Block 2
Gr.1-5
January-March 2014
Location/Day Sunday Gym 1a Gym 1b Gym 2/Court 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4
Monday
Table Tennis Gr. 3-5 Badminton Gr. 3-5 Hockey Gr. 1-3 Football Gr. 1-2 Football Gr. 3-5 Football Girls Gr. 3-5
Studio room Class Rooms
Mother Tongue Club Gr. 3-5 Room: Library
Class Rooms
Reading Club Gr. 1-3 Room:105 Math strategy games Gr. 1-3 ICT lab
Fun Fiddle Tunes (Violin) Gr. 3-5 Room:113 Cursive Writing Gr. 1-3 Room: 114 Quran Reciting Gr. 1-5 7.15-7.45am Room: 111
German foreign language beginner+ intermediate Grade 1+2 Mrs. Kulike Room: 206
Wednesday
Fun Games Gr.1-2 Basketball Gr.3-5
Mini Tennis Gr. 1-2 Volleyball Gr. 3-5
Relaxation and Dance Gr. 1-3 Creative Writing Gr. 3-5 Room:112 Recipes to Make Paint and Colors-Art Craft Gr.1-2 Room: SEN Origami Gr. 3-5 Room:111 Art Craft Gr.3-5 Room: 231 Creative Hand Made Gr. 3-5 Room:133
Movement to Music-Zumba Gr. 3-5 Home Work Club Gr. 1-3 Room:119 Drawing Cartoon Characters Gr.1-5 Room:201
Construction Club Gr. 1-3 Room:131 Quran Reciting Gr. 1-5 7.15-7.45am Room:111 Quran Tajweed Gr. 4-5 Room:203
Arabic A/ Islamic German Class
Tuesday
German foreign language intermediate + advanced Grade 4+5 Mrs. Kulike Room: 206 850 AED/10 weeks
Scrabble Club Gr. 1-3 Room:101 Educational Games Gr.1-3 ICT lab Sewing- Embroidery Gr. 3-5 Room:207 Cost: 50 AED/child Public Speaking Gr. 3-5 Room:107 Quran Reciting (Thursday) Gr. 1-5 7.15-7.45am Room: 111 Quran reciting-Tajweed Gr.1-3 Room:129 Wednesday: German mother tongue Grade 4+5 Mrs. Kulike Room: 206; 850 AED/10 weeks Thursday: German mother tongue Alphabetisierung- Grade 1+2 Mrs. Kulike Room: 206;
850 AED/10 weeks
ECA
850 AED/10 weeks
Description
No of places allocated
Sunday Table Tennis Gr. 3-5 Badminton Gr. 3-5
Football Gr. 1-2 Art Craft Gr. 3-5
Football Gr. 3-5 Girls Football Gr. 4-5
Mother Tongue Reading Buddies 3-5 Reading Club
Table Tennis is a fantastic sport - improve your playing skills, get to grips with the rules, uncover the facts or just have a fun time. Join us on Sunday at 2.30. This year there will be a badminton ECA at Uptown, everyone from grade 3 to 5 are welcome to join. During the ECA the student will learn more and enjoy themselves at the same time, they will understand the rules of badminton and will improve their skills. We’ll e o ki g o asi skills, passi g, shooti g, keepi g lose o t ol… a d some fun games.
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Students will have the opportunity to work with a variety of media including oil pastels, clay, paint etc. We will be working on self-portraits, silhouettes and other exciting pieces of work. It will be another opportunity for students to showcase their creative talents. For students who enjoy football and would like to have fun while improving their skills, knowledge and understanding of the game.
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Last yea p o ed to e a eally e o a le yea fo PYP gi ls’ foot all at Uptown for so many reasons, most notably winning the Dubai Football League Championship, as well as finished in finishing first and second place at the Taaleem Indoor Football Tournament with our U10 and U11 teams! With the Under-11 league season not beginning again until January (and a league title to defend!) this ECA provides an opportunity for any girls in Grades 4 and 5 to attend training ahead of squad selection in January.
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The MT Readi g Buddies a ti ity ai s at p o oti g eadi g i ou stude t’s Mother Tongue language. Focus languages this term will be Arabic, French, German, Dutch, Urdu and English. PYP students will be part of a small group where they will be read to and read with their buddies. Each language group will have 1 reading mentor (MYP student) and 3 PYP students max for each language to start with. Mention what language are you interested in. At book club, you will get the chance to relax and read some of your favourite books. I will be there to help you if you get stuck on tricky words. When you
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Gr. 1-3 Math Strategy Gr.1-3
Hockey Gr. 1-3
Fun Fiddle Tunes (Violin) Gr. 3-5
Cursive Writing Gr. 1-3
finish a book, we can talk about your favourite part, character etc. It's going to be a lot of fun! This fun Maths club will encourage children to use their thinking skills while engaging in recreational Mathematics. Maths isn't only about numbers - math skills are found in puzzles and games too. Playing these strategy games will help develop children's logical thinking skills. Some games take some serious planning, thinking and figuring. Co e out a d lea a out o e of the o ld’s g eat i te spo ts – hockey! Students will go out on the field and learn some of the rules, skills and strategies of the game, as well as engage in some friendly competitions. An ECA for students who have already taken Grade 3 violin lessons and are interested in learning some fun tunes and improving their technique at the same time. They will also be listening and responding to various fiddle music from traditions around the Globe, including Chinese, Celtic and Bluegrass fiddle. This is a yearlong ECA- a little progress can be made in 10 weeks. A lot of progress can be made in a year. Students must bring a violin with them to this ECA. Violins can be loaned from the school on a contract basis, similar to Grade 3 arrangement. Handwriting is an important part of the visual side of communication. This ECA is a fun way to support students with the formation of letters with guided instructions. The aim is to help students develop a handwriting style that is legile, fluent and quick.
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Tuesday Origami Gr. 3-5
Fun Games Gr. 1-2
Recipes to Make Paint and Colors Gr. 1-2 Relaxation and Dance Gr. 1-3 Creative Writing Gr. 3-5 Construction Club Gr. 1-3
Spreading joy one fold at a time! Your child will have the opportunity to develop many skills while exploring the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. Transforming a piece of plain paper into something else is an experience that children can truly appreciate. In fun games we will play a variety of different games such as capture the flag, octopus, tag, dodge ball and many others. Be prepared to be active and a cooperative team player. Please remember to bring a water bottle. Have great fun with paint using all kinds of ingredients! Pudding, Corn Syrup, Kool-Aid, Yogurt, Soap, Powdered Milk, Shaving Cream, and more! What to expect: learn about 20 different recipes to make paint and colors.
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To improve physical and mental health, come and join me for some breathing and stretching exercises that will help you relax and increase strength and flexibility. After that, we will have fun dancing at the rhythm of the music!!! Do you love writing? Do you like writing imaginative stories? In the Creative Writing Club we will develop our writing skills using different writing prompts and writing styles featuring all kinds of characters and settings and then celebrate our stories with our class. Creativity, friendship, fun and a whole lot of building blocks are the ingredients needed for Uptown School's Construction Club. We will use Lego, Knex, Polydron shapes and a wide array of materials to create fantastic models and interesting designs. The multicolored Lego plastic bricks give the
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Creative Hand Made Gr. 3-5
Quran Tajweed Gr. 4-5
students a nearly limitless opportunity to express their creativity as they build people, vehicles, houses and buildings, animals and even entire scenes. Construction Club provides the students with the opportunity to design and construct models in a collaborative manner with plenty of interaction. It is great fun and all students from grade 1, 2 & 3 are welcome. Make a different shapes and sculpting by clay, plaster and cardboard. Use water colors and Arts tools. Paint a picture of human, some animals and plants. Make decoration at home with simple and available materials. Learn the methods of calligraphy writing and its relationship with the Arab civilizations in Arab world through the old Islamic centuries; so they can understand the forms of mosques and homes in the United Arab Emirates and all Arab countries. This Activity aims to teach students G 4-5 the correct way (Tajweed) part 30 of the Quran and give them the chance to memorize some surahs (optional)
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Basketball Gr. 3-5
In the Club will be the development of special skills of basketball and the ability to control the ball and work on the development of children's fitness.
Home Work Club Gr. 1-3
After a tiring day at school, homework can be a stressful time for both parents and children. In this ECA, students are provided with a structured time, within a school setting, in which to complete their assigned tasks with teacher support. Zumba is a dance fitness program involves dance and aerobic elements. It combines a lot of fun elements, like music and those energetic movements with exercising. Zumba combats boredom by making exercise upbeat and fun.
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Sewing/ Embroidery Gr. 3-5
This activity is an opportunity to give your children enough experience to learn the Embroidery. Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. It is the art of sophisticated features with patience and precision. The idea of embroidery is very simple and amusing, especially for girls, in order to occupy their free time with something useful and practical. Cost: 50 AED/ child
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Public Speaking Gr. 3-5
Be a Risk Taker, Be Open Minded, Be a Communicator! Do the research. Share your opinion. Listen to other's perspective. What do you think? Do you want change? Learn how to be convincing!!
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Scrabble Club Gr. 1-3
Come and join my Scrabble Club. It's a great way to make new friends and learn new words at the same time. Playing Scrabble will give you all an opportunity to sharpen your skills including spellings, vocabulary, math and even your social and personal skills. It will also strengthen your curiosity, strategic thinking, time management and attention span. It is loads of fun!! Educational Games is a ten-week after school program designed to foster a love of math and language. Through the use of ICT, learning is exciting and engaging. The games we will play will reinforce skills and facilitate the understanding of various concepts. Students will have the opportunity to develop and strengthen their problem solving skills while playing and having
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Wednesday
Movement to Music Zumba Gr. 3-5
Educational Games Gr.1-3
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Mini Tennis Gr. 1-2
Cartooning Gr. 1-5 Volleyball Gr. 3-5
Quran RecitingTajweed Gr. 1-3
fun. Tennis for Grades 1 and 2 will concentrate on the following basic aspects throughout the course of the year; hand-eye coordination, ball skills, the game of te is a d it’s ules, a d slo ly egi o ki g o te h i ue. All a ility groups welcome. Practice make perfect. Bring your favorite cartoon characters to life! Using well known cartoon movies, learn the art of cartooning and bring your own cartoon book home at the end of the term. This term we will be learning all the basic skills of Volleyball. You will learn how to pass, set up, smash, block, dive and roll and more. We will be playing against each other to learn the rules of the game and you will learn the basics of being a referee. Fun is the main ingredient of this activity. Even though olley all is a tea spo t it’s a o - o ta t ga e hi h ea s you do ’t need to push or tackle anyone and this makes it all the more fun for both boys and gi ls to joi . I’ looki g fo a d to seei g you soo . This Activity aims to teach students G 1-3 the correct way (recite). Part 30 of the Quran and give them the chance to memorize small surahs. (optional)
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