Field Trip Recap

We had a great time at The Green Planet today! Though we got off to a later start than expected, once we were there, it was nonstop excitement and learning. The students enjoyed hearing more about the different relationships that plants and animals have in the rainforest (positive, negative, and neutral), as well as trying to find hidden creatures that had excellent camouflage. The real highlight for most all of the children, however, was getting to see a REAL sloth in action...well, in slow action, anyway. (Actually, we were all surprised to see that it moved faster than we expected.) 

This is the kind of place in Dubai that definitely merits a second visit, especially when one has more time to really take it all in and read and see all that is available. If you haven't yet been and you'll be around for a while this summer, this would be a fun and cool activity. I imagine you wouldn't face any crowds, either.

In the meantime, please enjoy these pictures from our visit today. As you will see, the students generally had a truly fantastic time!

PS. Thank you for responding so quickly to the last-minute field trip. The other Grade 3 teachers and I were commenting on how great you were to sign the permission slips and send in the money so quickly. Please know that we really appreciate your support!!

Pictures!

Sooo, I was finally able to catch up on posting pictures of our most recent events including the following: 

• Baby Rhino activities
• Visits to Dubai National School (Zaid and Farida went on the the second visit)
• Thanksgiving pictures (Somehow, I missed posting those!) 
• Plenty of other misc. learning fun 

I hope you'll enjoy them! 

Class Pictures 📷

Our class of the most beautiful and handsome children I know will be photographed as a class on Thursday, Feb. 23rd.  

Students should be looking their very best in their regular uniform with black shoes and black socks or white shoes and white socks, as well as their tie.  

Thanks so much for your wonderful support, as always! 

Pictures!

To see some fun pictures of our mini-golf field trip and our fall costume parade and class party, please click here and you'll find both links under October. I hope you enjoy the memories!

News to Note

It's another busy week! Please be sure to read about what we're learning and also note that I recently added many pictures from recent events, including the following: 

• Mother's Day Tea
• Field trip to DUCTAC
• Reading to KG1 for their Literacy Day
• And, many more other various activities 

Tomorrow, we will go to the Dubai Museum and the Sheikh Mohammed Center for Cultural Understanding. (You've all received all of the pertinent info. in the class What'sApp group.) We're looking forward to another fun day of hands on learning. 

Thanks for all of your wonderful continued support!! 

News to Note

Our class of the most beautiful and handsome children I know will be photographed as a class on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 9:15 am. 

Students should be looking their best in their regular uniform with BLACK or WHITE SHOES AND SOCKS, as well as their tie.  

Also, our next DAAPA Pizza Day will be on Thursday, Feb. 25th.  The pizza forms were sent home on Thursday and are due back by Tuesday, Feb. 23rd. As a gentle reminder, if your child would like pizza, you must pre-order, as pizza will not be sold on Thursday.  

Thanks so much for your wonderful support!! 

Pictures!

At long last, I was able to upload and post all of our pictures from our school year thus far. They are located in a tab on the right called Photos 2015-16. 

Please feel free to save/download the ones you want to save forever. To do this, all you have to do is right click to "save as" or click the little cloud in the right hand corner, which says, "add to library." (This is an option on each picture.) 

I hope you'll enjoy seeing a glimpse into our school day and also treasure the memories! 

What's happening this week?

I hope you're all enjoying a happy and restful weekend. Please be sure to have a look at what your darlings will be learning and doing this week in the section entitled Assignment Sheet and News. (Even better, remind your child that he/she can start doing this independently, as well.) 

Also, please take note that we will be sharing cultural artifacts in Social Studies this week as a way to learn more about the incredible and diverse culture in our very own classroom. Cultural artifacts should be brought to school on Wednesday, Sept. 16, and will be sent home the same day. (I will remind children to handle any fragile artifacts with extra care.) 

Also, if you (or your child) would like to make/prepare/buy some of your traditional food to share with the class, you are most welcome to send it in on both Wednesday and Thursday, as we will continue sharing the artifacts for one period on Thursday. (This is optional!) And, depending on my energy level, I may also bring in some of my delicious American chocolate chip cookies. We'll see. :) 

Class Photo

Our class of the most beautiful and handsome children I know will be photographed as a class on Monday, Feb. 16 at 1:55 pm. 

Students should be looking their best in their regular uniform with BLACK/WHITE SHOES AND SOCKS.   Individual pictures for students who are new or were absent in September will also be taken. 

Individual Student Photos coming soon!

Students will soon be getting their individual pictures taken. Our class photos will be on Sept. 28th at 10:30 am in the ES Conference room. 

Please be sure your sweetheart is dressed in his/her formal uniform (with his/her tie), looking tidy and smart! 

Halloween Pictures!

We greatly enjoyed our Halloween celebration on Thursday and you, parents, were a  huge part of our fun. Thank you so much for taking the time to engage in the festivities, share the excitement with your sweetie and also contribute items for the party. 

A very special thank you to Stephanie as she organized all the details, right down to the delegation of food, classroom decorations and the preparation of some really creepy games! 

I hope you'll enjoy these pictures, which capture the fun. Please feel free to download and/or share your favorites. :) 

Pictures Posted!

~ 3LN Photo Corner ~ 

A little pre-celebration for Eid was good fun! We are especially thankful to Yasmin (Alia's mom) for coming in to teach us about the significance behind this important Islamic holiday and leading in some engaging related activities. Be sure to check out the album under the "Photos" tab. 

I recently added a few albums of our lovely 3LN students, so be sure to click the tab "Photos" to the right and then click on the link to view them. Also, if you prefer to see them as a slideshow, then once you open the link, you'll see a little down arrow on the far right at the top. Simply click and the slideshow will start.

Saving images to your computer is as simple as a right-click on the image you wish to save. 

I hope this method of sharing, viewing and saving our class pictures will be easy and efficient, but if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let me know.