Week 23

Dear Grade 1 Parents, Last week, we had a fun Oman week planned for the kids. But, sadly, it rained unexpectedly, so we had to delay some activities. Still, despite the changes, the boys made a wonderful ‘Kumma’ and the girls made a mask. We couldn’t...

Week 21

Last Thursday, we had our 100th day celebration in Grade 1. It was a fun day! We did lots of things like walking on a trail and building towers together. Our kids worked together and had a blast! They also made pretty garlands, solved puzzles with numbers, and stacked...

Week 20

It was again a week full of learning in Grade 1. We looked at pictures in stories and talked about what we saw, thought, and wondered. We read an interesting story and talked about what it meant. The kids got to practice talking about their own stories with friends....

Week 19

In the current unit, your children are engaged in creating their own stories. This week, they began crafting a story map, prompting them to consider various elements such as: Who are the characters in their story? What is the setting? What is the problem? What is the...

Week 18 “Starting a New Inquiry Path”

We started a new Unit of Inquiry: “How we express ourselves”. In this unit we will learn about the different ways that stories can be shared with others. Furthermore we will focus on the fact that stories will give us a message and students will work on their own book...