Saturday 29 October 2016

Class Updates and Reminders!

Assalamu Alaikum wr wb ,
Dear Parents,

We had a wonderful week, Alhamdululilah! Here are some updates:


Spelling: Students did their spelling quiz on lesson 5We completed review exercises from lesson 1-5 in our spelling books.

Reading:We started to learn about reading strategies on connecting text to self, text to world and text to text. This week we focused on connecting text to self. Students listened to "Searching for Kindness" and they made connections to themselves. Each student wrote a thank you note on a heart- shaped cut out for someone in the class who did an act of kindness to them in a certain way. Then they put their hearts on the kindness tree in front of Abraar Gym.They replied back the kindness with kindness by saying thank you!
                                           
                                                  




Grammer: We practiced identifying linking verbs in sentences. Then, we started to learn and distinguish four types of sentences. Students did different activities to distinguish the four types of sentences.
                                            

Math: Students learned how to create and extend growing patterns through different methods (pictures, word problems, and T-chart). We did different activities by working in pairs and independently throughout the week. On Friday, students reviewed repeating and growing patterns as a class and then wrote a pop quiz on patterns independently.

From Monday, we will be starting a unit called "Data Management" inshaaAllah.

Science: Students completed their "Owl Booklets" and did a fabulous job, MashaAllah. Please take a look at the picture below: 



We started to learn about Fish. Students watched an educational video and then completed a tree chart  on the characteristics of Fish as a class. 

Social Studies: We learned what a community is and then watched an informative video about urban and rural communities. Then students completed a worksheet where they wrote down the similarities and differences between each of the communities.

Health: We discussed the different food groups. Students took turns in groups to write and draw food pictures under each food group on chart paper.

Islamic Studies: !n our first Islamic Studies class, we read the story of the two sons of Prophet Adam and in the second class we reviewed the story. They took turns to retell the story.We learned that there is good jealousy and bad jealousy. Students gave examples of good jealousy, and bad jealousy. 

Islamic Studies/Language/Arts:After reading the beautiful story "Searching for Kindness" and learning the fact that kindness lies in one's heart, we made a craft using the pointillism technique. Since we are learning about the four types of sentences, so we used this knowlegde in our art class where each student had to pick a sentence type  from a bag and made that sentence on kindness(e.g. My friend is so kind!- excited sentence) . Afterwards, they wrote that sentence inside the heart on the t-shirt and then they decorated  it by making patterns using the pointillism technique.
                                        

                        

Kindness Photo Contest:

Zeina and Maya won the contest!Congratulations to both of them, MashaAllah! On Friday, the 2Bs enjoyed the donut party Alhumdulilah.

Reminders:
  • Spelling test on "lesson 6" "Review=lessons1-5 will be onTuesday in shaa Allah.
  • Students took home their spelling workbook to practice for the review" lesson 6".
  • Homework pack is due on Thursday,November 3rd, 2016.
  • Arabic teacher Tr. Salam sent a homework worksheet which is due on Thursday.
  • Kindness Calendar is due on November 1st.
  • Please sign your child's agenda.

Thursday 27 October 2016

Message From Tr Hoda Harb(Grade 2 A/B Arabic Teacher)

Grade 2 A/B Arabic Class

Assalamu alaikum respected parents

Welcome to new school year my name is T.Hoda Harb insha'Alalh I'll be your child's Arabic teacher. 
The class will be named after sahabee "Othman bin Affan" RAA

During the past weeks the students reviewed and learned the Arabic alphabets with all kinds of tashkeel tanween and madd , they learned days of the week and the Hijri months as well and they will learn the 3 shapes of a specific letter through each lesson and how to apply moodood and tashkeel  for these letters.Their new lesson has words related to family members.
They will learn new words related to each Arabic alphabet.
This will be through reading / writing / oral activities.

Insha'Allah at the end of each lesson a homework will be sent home.
I'll be seeing your child 3 times each week.

Please if you have any question or concern do not hesitate to contact me through the following email: hharb@abraarschool.com

Jazakum Allahu Khairan!
T. Hoda Harb   

Saturday 22 October 2016

Class Updates and Reminders!

Assalamu Alaikum wr wb ,
Dear Parents,

We had a busy but productive week, Alhamdululilah! Here are some updates:


Spelling: Students did their spelling quiz on lesson 4We completed lesson 5 in our spelling books where we learned words with the short vowel "e."


Reading: We went over the "I Chart" for Read to Self. Students took their book boxes and read quietly.

Grammer: We reviewed verbs and  learned about complete and incomplete sentences. Then, students wrote five complete sentences in their journals and circled the verbs in each sentence. Students were also introduced to the editing acronym CUPS (C-Capitals, U-Understanding, P- Punctuation, S- Spacing/Spelling).
We also started to identify linking verbs in sentences (linking verb connects the subject with a word that gives information about the subject).

Math: Students learned how to describe a pattern using different attributes  (colour, shape, size,direction, position, etc). Students practiced describing patterns and the core of a pattern through different activities in class. On Thursday, we learned about growing patterns. In groups, students solved a ladybug growing pattern problem and then filled out an exit slip independently to show their knowldge about growing patterns.


Home connection:
A growing pattern happens when something is added each time. Please encourage your child to create a growing pattern at home with pictures,objects, shapes, and numbers. Here is an example: 

                              


On Friday, students practiced repeating and growing patterns during math center time. They had a blast!







Science: On Monday, we watched an educational video on birds and discussed the characteristics of 
birds as a class. Students then completed a tree map of a bird as a class.On Wednesday, we reviewed the characteristics of birds as a class. Then, students worked independently to write 5 special things about birds.

Science/ Writing/Math/Art: Students sat on the carpet and read a book on owls, as part of our animal study about birds. Before reading, we wrote what we know about owls and what we want to know about owls on a graphic organizer called "KWL chart." After reading, we wrote down all the interesting and fascinating information about owls as a class in the "what we learned" part of the chart. Following this, we reviewed all the information one more time and then students independently wrote down the information in simple sentences on an owl shaped booklet.They edited their work by referring to our CUPS chart. Students also drew pictures in their booklet as illustrations that go along with the information about owls. Students started to make the front cover of their booklet which is shaped like an owl in art class. They made patterned owls using sponge painting technique. They all did an awesome job, mashaAllah!



Language/ Is. Studies / Arts:  We finished reading the story of Prophet Adam and we learned the names of Allah (SWT), Al- Ghafar, and Al- Ghafoor (The All Forgiving). 

We also discussed promises of Allah and promises of Shaytaan as a class. In our next class, we integrated Language, Islamic studies, and Arts together by making a story wheel craft on Prophet Adam. First, we sequenced the order of events of the story of Prophet Adam as a class. Next, we learned the steps of putting the order of events on a story wheel template. Then, we started to work on the activity independently. Finally, we drew pictures of things we would like to see in Jannah on the front page of our story wheels. The 2Bs really liked the activity and did a wonderful job on their story wheels, Masha Allah!
                                                             


Library: Students learned about the parts of a book by watching an educational video and then Tr. Nancy asked questions to ensure understanding.

Reminders:
  • Spelling test on "lesson 5" will be on Tuesday in shaa Allah. The list words are: set, head, help, yet, bread, belt, tent, said, bed, sell, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth.
  • Please encourage your child to do an act of kindness and record on the Kindness Calendar regularly.
  • Please sign your child's agenda.
  • Encourage your child to read on Razkids every day for twenty minutes.
  •  Homework pack is due next Thursday. 

Have a great weekend!

Saturday 15 October 2016

Class Updates and Reminders!

Assalamu Alaikum wr wb ,
Dear Parents,

We had a wonderful week Alhamdululilah! Here the updates:

Field Trip: Field TripAlhamdulilah we had a great time at Papanack Zoo! Students enjoyed watching and learning about different animals at the zoo.


 I would like to thank all the volunteers for their generous time and help! We could not have done this without them! Jazakum Allahu khairan!



Spelling: Students did their spelling quiz on lesson 3We completed lesson 4 in our spelling books where we learned words with the short vowel "a" and "i".

Reading: We went over the "I Chart" for Read to Self. Students took their book boxes and read quietly. Masha'Allah students are doing a great job maintaining stamina.

Grammer:We reviewed verbs and then each student made a flap book on verbs where they chose three verbs and then wrote a sentence about each of them. Finally, they drew a picture that goes along with each sentence.

Math: 
On Wednesday, students wrote a pop quiz on numbers.Then, we started a unit on PATTERNS. This week, we talked about how a pattern is repeated, the different attributes we have when making a pattern (colour, shape, size..etc). Students took turns in groups to show different patterns,and they completed some activities in their math book.

Moreover, we learned that the repeating part of a pattern is called the CORE or the UNIT. We also learned different types of patterns (AB, ABC, ABCD, ABB, AAB...etc).Next week we will be learning about "Growing Patterns" inshaaAllah.


.Home connection:Encourage your child to create patterns and identify pattern core by arranging colored blocks, crayons, different sized objects, or stringing beads and more. You can also invite them to create patterns in their physical movements such as “jump, jump, clap; jump, jump, clap.” Ask them about the pattern they are creating. :)


Feild Trip Reflection:Students took turns sharing their favourite part and least favourite part of the field trip. Then, each student filled up a field trip reflection sheet independently.



Science/Writing/Art:Students sat on the carpet and read a book on whales/killer whales as our animal study about mammals. Before reading we wrote what we know about whales being a mammal and what we want to know about whales as a special mammal on a graphic organizer called KWL chart. After reading, we wrote down all the interesting and fascinating information about whales as a class in the "what we learned" part of the chart. Followed by that we reviewed all the information one more time and then students wrote down the information in simple sentences independently on lined paper. Students started to make an Orca Whale craft in art class.




Islamic Studies: Students took turns to read and discussed ways about how to respect and be kind to our family by reading the chapter"I Love my Family" in their Islamic Studies textbook.


Reminders:
  • Spelling test on "lesson 4" will be on Tuesday in shaa Allah. The list words are: gum, pot, dust, frog, must, sock, pup, shot, soft, tug+ sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth.
  • Please encourage your child to do an act of kindness and record on the Kindness Calendar regularly.
  • Please sign your child's agenda
  • Encourage your child to read on Razkids every day for twenty minutes
  •  Homework pack is due next Thursday. 

Have a great weekend!

Wednesday 12 October 2016

Message from Tr. Salam -Gr.2B - Quran Teacher

Gr.2B - Quran –Tr. Salam Beseiso

Assalamu aliakom,

In Quran class we have started with Sourat Al-Bayyinah and with the first lesson from El-Qaida Al Nouranya, during class the students are:

-Reciting Sourat Al-Bayyinah and memorizing the first five verses.
-Providing interpretation for the meaning of the verses.
-Learning to respect and love the Holy Quran.
- Learning the story of Angel Gabrielعليه السلام with Prophet Mohammed صلى الله عليه و سلم (How Prophet Mohammed صلى الله عليه و سلم received the Quran).
-Learning the names and the shapes of the alphabet letters in order (ا الى ش).
-Distinguishing, writing, and pronouncing the alphabet letters with characteristics and articulationالصفات و المخارج) ).

Gr.2 has three periods weekly, 50 minutes each on Monday, Wednesday and ThursdayPlease regularly check the student’s agenda on these days for Quran home work.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to send me an email at:

Tuesday 11 October 2016

Message From Tr. Salam (Arabic Teacher)

اللغة العربية -  الثاني الابتدائي صف " أبو عبيدة بن الجراح" - المعلمة : سلام بسيسو.

السلام عليكم:
*بدأنا بحمد الله الدرس الأول و الثاني من المنهج المقرر لهذا العام ، بعد أن تم مراجعة وتعزيز بعض المهارات اللغوية الأساسية  السابقة .
*للصف الثاني الابتدائي 3 حصص لمادة اللغة العربية لهذا العام ( الاثنين ، الثلاثاء ، والخميس ) من كل أسبوع ،وقت الحصة 50 دقيقة.

*الواجبات المنزلية … الرجاء متابعتها من أجندة الطالب في أيام حصص مادة اللغة العربية المشار اليها...

*الواجب المنزلي غالبا ما يكون :
التدريب على القراءة الصحيحة بصوت مرتفع لموضوع محدد (الرجاء اعطاء ذلك مزيدا من الاهتمام لأهميته ) …..أو تكملة تدريبات لغوية تم حلها في الصف على شكل أنشطة صفية مختلفة، ولم يتسن للطالب تكملة حلها في الفصل ….. أو  لمراجعة مفردات الإملاء التي تم التدريب عليها في الفصل أيضا.

*تم تقسيم طلاب الصف الثاني لهذا العام، بشعبتيه( أ- ب) معا ،  الى مستويين :

-         المستوى الاول منهما، والذي كلفت بمهام تدريسه لهذا العام، سمي باسم (أبو عبيدة بن الجراح) كما هو موضح في بداية الرسالة ...
-        و المستوى الثاني منهما،  سمي باسم آخر (عثمان بن أبي عفان) وكلفت بمهام تدريسه معلمة أخرى.

                                                                           جزاكم الله خيرا .. المعلمة سلام بسيسو
                                                                                        صف أبو عبيدة بن الجراح
 

                                                                                             يمكنكم التواصل معي عبر ايميل المدرسة


Sunday 9 October 2016

Class Updates and Reminders!

As-salamu-alaikum wa Rahmatullah,

Dear Parents,

We had a wonderful week Alhumdulilah! Here are some updates.


Carpet Time:

Every day we start our first period with our izkars and memorizing the new dua of the month which is correlated with October 's character trait, " Kindness." The dua of the month is:


اللَّهم إني أسألك فعل الخيرات، وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ، وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ 

Allāhumma as’aluka fi`lal Khayrāt. Wa tarkal munkarā, wa Hubbal masākeen

“O Allah, I ask You to help me do good deeds, abandon bad deeds, and love the poor"



Read to Self: We went over the "I CHART" for Read to Self then students took their book boxes and read quietly.


Spelling: Students wrote a spelling test on lesson 2 and the bonus was to write three verbs.Then they learned about the short vowel sounds a and in lesson 3. Students finished different activities using list words in their spelling books.

Grammar: We started to learn about verbs. Students worked in groups to make a mind map about verbs on chart paper. All groups presented their mind maps in front of the class. They all did a wonderful job, Masha-Allah! After the presentation, students completed a worksheet independently to show what they know about verbs. 





In addition to this, students also used pipe cleaners to make a stickman. They wrote a simple sentence about their stickman to show what action their stickman is doing. They all did a wonderful job!






Math: Students practiced ordinal numbers on calendar worksheets and solved word problems. Students also reviewed/learned about comparing numbers by using greater and less than symbols.


Kindness:  On Monday, the first character trait of the year "Kindness" was launched in the assembly by our Islamic Studies Co-ordinator  Tr. Dina Shalabi. Followed by this, we talked and discussed what kindness is and how we can find kindness around us. The 2Bs brainstormed different ways that they can be kind and show little acts of kindness in their homes, at school, and in their community by making a mind map about kindness. We started a "Kindness Jar" in our class so when a student or group of students do any random act of kindness during class we will put a flower in the jar. Our goal is to fill the jar with all the flowers and spread kindness!:)

                                                


Your child also brought home an ``Act of Kindness`` calendar. Please talk to your child about what he/she can do to show an “Act of Kindness” (e.g; helping mom or dad, sharing toys with siblings, talk politely, smiling, going to the masjid, giving charity, sharing food, cleaning up, etc). Put the calendar on your fridge and write the acts of kindness they perform on it 
every day and send the calendar back to class on November 1st, 2016.
Jazak-Allahu-khairun for your support! insha-Allah.


Science: Students learned about mammals as one of the animal categories with a backbone by watching an educational video followed by a good class discussion on the characteristics of mammals. In the next lesson, we reviewed the characteristics by writing them on a "Tree Map." Afterward, each student finished writing five special things about mammals independently. 




Reminders:

  • Field Trip to Papanack Zoo on Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 inshaaAllah.
  • Spelling test on Wednesday, October 12th, 2016.
  • List words for Wednesday's spelling test are: band, fit, him, tack, sad, list, mitt, have, will , skin + first, second, third, fourth,and fifth (10 list words and five ordinal numbers).
  • Please sign your child's agenda.
  • Encourage your child to read on Razkids every day for twenty minutes.
  • No Homework for this week!