Weekly Overview SK

Learner Profile Focus

PYP Attitudes
Personal, Social, Health &
Emotional

Language

Date: 18.5.15
Thinker, Principled and Inquirer
Enthusiasm and Independence
Continuing to apply the knowledge learnt over the past weeks on safety to do with the road, school environment,
water, sun and home
Focus on being polite saying please, thank you, may I and remembering to not interrupt when someone is speaking
Developing independence at lunchtime and taking responsibility for eating their lunch and packing it away
Health the importance of drinking water to stay hydrated, applying sunscreen & slapping on a hat to keep sun safe
and cycling/skating/scooting as form of exercise.
Speaking and Listening: To be confident in speaking and asking questions during discussions and sharing an item during Show
and Tell. Be a good listener when someone is talking
Reading/Books: Hit the Ball Duck, Duck in the Truck

Phonics: Introduce the letter name and sound for Yy. We will look at examples of things that start with this letter such as
yoga, yogurt, yellow, yo-yo.
Pre-Writing Skills: We will be writing/copying letters and words that link to our UOI focus: We will be colouring in some
yoga poses and getting them to write Be quiet when doing Yoga.
You Tube:
http://youtu.be/_8wUGHQGiEU (Alphablocks 21 Quiet)
http://youtu.be/TWJSE_p0akY (Letter y song)
http://youtu.be/4gQ6wXCFD48 (The Yy Song ABC Mouse)

Maths

Numeracy: We will be continuing to conduct Numeracy assessments. We will also being measuring the kids to see how much
they have grown and making a little fact sheet about them which helps to revise concepts such as basic addition, subtraction,
sorting, months of the year and forming numbers 1-20.

U.O.I/ Art & Craft

Computers

We are looking into how to stay safe when participating in sport/exercise across a variety of environments i.e. sports field,
MPR. The children will participate in a number of physical activity sessions in a variety of environments and they will explore
how to keep themselves and others safe within these environments. We have organised to play some modified
soccer/basketball games. For Art and Craft, we will be continuing to build our UOI wall.
YouTube:
http://youtu.be/Wa9fGGbSefc BEST SOCCER VIDEO ON YOUTUBE.
http://youtu.be/F75tlBo0NT4 NBA Basketball - 'More Than a Game' (HD) Inspirational
http://youtu.be/TY8xx7c6_z0 A Cosmic Kids Yoga adventure! Episode 10 - Frank The Frog
http://youtu.be/dUtMykSw2ug Tennis : Best Points 2014 Part 1 Full HD
http://youtu.be/K9gIDiUSdug Sleeping Beauty (La Bella Durmiente) COMPLETE Tchaikovsky
http://youtu.be/TxnmK3fcJLg Downtown Sacramento 24 Hour Fitness Super-Sport Club in Sacramento
http://youtu.be/uZ_7Pwi6LnU Unbelievable Taekwondo kid!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6P-NJNlUbA (Gym fitness for kids)
Starfall in the Learning to Read section www.starfall.com. Enjoy playing with the letter games.
http://www.poissonrouge.com/games.php (Poisson Rouge) enjoy playing and discovering.
To establish an understanding of how important safety is to our kids, we have added a few websites that you could refer to
give some background information. Some of these also offer links for your kids to participate in safety games and activities:

http://www.cdc.gov/family/kidsites/index.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/family/kids/summer/index.htm

P.E.
P.E.
Swimming
VLC
Music

Ms Michelle (Beetles class)Tuesday Ms Julie (Dragonflies class) Monday dont forget sports shoes
Ms Kerri (Beetles class)Tuesday and Thursday
Ms Julie (Dragonflies class) Tuesday and Thursday
dont forget to send in sports shoes
Ms Kerri - Monday 10:00-10.45 helpers please meet at pool 10:00am
Ms Julie Monday 10.45-11.30 helpers please meet at pool 10.45am
Beetles- Monday and Thursday/Dragonflies Monday and Friday
Tuesday and Thursday
Please be aware that some classes may change due to students interest and focus.
If you have any questions, please drop us a note in the diary or come in any time to visit us in the classroom.
Kind regards The SK team