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Learning this week – January 19th

Poetry in Year 3 This week the children worked hard finding ideas and writing their ‘Through my Looking Glass Poems’. They started by listening to the different sounds of everyday life in our school and then they produced a ‘Wow-word bank” The...

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At Kings Oak British International School we value creativity. Our teachers structure the curriculum to enable the children to build progressively on skills in every area. The art work within the school is at a very high standard and in Year 4 the children...

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Our learning at King’s Oak

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Our learning at King’s Oak

In Year 2 we had fun learning about Habitats, exploring their characteristics and animals. The children worked in groups in order to recreate a small representation of what the Polar region, Savannah, Woodland and Rainforest might look like. They had...

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Raising money for Don Orione

In September the whole school held a fund raising activity to help children affected by genetic diseases. We took part in Jeans for Genes” and all wore jeans to school. Year 7-8 have lucky enough to visit the Don Orione Residential Home to see how our...

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Choosing an International school for a child with special needs

Choosing the right school is never easy, in fact it is probably the single most influential choice a parent makes for the future success of their child, but when your child has an additional learning need it suddenly gets a lot more difficult. Add moving...

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My child is a bully- what do I do?

Bullying has profound effects on children and these effects can be long- lasting and impact on the child’s future schooling. The effects of being bullied as a child can even impact on us as adults. Every good school has clear policies and guidelines...

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How does your child learn?

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How does your child learn?

Is your child a visual, an auditory or a kinaesthetic learner – and does it really matter? Children all learn in different ways but they can begin to show a preference for one style of learning very early on. You may notice your child can sing all...

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Homework- does it improve your children’s results or ruin your weekends?

Like all teachers, I’ve spent many hours correcting homework. Yet there’s a debate over whether we should be setting it at all. I regularly find myself drawn into the argument on the reasoning behind it – parents, and sometimes colleagues, question...

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Why we read to our children at King’s Oak

At King’s Oak British International School there is a real buzz about learning. Children throughout the school are mesmerised by their work focussing around the use of quality reading books. Not surprisingly, the result is that they, in turn, produce...

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Is it too cold to play outside?

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Is it too cold to play outside?

Is it too cold to play outside? No – just wrap up warmly and play Often in the Winter parents worry about the cold and children can be confined to the indoors. Adult fears about “catching a cold” when exposed to cold weather is one of the barriers...

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