safa british school newsletter 26 october 2017 · children have been introduced to characters from...

Safa British School Newsletter 26TH October 2017

This week in FS1 we have started our new story “Where is my Teddy?” We have been acting the

story out with our friends inside the class with masks and puppets. We have also been creating our

own teddy bear pictures using porridge and forks to make new textures and effects.

We had an amazing time at our teddy bears picnic socialising with the other FS1 classes and sharing

our teddies with our friends.

Next week is a holiday so we hope you all have lots of fun, and we cannot wait to hear about all of

your adventures when you return.

When we come back we will be moving on to our new topic “How Many Colours in a Rainbow?”

Lastly, a big congratulations to our Safa Stars in FS1 last week: Muhammad Rayyan Riyaz, Caline

Awada, Reema El Sayed and Remy Salem

Reminder: No Hat, No Play

This week:

FS1,

The children are practicing how to greet somebody in Arabic (Marhaba / hello)

The children are practicing how to introduce themselves in Arabic (esmi / my name is…..)

The children will practice how to say ( ana walad / I am a boy) ( ana benet / I am a girl)

They are practicing how to say Safa School in Arabic.

Madrasaht assafa / Safa school

Shapes song in Arabic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PId1Ea81i6k

Color song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoxjxO6txc0&t=45

They are practicing saying thank you in Arabic: Shukran and to reply with afwan

This link is for shukran song, they can listen to the song and practice saying Shukran and Afwan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVz5xRghWHs

The week ahead:

The children will learn the sound د (da) with the word دب / dob

( bear)

We are going to read this story in Arabic

Dob bonny / brown bear.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PId1Ea81i6k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoxjxO6txc0&t=45

This week

We have been very busy this week with lots of fantastic learning. During our literacy lessons, the

children have been introduced to characters from the Oxford Reading Tree books. We met Chip, Biff,

Kipper, Mum, Dad and Floppy and have spent the week seeing these characters in books. You will

meet these characters through the children’s home readers in the coming weeks.

FS2 have also been looking at the people who help us both at home and in the community. We

thought about the roles of different people such as Firefighters, Police Officers, Ambulance Drivers

and Nurses. The children also thought about who helps them at home – our mums, dads, nannies and

grandparents.

In our maths learning, we have been practicing our counting and number formation. We listened to

number formation songs and wrote the numbers in lots of messy ways such as shaving foam, flour

and glitter. The children also practised matching an amount of objects to a given number. Maybe you

can practise that at home over the holidays.

Next term, our topic will be “Why do zebras have stripes?” We will learn all about different African

animals and also look at the lives of people in African countries such as Kenya. For our first day back

to school, we would love to have a WOW day where the children dress up as their favourite animal.

This could be a lion, zebra, giraffe or anything of their choosing. We don’t need expensive outfits, just

something that will make the day memorable. We look forward to seeing a big bunch of animals on

November 5th. Have a lovely half term break.


This week:

FS2 children are practicing how to greet somebody in Arabic. (sabaho lkhayer / good morning).

The children are practicing how to introduce themselves in Arabic (esmi / my name is…..)

( ana walad / I am a boy, ana benet / I am a girl)

Omri 5 / I am 5 years old , omri 4 / I am 4 years old

They are practicing the name of our school in Arabic.

Madrasato assafa / Safa School.

They are practicing saying thank you in Arabic: Shukran and to reply with afwan

This link is for shukran song, they can listen to the song and practice saying Shukran and Afwan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVz5xRghWHs

They are learning letter ن / na

najma / star


This Week In English, we have been learning the features of letter writing and we wrote our own letters. In Mathematics, we have been forming number sentences to show number bonds for numbers to 20. In Science, we classified and grouped animals in different ways. Next Week Enjoy a fun, restful break and stay safe whether you are travelling or staying in the UAE!

Dubai Fitness Challenge We hope you are all enjoying your 30 minutes of exercise each day! We really enjoyed our Year 1 fitness session and will do it every Monday until the end of the challenge. Please ensure you come to school in your PE kit! Here are a few photos from our first session:


This week in Year 2…..

English: Children identified the features of letter writing. They

discussed the differences between formal and informal letter. Children

composed their own formal letters to a friend using the correct

features.

Mathematics:

Number: Children explored the inverse of addition and subtraction problems. They solved missing number addition and subtraction problems using an empty number line. Topic: Children created Minibeast clay models using various tools to

add detail.

Science: Children collected and recorded data about Year 2s favourite

food using a tally chart. We discussed ways to encourage each class

to increase their intake of fruit and vegetables daily.

Safa’s 30 day challenge

This week we began our 30 day exercise challenge in school. We have

been engaging in lots of exciting activities in the morning including

dancing, circuit classes, running etc. Continue to encourage your family

to partake in at least 30 minutes of exercise daily.


STARS OF THE WEEK

Aquamarine – Umar Yusef Jasper – Mohamed El Mohammadi

Moonstone – Yousef Al Khouli Firestone – Ganna Youssef

Tanzanite – Tara Petrovic

This Week

This week, we have been learning about formal letters. We identified and explained the purpose of the

features and discussed when letters are written. Next we formatted a letter and wrote an introduction

for a complaint letter. After that, we discussed further the structure and changed informal writing into

formal, focusing on higher-level formal vocabulary. This contributed to the planning and writing of a

letter for a whole school Writing Assessment at the end of the week.

In Mathematics, we solved problems by creating tables and simplifying clues. Then, we continued on

mental subtraction; subtracting 2-digit numbers and 3-digit numbers using partitioning. For the rest of

the week, we introduced expanded column subtraction and the formal written method for subtraction

to then combine addition and subtraction problems by the end.

In Science, we carried out a practical investigations understanding and explaining the transparency of

materials and then analysing the changing size and shape of shadows.

Year 3 have also really enjoyed the Dubai Fitness Challenge activities every day! Make sure you

continue them over the half term! Have a great holiday!


After Half Term

After the holiday, in English we will be learning about the features of play scripts and then writing our

own mini play script. In Mathematics, we will be consolidating Addition and Subtraction. We will recap

all the mental and written methods we have learnt, combined with further problem solving and

Mastery Maths. In Science, we will be beginning our new topic: Forces and Magnets. In Topic, we will

be continuing to compare rich and poor people in Tudor times.


This Week:

This week, we have been very busy writing persuasive letters, persuading wood choppers to stop

cutting down trees and ruining the habitats of so many living things.

In Maths, we have been applying our addition and subtraction knowledge to solve word problems.

We have been using information sources such as the internet and books to research different

endangered animals.

In computing, we have been creating posters using the Publisher programme to create posters about

our next topic: India & the UAE.

As part of the Dubai Fitness Challenge, we have been exercising with the Body Coach via Youtube,

every morning – it has been so much fun!

The Week Ahead:

After the half term break, our new topic will be: India & the UAE. We will be comparing and contrasting

education systems, villages and lots more.

Our new science topic will be: Animals Including Humans where we will be studying and comparing

teeth and digestive systems of animals and humans.

We will be studying perimeter and multiplication strategies in maths.

We will be studying a variety of text types in English, starting off with fact files about India.


This Week It’s been another full week in Year 5. In Mathematics, we have been learning all about multiplication and division, particularly focusing on factors and multiples. The children are continuing to become masters of formal written methods and are solving increasingly difficult problems in context. In English we have been learning about different styles of letters, focusing on persuasive phrases. In Science we have been continuing our discussions on big questions about how the Earth, Sun and moon all work together to give us life on our planet. The children have really excelled in Computing. They have been collaborating in groups designing and adding content to their own websites, hosted through Google Apps. The children never fail to astonish us with their creativity and digital skills! Next Half Term We can’t wait to kick start our new topic, Peal Divers! Learning all about the history of pearling,

reading new and exciting texts and continuing to grow our knowledge of the magnificent UAE. 🇦🇪

Important Dates Thursday 26 October, Amazonite class assembly. Thursday 9 November, Peridot class assembly.


This Week The Year 6 children have received their business loans and are now able to source their materials in order to make the products which they will be selling in December. Keep an eye out for updates and advertisements around the school! In Maths, the children have worked on number properties, making their own problems for other children to solve as well as working on the Trial and Error problem solving strategy. In English, the children have been exploring features of persuasive letters, ready to write their own example at the end of the week. The children used their homework research to create posters using iPads. These will be used to teach children around the school how to be healthy. They also enjoyed keeping healthy themselves by taking part in our morning exercise routines as part of the Dubai Fitness Challenge. It was the final week of the Year 6 STEAM activities, the children learned lots about 3D print design and working with electronics. The week ahead After half-term, the children will be starting a new topic based on the contrasting localities of Dubai and New York. We will explore the history and geography of both cities and produce related descriptive writing. In Maths, we will be working on order of operations (also known as BODMAS) and in English, we will be learning about persuasive writing and using the learnt skills to make advertisements.


Last week

Last week we continued with our units on Benchball, Football and Netball. FS were participating in

races preparing for Sports Day and Year 1 and 2 continued with Gymnastics and Ballskills. During

swimming lessons, KS1 developed their backstroke whilst KS2 continued with Breaststroke.

On Tuesday the U10and U11 Football squads took on Gems Wellington Al Khail for their league

fixture. The U10 team won 2 – 0 and the U11 team won 3 – 1. Well done boys!

This week

This week we have had Hockey DXB in our lessons teaching us how to play Hockey. It has been

great fun and Hockey DXB are setting up junior leagues if this is something you might be interested in

for your child. Children were selected to attend a session at Nord Anglia School on Saturday 3.30pm

– 4.30pm. If your child came home with a certificate stating this time, then please try and take them

along as they are setting up school teams to play in tournaments.

On Sunday the U10 and U11 Football team went to Raffles World Academy and the U10 team won 3-

1 but unfortunately the U11’s had their first loss of the season 3-1 to Raffles. The U8 and U9 team

will be playing Raffles on Tuesday. Good luck boys.

Next week

Next week is half term so the PE Department wish you all a safe and relaxing week off. The week we

come back to school FS1 and FS2 will be learning how to do the Wishing Well race and Rocket

Launch. Year 1 and Year 2 will be looking at relays and the sack race and Year 3 -6 will be looking at

Rugby and Basketball.

A few weeks ago ‘It’s just Cricket’ came into lessons to work with the children. It was great fun

and the children thoroughly enjoyed it. There is a club run by It’s Just Cricket on a Thursday

1:20pm – 2:20pm in our sports hall. It is 75Dhs a session so if you would like your child to join,

just take them along on Thursday.

Last week

Last week we used the melodies the children had composed to put over the appropriate backing track

in the style each year group have been working on. The classes mainly used glockenspiels,

xylophones and keyboards. Some untuned percussion was used and the children followed musical

notation really well – crotchets, quavers, minims, semibreves and 1 beat rests. KS1 worked hard

trying to incorporate the ‘animal’ rhythms when playing the untuned percussion instruments.

This week

The classes have been composing pieces of music in the style they have been working on using

photographs and pictures as inspiration. The children have been thinking about using a suitable

structure (beginning, middle and end), layering sounds and dynamics and choosing appropriate

instruments. These have been recorded for the children to appraise and comment on.

This Week Year 1 were studying about letter (sheen). Year 2 were studying about my family. Year 3 were studying about animals. Year 4 were studying about transportation. Year 5 were studying about hobbies. Year 6 were studying about food and drinks. The Week Ahead Years 1 are going to study the letter (noon), Year 2 will learn about food and colours Year 3 will learn about places. Year 4 will learn about the emirates Year 5 will learn about clothes and Year 6 will learn about the traditional clothes in UAE.


After half term

After half term every class will be covering a different unit of work. Year One - Reggae and Hip Hop,

Year Two – a unit called Ho, Ho, Ho, Year Three and Four – focusing on playing the glockenspiels

and xylophones, Year Five and Six – studying and playing Jazz.

KS2 and KS1 Choir

This week the KS2 choir have been working on recording a Radio Jingle for the SBS radio station

which will hopefully be launched after half term.

A letter will be sent out after half term to KS2 choir with all the information about our project, ‘Small

Schools Big Sing’. If the children can learn the words from memory of the Giving Song in preparation

for this event over half term.

In December the KS1 and KS2 choir will be performing in a concert at Kent College, which will be to

celebrate the festive season. More information to follow.

Carols by Candlelight will also be an event that both choirs will sing at which is on the 13th December

at 5pm at school.

Mrs Palmer-Jones

Term 1 Parent Calendar

Date Event

29-10-2017 Start of Half Term Break

05-11-2017 ECA’s running as normal

06-11-2017 7:45am Coffee Morning Singapore bar method

09-11-2017 Assembly – Year 5 Peridot

13-11-2017 7:45am – Coffee Morning English

14-11-2017 FS Maths Workshop

16-11-2017 Assembly – Year 4 Rhodolite

19-11-2017 Moustache Day SCS Secondary Open morning

20-11-2017 Class Photographs



23-11-2017 Assembly – Year 4 Azurite

28-11-2017 Music Recital Show 6:00pm – 7:30 pm

29-11-2017 National Day Celebrations

30-11-2017 No School

03-12-2017 Health and Fitness Week



07-12-2017 ECA’s Finish International Day

10-12-2017 No ECA’s

11-12-2017 FS1 concerts in class – parent open morning

13-12-2017 Carols by Candle Light 5:00pm Reports to Parent

14-12-2017 8:00am FS2 Show Term Ends

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