KG 2 NEWLETTER - 3rd NOVEMBER 2016
Dear Parent,
Assalamualaikum!
In KG 2 thematic units have been introduced as it provides an integrated approach to teaching and learning.
Such an integrated approach is supported by research on how the brain works and how human beings learn.
The use of thematic units helps young children achieve higher levels of learning because they integrate
different intelligences and topics into a single lesson which mirrors how young children actually learn. Also,
integrated thematic units make learning and teaching a lot of fun for teachers and children!
KG2 Team
Events gone by…….
KG 2 Team
22nd October 2016
Open House
From the teachers’ desk……
“Tell
me and I forget…..
Teach me and I remember. ...
Involve me and I learn……"
-Benjamin Franklin
Upcoming Events…….
20th Nov to 28th Nov
Bakers Inn-“Cookie Time”
Discipline teaches the most important values to our children: selfcontrol, boundaries, respect, and the ability to honour those
around us. Give your child clear and simple directions and a
realistic list of expectations. Set him up for good behavior, and if
he does not follow through, give him a consistent set of
consequences ( like taking away privileges or a favorite toy for a
set amount of time). Don’t give different degrees of punishments
for the same misbehavior and be constant and consistent in
enforcing the rules.
Teaching children limits, learning to say “no,” and to practice
good behaviour are all part of an important discipline strategy.
Without it children will be at an enormous disadvantage
throughout their school years and in their social life.
KG2 Newsletter
November
An update of the routine at school…..
Language
The study of letters helps in word
formation…this was evident in the KG 2
classes as children read and wrote a variety of
words using the sounds that they had been
exposed to. Pre writing skills and vocabulary
enrichment activities like classified cards,
labels & pictures, picture books etc. support
Assalamualaikum!
the
lessons. Children have been steadily
working on identifying initial and medial
sounds, naming the pictures and blending
three-letter words. Sight reading words “am,
an, as, at, is, in, it, if, on, of, or and by ” were
also introduced in the class.
Vocabulary words: vertex, sight, toes, sibling,
hay, corn, globe…..
Culture
Topics in culture included:
 Grace & courtesy
 Sense organs
 Myself and my family
 Food that animals eat
 Introduction of the globe {land & water}
Art and of
Craft
 Introduction
living and non-living
 Scented
flowers
(
using muffin liners)
things.
 Family
photo
frame
Five sense organs- children sang the
 Turkey
( ..leafare
impression)
rhyme“what
my eyes for?” to reinforce
the sense concept.
 Continent - Asia
Mathematics
In Math children continued to work on number
recognition and counting as they practiced
individual and group activities to master their
skills. The square –lined number notebook
recorded the children’s efforts at numeral
writing, backward counting, counting the
quantity and writing the symbol, etc.
Children have also learned to….
 Sorting by different attributes
 Concepts of alike and different
 Describe special relationship of after
 Basic plain shapes –circle, square,
rectangle, triangle, oval, ellipse, rhombus
 Number practice
Show & Tell
My Favourite Toy, My Family, Food animals eat
were the topics discussed during this
communication session.
Nature Table
Different types of coffee beans, hay, grass & corn
were displayed on the nature table for children
to observe, feel and study.