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ISSUE NO.22
AL MUNA
PRIMARY
SCHOOL
CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
15 Mar
Y2 pottery trip – rescheduled from
18 Mar
17 Mar
Professional shadow puppet people
working with Y5
Some children to visit Yas Mall
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Y3 residential trip – one night
9am - Y6 art exhibition
FS1 Trip to Bateen Beach
19 Mar
7.30 - Classes open to view
childrens’ work
Mothers Day event in school
Yr3 return from Residential
Last day of Clubs this term
Our Whole School Newsletter
Dear Family
THIS PART OF THE
NEWSLETTER IS NOT FOR
MUMS! SHHHHHHHHHHH...
On Thursday 19th March
we will be celebrating
Mothers day in school. Miss
Lewis’s class will do a special
assembly first thing. Each
class will invite their mums
to school for a special treat look out for the invitation! The
theme of learning during next
week is ‘How did you make
that?’ - so in some classes
Mums will get a special gift
made by the children. The
Friends of Al Muna will also
be organising an opportunity
for the children to make
something as a gift for mum.
Any child wishing to take part
can pay 5 AED in advance - or
they can use five credits or five
Dojo points - class teachers
will keep a record of how each
child is paying - for those that
want to take part!
AL MUNA PRIMARY
SCHOOL
ABU DHABI
MAR 2015
Parent Portal - at the time
of writing about half of our
families have signed up to use
the portal. Please remember
that from next term the
newsletter, calendar and most
messages will be sent out
in this way so please make
sure you have opened your
portal account. If you have not
received your invitation please
contact dita@almunaprimary.
sch.ae.
Finally - as well as the
Mothers Day event next
Thursday don’t forget that the
classes are open from 7.30 am
if you want to see your child’s
work. Please also remember
that our teachers are on the
playground every morning
at 7.40 and at the end of the
school day of you want a quick
chat - as well as being readily
available by email. We are here
to do the very best for your
children so if you ever have any
queries or concerns - do ask.
Swimming
News from Mrs
Partridge
The safety of the children
is always our number one
concern - and this includes
being sure that only authorised
adults are on the school site.
Please remember that our
security guards are required t
check the ID of all visitors - if
there is no school ID we will
take another form of ID and
issue a visitors pass - and
return it when the visitor
leaves. Any visitor without
an ID is refused entry - this
applies to staff and families
too. Your support here is
appreciated.
Well done to the rugby U9 A
team who won all their games
yesterday - a big thank you
to Mr Maloney, John Larkins
and Mr Duggan for their work
in training the children and
helping them to develop skill
and love for this exciting sport.
Attendance: Well done to
Jerboa who had the very best
attendance last week - they
will have a special treat with
their teacher.
ISSUE NO.22
A very well done to all girls in Year 5&6 who tried out for the
Triathlon this week. The team will have swimming & running
practice during school time next week. Mrs. Partridge will inform
girls when to bring their kit into school. The Triathlon will take
place at Glenelg School, Abu Dhabi (information attached) on
Saturday 21st March at 8.30-11am, your support at this event
would be greatly appreciated!
There will be some fun Water-Polo Games at Al Muna’s pool on
Wednesday 18th Macrh from 7-8am. This is for Year 5&6 boys
only. Please see Mrs.Partridge if you are interested, thank you!
Have a good weekend.
Our World Book Day was only
a week ago - we hope you like
some of the pictures in this
letter!
Voice of Al Muna!
This week’s top blogger for
thinking of a character to cover
for Mr Howsen while he was
away for a week was:
Leopards Class
We would get the Genie from
Aladdin to come in place of Mr
Howsen because he can give us
all 3 wishes and he is funny like
Mr Howsen’s personality.
Remember you get extra
computer time during lunch and
break for a week with a friend!
Come and see Mrs McFarlane.
This week’s blog question is:
The weather forecast for the
weekend is sandstorms again…
What fun activities can you think
of to do while the weather is
bad? Try to think of some that
do not include sitting watching
Tv or computer games.
http://almuna.edublogs.org
Well done Sam Dutfield on your first attempt at rock
climbing
AL MUNA PRIMARY
SCHOOL
ABU DHABI
MAR 2015
ISSUE NO.22
Bon Jour! from the French Department
On parle français!
Message from Madame Martine
Last week most year groups looked at Famous ‘Francophone’ authors the writers of ‘Tin Tin’ and Victor Hugo
for ‘Book Week’.
In all year groups next we will be doing La fête des Mères’ (Mother’s Day) acitivities. As well as the other areas
described below. After Spring break there will be a short ‘Quiz’ for all year groups that will cover the areas that
were covered in Term 2.
Additionally, I am pleased to see that a lot of the classes are using the www.languageperfect.com website to
practise their French or even other languages that are on offer. There is a global competition in May in which
the classes can take part. Please see me if you have any questions about logging in or anything else.
In Year 3 – We have been learning the names of common pets and animals and simple character and pet
descriptions.
In Year 4 – We have been learning the names of different French Cities and where they are located, also we have been
learning facts about France and the main monuments, ‘La Tour Eiffel’ and ‘Le Louvre’. These directional words will come
in useful.
C’est... / Il est...It’s...
à gauche
to/on the left
au nord to the north
près (de)
near (to)
à droit
to/on the right au sud
to the south
loin (de)
far (from)
tout droit
straight (ahead) à l’est
to the east
à l’ouest
to the west
In Year 5 We are learning as part of their topic ‘The solar system’ and linking it to the ‘Solar Impulse’ plane that
took off in Abu Dhabi, the names of the planets in French and to be able to describe them simply. The planet
names: Mercure, Vénus, la Terre (Earth), Mars, Jupiter, Saturne, Uranus, Neptune, Pluton, and la lune (moon).
In Year 6 We are finishing revising telling the time and talking about our daily routines and opinions about
school subjects.
Some websites that maybe useful for you to practise on are:
www.linguascope.com (almuna/frenchstick)
www.french-games.net , which breaks into topics.
www.tresbienfrench.com/games/en
http://www.primarygamesarena.com/French
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/french/ are all recommended.
As well as You Tube clips e.g. Muzzy cartoons in French and for the younger years Little Pim on an IPAD is
informative and entertaining.
AL MUNA PRIMARY
SCHOOL
ABU DHABI
World Book Day Photos!
MAR 2015
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NEWS in YEAR GROUPS
FS1 & FS2
FS1
Stomp! Chomp! Roar! We
continued with our dinosaur
topic we started last week and
have read the rest of the poems,
choosing actions to go along
with them. It was lovely seeing
photos of what the children
did over the weekend and they
really enjoyed showing them to
their friends. They’ve been busy
making “fossils” in preparation
for their archaeological dig at
Al Bateen beach next week.
Ask the children to show you
what plates, spikes and clubs
on dinosaurs are as they have
been learning how dinosaurs
protected themselves from
the likes of the T-Rex and the
allosaurus. Finally, all the FS1
children have been working on
some surprises for next week.
It’s a secret. Shh! All will be
revealed soon.
FS2
This week the FS2 classes
finished off our pirate topic
with a very exciting adventure
to Bateen beach. While we
were there we did all sorts
of pirate activities like: pirate
paddling; a hunt for buried
treasure; Sand art; Pirate
ship building; eco pirates
and pirate games. We had
a fantastic time and it was
a wonderful end to such an
engaging and interesting topic.
We would like to say a big
thank you to all of the FS2
parents and your support
throughout this topic – it has
been great to see that the
children have been talking
and learning so much about
pirates at home, as well as at
school. We have really enjoyed
seeing them dressing up as
pirates and really getting in to
the spirit of things through the
many activities organized each
week.
Gold Cards for
FS1 & 2
Fatima FS2, Mira FS2, Jana FS2, Anika FS2, Nathaniel FS2, Fahed
FS2, Tara FS2, Oliver FS2, Shanzeay FS2, Yousif FS2, Salama FS2
AL MUNA PRIMARY
SCHOOL
ABU DHABI
MAR 2015
ISSUE NO.22
NEWS in YEAR GROUPS
Year 1 and Year 2
Year 1
This week we have been travelling back to the jungle. Some children went on a lion hunt. All of us went
on exciting adventures…what did you see? A cheeky monkey… a slithery snake or maybe a sleepy sloth?
We have also been writing and editing our Fluffy adventures using the computer program Purple Mash.
In numeracy we have been partitioning numbers and thinking about tens and ones/units. The children
are beginning to draw their own number lines. Children are getting better and better at working in
teams and with a partner. They really do listen to each other and share together. Well done Year 1!
Year 2
What a fabulous week it has
been in year 2 preparing for
circus week! We have been
practising our circus acts
including juggling, acrobatics
and clowning around. Also we
have designed and produced
tickets to sell ready for our
show on Thursday. We have
decorated clown biscuits and
made circus hats and tents. In
maths we have been thinking
about direction and angles and
have plotted a route for a circus
tour. In literacy we have been
continuing our information
books and have included a
glossary and contents page. We
hope you enjoyed our show!
Gold Cards for
Year 1 & 2
Maria Yr2, Shrouq Yr2, Amina
Yr2, Abdulla Yr2, Lara Yr2
AL MUNA PRIMARY
SCHOOL
ABU DHABI
MAR 2015
ISSUE NO.22
NEWS in YEAR GROUPS
Year 3
Year 3 and Year 4
As yet another eventful and
enjoyable week draws to a
close we can reflect on some
really memorable activities. As
part of our World Traveller’s
theme, the children have been
learning about Italy and its
culture. The children wrote
some really creative story
problems with Italian settings.
The children have also been
consolidating their knowledge
of the Inuit culture and they
wrote some very descriptive
pieces with Arctic settings. Our
science sessions have focused
on pollination and how seeds
are formed. We also examined
seed dispersal and the many
ingenious ways plants spread
their seeds. Math sessions
have revolved fractions, models
for fractions and equivalent
fractions. This week’s art
focused on patterns and the
use of lines/dots to create
texture. Finally, our ICT session
challenged the children to fix
bugs in computer programs.
Well done Year 3 for working so
diligently throughout the week! Year 4
After a weekend of recovering from the fantastic residential last week the children have returned to school eager to
continue their learning. This week we have been learning about biographies. Using our research of different famous
artists we have explored the features of a biography and began writing our own. We have also started planning our
next scientific investigation. We have been helping Professor Pip and Professor Pat who have an alarm that will not
stop ringing! The children are investigating sound proofing by deciding which material would be best for muffling the
sound of the alarm. Some great ideas have been suggested and the children have been trying hard to ensure their
investigation is a fair test. We have also been working hard to complete our collages of the UAE using the different
collage techniques that we have practiced throughout the term.
Gold Cards for
Years 3 & 4
Mohamed Al K Yr3, Eissa Yr3,
Sam Yr3, Lamis Yr3, Dana Yr4
AL MUNA PRIMARY
SCHOOL
ABU DHABI
MAR 2015
ISSUE NO.22
NEWS in YEAR GROUPS
Year 5 and Year 6
Year 5
In Literacy this week we have started work on a newspaper article about the famous Apollo 13 mission to the Moon. We had to think about
all the key features of a newspaper article and adapt them to our Apollo 13 article.
In Year 5 some of our children have been doing Buddy Reading with Year 2 on a Monday afternoon and they have been demonstrating their
amazing reading and comprehension skills!
During PE this week we worked with Mr Duggan on developing our cricket skills.
In ICT lessons we continued using the Scratch program to design and create our Space game.
Year 6
Our year 6 aspiring artists
have been hard at work
designing, sketching, mixing
and painting their cityscapes
ready for their exciting
exhibition next Wednesday
morning. The children started
their learning by looking at
the work of Lowry and Jen
Simons (the talented artist
who created the Al Muna
reception mural). From here,
the children took inspiration
and began to think about
how they could combine
perspective drawing and
the UAE skyline to create
a thoughtful piece of art.
After some experimentation
with building placement
and features, the children
sketched their intended work
into their art books. Following
this, our little Picassos began
working on their canvas
pieces which included mixing
colours, shades and tints as
well as layering their coats of
paint for effect.
The children are very pleased
with their efforts and look
forward to sharing their work
with you. Their artwork will
also be accompanied by a very
creative piece of writing they
have also been working on
which imagines them ‘inside’
a painting!
Gold Cards for
Years 5 & 6
Armeen Yr5, Umaima Yr5