Edmonton Islamic Academy K-6 Curriculum Update

Week of: October 2 to October 6

SundayOctober 2017

MondayOctober 2017

TuesdayOctober 2017

WednesdayOctober 2017

ThursdayOctober 2017

FridayOctober 2017

SaturdayOctober 2017

1 2Read In WeekGrade 4 A, BJurassic Forest

3Read In WeekGrade 4 C, D, EJurassic Forest

4Read In WeekStudent Council Final Elections Gr. 3 to 12

5Read In WeekUN World Teachers Day

6Read In Week

7

8 9ThanksgivingNo School

10Grade 2 Trip to Telus

11Grade 2 Trip to Telus

12 13Grade 6 Sound and

Sense Presentation

14

EIA 30th Anniversary Gala

15 16 17 18 19 20PD DayNo Students

21

22 23 24United Nation Day

One Ummah

25Grade 4A, 1D Prince Charles School Collaboration

26Alberta Opera Drama Presentation K to 6

27 28

29 30KG Trip to Save on Foods

31

Picture Day

Nov. 1Grade 5

Immunization

Nov. 2Grade 3 In School Field Trip

Nov. 3Grade 3 In School Field Trip

Nov. 4

Port Folio

Monday2 October 2017

Guest Reader

Tuesday3 October 2017

Buddy Reader

Wednesday4 October 2017

Favourite Author

Thursday5 October 2017

Book Swap

Friday6 October 2017

Students will create and

design their portfolios

with a quote on reading

Each class will launch

its home reading

program- moral stories

Students will be

introduced to book

reports

Each teacher will invite

a guest reader to read to

the class

“Donate a Book” box

will be available at the

door of each class for a

book donation

Teachers will launch

reading corner

Each class will buddy up

with another class for

students to meet their

reading buddies

Students are allowed to

bring a reading stuffed-

friend for today

Bring swap books today

Students are allowed to

wear a sash with the

name of one of their

favourite authors.

Students will tell the

class more about their

favourite author

Each student is allowed

to bring a book to be

swapped for another. All

book have to be in by

Wednesday. Teachers

will issue ticket

Teachers will launch

Guided Reading

Program

Read In Week at EIA

Goal: To foster a love for seeking knowledge

"Read! In the Name of your Lord Who has created (all that exists).” [Quran, 96: 1]

"and say: `My Lord! Increase me in knowledge" [Quran, 20:114]

Elementary Sports Day

Kindergarten: Our first drawing (Pup)

KG - Subjects Inquiry/Essential Questions Vocabulary

Islamic Studies

Quran S

Students are memorizing Surah: Al- Fatiha Verses:1- 8

Students are memorizing Names of Allah from 1 to 5

Students are memorizing the morning Duaa

Students will recognize our Prophet’s Name and his father’s name

Arabic What does letter Baa بlook like and sound like when used in words?

Students are memorizing Nasheed about the cat.

-بطة بيت

Early Literacy What does letter Oo look like and sound like in different contexts?

What letter your name starts with? How can you use different materials to

shape that letter?

ostrich, olive, ovel

octopus, orange

Early Numeracy How can we sort objects by size? Why do we sort object? big, medium, small

Environment and

Community Awareness How can you use your five senses to describe the season fall? fall, leaves, yellow

rake, oragne

Grade 1B- Snake patterns and mixing colours

Grade 1 Subjects Inquiry/Essential Questions Vocabulary

Islamic Studies

Quran

Who are the family members of the Prophet (PBUH) and what tribe that he

belonged to? Can you name the first 20 names of Allah (swt)?

Students are memorizing Surah: Al Maoon Verses: 1-5

-الماعون اليتيمقريش

Arabic What does letter ( م) with short and long vowels added, look like at the

beginning, middle and ending of different words?-مدرسة -قلم ممحاةمقص

Language Arts

Reading /Viewing

How can we use pictures to help us understand a story? illustrations

Language Arts

Writing / Representing

What words can we spell/make using the “at” family? at family

Social Studies What does it mean to belong to a team (sports)? belonging, team

Math Problem Solving How can you translate your patterns into an actions? translate, actions

Mental Math Strategies How can you identify the missing action in a pattern? actions, patterns

Science What is the difference between transparent and opaque colours? transparent, opaque

Grade 2A

Grade 2 Subjects Inquiry/Essential Questions Vocabulary

Islamic Studies

Quran

Can you recite Tashahhud and As salatul Ibrahimiyyah?

Students are memorizing Surah:Aadeyat Verses:1-8

اإلبراهيميةوالصالةالتشهد

Arabic Can you make a short sentence using pronouns about school supplies? هذه ,هذا

Language Arts

Reading /Viewing

How can we use our knowledge of sound to predict words when we read

stories?

predict

Language Arts

Writing / Representing

How can we organize our personal narratives with a beginning, middle and

ending? What’s the moral of a story?

narrative

Social Studies How can we define what culture and traditions means to us? culture, tradition

Math Problem Solving How can we create a growing pattern? element, pattern, growing

Mental Math Strategies How can we identify if a number is even or odd? even, odd

Science How can we describe how heating and cooling materials can change them? melting, freezing, burning

Grade 3 Subjects Inquiry/Essential Questions Vocabulary

Islamic Studies

Quran

Students are memorizing SuraH: AL-Bayenah (1-6)

How can you pray if you miss one or more Rukaa in salatu-ljamaa?

-القيمة الكتابأهل - مخلصين

الجماعةصالة - -اإلمام -المأموم

المأمومة

Arabic What strategies can you use to remember the names of the parts of your school in

Arabic?

الحواسيبغرفة - -الملعب -المسرح

-المصلى المكتبة

Language Arts

Reading / Viewing

How does background knowledge connects us to what we are reading?

How do we connect what we read to ourselves, media, and the world around us?

text to self, to media, to world

Language Arts

Writing / Representing

How are we going to edit our work to ensure sentence fluency, correct conventions and

correct conventions? How can setting goals help us improve our word choices? What

are some strategies we can use?

self and peer editing,

underlining words you are

unsure of

Social Studies How does your quality of life compare to that of Ahmed, Maria, Irena, and Ravi? quality of life

Math Problem Solving How do tally charts help us interpret what is happening around us?

Mental Math Strategies How does skip counting by 3, 4, and 5’s help us to create and interpret tally charts?

Science How do the three types of rocks formed? Igneous, sedimentary,

metamorphic

Grade 4B- Students are describing and comparing numbers up to 10 000 with base ten blocks. Students are practicing cooperative physical education activities during Sports Day.

Grade 4 Subjects Inquiry/Essential Questions Vocabulary

Islamic Studies

Quran

Surat Al-Inshiqaq from Ayah (1 to 13).

What is the meaning of Najasah and Tahara?

Najasah - Tahara-Najes - taher

Arabic What vocabulary tell about you and where you came from? -فرحا الغداءطعام - -صديقة -أحب معلمة

Language Arts

Reading / Viewing

How can your prior knowledge and experience help you form new ideas?

Chapter 4-6 Sadako

How does the author establish the climax through the development of the problem?

climax, symbolism

Language Arts

Writing / Representing

What are effective strategies for revising your piece of writing? organization, presentation

Social Studies How do people use National Parks? Why do you need to protect land? national parks, endangered

Math Problem Solving How can you compare and order numbers using symbols? greater than, less than

Mental Math Strategies How can you use facts you know to help you calculate larger facts up to 5x9? halving

Science How can you construct devices using wheels and axles? wheels and axles

Problem of the Week Jana has a roll of string which is 4206 cm long. Her friend, Kenda has a roll of string which is 4516 cm long. Who has the longer

length of string and calculate by how much is it more?

Grade 5

Here students are working on their persuasive speeches, where they learn to

state their position and support their position with evidence.

Here students are playing dodgeball. They are working on

their hand eye coordination, and kinaesthetic movement.

They are also learning team work.

Grade 5 Subjects Inquiry/Essential Questions Vocabulary

Islamic Studies

Quran

Students are memorizing :Surat An-Naba Verses:10-15

Can you recite and explain the meaning of Du’aa Khushu?

Do you appreciate the importance and beauty of Duha and Witr prayer?why

ا اسبع شداد - اٱلنہار معاش

Duha -Witr

Arabic Can you distinguish between the the three type of Tanween? صف- -مكتبة دفتر

Language Arts

Reading / Viewing

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the story being told from the first or third

person point of view?

How can background knowledge help you to understand the meaning of the text?

first person, third person, bias

Language Arts: Writing What is a moral of a story? How can we transfer our understanding of a moral to creating our own story?

Social Studies How do the unique geographic characteristics of the Cordillera, Canadian Shield, Arctic, Interior Plains and Great Lakes

regions shape how people live and the way of life in those areas? Vocabulary: Natural resources, climate, bodies of water,

identity, Climate, Landforms, Bodies of Water, Harbours, Industry, Transportation. Continued from last week.

Math Problem Solving How can you create math problems using numbers from 0 to a 1 000 000 ?

Mental Math Strategies What is benchmark rounding? Vocabulary: round to the nearest one thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand

Science What is the role of the water cycle and how does it influence our daily weather? Continued.

How do the various types of precipitation formed and how do they affect our lifestyle?

Snow, sleet, hail,

Grade 6A- Creating whole new worlds through

different forms of writing.

Grade 6 Subjects Inquiry/Essential Questions Vocabulary

Islamic StudiesQuran

Students are memorizing Surah: Al-Inssan Verses: 7-9

What is the purpose of Salat-ul-Istikharah and Salat-ud-Duha and how you pray it.

Nafl, Nawafel Salat-ul-

Istikharak Salat-ud-Duha

Arabic Can you express what every location on your school campus is used for. صالة،الحواسيبغرفة،المصلى ,المكتبة

الرياضة

Language ArtsReading / Viewing

How can you identify character traits and setting within the narrative. Are you reading within

class? How does the author ensure these elements are present?

appearance, feelings, actions,

dialogue, thoughts; time, place

Language ArtsWriting / Representing

How can you provide the reader with as much information as possible throughout a short, 6

frame comic? When revising my work, how do you know if you have successfully represented

your character and setting?

frames, images, character traits,

setting

Social Studies Were equity and fairness part of the social structure in Ancient Athens? equity , social, tructure,fairness

Math Problem Solving How can you write equivalent equations? (cont.) solution to the equation and

equivalent equations

Mental Math Strategies How can you show that two equations are Equivalent? (cont.) predict and sketch

Science How does an eclipse occurs? What is the name of the Salaat we pray when there is an eclipse?

What are constellations?

solar eclipse, lunar

eclipse,constellations,greeks,

Problem of the Week What kinds of changes can you make to an equation to get an equivalent equation? Use the

equation n + 1 = 3 to explain.

Subject Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Islamic Oral Quran quiz on

Surat Al- Insan for the

Ayas 1-6 through the

whole week.

Arabic Reading assessment on

the 1st two paragraphs

in lesson “The School”

through the whole

week.

Spelling test on the 1st

paragraph of lesson “ The

School”.

Language Arts Pollution Comic Good

Copy Due (In Class

Work)

Math Quest A+ for PAT

practice Exams

Science Quest A+ for PAT

practice Exams

Social Studies Quest A+ for PAT

practice Exams

Grade 6 Assessment Schedule for this Week