This past week has been focused on celebrating Who we are through Oman Week. We had a great time visiting Sohar Fort where we were able to have a docent speak to us about the fort, its age and how unique it is by being brick built. We found out there is a tunnel for bringing in supplies such as water and food. Since there are archaeologists there now from the University of Chicago, we learned more about the ancient city and were able to observe the dig that is currently taking place. We were shown some fish bones and beads which taught us about the food people ate and the things they made. The students were amazed and asked some great questions while we were there. And today, the archaeologists visited our school to describe their experience during their discover of the ancient city of Sohar.
The other place we visited, the old souq on the Corniche was fun for the students as they got to see how a market is organised and the products available. Of course, they all enjoyed spending their money on gift for family members or treats for themselves.
The students also participated in Qaranqashoh with the Arabic teachers.
The students observed some traditional crafts made by local people and learned how these crafts were used in daily Omani lives. They had a chance to ride a camel which was both scary and exciting for the students.
In literacy this week, the students completed a reflection about their field trip to Sohar Fort, worked on learning spelling words using the vowels /ea/ and participated in guided reading and individual reading activities. The students participated in a challenging task where they chose a word from our UOI, then had to use a dictionary to define the word, describe the word and then draw a picture of the word.
In our UOI this week, we listened to ‘What Do You Do With an Idea?’ and wrote about the creative process the character went though in the text. We talked about the different ways people might express their imaginations and how all ideas are good “because it is good to have the ability to see things differently” and can “change the world”.
In maths, we have continued working on adding or subtracting 10s and 100s. Our goal is to be so fluent with this that it can be done mentally without using resources or written methods.
Please see photos here.
Next week:
Sunday: field trip to the Fruit & Vegetable Market
Monday: swimming and creating fruit salad from our products purchased at the market
Wednesday: field trip to Sangar Park and beach
Literacy:
- word work/phonics
- guided reading
- creative writing
- Reader’s Theatre
Maths:
- adding & subtracting 10s and 100s
- using different subtraction strategies to subtract 2-digit numbers
- solve subtraction problems within 100 using tools such as base-10 blocks, open number lines, and hundred charts.
- develop mental and paper-and-pencil strategies based on place value and the properties of operations, including the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction.
- solve one-step word problems about real-world scenarios
UOI:
- describe the creative process
- develop performance skills using Reader’s Theatre
- reflect on their own creative choices, saying what they enjoyed or might do differently next time