Week 39 -40

Hi Parents,

The students are getting into the routine so well so fast that a little change alarms them :-) One such routine that we tried to play with was the alphabet window and we had lots of question about it. Here is what we will do –

Alphabet window is a Wednesday to Wednesday activity. The students bring the alphabet thing which is placed in the window for a week. As we are working on the consonants first, the order is nor alphabetical. Letter of the week 40 is H.

Please check your children for lice this weekend. We have one reported case of lice.

Reminder – Please answer the school-inspection survey. We value you feedback.

Have a great weekend!

 Our F window

Tom having yet another great weekend with Freya

Mandalas are popular in the class 

Week 38 - 39

Hi Parents,

Our first outing day to the cycle school went very well despite bad weather. Along with the extra clothes your child should have indoor shoes. We are going to practice fire drill and teach them to vacate the building safely on Tuesday. We do not change to outdoor shoes to make it as close to real situation as possible. We are starting with Swedish and PE (Physical education) lessons from next week. The PE lessons will be on Tuesdays in the gym hall at 9:20. We would suggest that the children come to the school in their training clothes and bring a change of clothes and a towel in their gym bags. 

INFORMATION

·         APT meeting on Tuesday the 22^nd September (Week 39). The fritids closes at 16:00.

       

 Have a great weekend!

Cycle school 

Tom and Bella 

D window

Week 37-38

Hi Parents,

The parent teacher talk is over and that gives us chance to pour all our attention to the children. We are planning to start with 2 lessons of Swedish (40 mins + 40 mins) and Physical education (40 mins). The boxes are finally here. The extra clothes should be put in these boxes so we have space for the jackets on the shelves.  

•       On Thursday the 17^th of September, we are going to cycle school (Kungsträdgården) after the lunch break. We will be back by 15:15. If you need to pick your child earlier than 15:15, you should do that no later than 12:00.
•       The letter of the week is ´D´.
•       In good time, I would like to inform you about the upcoming APT meeting on Tuesday the 22^nd September (Week 39). The fritids closes at 16:00.     

 Have a great weekend!

Tom with Harry enjoying Indian cuisine in England 

Tom and Addison enjoying the sun

 Our B window 

Week 36 - 37

Hi Parents,

After much reminder and repetition, the children are slowly falling into routine. Even the lunch routine is running ´´like a well-oiled machine´´ quoting Jim. We go through the day´s activities through pictograms that can be seen on the board.

Please dress your child according to the weather and fill in extra clothes on their shelves. We are expecting to receive the delivery of new boxes for the clothes any day now. If you are missing any of your child´s belonging, check the boxes outside the classroom. Be sure to write your child´s name on all his/her belongings. There is a better chance of getting them back. 

If you have not submitted the bilingual class form, please make sure to submit it by Wednesday next week. Find the form attached with the mail. You can also find extra copies in the classroom on the information wall (place where you signed up for the talks).  

 

Calendar - We have started with a daily routine of recording date/weather in form of a calendar. The goal is to teach them numbers, names of the days of the week, months of the year, seasons and time related vocabulary. These calendars are not to be taken home. 

Groups - We plan to resume our groups after next week when we are finished with the introduction talks. 

Our buddy Tom - We have started another fun activity with a stuffed owl. The owl is called Tom and will be a buddy that follows a student, called the host, for a weekend. The task is to take picture/pictures with the owl spending the weekend with the host which he/she will be presenting in the class on Friday. Parents of the host are requested to mail me the digital pictures. Our goal with this activity is to encourage them to do a presentation and to write and read factual texts at a later stage.  

Alphabet Corner – As mentioned during the parents-teachers meeting, next week on Thursday is the time to start the alphabet corner. The children should bring a thing starting with the letter of the week. This thing will be placed in the alphabet window until next Thursday when it is replaced by the next letter thing. You will be informed about the letter through the newsletter. Please do not send anything valuable or fragile as they are left unguarded in the window. Letter of the next week is B! 

Question of the day – We pick a question that the children are encouraged to ask and find out the answer and research pertaining facts. For example, today we found out the difference between fog and mist.  

Fruit time and reading – The children are allowed to bring a fruit (ONLY FRUIT) that they can eat after the recess during the reading time. It is optional.

We are reading Roald Dahl´s ´James and the giant peach´. 

Information:

Class Photograph will be taken on Wednesday the 9^th of September.

 

 Have a great weekend!