UDIS NEWSLETTER ISSUE #5

K2: Maps and flags - K2 has been working very hard to improve their understanding of maps and flags. They recently had loads of fun getting messy and produced their own globes using green and blue handprints.

Y2: Life processes - In Science, we have been learning about the seven life processes that all living things do; Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion and Nutrition. We then used our knowledge of life processes to decide if different items were living, dead or never alive in the first place.

Y4: Inquiring into science - Year 4 are scientists and inquirers. They have been learning about states of matter and how they can change. Year 4 carried out an experiment to investigate what happened to the temperature of water when ice cubes were added. This involved using thermometers to take temperature measurements in degrees centigrade.

Student success: Our ballerina Natalie - Natalie, in Year 3, enjoys practising and performing ballet after school. She has been learning with Ms. Ning at Yamaha Music School for 2 years. She is wonderfully talented and recently passed her ‘Little Ballerina’ examination with merit. She has participated in many competitions including the ATOD and CSTD competitions. In the ATOD International Dance Competition solo ballet she won first place. Well done Natalie!

Languages: Animals in Thai

In the Year 4 TAL class, we have been learning about how to say the names of animals in the Thai language. The students have also been working on drawing and writing the names of their favourite pets. We had great fun!

Introducing: Ms. Charlotte in Y2

Ms Charlotte is our Year 2 teacher and PYP coordinator. She returns to UDIS after 2 years away from the school and has international teaching experience around the world. She is joined at our school by her lovely family. Here they are during a recent trip to Disney World in the summer.

First Board meeting complete - The UDIS Executive School Board held its first meeting on Friday 23 September and welcomed K. Pupae as a new community member. Our School Board oversees the operations of the school and comprises members from the school, and representatives from the teaching staff, parents and the community.

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