Year 2 Update Wk 17

Tuesday 16th January – Year 5 Bake Sale (bring in some money to help support the PTA)

Friday 19th January – Year 2 Sharing Morning – 9am in the school hall. It will run until approx. 11am. All children need a parent or family member to attend.

Thursday 25th January – Year 2 Theatre Trip to see Monstersaurus

Tuesday 6th February – Yerar 2 Bake Sale (please send in small cakes or cookies to the PTA office that day).

Monday 12th February – China Day (more information to follow).

Wednesday 14th February – Dim Sum Trip Year 2 (more information to follow).

Thursday 15th February – Break up for Chinese New Year holidays at 3pm.

The weather has cooled down in HK and many of the children are coming to school dressed very warmly. Please help your child to dress in layers so that they can be removed when they are hot. The classroom is very warm with 30 children inside it and the children are often very hot after breaks, lunchtimes and PE sessions. Some children have very thick vests and leggings under their trousers that they are sweating and very uncomfortable in the classroom. We do have heaters in the classroom.

PMP Helper Needed

Please contact susan.chung@bhs.edu.hk if you would be able to help out with 2K PMP on Thursdays at 2.15pm-3pm in Term 2.

Marie Marchand – Visiting Speaker

We are delighted to welcome back Marie Marchand to present at Beacon Hill School on January 31st from 6-8pm. This year’s focus will be positive behaviour management strategies for parents- Discipline without Shouting. Please see the details and sign up via the gateway https://tg.esf.edu.hk The cost will be $50 per person.

Marie is an excellent speaker- both entertaining and informative and we thoroughly recommend any parents from year 1-6 to come and enjoy her presentation.

Student Council Fruity Friday

The last term we surveyed our students to find out how we can make BHS even better.  A lot of students wanted Fruity Friday back.  This is an opportunity for you to help your child have delicious and healthy snacks at least once a week.  Can you please support and encourage your child to bring in a fruity snack each Friday.  We do not want processed snacks with fruit in them as they contain preservatives and man-made sugar.  Thank you in advance for your support.  Fruity Friday starts on Friday 19th January.

The children have been working in groups to inquire into a chosen celebration. They have been using books and Big Universe to find information.

The children have been completing their stop motion animations in Learning Technology.

During their fifth clay session, the children glazed their finished candle holder. The candle holder is based on a celebration of their choice.

The children have been been writing creative poems about their chosen celebration describing what they can see, hear, smell, taste and touch.

Central idea:People recognise important events through celebration and traditions.

Lines of inquiry:

• Features of traditions and celebrations (form)
• Why people celebrate (causation)
• Different approaches to celebrating (the same celebration)  (perspective)

This week the children will prepare and rehearse for the Sharing Morning. This will involve practising their drama, music and dance as well as finishing their research on their chosen celebration. They will complete their work in Learning Technology.

In this unit of inquiry, the children are very fortunate to have Ms Cassie working with them to produce some clay work. This week the children will be reflecting on their clay work.

Please be on time for the sharing. We will start promptly at 9am.

Central Idea: Fractions are a way of representing part of a whole

Lines of inquiry:

• Fractions of shapes
• Fractions of amounts
• How to make simple fractions
• The language of fractions

This week the children will continue to look at fractions. They will explore halves and quarters. They are learning that fractions are equal parts of a whole.

Please continue to practise number bonds to 10, 20, 30 and 40:

Mandarin – All children are encouraged to take a reading book home on the days when they have Mandarin lessons.