A busy week ahead

As we move into the last week of term there are many events happening so here is a round up of what's on next week.

Parent-Teacher-Child Consultations - Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
We look forward to sharing your child's progress and targets with you on these days. Children are invited to attend to join in the discussion and to help them to recognise their learning and how they can develop.

Swim Gala - Tuesday
On Tuesday 31st March Year 2 will have their swim Gala. This will start at 9:30 and finish around 10:40.  Parents are invited to come along and support us. Children need to wear their swim clothes and bring a towel. They will need to wear their PE shorts and  colour team shirt over their swim clothes.  They can either come to school wearing these or change at school.

Trip to Phuket Aquarium - Wednesday
On Wednesday 1st April Year 2 will visit the Aquarium. We will leave school at 8:15 and return around 11:30. Children should wear their normal school uniform for the trip. Children who have PE in the afternoon can change when we return.

Wear Purple - Thursday
To show respect for H.R.H Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on her birthday we ask all children to wear a purple item of clothing on Thursday 2nd April.

Silly for Songkran - Friday
Year 2 will be celebrating Songkran on Friday 3rd April by taking part in traditional activities with the Thai teachers. They will be bathing the Buddha, making sand Jedi and blessing their teachers. 
Also, there will be a 'Silly For Songkran' fundraiser on this day which has been initiated by one of our Year 6 students. Please read the poster below.  Children may wear a Songkran shirt and for a donation of 20 Baht can have their hair done-in a silly style! There will be a cake sale and a toy sale after school and we are asking for donations of cakes and unwanted toys to support this. Please take any donations to the Primary Office.

To view this in a larger format click HERE

Oliver! - Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

The Secondary and upper Primary students have been rehearsing hard for the show which they will put on on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. We have some very talented students in the school so we encourage you to go along and see an amazing show. Tickets are on sale in the Community Support Office in the Primary Foyer.

'The Goblin Next Door'

Watching this show may inspire your child to be a performer! In Term 3 Year 2 children will have the opportunity to perform in a show themselves as we put on 'The Goblin Next Door'. If your child is interested in being part of the main cast for this show they will need to sign up for the KS1 Production After School Activity on Thursdays next term.  All children will be part of the show with the rest of the cast rehearsing during music lessons.

After School Activity sign up sheets will be sent home during the week.

Phew!-What a busy week ahead!

WELL DONE to this week's Year 2 Stars of the Week!

International Day

We had a fantastic end to a busy week with our International day celebrations. Many thanks to all our parents who ensured that the children were dressed up to represent their country and for cooking some delicious food for the stalls. We all enjoyed it very much.

Mr Carey looking very British!

What a colourful and multi-cultural school we have.

The Year 2 children performed a lovely Thai dance. Here is a link to the video of their dance.

Parent, Teacher and Child Conferences

Many thanks to all parents who have already signed up for an appointment to meet with us during the last week of this term to discuss your child's progress. This year we invite children to attend along with parents as we believe that they should be involved in reflecting upon their successes and targets for development. If you have not yet made an appointment please sign up  HERE     Instructions on how to sign up are in last weeks blog post below.

Year 2 Trip to the Aquarium

This week your child will have brought home a letter informing you about our trip to Phuket Aquarium on 1st April. This will support out learning about how animals are adapted to survive in various habitats. Please return the permission slip with 30 Baht as soon as possible if you wish your child to attend the trip.

Respecting and celebrating H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Birthday

2015 is considered a significant year for Thailand, as it marks the auspicious  fifth cycle, or 60th, birthday anniversary of H.R.H. PRINCESS MAHA CHAKRI SIRINDHORN.

As a mark of respect and celebration.of the Princess's birthday all staff and children are invited to wear an item of purple clothing on Thursday April 2nd.   (otherwise normal school uniform)..

H.R.H. PRINCESS MAHA CHAKRI SIRINDHORN graciously presided over the Opening Ceremony of School <Dulwich International College> on Wednesday 26th April 2000.

WELL DONE to this weeks STARS OF THE WEEK!

Also WELL DONE to the Year 2 Library Best Borrowers! They were awarded with a book and certificate to congratulate them on their interest in books and using the library so regularly.

Remember the library is available for you to visit and borrow books from every day after school. Children do not just have to take out books on their scheduled Library day-they can borrow books every day!

Dates for your diary

Tuesday 31st March - KS1 Swim Gala

Monday, 30th March, Tuesday 1st April, Wednesday 2nd April - Parent, Teacher Meetings.

Wednesday 1st April - Year 2 Trip to Phuket Aquarium

Friday 3rd April - Last day of Term 2. Term Break begins. School finishes at 13:00.

Monday 20th April - Term 3 begins. NO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES DURING FIRST WEEK.

Measuring and Communicating

This week the classes have swapped around their measuring equipment so that 2CC are measuring length, 2KG are measuring weight and 2JS are measuring capacity. In all our weighing activities the children ultimately need to read a scale which can often be a challenging exercise. A scale is really just a number line but we need to find out how we are jumping along the number line.

Measuring Madness!

We are communicators!

The children have continued to research animals this week. During this process they have been using a variety of information texts and looking carefully to discover how information texts are arranged to make them interesting. The challenge for the children now is to communicate what they have learned through their own informative and interesting text.

The children will also be considering other ways they can communicate their learning-perhaps using an ipad.

We have been encouraging the children to communicate with their teachers and peers through Edmodo and have challenged the children to share interesting information by adding a post. This only needs to be short and shouldn't take long. The children, once having contributed a post may recieve praise and feedback from their friends online. They may also receive an Edmodo badge!

Here is a video showing you how to login and logout of edmodo on an ipad. The Edmodo app is free to download. Edmodo can also be accessed via the internet at www.edmodo.com  Please make sure that you Login (NOT Sign up!)

A big WELL DONE to this weeks Star's of the Week

IMPORTANT - information about Parent-Teacher and Child Conferences

At the end of this term we will be holding conferences. This time we invite children to attend the conferences with parents and teachers. Booking a conference time slot needs to be done online. Please read the information below which will explain how to do this.

Dates for your diary

Friday 20th March - International Day. Children should wear National clothes or in the colours of       their flag.

Tuesday 31st March - KS1 Swim Gala

Monday, 30th March, Tuesday 1st April, Wednesday 2nd April - Parent, Teacher Meetings.

Friday 3rd April - Silly 4 Songkran Fun. (More information will follow)
                             Last day of Term 2. Term Break begins. School finishes at 13:00.

Monday 20th April - Term 3 begins. NO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES DURING FIRST WEEK.

We are researchers

This week the children have started their research to help them to create their own information texts about animals and habitats. They will need to use many different features as they can to make their information texts interesting and easy to use.

Edmodo
The children need to login to Edmodo to find useful texts and websites to help them research. This provides them with a safe platform in which to research online. Edmodo is also a place where children can create and reply to posts, share pictures and information. It is a safe first social network as only the teachers and children in Year 2 can view them. We have asked the children to add a comment to a post from Ms Sherlock so please allow the children to access Edmodo at home if possible.

In Maths we have been busy comparing, estimating and measuring. 2JS have been measuring weight, 2KG have been measuring length whilst 2CC have been measuring capacity.

2JS comparing, estimating and measuring weight.

D.E.A.R

On Thursday we celebrated World Book Day by 'Dropping Everything And Reading'. In Year 2 we are now reading chapter books with the whole class. This means that the children have to focus on listening rather than rely on pictures.

A Big WELL DONE to this weeks Stars of the Week

Also CONGRATULATIONS to our Year 2 Swimmers who represented our school at the Swim meet in Singapore before the holidays. Here they are after receiving their medals in assembly.

Dates for your diary

Friday 20th March - International Day. Children should wear National clothes or in the colours of       their flag.

Tuesday 31st March - KS1 Swim Gala

Monday, 30th March, Tuesday 1st April, Wednesday 2nd April - Parent, Teacher Meetings.

Friday 3rd April - Last day of Term 2. Term Break begins. School finishes at 13:00.

Monday 20th April - Term 3 begins. NO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES DURING FIRST WEEK.

READING LEVELS

This blog post (What K-2 teachers want parents to know about reading) is a terrific read for all KS1 parents.

Please check it out.  It will give you valuable insights into the ways to support your child as a reader.

Enjoy
Karen

Brain Week

For our first week back we have had a "Brain Week' where the children have been learning about the Emotional Rooms in their brain. They have learned about different emotions and the difference between emotions in the Orange Room-where we mix emotions with thinking, and emotions in the Red Room- where our emotions take over with impulsive behaviour.

The whole of Year Two got together to act out different situations which make us feel different feelings. They have also considered different strategies they could use to keep them out of 'The Red Room'.

We read the story 'Dogger' by Shirley Hughes and made an emotional map to show how the characters feelings changed through the story. Many children commented that it was like a 'Rollercoaster'.


Learning this term
We have also introduced our new Topic for this half term. The children seem very excited to be learning about how animals can survive in their different habitats. By the end of the unit we hope that children will understand that plants and animals are affected by their environment and that habitas, plants and animals are interdependent.

There are lots of research materials on Edmodo that the children can look at at home so please don't forget to Login. The usernames and passwords are inside your child's Reading Diary.



In Maths this term we will have a focus on measuring length, weight and capacity.We will also be continuing our work on calculating and relating calculation to real-life problems.



Drop Everything And Read
On Thursday, to celebrate World Book Day we will be 'Dropping Everything And Reading at 8:00-8:15.  If any parents are still in school at this time please could you bring a book and join in, simply stop wherever you are and read!

A Huge Well Done to 2KG for their fantastic assembly on Friday. We all enjoyed it!
Here they are pictured with our other Stars of The Week.