time Art Exhibition in the Primary Art room.

All students have created a portrait of themselves at this point in their school life. It is interesting to see the development of art at this stage from EY1 through to Grade 5 with the unit Who We Are.

Please pop-in at drop off time on Friday 14th September from 7.00am - 7.45am followed by Assembly, if you wish to attend. The Portrait Exhibition will run til Friday 21st September.  

You are welcome to come each morning, except Wednesday 5th September (as we have a class first period) , to view this.

VENUE: PRIMARY ART ROOM (Room 41)

DATES: 14th - 21st September 2018

TIME: 7.00am - 8.00am (except Wednesday 19th September)

An interesting read:  The Hidden Meaning of Kids' Shapes and Scribbles

By ISABEL FATTALOCT 25, 2017

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/10/the-hidden-meaning-of-kids-shapes-and-scribbles/543873/

Friendship Fruit Salad

Dear Parents and Guardians ,

Please send your child's favourite fruit to school on Thursday 13 September 2018. We will be making a Friendship fruit salad for our unit of inquiry.

Thank you,

Regards

Ms. Deidré

This week in EY 3

This week we explored the number 2, introduced the 'c' sound and did a fun activity for the unit. 

In the collage above, the students had to draw pictures of two things they liked and the next day we had to go find a friend who liked the same things we like. We wanted the students to understand that we are not all the same, that we can be friends but we won't always like the same things. 

Message from Ms. Avril

PYP Coordinator’s message of the week:

At WIS our approach to behaviour is a positive and and reflective one where all stakeholders are part of creating decision-making choices within the school and classroom community, such as a restorative justice approach. We focus on mediation and agreement rather than punishment as a response to conflicts within the school community.

In the restorative justice model, the students play an essential part in creating the climate.

Please note that teachers are responsible for the learners in their lesson. Teachers endeavour to support behaviour choices and encourage the students to reflect. A lot of strategies include yoga and breathing techniques, growth mindset activities, a focus on personal, social and emotional development, plus reflection on what the IB Learner Profile means.

This is also an important component of the IB PYP Learner Profile and Attitudes, in which every class creates their own classroom essential agreements which they all agree to model and be accountable to be part of.

Through the application of consistent approaches to positive behaviour modification, the students are able to apply their understandings as they become communicators, reflective, caring and balanced individuals at WIS.

We believe that the “Parents/Guardians as Partners” philosophy is essential to our learning community.  Involvement and regular communication with all parties ensure active involvement, a supportive approach and an opportunity for students to succeed.

The underlying belief is that all students have the opportunity to access their learning and develop and thrive successfully with a positive and a supportive approach.

Strategies:

• Homeroom teachers keep regular communication with you as parents so you know of any minor incidents that take place in the classroom.
• They encourage students to solve problems and make good choices.
• If there are actions such as fighting, hurting other students, breaking property, theft or vandalism then this is considered a major incident. This is then scheduled as a Friday “reflection” time with the PYP Coordinator.  

This takes place during second break on a Friday and the purpose of this session is to reflect on poor behaviour choices made in class or in the playground. It is aimed to support students in taking appropriate action in how they can participate and be part of learning. The students then bring a reflection sheet home to be filled in with the parents/guardians. The focus is on choosing appropriate action in the future and communicating collaboratively between the school, home and with the child.

Kind regards

Ms Avril van Zyl

Message from Grade 3V

PYP Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Please click here to view our first PYP Newsletter for this academic year. 

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns via email.

Have a good weekend!

Kind Regards

Ms. Deidré

TImetable

Welcome to Early Years 3DS

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the Early Years 3DS class blog. Please remember to subscribe to the blog by entering your email address in the "Follow by email" link on the right. Please also verify this subscription when you get the email. 

The blog will be our platform for communication throughout the year. 

We look forward to a wonderful year with you and your child. 

Kind Regards

Ms. Deidré and Ms. Qaanita