Greetings from Dr. Sadeq
Hello Kindi Family,
During my three years at Kindi, I have consistently focused on kindness and compassion throughout our school. Our children have consistently showed us acts of kindness. I frequently find myself saying “if it was any other school, kids would not be so kind!”. This year, our middle school Kids exhibited signs of kindness over and over again, and the beautiful thing is that they do not realize that their actions are special. They simply acted naturally, and much credit goes to all the adults in our kids lives, who are raising Kindi kids to be good people. As I have stated in the past, we all live in a state of “constant work in progress”. We can all learn to be kinder, more compassionate and more thoughtful. And like most things, kindness is a quality that children learn over time and through practice.There are many things we can do as parents and as educators to encourage our child to be a kinder, gentler person. The five strategies to raise moral, caring children are:
1. Make caring for others a priority - for example, before kids quit a sports team, band, or a friendship, we should ask them to consider their obligations to the group or the friend and encourage them to work out problems
2. Provide opportunities for children to practice caring and gratitude - for example, helping a friend with homework, pitching in around the house, or having a classroom job.
3. Expand your child’s circle of concern - As parents, we feel that it is our duty to rid our children of all obstacles in life. We feel that as good parents we have to make sure our children are worry-free and care-free. But in reality, our children should care about people beyond a small circle of their families and friends. They should be able to have empathy and sympathy for someone outside that circle, such as the new kid in class.
4. Be a strong moral role model and mentor for your child. Alway lead by example. Your children are always watching and listening.
For more information on this topic, check out: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting
We would like to thank our Student Council Aisha Gazi, Ammarah Raziuddin, Sakeena Ahmed, and Zaina Alagha, in addition to our guest students Salman Ali and Eesa Ali (8th grade) for completing the mission of delivering the hygiene items we collected to Ronald McDonald House Charities. A special shout out goes to Ms. Jameel for accompanying the students on this special trip. Can’t wait to see what other projects Student Council has in store for all of Us.
Warmest Regards,
Sincerely,
Rania Sadeq, Ed.D
Kindi Academy – Principal
During my three years at Kindi, I have consistently focused on kindness and compassion throughout our school. Our children have consistently showed us acts of kindness. I frequently find myself saying “if it was any other school, kids would not be so kind!”. This year, our middle school Kids exhibited signs of kindness over and over again, and the beautiful thing is that they do not realize that their actions are special. They simply acted naturally, and much credit goes to all the adults in our kids lives, who are raising Kindi kids to be good people. As I have stated in the past, we all live in a state of “constant work in progress”. We can all learn to be kinder, more compassionate and more thoughtful. And like most things, kindness is a quality that children learn over time and through practice.There are many things we can do as parents and as educators to encourage our child to be a kinder, gentler person. The five strategies to raise moral, caring children are:
1. Make caring for others a priority - for example, before kids quit a sports team, band, or a friendship, we should ask them to consider their obligations to the group or the friend and encourage them to work out problems
2. Provide opportunities for children to practice caring and gratitude - for example, helping a friend with homework, pitching in around the house, or having a classroom job.
3. Expand your child’s circle of concern - As parents, we feel that it is our duty to rid our children of all obstacles in life. We feel that as good parents we have to make sure our children are worry-free and care-free. But in reality, our children should care about people beyond a small circle of their families and friends. They should be able to have empathy and sympathy for someone outside that circle, such as the new kid in class.
4. Be a strong moral role model and mentor for your child. Alway lead by example. Your children are always watching and listening.
For more information on this topic, check out: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting
We would like to thank our Student Council Aisha Gazi, Ammarah Raziuddin, Sakeena Ahmed, and Zaina Alagha, in addition to our guest students Salman Ali and Eesa Ali (8th grade) for completing the mission of delivering the hygiene items we collected to Ronald McDonald House Charities. A special shout out goes to Ms. Jameel for accompanying the students on this special trip. Can’t wait to see what other projects Student Council has in store for all of Us.
Warmest Regards,
Sincerely,
Rania Sadeq, Ed.D
Kindi Academy – Principal
News from our 3-6 Classes
Being Thankful
We enjoyed learning about the pilgrims and the Native Indians. The children made their Indian hats for
the feast. It was a month for building a sense of community in our classroom. Together, we made stone
soup for the 3-6 classes and learned the traditional way of making butter.
The pilgrims were thankful for their Indian friends. We focused on something to be thankful in our class.
we recognized and gave gratitude to the children who aided in kind acts. The children were helpful to
each other and thankful for their classmates. The children learned to be thankful for the Earth and its
many resources. The children showed gratitude for their parents and teachers. We hope to continue
our gratitude and acts of kindness.
This month, we will continue learn about many different holidays that surround the different parts of
the world.
We are also practicing for our Winter Celebration performance.
I would like to thank all the parents who came out to help with the Thanksgiving Baskets and for the
props for the Winter performance.
Sincerely,
Ms.Sujata & Ms.Tahany (Room 101)
We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! During the month of November, we focused on thankfulness and gratitude. We simplified the definition in the terms of, “What makes you happy and you would be sad to be without.” We asked the children what they were thankful for and their responses melted our hearts! The children proudly wore their turkey hats with their feathers of thankfulness, gratitude and love for all to see and take home.
“I am thankful for the toilet!” – Pradhyum (age 3)
“I am thankful for aftercare.” – Anam (age 3)
“I am thankful for everybody!” – Amin (age 3)
“I am thankful for my mom.” – Nyla (age 4)
“I am thankful for my Buzz and my pizza shooting truck.” – Abdullah (age 5)
“I am thankful for the toys.” – Yusuf (age 4)
“I am thankful for the moon!” – Haneef (age 2)
“I am thankful for playing with my Nuni!” – Isa (age 3)
“I am thankful for my brother and helping my Mama making food for me and her so my Mama can eat some food and me and my brother can eat some breakfast.” – Aliya (age 4)
“I am thankful for my sister.” – Asiya (age 4)
“I am thankful for my teachers!” – Londyn (age 4)
“I am thankful for my cat and candy.” – Haroon (age 4)
“I am thankful for my brothers and sisters and my parents.” – Nina (age 4)
“I am thankful for my family and Isa and Manu!” – Nuriyah (age 4)
We love to tell the children, “Don’t tell me, show me.” So this season wasn’t just about expressing, but showing others by giving. Our class participated in the Thanksgiving food drive. We were able to provide 3 complete Thanksgiving meals for 3 families in need. It was a wonderful time to teach the children how to be a blessing to others.
Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, we thought it was only appropriate for the Kindergarten students focused on the United States this month. They learned all about our country, animals and landmarks you would find in the United States.
Our class would like to thank the parent volunteers who came in to assist us in making Stone Soup, we couldn’t have done it without your assistance! After reading and discussing the story of Stone Soup, we decided to come together as a class and make vegetable soup. The children helped throughout the whole process of choosing items to bring to contribute, preparing all the vegetables by washing, peeing,cutting, chopping, washing again, and adding all the ingredients to the crockpotd to cook the soup. We were pleasantly surprised to see all the children try the soup and really enjoy all the different vegetables in the soup with some even asking for more.
Since we have created and installed our new mini kitchen inside our classroom, we have been able to provide the children with a variety of snacks. Our newest snacks that have been added to our rotation that all have enjoyed is roasted vegetables. The children have tried so many yummy veggies. This month we have had edamame, zucchini, squash, potatoes, cauliflower, and carrots. We also made cheese quesadillas in the toaster oven. This has awakened the kids senses of touch, taste and smell of what may be new to some of the children.
The students of room 102 are continuing to work hard. This past month, a few children are working on their sounds, some have focused on blending and building three letter words, while others are working on their fluency. We have encouraged the children when writing a sentence to be more creative. The kindergarten students have had an introductory lesson on what adjectives are and how we can use them to give our sentence more detail. In math, we have focused on odd and even numbers, skip counting and building four digit numbers with both the numerals and the golden beads.
To continue our discussion on firefighters and fire safety from last’s month’s Character Day, we were able to meet a few of our local firefighters and give them our poster we created to say Thank You! The Tri-State Fire Department provided an experience of seeing, hearing and touching their tools, equipment items and fire engine that they use in fire rescue that keep them safe to encourage the children to not be afraid. They learned when they see a fully geared fireman to run to them and not away.
Typically, every Friday afternoon, we have a few middle school students join our class to work, read, and interact with our students. It is beautiful thing to see community being built from the youngest students in the school, to the oldest students in the school. Mr. Millner assigned the middle schoolers a bookmark making assignment to help his students remember what annotations are, how to annotate and why it is important. We were able to combine so that the 3-6 children were able to decorate the middle schoolers bookmarks together. It may seem like a small thing, but it meant so much to the younger students to be able to work alongside the middle school students.
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~ Maya Angelou
Sincerely,
Ms.Katie & Ms.Teri
"Mistakes are proof that we are trying."
Children make mistakes. They may drop something, spill water, or accidentally step on someone's work. We don't raise our voices at children during these situations as it may scare them into thinking mistakes aren't allowed. Instead, we recognize the mistake and help the child find a solution. Our goal is to always make children feel safe and comfortable in their environment.
As the children work towards becoming more independent this time of year, we set examples by showing them what to do (i.e. get a towel to wipe up the spill or be mindful when walking around the classroom so as not to step on someone's work). We also help children with gentle reminders. This has become a norm in our classroom as we are working towards building confidence and independence.
November wrapped up quicker than imagined, and we're approaching the end of the year soon! We started practicing our songs for the winter performance in early November. In lieu of Thanksgiving, we discussed the parts of a turkey, talked about the story of Thanksgiving, and discussed facts about the Pilgrims and Indians. With the weather turning cold, it was a perfect time to make a delicious vegetable soup with another class. We enjoyed every last bite!
As December rolls on, we are continuing to practice for the winter performance next week! We've added winter themed cards and counters in our math area as well as changed out some practical life activities. We will also present the parts of a gingerbread man before winter break. Academically, the children have been progressing well! The pre-3s have been improving their letter sounds and numbers as well as their fine motor skills. Some of our pre-4s have already started to blend and read 3-letter words! Kindergarten has been working on reading, comprehension, and writing sentences.
The past few months have been hectic, but filled with a lot of fun! We look forward to winter break to rest up and ready to learn some more in the new year!
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from room 103!!
Sincerely,
Ms. Radhika and Ms. Brooke
Children make mistakes. They may drop something, spill water, or accidentally step on someone's work. We don't raise our voices at children during these situations as it may scare them into thinking mistakes aren't allowed. Instead, we recognize the mistake and help the child find a solution. Our goal is to always make children feel safe and comfortable in their environment.
As the children work towards becoming more independent this time of year, we set examples by showing them what to do (i.e. get a towel to wipe up the spill or be mindful when walking around the classroom so as not to step on someone's work). We also help children with gentle reminders. This has become a norm in our classroom as we are working towards building confidence and independence.
November wrapped up quicker than imagined, and we're approaching the end of the year soon! We started practicing our songs for the winter performance in early November. In lieu of Thanksgiving, we discussed the parts of a turkey, talked about the story of Thanksgiving, and discussed facts about the Pilgrims and Indians. With the weather turning cold, it was a perfect time to make a delicious vegetable soup with another class. We enjoyed every last bite!
As December rolls on, we are continuing to practice for the winter performance next week! We've added winter themed cards and counters in our math area as well as changed out some practical life activities. We will also present the parts of a gingerbread man before winter break. Academically, the children have been progressing well! The pre-3s have been improving their letter sounds and numbers as well as their fine motor skills. Some of our pre-4s have already started to blend and read 3-letter words! Kindergarten has been working on reading, comprehension, and writing sentences.
The past few months have been hectic, but filled with a lot of fun! We look forward to winter break to rest up and ready to learn some more in the new year!
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from room 103!!
Sincerely,
Ms. Radhika and Ms. Brooke
Updates from Our 6-9 Classroom
Dear Parents:
The children had a fun time day at Abbey Farms last month. This month we will be going to Mitchell Museum to learn about Native American tribes and their regions. Also, Character Day was great fun and the children learned about many famous people from their classmates. We would like to welcome Ms. Sabreen Khattab to our classroom. She will be a valuable asset to the 6-9 classroom
The past few weeks have been very busy in the 6-9 Montessori classroom and will continue to get even busier with Native American tribe research and play practice of: Aladdin.
The First year students are working on Native American research, Stamp Game Addition and Subtraction, Rounding to the Nearest Ten, Fundamental Needs of Man, Parts of a Fish, Parts of a Plant, and Geometry Lesson: Fundamental Concepts.
The Second year students are working on Multiplication Times Tables, Stamp Game Division, Grammar Box: Adverb, Cnidaria, Planet Research- Venus, and Fundamental Needs of Man - Physical Health.
The Third year students are working on Native American Research, Timeline of Life - Mesozoic Era, Golden Bead Frame Multiplication, Adding and Subtracting Fractions using LCM, and Characteristics of Vertebrates.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Lower Elementary Staff!
Sincerely,
Ms. Mariya, Mrs. Kala, Ms. Ayat, Mrs. Sashi, Ms. Harpreet, and Ms. Sabreen
The children had a fun time day at Abbey Farms last month. This month we will be going to Mitchell Museum to learn about Native American tribes and their regions. Also, Character Day was great fun and the children learned about many famous people from their classmates. We would like to welcome Ms. Sabreen Khattab to our classroom. She will be a valuable asset to the 6-9 classroom
The past few weeks have been very busy in the 6-9 Montessori classroom and will continue to get even busier with Native American tribe research and play practice of: Aladdin.
The First year students are working on Native American research, Stamp Game Addition and Subtraction, Rounding to the Nearest Ten, Fundamental Needs of Man, Parts of a Fish, Parts of a Plant, and Geometry Lesson: Fundamental Concepts.
The Second year students are working on Multiplication Times Tables, Stamp Game Division, Grammar Box: Adverb, Cnidaria, Planet Research- Venus, and Fundamental Needs of Man - Physical Health.
The Third year students are working on Native American Research, Timeline of Life - Mesozoic Era, Golden Bead Frame Multiplication, Adding and Subtracting Fractions using LCM, and Characteristics of Vertebrates.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Lower Elementary Staff!
Sincerely,
Ms. Mariya, Mrs. Kala, Ms. Ayat, Mrs. Sashi, Ms. Harpreet, and Ms. Sabreen
Updates from Upper Elementary Classroom
Upper Elementary thoroughly enjoyed Character Day. We heard about many interesting people - from Harry Houdini to Albert Einstein and Abraham Lincoln to Serena Williams. Fifth Grade Social Studies has been focusing on the map of North America and learning about the Indigenous tribes that cared for the land before the white settlers arrived. Fourth grade Science class has been learning about engineering and technology. They were paired up with a classmate and challenged to create a protective case that would protect an egg when it is dropped.
Sincerely,
Ms. Diane and Ms. Jamie
Sincerely,
Ms. Diane and Ms. Jamie
Happenings in the Science Room
As part of the soil formation lesson, students got to make the different soil horizons, and since it was an edible lab, got to enjoy it too! They also did a composting lab were they had an opportunity to go explore nature and find materials to include in the composting.
They also learned about how sedimentary rocks form and later on, when learning about how tectonic plates move above the mantle, they got to create plates and collide them too.
They also learned about how sedimentary rocks form and later on, when learning about how tectonic plates move above the mantle, they got to create plates and collide them too.
The sixth graders learned about osmosis as they experimented by placing gummy bears in different solutions. They also had a great time learning about mitosis, since it was an edible lab!
The seventh graders had a lab were they got to use PASCO probes to check the pH of a variety of different foods and everyday chemicals used at home.
As part of the study Newton’s three laws of motion, 8th graders experimented by designing an apparatus that would protect an egg when dropped from a height. They had to run trials to test how their creations worked out and do the appropriate modifications so the eggs would not crack or break. Afterward they had to calculate the different forces and variables affecting their results
News from Middle School
Middle School - Mr. C
Social Studies
History classes at Kindi are diving into some interesting and exciting topics for the 2nd quarter.6th graders study ancient civilizations, 7th graders study world cultures, and 8th graders study modern world history. Within this context, our 6th grade students are currently focusing on ancient India with a look at the origins of Indian civilization, alongside a brief detour into the founding of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. We will then shift our focus to ancient China in the coming weeks after India.
In 7th grade, students are diving into a unit on Latin America. We just finished Central America and the Caribbean, and will spend the coming weeks on South America. As part of this unit, students will be creating a travel brochure for a Latin American country of their choice. Upon the conclusion of our Latin America unit, we will shift gears toward a look at European geography.
In 8th grade, students are finishing a unit on the Industrial Revolution. We have been studying the origins of the factory system, and then looking at modern economic theories such as capitalism, socialism, and communism. Students will also be writing an essay on the positive and negative effects of industrialization. Once we finish industrialization, the class will move on into an investigation of nationalism and the unification of Italy and Germany.
Technology
Middle school students at all three grade levels have been exploring the different features of Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, in our unit on productivity software. We also continue to work on our keyboarding skills, with students practicing their typing through our software package All the Right Type. Students will be tested for speed (words per minute) and accuracy in both December and May (semester exams).
World Religions
Students in world religions are studying Hinduism in detail, looking at the origins of the religion, the major beliefs and traditions of Hinduism, and completing a series of readings and discussions related to the religion. We are excited to have a guest speaker join us for this unit as well so that students may ask questions and learn from a currently practicing Hindu. We hope to replicate this for each unit, bringing in a guest speaker from each religious tradition we study.
That’s all for this month— I hope everyone enjoys the last remnants of fall…. winter is coming.
Regards,
Mr. Ron Chernobrov
Social Studies
History classes at Kindi are diving into some interesting and exciting topics for the 2nd quarter.6th graders study ancient civilizations, 7th graders study world cultures, and 8th graders study modern world history. Within this context, our 6th grade students are currently focusing on ancient India with a look at the origins of Indian civilization, alongside a brief detour into the founding of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. We will then shift our focus to ancient China in the coming weeks after India.
In 7th grade, students are diving into a unit on Latin America. We just finished Central America and the Caribbean, and will spend the coming weeks on South America. As part of this unit, students will be creating a travel brochure for a Latin American country of their choice. Upon the conclusion of our Latin America unit, we will shift gears toward a look at European geography.
In 8th grade, students are finishing a unit on the Industrial Revolution. We have been studying the origins of the factory system, and then looking at modern economic theories such as capitalism, socialism, and communism. Students will also be writing an essay on the positive and negative effects of industrialization. Once we finish industrialization, the class will move on into an investigation of nationalism and the unification of Italy and Germany.
Technology
Middle school students at all three grade levels have been exploring the different features of Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, in our unit on productivity software. We also continue to work on our keyboarding skills, with students practicing their typing through our software package All the Right Type. Students will be tested for speed (words per minute) and accuracy in both December and May (semester exams).
World Religions
Students in world religions are studying Hinduism in detail, looking at the origins of the religion, the major beliefs and traditions of Hinduism, and completing a series of readings and discussions related to the religion. We are excited to have a guest speaker join us for this unit as well so that students may ask questions and learn from a currently practicing Hindu. We hope to replicate this for each unit, bringing in a guest speaker from each religious tradition we study.
That’s all for this month— I hope everyone enjoys the last remnants of fall…. winter is coming.
Regards,
Mr. Ron Chernobrov
English 1 - 6th Grade:
The last month of English class has been a hodgepodge of activities. The students have continued their Grammar and Vocab practice with their 5-A-Day Language Review packets and assessments. The students have steadily improved in the areas of types of sentences, synonyms and antonyms, as well as word connotation and context clues. Students have also been creating and sharing a lot of their work with the rest of the class, including a “Create Your Own Book Report” project. Some students created a new cereal and cereal box, complete with mini-game and commercial, in order to demonstrate their understanding and comprehension of their independently chosen novels. Some other students created a Board Game, a Newspaper article, or even found Souvenirs as symbols, as their ways of displaying their knowledge and creativity, and all of the students had the opportunity to share their creations and experiences reading their novels, with the rest of their classmates.
The last month of English class has been a hodgepodge of activities. The students have continued their Grammar and Vocab practice with their 5-A-Day Language Review packets and assessments. The students have steadily improved in the areas of types of sentences, synonyms and antonyms, as well as word connotation and context clues. Students have also been creating and sharing a lot of their work with the rest of the class, including a “Create Your Own Book Report” project. Some students created a new cereal and cereal box, complete with mini-game and commercial, in order to demonstrate their understanding and comprehension of their independently chosen novels. Some other students created a Board Game, a Newspaper article, or even found Souvenirs as symbols, as their ways of displaying their knowledge and creativity, and all of the students had the opportunity to share their creations and experiences reading their novels, with the rest of their classmates.
English 2 (7th and 8th Grade)
In the last month, we have accomplished a wide-range of goals and activities. We have continued our 5-A-Day Language Review of Grammar and Writing Mechanics. The English 2 class also got their first taste of a Digital Breakout Activity, entitled Escape from Plot Mountain. During this activity, students had to work in small groups and solve clues in order to digitally “break out” of a website. Students relied on their teamwork, problem-solving skills, and prior knowledge of the Plot Diagram while attempting to escape the room. Students also received their first mini-lesson on the Annotation process, aka Close Reading. During this process, the reader has a pen/pencil in hand, and he/she is having a virtual “conversation” with the novel. We will be exploring this invaluable skill in the upcoming units in much greater depth. English 2 also watched and took extensive notes on Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope as their culminating activity for the Elements of a Story unit, but their essay is more of a movie review or critique. Students are required to map out their critique using a Graphic Organizer and review the movie on the basis of all of the aspects of a story. The students must tell their readers if they liked the movie or not, and more importantly, why or why not. The LOST setting essay was great practice for this larger scope writing assignment, where the students will continue to hone their skills in organizing information and defending their point of view with evidence. I can’t wait til we start our first novel in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
In the last month, we have accomplished a wide-range of goals and activities. We have continued our 5-A-Day Language Review of Grammar and Writing Mechanics. The English 2 class also got their first taste of a Digital Breakout Activity, entitled Escape from Plot Mountain. During this activity, students had to work in small groups and solve clues in order to digitally “break out” of a website. Students relied on their teamwork, problem-solving skills, and prior knowledge of the Plot Diagram while attempting to escape the room. Students also received their first mini-lesson on the Annotation process, aka Close Reading. During this process, the reader has a pen/pencil in hand, and he/she is having a virtual “conversation” with the novel. We will be exploring this invaluable skill in the upcoming units in much greater depth. English 2 also watched and took extensive notes on Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope as their culminating activity for the Elements of a Story unit, but their essay is more of a movie review or critique. Students are required to map out their critique using a Graphic Organizer and review the movie on the basis of all of the aspects of a story. The students must tell their readers if they liked the movie or not, and more importantly, why or why not. The LOST setting essay was great practice for this larger scope writing assignment, where the students will continue to hone their skills in organizing information and defending their point of view with evidence. I can’t wait til we start our first novel in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
4th & 5th PE
We have been having so much fun in PE class! Students loved the introduction of the Rock, Paper, Scissors Game, where students jump through hula hoops and face off in a team-based Rock, Paper, Scissors contest. The students have also tried a variety of relay races, that both require skill, patience, and accuracy. Last, but certainly not least, the students were introduced to the Official Rules of Dodgeball! We have a ton of different games, sports, and activities on a rotation now that it’s almost impossible to pick which game to play next!
We have been having so much fun in PE class! Students loved the introduction of the Rock, Paper, Scissors Game, where students jump through hula hoops and face off in a team-based Rock, Paper, Scissors contest. The students have also tried a variety of relay races, that both require skill, patience, and accuracy. Last, but certainly not least, the students were introduced to the Official Rules of Dodgeball! We have a ton of different games, sports, and activities on a rotation now that it’s almost impossible to pick which game to play next!
Middle School PE
Middle School PE continues to be the burst of energy the students need! We have seen students, like Ammarah, demonstrate her high level of skill in game a game like Dodgeball, and we have seen the competitive nature of a student like Maryam, when the students faceoff in Rock, Paper, Scissors. The Middle School class even took advantage of our nice weather and got outside to play some fun games of one-hand touch football! The students are having a lot of fun and every day the students are up for the challenges that these games and activities bring.
Middle School PE continues to be the burst of energy the students need! We have seen students, like Ammarah, demonstrate her high level of skill in game a game like Dodgeball, and we have seen the competitive nature of a student like Maryam, when the students faceoff in Rock, Paper, Scissors. The Middle School class even took advantage of our nice weather and got outside to play some fun games of one-hand touch football! The students are having a lot of fun and every day the students are up for the challenges that these games and activities bring.
Boys Basketball Club
We had our first-ever Boys Basketball Club clinic and the boys in grades 5-8 had a blast! We did some drills, worked on our skills, and even got a chance to scrimmage against one another. The boys are super pumped to get over to the Mecca Center for games and skill building with Coach Millner and Coach Yaqeen.
We had our first-ever Boys Basketball Club clinic and the boys in grades 5-8 had a blast! We did some drills, worked on our skills, and even got a chance to scrimmage against one another. The boys are super pumped to get over to the Mecca Center for games and skill building with Coach Millner and Coach Yaqeen.
Updates from our Spanish classroom
Spanish with Maestra Kim
December 2019
The 3-6 year old Spanish classes have completed units on classroom objects and parts of the body. They are now learning articles of clothing, such as "camisa" (shirt) and "zapatos" (shoes). In addition, students are learning a Spanish lullaby "Arrorró mi Niño." They have been practicing the words and actions to this tender song to perform at the winter celebration!
Wondering how our 1st graders are feeling? Just ask! They can tell you about their aches & pains in Spanish! They have studied parts of the body and are strengthening their literacy skills as they build words from syllable cards. So whether it's a headache, sore finger, or injured leg, they are acquiring the vocabulary and grammar to describe these hurts.
2nd grade Spanish students are using animal vocabulary to learn the intricacies of article-noun-adjective agreement in Spanish! Changing an adjective from singular to plural or masculine to feminine as you describe a dog or a family of bears is tricky business, but they are catching on beautifully!
3rd graders have worked through the list of "tener + noun" phrases in Spanish! They can express how they are feeling with phrases such as "Tengo hambre" (I'm hungry) or "Tengo sueño" (I'm sleepy).
December 2019
The 3-6 year old Spanish classes have completed units on classroom objects and parts of the body. They are now learning articles of clothing, such as "camisa" (shirt) and "zapatos" (shoes). In addition, students are learning a Spanish lullaby "Arrorró mi Niño." They have been practicing the words and actions to this tender song to perform at the winter celebration!
Wondering how our 1st graders are feeling? Just ask! They can tell you about their aches & pains in Spanish! They have studied parts of the body and are strengthening their literacy skills as they build words from syllable cards. So whether it's a headache, sore finger, or injured leg, they are acquiring the vocabulary and grammar to describe these hurts.
2nd grade Spanish students are using animal vocabulary to learn the intricacies of article-noun-adjective agreement in Spanish! Changing an adjective from singular to plural or masculine to feminine as you describe a dog or a family of bears is tricky business, but they are catching on beautifully!
3rd graders have worked through the list of "tener + noun" phrases in Spanish! They can express how they are feeling with phrases such as "Tengo hambre" (I'm hungry) or "Tengo sueño" (I'm sleepy).
Updates from our Arabic Room
Marhaba Kindi Family,
The middle school Arabic class we’re studying the cultural in Arab countries about wedding. It was a delightful unit we learned about culture, traditions in clothing and music.
They worked hard latter to design wedding invitations and did good researches about the customs in weddings at some Arab countries.
Good Job class so proud of you.
Ms Hayat Al-Quttub
Ms. Hayat Al-Quttub
The middle school Arabic class we’re studying the cultural in Arab countries about wedding. It was a delightful unit we learned about culture, traditions in clothing and music.
They worked hard latter to design wedding invitations and did good researches about the customs in weddings at some Arab countries.
Good Job class so proud of you.
Ms Hayat Al-Quttub
Ms. Hayat Al-Quttub