Happy Thursday Roblox Families,
What a wonderful second week it has been in Grade 2! The students have settled beautifully into our routines and continue to show curiosity, kindness, and enthusiasm for learning.
Week 2 photos
This week, we:
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Took our first steps into our Unit of Inquiry Who We Are by asking questions about what makes each of us unique and how our actions affect our classroom community. We will begin a culture collage next week Monday. Students will be brainstorming ideas such as their flag, clothing, food, dance, music, instruments, famous landmarks, and other traditions that make their culture special.
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We also introduced the Shoebox Autobiography home Project, which will give each student the chance to share more about themselves, their families, and their traditions with the class.
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Launched our Reading Journals and practiced recording our thinking about books. We also started exploring fables with The Tortoise and the Hare. Students completed a comprehension. Please do feel free to share with your child any fables you grew up with, that could be a fantastic whole class discussion to have.
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In Writing, we continued building routines and will soon begin our baseline writing assessment (a recount about the long weekend). Students will first complete a graphic organizer (who, when, where, what) and then draft their writing on lined paper.
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In Math, we explored patterns and problem-solving through hands-on activities. Anyone who has passed level 3 will be tested at level 4 next week.
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Continued building our classroom community through team-building games and reflective discussions about our essential agreements.
Looking ahead, we will:
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Continue adding/building our inquiry wall with student questions.
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Be diving into bar graphs, ordering numbers, and comparing with greater than/less than/equal. Students completed their numbers assessment (levels 1–3).
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Dive deeper into our culture unit and complete our collages (which we hope to share soon on Seesaw).
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Begin our PM Reading Assessments,each student will read one-on-one with me over the next two weeks.
Reminders:
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Please send your child to school with headphones if you have not already.
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Thursdays = Swimming
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Special Event: The Arabic department is inviting students to participate in the “Little Reader” program on Oman Radio for the second consecutive year. For inquiries/registration, please contact Ms. Karima El-Sayed at k.elsayed@abisoman.com.
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Sports Clubs: Four professional clubs will be offering sports at ABIS next week (run separately from ABIS). Please contact them directly if interested:
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Nautilus Swimming Club: Julia Savic, +968 9552 0456
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Alpha Football: Sidra, +968 9632 2275
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T Basketball: Tamer, +968 9811 6564
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Tennis with Coach Mark: +968 7714 0738
It has been inspiring to see how quickly the children are growing together as a group, supporting one another, and celebrating each other’s successes. Thank you for your continued support from home.
I am very excited for all the learning adventures to come!
Warm regards,
Ms. Cami
