Arabic Medium Curriculum Policy At Repton we believe that learning to speak more than one language is deeply empowering. In Abu Dhabi, Arabic is considered as a core subject by Abu Dhabi education Council, and is mandatory. We support and endorse this, as it helps children to integrate in their host culture if they ex-patriate, and to develop their natural skills if they are Emirati or Arabic speaking. Supporting an understanding of Arabic (our host country language) enriches our pupils’ personal development and is crucial for promoting UAE cultural identity, understanding and empathy. We offer the Ministry of Education (MoE) curriculum to support native Arabic speaking and non-native Arabic speakers (ASL). However, the type of work and activities students complete will be differentiated according to the student's level of ability, and to whether their mother tongue is Arabic or not. Arabic, Islamic, Social Studies

Aims:

● Provide all students with the opportunity to understand the beauty of the Arabic language/world.

● Support each child to reach their full potential in language learning in oral, written, and visual skills

● Develop individual self-expression and self-confidence via a broad and balanced language curriculum

● Enable children to communicate effectively with others in school, public life and internationally.

● Promote and support the use of technology/ multimedia resources. ● Ensure the international culture and diversity of the school is reflected. ● Encourage the use and development of classical Arabic ● Integrate Arabic, Islamic and Social Studies with other subjects where possible ● Develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people ● Develop young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through

intercultural understanding and respect. ● Expose children to a range of literature that is rich, influential and full of experiences of people

from different countries and times. ● Develop children as enthusiastic and critical readers of fiction, non-fiction and media texts. ● Display children's work to celebrate success and the joy of the learning journey ● Display vocabulary and symbols, charts and rubrics to support learning.

Teaching and learning methodology: We strive to ensure that we:

● Provide a variety of meaningful and authentic language learning opportunities ● Cater for different learning styles. ● Foster supportive, positive and reflective language learning environments ● Allow learners to be risk takers. ● Develop competency, creativity and independence

● Deliver language programmes through a variety of methods and strategies, linking closely with an emphasis on inquiry.

● Make links with our school and wider community ● Expose students to the habits and traditions of Arabic culture through many different ways ● Provide clear, challenging and thought provoking tasks ● Promote independent and critical thinking ● Encourage discussion and reasoning skills.

Scope and Sequences:

● Prepare lesson plans to achieve the lesson objectives. ● Integrate cooperative learning. ● Generate bespoke material to support MOE curriculum. ● Provide feedback on assignments and tests. ● Use differentiation during instruction to meet the needs of students at varying levels of

knowledge acquisition

Minutes per week

Arabic Islamic Social Studies Native Speaker

Non-Native Speaker

Native Speaker

Non-Native

Native Speaker

FS1 15 15 NA NA NA FS2 30 30 NA NA NA KS1 and KS2 240 150 120 120 30 Arabic Language

The Arabic programme is adapted to meet the different levels and abilities of each learner. Pupils experience a wide range of learning activities to allow them to develop skills and confidence within the four areas of literacy:

● Listening ● Speaking ● Reading ● Writing

Pupils are encouraged to use Arabic to communicate their learning and understanding as well as apply critical thinking skills. They learn and extend their Arabic vocabulary and expression through songs, stories, iPads, sharing personal experiences and other fun learning activities. They also develop a positive attitude and understanding of the culture and civilisation of Arabic speakers as well as their knowledge of the U.A.E culture. The Arabic programme framework informs the teaching of languages and creates language learners. Children working to framework objectives should develop an understanding of what it means to learn a language as a first and additional language and of the skills and conventions of language learning. They should thus be well placed to learn other languages later.

Islamic

The Islamic Studies curriculum is a sequential programme for Muslim children; both native and non-native. At Repton School the Muslim students from Year 1 onwards attend Islamic Studies. At each year level the students build upon their knowledge from their previous year of study. The programme aims to enrich the learner with a strong foundation of knowledge and values. While teaching Islamic Studies, we effective challenging questions about the ultimate meaning and purpose of life, beliefs about God, self, and issues of right and wrong. At every year level, the Ministry of Education (MoE) curriculum develops knowledge and understanding of Islamic faith, jurisprudence, Quran teachings, Islamic history and traditions to which the people of the UAE have a strong belonging It offers opportunities for personal reflection and spiritual development. It enhances awareness and the understanding of religious theology, ethics and beliefs, teachings and practises. Islamic Studies also explores forms of religious expression, as well as the influence religion has on individuals, families, communities and cultures.

Social Studies

Social Studies increases awareness of UAE culture and traditions. The Social Studies course for native Arab speakers is based on the National Curriculum of the UAE. Children learn about the unity of the Emirates and cover topics such as the Emirati traditions, past and present.

Pupils use a variety of resources (e.g. maps, graphs, tables, ipads, atlases, photographs and statistics) in a critical manner, in order to explore and cover many skills such as: knowledge, understanding, communication, research and organisation. Studying Social Studies develops knowledge of places and environments throughout the U.A.E, an understanding of maps, and a range of investigative and problem-solving skills both inside and outside the classroom. Such real life skills prepare pupils for adult life and employment. The curriculum is a focus for understanding and resolving issues about the environment and sustainable development. It is also an important link between the natural and social sciences.

Assessments: At Repton we follow the Ministry of Education Decree No. (547) regarding tests and examination systems. Pupils are assessed formally twice each term. This process is not only to report on their progress, but also to assist them in reaching individual targets. In the Arabic department, we use assessment as the process of gathering and discussing information from multiple and diverse sources in order to under a pupil’s understanding. Assessment results are used to improve subsequent learning. We use both formative and summative assessment which helps us in identifying, gathering and interpreting students’ achievements. Assessment is an essential component of the curriculum, and helps to inform continuous development, learning and teaching. Students should be observed in a variety of situations, and a wide range of assessment strategies should be implemented.

The teacher observes the young student in order to:

● Build up a clear picture of the student and their interests. ● Identify what and how the student is thinking and learning.

● Assess the effectiveness of the environment on the student’s learning. ● Extend the student’s learning. Termly assessment weight as below: Y2 and 3:

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Homework

Homework given to children to practices and consolidate their learning more at home, continuous homework provides insights into students’ understanding, knowledge, skills and attitudes. It is also a means of exploring the learning styles and individual differences of the pupils in order to differentiate instruction, targets. All KS pupils are assigned homework appropriate to their age and year level. Some of their tasks may be designed to consolidate the child’s classroom learning experiences, while other tasks will encourage the child to work independently and with initiative.

Homework time is considered to match children's needs, abilities.

The Role of Technology

Technology has enabled huge changes in our way of life over the last few years. We are therefore in involving the use of the ipads and interactive whiteboards as standard in Arabic medium subjects.

We emphasize the importance of making lessons conducive for pupils, and one factor that contributes in learning process is the use of Information and Communication Technology. Using Information Technologies and iPads pupils are now able to participate in learning communication throughout the world. They are independent and free in choice of their App of study and access it. Pupils are learning collaboratively, sharing information, exchange their learning experiences and work through cooperative activities in virtual learning communities. IPads help to facilitate teaching learning process in more productive fashion. In a nutshell, Arabic, Islamic and Social Studies Apps are restructuring teaching learning process to meet the international standards. Moreover, iPads used to:

● Document learning through photos and videos ● Give opportunities for rapid feedback and reflection ● Afford opportunities to enhance individual/group authentic learning. ● Allow access to a broad range of sources of educational apps, games and information. ● Provide pupils with a range of tools to store, organise and present their learning. ● Encourages communication with a wide-ranging audience. ● Integrate Arabic, Islamic and Social Studies with other subjects.

Arabic Benchmarks

FS1 الروضة األولى Arabic

Oral communication

Written communication

Listening & Speaking Reading Writing - Uses some Arabic number names and number language spontaneously. Listen attentively and trying to understands basic Arabic instructions, everyday classroom language and praise words. - Join in with a song or a story. - Can use basic greetings in conversation. e.g. Marhaba, Sanah al Kahir. - respond in Arabic to the question: How are you? -Attempts to count to 13. -Recognize:

● Colors - Shapes: مربع، دائرة.

- Recognise familiar letters and numbers in the written form. - Can use basic greetings in conversation. - Count to 13. - Can say the colours in Arabic :(red, green, blue, yellow, black, brown)

- Tracing Arabic letters and numbers. - Ascribes meanings to marks they see in different places

FS2 الروضة الثانیة Arabic

Oral communication

Written communication

Listening & Speaking Reading Writing

- Follow directions given in Arabic. - Attempt to use simple Arabic language in oralcommunication. -Use common Arabic greetings such as hello, goodbye. - Recognise and interpret visual and verbal cues.- Can use basic greetings in conversation. e.g. Marhaba, Sanah al Kahir. -Attempts to count to 20. -Uses some clearly identifiable letters to communicate meaning, representing some sounds correctly and in sequence. -Links sounds to letters, naming and sounding the letters of the alphabet.

-Recognise familiar letters and numbers in the written form. - Can use own knowledge of language to predict. - Recognise and can point to familiar words. - Count to the number 20 in Arabic. - Can say the Arabic colours in Arabic. -Recognises familiar words and signs such as own name and advertising logos. Uses vocabulary and forms of speech that are increasingly influenced by experiences of books. Match the letter with it's picture.

-Writing clearly by hand on the laminated cards. -know that Arabic words to be read /print from right to left. -Links sounds to letters,naming and sounding the letters of the alphabet.

Y1 الصف األول

Arabic for Native Oral communication

Written communication

Listening & Speaking Reading Writing

- Adapt examples given to produce his/her own answers. -Appropriate responses which show understanding of questions /comments. -Distinguish between the feminine and masculine when speaking. - Ask and answer questions using “what”, “Who “ ,“where,” when”,” how many”. -Retell stories, ordering events using story language.- Listen to tapes or video and express views abouthow a story or information has been presented. - Listen to and follow instructions accurately, askingfor help and clarification if necessary. - Explain and comment on speakers’ use of language, including vocabulary , grammar and non-verbal features.

- Read and understand a range of familiar written phrases. Can understand familiar short simple phrases. - Make links between some phonemes, rhymes and spellings. -Make Good use of the basic range of vocabulary. - Match sound to sentences and paragraphs. -Read some familiar words and phrases aloud and pronounce them accurately

-Complete sentences with the missing words. -Rearranges the words toform simple or complex sentences and read them.-Applying the rules of joined letters in written work. - Follow the right to left orientation in writing. -Consider the different shapes of the letters depending of its location in the word. - Know and is able to usethe letters ( م، ب، ف، أ) in writing new words.

Y2 الصف الثاني Arabic for Native

Oral communication

Written communication

Listening & Speaking Reading Writing

-Introduces a storyline or narrative into the oral presentation. -Identify the main events and characters in stories, and find specific information in simple texts. -Tell stories and describe incidents from their own experience in an audible voice. -Respond to presentations by describing characters, repeating some highlight and commenting constructively. -Listen to talk by an adult, remember some specific points and identify what they have learned.

-Blend letters to read words and recognise common digraphs. -Explain their reactions to texts, commenting on important aspects. -Distinguish fiction and non-fiction texts and the different purposes for reading them. -Use syntax and context to self-correct when reading for accuracy and meaning. Read automatically high frequency words.

-Attempts to write short sentences in meaningful contexts. -Group written sentencestogether in chunks of meaning or subject. -Write chronological andnon-chronological texts using simple structures. -Spell new words using phonics and a range of self checking strategies. -Extend their vocabulary,exploring the meanings and sounds of new words..

Y3 الصف الثالث Arabic for Native

Oral communication

Written communication

Listening & Speaking Reading Writing

- Introduces a storyline or narrative into the oral presentation. - Identify the main events and characters in stories, and find specific information in simple texts. - Tell stories effectively and convey detailed information coherently for listeners. - Respond to presentations by describing characters, repeating some highlight and commenting constructively. - Listen to talk by an adult, remember some specific points and identify what they have learned. -Perform simple communicative tasks using classical Arabic.

- Use syntax and context to self-correct when reading for accuracy.

- Distinguish fiction and non-fiction texts and the different purposes for reading them. - Explain reactions to texts, commenting on important aspects- Recognise less common digraphs and trigraphs, exploring word families. -Routinely apply phonic knowledge for reading unknownor difficult words. Understand the overall meaning/idea when reading text.

-Group written sentencestogether in chunks of meaning or subject. -Spell new words using phonics and a range of self checking strategies. -Extend vocabulary, exploring the meanings and sounds of new words. - Use key features of narrative in own writing.- Attempts to write shortsentences in meaningful contexts. -Write neatly and legibly with handwriting generally joined, consistent in size and spacing.

Y4 الصف الرابع

Arabic for Native Oral communication

Written communication

Listening & Speaking Reading Writing - Understand a variety of spoken material

including longer passages and language I haven’t learnt.

- Spontaneous with good pronunciation and intonation linking phrases together accurately however I may make a few mistakes.

- Take part in conversations and simple discussions and present information.

- Express points of view and show an ability to deal with some unpredictable elements.

- Spoken language contains a variety of structures and may relate to past and future events.

- Understand different types of written materials covering present events and events that have happened OR are going to happen in the future.

- Pick out the main points and details such as opinions.

- Understand different types of texts.

- Skim, scan and detail read to find information.

- Reading aloud confidently and using context to work out unfamiliar language.

- Can produce a short piece of writing and give opinions, information and ask questions.

- Write about everyday activities.

- Find new words in a dictionary and use them in own work.

- Write a simple text using sentence builders and linking words.

Y1 الصف األول Arabic for Non-Native

Oral communication

Written communication

Listening & Speaking Reading Writing

-Follow basic instructions. -Demonstrate understanding of short simple spoken texts and vocabulary. - Recognise and interpret visual and verbal cues. -Ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics. - Repeat and recite a variety of short simple spoken texts. - Use simple vocabulary to express needs, likes and dislikes. - Respond to oral texts using complete sentence. - Use visual cues to communicate needs and express feelings. -Recognise Arabic colors, and shapes.

-Recognise familiar vocabulary in the written form. - Demonstrate and understanding of simple texts. -sounding out letters to read simpl words.

-Copy and write simple words, phrases and short sentences. - Write, using a model, in guided writing tasks

Y2 الصف الثاني

Arabic for Non-Native Oral communication

Written communication

Listening & Speaking Reading Writing

-Follow basic instructions. - Demonstrate understanding of short simple spoken texts and vocabulary. - Recognize and interpret visual and verbal cues. -Ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics. - Repeat and recite a variety of short simple spoken texts. - Use simple vocabulary to express needs, likes and dislikes. - Respond to oral texts using complete sentences. - Use visual cues to communicate needs and express feelings.

-Recognise familiar vocabulary in the written form. - Demonstrate and understanding of simple texts. -sounding out letters to read simple words.

- Copy and write simple words, phrases and short sentences. - Write, using a model, in guided writing tasks - Create short written texts for specific purposes following a model. -Write responses to very simple questions. -Write using a model, in guided and cooperative writing tasks

Y3 الصف الثالث Arabic for Non-Native

Oral communication

Written communication

Listening & Speaking Reading Writing

- Listen and respond to simple rhymes, stories and songs. -Recognise and respond to sound patterns and words. -Perform simple communicative tasks using single words, phrases and short sentences. -Listen attentively and understand instructions, everyday classroom language and praise words. -Recognise some familiar words in written form -Make links between some phonemes, rhymes and spellings, and read aloud familiar words -Experiment with the writing of simple words

- Recognise some familiar words in written form. -Make links between some phonemes, rhymes and spellings, and read aloud familiar words. -Experiment with the writing of simple words. - Read out a few familiar words and phrases. - Can understand familiar written phrases

- Write or copy simple words or symbols -Write one or two short sentences to a model and fill in the words on a simple form - Write a few short sentences with support using expressions which I have already learned. -Write a short text on a familiar topic, adapting language which I have already learned. - Write a short text on a range of familiar topics. -Write a simple text, e.g. a letter,giving and seeking information.

Y4 الصف الرابع Arabic for Non Native

Oral communication

Written communication

Listening & Speaking Reading Writing

- Understand the main points from a short spoken passage made up of familiar language about daily routine. - Can Describe and ask more than 5 questions of pictures. - Can understand the main points and opinions from a spoken passage made up of familiar language. I understand different tenses. - Can understand a range of familiar spoken sentences with repetition

- Read and understand the main points from a short written text. Read shorts texts and translate them into English. - Read stories in Arabic and understand different tenses. - Translate ideas into English.

- Write few shorts sentences using simple grammatical structures (Feminine/masculine) - Write a short text on a range of familiar topics. - Use more than one tense. - Use complex grammatical structures.

Islamic Benchmarks

Y1 الصف األول Islamic

● Distinguish between God's creation and what human’s create. Describe features of God's creation. ● Explain how Muslim’s can thank God for his blessing. ● Recite and memorise verses from Quraan. ● Show an understanding of the elements of Prophet Muhammad's story. ● Retell Islamic stories. ● Recite and memorise Duaa, and hadeethe. ● List the 5 pillars of Islam.

● Priorities the importance of prayers. ● Describe the behavior of Abu Huraira. ● Demonistrate the process of wudoo from Niyyah to Shahadah. ● Know the importance of maintaining the etiquettes of eating. ● Recognise that Pleasing Allah first should be main goal. ● Priorities the importance of prayers. ● Uses Islamic vocabularies and concepts in his daily language. ● Realise the importance of respect elders and seniors.

Y2 الصف الثاني Islamic

● Listens with enjoyment to stories, Quraan, Hadeeth, attentive listening and responds with relevantcomments, questions or actions.

● Realise that God created us to worship only him. ● Aware of the importance of praise (التسبیح). ● Know the names of the five daily prayers. ● Know the names or times of the five daily prayers. ● Explain the importance of daily prayers in the lives of Muslim’s. ● Recite and memorise Duaa, and hadeethe. ● Recite and memorise verses from Quraan. ● Can describe prophet's Mohammads' character, profession and features. ● Uses Islamic vocabularies and concepts in his daily language.

● Understand the concept of Qudwah, or role modle. ● Understand and value the attitude of honesty and trustworthiness. ● Recognise how Muslims treat others. ● Know the names and role of some Angels. ● Understand the rights of neighbors. ● Value the importance of the recitation of the Holy Quran.

Y3 الصف الثا لث Islamic

● Recite and memorise Duaa, and hadeethe.

● Recite and memorise verses from Quraan.

● Uses Islamic vocabularies and concepts in his daily language.

● Understand the meaning of Surahs.

● Explain the importance of daily prayers in the lives of Muslim’s.

● Value the importance of the recitation of the Holy Quran.

● Value habits lead to Janna, and list what lead to Hell.

● Can list Muslims rights within Islamic society.

● Can describe positive attitudes for Iambic characters 'Sahaba'.

● Understand the importance of obeying God, parents and rulers.

● List how Muslim cab be environmentally friendly.

● Give examples explaining that Islam is the religion of mercy.

● List nullifiers ablution, conditions of prayers.

● Understand the importance of Eid ul adha and Eid ul fitr.

● Understand the concept of Muslim Greetings and its importance.

● Learn the Islamic values of kindness, sharing, caring, obeying parents, Taharah and good etiquettes.

Y4 الصف الرابع Islamic

● Recite more than 10 Ayaat from Quran, such as, Al Fajr and Al Enshiqaq. ● Read the surah with Tajweed, such as, Ahkaam Alnon. ● Memorize all the hadeeths and explain the main Idea. ● Mention all the names of the Holy books. ● Explain the similarity between all the holly books points. ● Interpret and explain the importance of commitment to the values and ethics in the life of a Muslim. ● Summarise the importance of courage and its impact on society, and give some example from the

sahabah. ● Create a posters or write paragraph about the value and connected with the UAE cultures and tradition.● Mentioned all the events of the stories of the Prophets, such as, Ishaq and Ibraheem علیهما السالم . ● Describe the live of some prophet before being prophet and after being Prophets.

Social Studies Benchmarks

Y1 الصف األول Social Studies

● Match between pictures of the school rules with other similar pictures. ● Names of the seven Emirates. ● Know the name and features of the extended family and the immediate family. ● Describe activity/hobbies liked. ● Understand the rules of working together. ● Know Sheikh Zayed Ben Sultan’s name, hid dad's, mum's name and who he was. ● Read images and to draw conclusions; drawing, painting and design; oral repetition; listen

(streaming audio recorder).

Y2 الصف الثاني

Social Studies ● Identify the UAE map. ● Can describe the mountain, Sea and desert in the UAE. ● Describe Sheikh Zayed Ben Sultan’s Achievements. ● Differentiate the UAE flag from other flags. ● Respect own relatives, friends and others. ● Know the police rules and their different roles. ● Know neighbor's rights.

● Use appropriate, respectful word in different situations. ● Can recognize rights and perform his/her duties. ● Respect for oneself and society. ● Can defines the national economy.

Y3 الصف الثالث

Social Studies ● Can describe the UAE national life in the past time. ● Understand how we cooperative with the police officers. ● Can describe different ways to respect own parents, relatives and others. ● Describe the steps of Union journey. ● Can describe Sheikh Zayed, Sheikh Rahid and other rules achievements. ● Can apply traffic rules in daily life. ● Understand and appreciate the role of policeman. ● Can describe the rights which the government gave him. ● Can express in simple language the concept of the Union. ● Can appreciate the efforts of the Sheikhs in securing educational, health- and social services. ● Can estimated collaborative work. ● Understand that each thing has a price and value. ● Recognise the natural characteristics of mankind

Y4 الصف الرابع Social Studies

● Understand and describe the role of Sheikh Zayed and grandfathers in building the country.

● Recorgise and name main features of traditions, e.g.: accessories, equipment. ● Appreciate the role of Sheikh Khalifa and other UAE rulers. ● Compare between UAE in the past and now. ● Give examples of being responsible. ● Demonstrate an understanding of themselves as members of their own community as well as other

communities that are distant in time and place ● Investigate why groups are organized into communities and the ways communities reflect the cultures

and customs of the people ● Gain an appreciation of the relationship between valuing the environment and protecting it ● Deepen their understanding of how people influence and are influenced by places in their environment ● Use simple maps to demonstrate a basic understanding of cardinal directions and how to get to and from

different arrival and destination points ● Collect information from a variety of sources and experiences, identify simple problems, and then do a

simple presentation of their facts and opinions orally, visually and in writing.

Written: Arabic Department, April 2015 Review date: Dec 2017