Book Week - Aladdin sequencing

So it's book week and Flamingos are learning about the story Aladdin. They worked hard as a group to sequence the story correctly and then read through it to check it makes sense. After that they walked around the classroom to see how the other groups had sequenced the story.We will be creating a big class book on Aladdin and acting out the scenes. 

Traditional Emirati Games

The non-native students have had a wonderful time learning how to play traditional Emirati games. What fun we have had! Here we can see the students playing the 'Al Ma'okazi' game where a group of boys would traditionally walk on tip toes to see who could walk the fastest for the longest distance. We can also see the students playing 'Al Laqfa' where, traditionally, the girls would sit in a circle with 10 pebbles or sea shells laid on the floor; they would throw a bigger pebble in the air and, with the same hand, pebbles would be collected from the floor before they caught the bigger pebble. The final game we can see is the 'Al Ghomaid' game - this is a game played by boys and girls where one of the children is blindfolded then he or she must try to catch one of the other children; the whole group makes sounds to confuse the catcher and when the "blind" child catches one of the other players, it is that child's turn to be blindfolded. 

Changes in the UAE

We were so fortunate to kick off our new topic, Changes in the UAE, with a visit from two of the Emirati mums, Mahra and Ayesha. They regaled the students and teachers with tales of how life used to be in the UAE when they were children and when their parents were children. The students and teachers were both engrossed and grateful for the wealth of information they imparted on us all. Some students had come prepared with questions to ask Mahra and Ayesha and they answered them in such a way that engaged and informed us all. What a wonderful start to term 3; thank you ladies!

Spoonbill's Marvellous Mathemagicians Open Morning

Thank you so much for coming along and being part of our Math's Open Morning. The children were delighted to show off their mathematical skills and enjoyed seeing the parents challenged by some of the activities. Below are a few photos from the Open Morning.

Spoonbills Fabulous Photographers

I am sure you will agree with me that Spoonbills did a marvelous job being photographers on their 'Tourist for a Day' Trip. They then selected their three best photos and edited them as well as adding effects. The final photos are below, which were also shared in their photographic exhibition held in class. I hope that these photos now take pride of place in you homes!

Photo Exhibition

Follow the link to below to watch the slide show of all the wonderful photos taken by Sandpiper's Class on our trip around Abu Dhabi!




Link to pictures :)

Flamingos Tourist for a day Exhibition

Flamingos were so excited to have their Mum's and Dad's come in to see their Photographs they had selected and edited themselves. We had lots of parents come in and ask fantastic questions. We then got to take our frames home to remind ourselves of our brilliant trip and the new skills we had learnt.