Sunday 7 February 2016

Bi-Weekly update (Jan 25- Feb 5)

Theme: Winter


Language and Islamic Studies: اللغة العربية والتربية الإسلامي
- This month's Duaa' is " اللهم أرنا الحق حقاً وارزقنا اتباعه و أرنا الباطل باطلاً وارزقنا اجتنابه"
- We read many picture books about winter and hibernation.
- We finished learning about the letters س (سامي، سلمى، سدرا، سمكة، ساعة، سلحفاة، السلام عليك) and ش (شتاء، شمس، شجرة، شمام، شاي، شمعة). Below are the activities the students made for each letter:

س

- The students circled all the  س  letters in Surat Annas.
- They colored the letter س puzzle in their work sheets.
- They sang the letter س song (س س سمكة، وقعت  في الشبكة).
- They traced the letter س in their workbooks.
- They made the ساعة craft using glue sticks and paper towels rolls.



ش

- The students colored all the  ش letters in their work sheets.
- They learned the first Aya from Surat Ashshams (والشمس وضحاها).
- They liked the taste of melon شمام.
- They traced the letter ش in their workbooks.
- They made the شمس craft with paper plates, construction papers, shaving cream, yellow and orange paint, and googlie eyes.

Arts and Crafts الفنون والأعمال اليدوية: 
- We made a snow man with construction papers and chalk, and placed it on our bulletin boards.

- We talked about things people like to do in winter to make themselves feel warm, and we made hot chocolate and dipped some cookies in it as a warm yummy treat. The students liked it a lot.




Science العلوم:
- We started talking and sorting living and non-living things.


Coming up:
- PD Day on Friday (Feb.12).No school for students.
- 1st report cards sent home (Feb 16).
100 Days of school celebration.
- Field trip to the museum of history.

Jazakum Allahu Khyran