{"id":11564,"date":"2019-11-21T18:59:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T10:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/from-the-head-of-primary-16-11-2019-copy\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T16:19:16","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T08:19:16","slug":"from-the-head-of-primary-23-11-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/from-the-head-of-primary-23-11-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Head of Primary 23.11.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Monday the Christmas fair tickets went on sale and will be available every morning and afternoon. Please look out for an email from Ms Ann which details how you can support the KIS Christmas fair. We have lots of events to look forward to during the coming weeks. Please find key dates below.<\/p>\n

Friday 6th<\/sup> December\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PTA Christmas lunch <\/strong>(letters have been sent, please check your email)<\/p>\n

Saturday 7th<\/sup> December\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christmas Fair<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday 9th<\/sup> December\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Start of Enterprise week (more details to follow)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday 10th<\/sup> December\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Early Years Singalong (08.00 \u2013 09.00)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday 10th<\/sup> December\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Primary Singalong (6.00 7.00)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday 12th<\/sup> December\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Primary Christmas parties (more details to follow)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday 13th<\/sup> December\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Last day of Term 1 (school finishes at 12pm)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Our busy sewing mums have now finished making a number of spelling bags for the children to use in every class. Thank you so much! Each bag contains a number of spelling goodies including pens, pencils, wooden letters, string, pipe cleaners and letter templates. There are also a number of task cards for the older children to independently complete that focus on a range of spelling strategies. Did you know that there are 26 letters in the English alphabet with 44 speech sounds and over 150 spelling patterns that represent those sounds? In comparison, the Spanish alphabet has 26 letters with just 24 speech sounds and only 24 spelling patterns.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Tuesday Year 1 were very lucky to receive a visit from Elisa Panjang, a Pangolin conservationist who works at the Danau Girang Field Centre (DGFC). Elisa taught the Year 1\u2019s lots of interesting facts about Pangolins such as;<\/p>\n

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