How we Organize Ourselves Unit 2 Week 1

October 8-12, 2018

  

 Welcome back to German week! 

   We are now in week 1 of our second Unit 

    "How we Organize Ourselves" 

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Information to share:

We've ended our first unit and, as a reflection, we sent home a sheet on Friday to revisit your child's favorite activities and see what they remember! Please turn it back in with homework (at the latest) so we can reflect as a grade level on our student's responses.

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How can you help AEA help your kids?

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Art volunteers!

We NEED your help- every German week Wednesday!!!!

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP! 

Thank you to our 2 helpers that have signed up :-)

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OCTOBER CHALLENGE is Cooperative
Each month we will send home a "challenge" which is for you to practice at home.  You do not have to participate but for those that do find it helpful the calendar that is attached if for you to keep track on- we do not put any of the stickers on at school- they are to be earned at home.  You will return the calendar at the end of the month to whichever teacher you are with that week.  Please let us know if you have any questions! 

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Upcoming Events:

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This week: 

Monday- Welcome back to German Week!

 Tuesday-  PE, wear comfy shoes!

 Musik with Frau Claudia

Wednesday-Art (WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!!)

Thursday- Our busy day & Musik with Frau Claudia

GERMAN SPIRIT DAY!

Our first “School Spirit Day” of the school year is “German Spirit Day,” and is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 11th.  On October 11th, students may wear the colors of the German flag: black, red, and/or yellow (gold) to school, or wear traditional German dress, instead of their school uniforms.  Frau Claudia will start out the day with students K-5 singing a German song, San Diego High German exchange students will conduct classroom presentations, and engaging activities are planned throughout the day.  We’ll finish the day with an after-school bake sale, hosted by Friends. We look forward to a day of fostering school spirit here at AEA! 

 Friday- Library (remember your books!)

Writing buddies and 

*school picture make up day if your child missed last week.

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The time has come that KC walk up to class alone with teachers, UNLESS you are a morning volunteer. Please say your "see you soon" on the blacktop, and stay toward the BACK of the line and clear of the ramp so kinder and other teachers and grades can get up to class. Thanks for your cooperation

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Math:

CHAPTER 3- we will compare numbers 6-10. 

We will be counting and identifying quantities as well as learning how to write each number. The rhymes we use to learn how to form each number are available on our Kindergarten website as well as many other great resources.

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We will start writing short sentences Heute ist Montag,

Today is Monday....learning to start with a capital use two finger spaces and to always remember a period at the end.

This week we will also begin our ABC der Tiere rap! It will be through this rap that the kids will learn the sounds of the German alphabet.  

The song and text can be found here.  

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Handwriting:

We will begin using our handwriting curriculum, Handwriting Without Tears. This week we will be focusing on:

• ·         Using our right hands to shake hands

• ·         Learning that letters are made with big line, little line, big curve, little curve

• ·         Using position words to follow directions

• ·         Prepare for capital letters made with curves

• ·         Learn about how to draw a body using Mat Man

• ·         Vertical, Horizontal & Diagonal positions
  
  
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  Unit of Inquiry
  How We Organize Ourselves! 

click here to find activities related to this unit

Weeks 1/2 we will start our "Haus" and we will talk about what rooms are in our house, what we use them for and why we have different rooms.

Weeks 3/4 We will talk about what rooms are usually upstairs and downstairs in a house.  We will talk about living room (Wohnzimmer) and kitchen (Kueche).  We will discuss the purpose of each and what furniture belongs in each room.

Weeks 5/6 Students will discuss the bathroom (Badezimmer) and bedroom (Schlafzimmer) what their purpose is and the items in each room.

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German:

Word of the week:

Weeks 1/2 das Haus (how-s) the house

Weeks 3/4 die Schule (shoe-leh) the school

Weeks 5/6 die Ordnung (ordt-nungk) order/organization

Question of the week:

Weeks 1/2 What are all the different rooms in our house?  What do you do in each room?

Weeks 3/4 Why do we have so many different rooms in our house?  Why is it important to have different rooms?

Weeks 5/6 Name a system at home that helps us stay organized.  (i.e. closet for towels, forks in the drawer etc...)

 If you want to practice more German (click here) 

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IB Learner Profile:

Thinker & Cooperation

Our attribute for this unit is thinker. We are thinkers when we make good decisions and solve problems on our own. 

Our attitude for this unit is cooperation. 

We show cooperation when we work well with others, and maintain positive communication to work at a team to accomplish a task. 

*You received a "cooperative" calendar that can supplement this at home! This reinforces what we are doing at school very nicely!!!

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Please remember to label your child's belongings! 

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Classroom Wish list:

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Thank you for all the snacks, we could use some more cuties, apples and cheese sticks. 

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Wishing you a wonderful week!