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Arabic

Spelling Bee

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Grade 2

Curriculum

Assembly

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Announcements

Edmonton Science Olympics

Saturday 4 March, 2017Shaw Conference Center 8:30 to 2:30

EIA Extemporaneous Speech Presentation

Wednesday, 8 March, 2017EIA Banquet Hall8:45 to 9:45 Grades 4 and 5 10:30 to 11:30 Grade 3

KG 1 Uses their sense of sight to explore different things around the classroom.

KG 1’s Visit to the library“Letters give us words, words give us books.”

Let me share with you what my favorite zoo animal is and why.

Kindergarten Essential / Inquiry Questions Related Vocabulary

Arabic What does letter Sheen شlook like and sound like when used in words? شجرة

Islamic: Quran Surat Al Kawther third Ayah.

Islamic Studies Can you recite Ahadeeth about Piety (Albir)? الخلقحسنالبر

Early Literacy We will be reviewing letters Aa-Zz and their sounds. alphabet, vowels, consonants

Early Numeracy How many ways can you show the number 7? counting, represent

Environment and Community Awareness

What are your 5 senses very important?

How can you use your sense of hearing to explore the world?

sight, hearing, touch, smell

taste

Explore at HomeApplication of Knowledge

What items can you identify around your environment using your sense of sight?

sight (eyes)

Grade: 1C

Project-based Learning

Library Day

Working on Addition

Grade 1 Subjects Essential / Inquiry Questions Related VocabularyThese words are related to the

lesson.

Arabic What does letter ( ق) with short and long vowels added, look like at the beginning, middle and ending of different words?

–حـقـيـبة –قـلـم مـقـص

Islamic: Quran Memorization and recitation 1-8 ayat of Surah Al-Teen. والزيتونالتين

Islamic Studies Can you demonstrate the different steps of Wudoo’?

Can you demonstrate the different movements of prayer?-صالة -قيام كوع -ر -س جود تسليم

Literacy Reading Strategies How can you make connections with the books you read to your daily life experiences? making connections, experiences

Literacy Writing Trait What is the importance of different sentence starters? intriguing

Numeracy Problem Solving What is the strategy for adding doubles? doubles, addition

Numeracy Mental Math How can you add double numbers in your head? mental math

Social Studies What are the different community helpers and their importance? community helpers

Science How do our five senses help us interpret the world around us? smell, touch, taste,hear,sight

Math Problem of the WeekDeveloping Critical Thinking Skills

Find different objects at home and make your own addition story using the objects ? add, all together, sum

Working together to create

a powerpoints about

Meteghan

Grade 2 Subjects Essential / Inquiry Questions Related VocabularyThese words are related to

the lesson.

Arabic Do you know how the letters الهاءوالحاء

sounds and look like with their different shapes?

المهن

Islamic: Quran Can you recite Al Shams 1-5? الشمس

Islamic Studies What do you know about Prophet Younes? الحوت

Literacy Reading Strategies What connections can you make between what you are reading and the real world? What connections can you make to science (magnets) and social (Meteghan)?

making connections

Literacy Writing Trait When reading over your writing, are you able to find more suitable vocabulary? Will different word choices improve your writing?

word choice

Numeracy Problem Solving What keywords are used to help figure out subtraction word problems? less, taken away, left

Numeracy Mental Math Which addition strategies can I use to help me solve subtraction problems? subtract

Social Studies What are some activities to do in Meteghan? How are they different from Edmonton and Iqaluit?

compare, contrast

Science What is a magnet? Where can you find them in daily life? poles, magnet

Congratulations Haadi on winning the spelling Bee competition for

grade 3! Great job.

Great performance 3D’s on your curriculum Assembly!

Peruvian Masks

Grade 3 Subjects Essential / Inquiry Questions Related Vocabulary

Arabic What can you tell us about your nationality? بالدي

Islamic: Quran Recite and memorise 1-8 of surat Al-Gashiah :الغاشية القيامةيوم

Islamic Studies What are the rules of Salat-Ul-Jama’ah ? الجماعةصالة

Literacy Reading Strategies What are some ways you can figure out what a difficult word in a sentence means? context clues

Literacy Writing Trait Why is the advantage of having other people review and edit your work? review, edit/editor

Numeracy Problem Solving How do you represent division equations through equal sharing/equal grouping? division, equal sharing, equal grouping

Numeracy Mental Math How will you go about creating and solving a grouping problem about 12 divided by 4. Use counters to model the problem.

grouping, division.

Social Studies What are the main goods and services produced by the communities studied (i.e., agricultural activities, manufacturing activities)?

goods, services, resourcesimports, exports

Science What does it mean for a structure to be aesthetically pleasing? aesthetics, structure, design

Math Problem of the WeekDeveloping Critical Thinking

Skills

Susan has a lot of art materials. She needs to organize all these materials into containers. She counted her crayons and found out that she has 80 crayons which she will place in crayon boxes. Every crayon box can contain 8 crayons. How many crayon boxes does she need?

Grade: 4CWorking

collaboratively and

using technology in

their everyday

learning

Grade 4 Subjects Essential / Inquiry Questions Related VocabularyThese words are related to

the lesson.

Arabic Can you write about your favourite sports in four lines? -العب -ملعب هدف

Islamic: Quran Memorization, recitation and understanding of Surat At-Takweer 1-13. دة -ٱلموءۥ ك شطت-ذنب

Islamic Studies Why did the Muslims win the Battle of Badr? rescue-prisoners-ransoms

Literacy Reading Strategies How does an extended ending enhance the conclusion of a story? resolution

Literacy Writing Trait Organization: How do you organize non-fiction writing? paragraphs, support evidence

Numeracy Problem Solving How can you use different strategies to solve a division math word problem? grouping, vertical

Numeracy Mental Math How do you use multiplication to check for accuracy of division problems with and without remainders?

quotient, product

Social Studies How did the introduction of European goods affect the First Nation’s traditional way of life? firearms, buffalo population decline

Science How does excessive packaging affect the landfills? consumers, product packaging

Math Problem of the WeekDeveloping Critical Thinking

Skills

Ahmed and his team jumped rope continuously for 3 hours for charity. He learned they could jump at a pace of 55 times per minute. How many times did they jump during the 3 hours?

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Grade 5 Subjects Essential / Inquiry Questions Related Vocabulary

Arabic Can you write and read vocabulary that could be used in your daily life ? األليفةالحيوانات - -الطيور رافة الز

Islamic: Quran Memorization, recitation and understanding of Surat Al-Qiyamah 1-15المستقروزرال

معاذيرهواخرقدم

Islamic Studies What are the types and effects of Shirk? Shirk in Ar-Rubobiyyah, Shirk in Ibadah, Shirk in Al-Asmaa’ was-sifaat

Literacy Reading Strategies What are the roles and responsibilities in a Literature Circle? gesture, facilitator

Literacy Writing TraitPresentation

What are important considerations for the final draft and presentation of a piece of nonfiction writing? What are some strategies for presenting this work orally?

Numeracy Problem Solving Why is it necessary to use order of operations? BEDMAS

Numeracy Mental Math How can you add/subtract/multiply/divide numbers using mental math strategies? fact family

Social Studies How did the American Civil War impact Canada? underground railroad, slavery, freedom

Science What is the difference between acids and bases? acids, bases

Math Problem of the WeekCritical Thinking Skills

Explain the order of operations? Communicate your answer in writing.

Congratulations to all the Science Fair Participants. We are very proud of your effort and dedication.

Thank you to all the teachers and parents for providing the necessary guidance.

Thank you to all the judges for taking the time to complete this event.

Special thanks to Mrs. Jawdah Jorf and Ms. Rania for the amazing job in coordinating the science fair.

If we missed your pictures, our sincere apologies. Do let us know and we will ensure it is posted on our next edition.