Year 2 Update Week 19
Monday 28th January – Sarah Brennan visiting to read and discuss her new book.
Thursday 31st January – Dim sum lunch trip.
Friday 1st February – Chinese Cultural Day and Chinese New Year Assembly. Half term break begins.
Monday 11th February – School begins
Tuesday 12th February – Sports Day for Year 1& 2. Please sign the e-notice.
Brody, Ryan and Muchan in Year 6 are organising a Book Drive to help spread our love of reading. The Sony Corporation will collect books to create mobile libraries in South Africa for schools that do not have enough books for children to read. If you have books that are:
Please send them to school. There is a collection box in the school foyer. Any books you can donate will help spread the enjoyment of reading.
It has been great celebrating the talents and achievements of our students through the ’Student Achievement’ section in the newsletter. We would like to do something similar with Student Action. Action in the PYP is when students are inspired through their learning and their experiences to make a difference to their lives or the community connected to real life issues and opportunities. We would like to celebrate our students taking action outside of school.
Please could you email examples to kannis.tsui@bhs.edu.hk and they will be shared through our newsletter.
There are different types of Action. We would like to start with a focus on Participation. See below for a definition and examples.
| Type of Action | Examples |
| Participation
Being actively involved in their learning and contributing as an individual or a group |
Getting involved with community projects
Making appropriate choices and taking responsibility to help people Taking on different roles e.g. being a leader, completing my chores, working in a group, looking after my pet Taking part in any decision making process Joining a new club |
Health awareness
As we enter flu season we ask that for the next few weeks you check your child’s temperature in the morning before they leave for school. The aim is to prevent the spread of illness and ensure that children are fit and ready to learn. A child with a temperature of 38 degrees or higher should not be coming to school. We would also suggest that if your child has had a temperature overnight it would not be appropriate to send them to school. As always please talk to your child about the importance of thorough hand washing. There will be a record sheet attached to your child’s diary on Monday that we ask you to complete each day.
Thank you to all the parents who have completed the form each day.
Emily Jeves Vice Principal Year 1 and 2
Timetable
| PE Kit | Library Bags | |
| 2D | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | Thursday |
| 2F | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | Thursday |
| 2K | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | Wednesday |
Thank you to all the parents who came to the Year 2 Sharing Morning. What a wonderful celebration of the children’s learning it was!
Fun Friends
In Fun Friends we are currently completing the sessions on F for feelings. We mentioned passwords for the children’s online activity books in the parent meeting. We will put them in the new diaries the children will get after CNY.
Unit of Inquiry
This week the children worked hard to prepare for their Sharing Morning. They took action by sharing their action with their classmates and parents.
Maths
In Maths, the children continued to inquire into sharing shapes and objects into halves and quarters.
English
In English, the children been publishing information about different celebrations and practising reciting their poems.
Central idea: People show events are important through celebrations and traditions.
Lines of inquiry
- Features of traditions and celebrations (form)
- Why people celebrate (causation)
- Similarities and differences between different celebrations (connection)
The children will complete a summative assessment comparing the similarities and differences about celebrations.
Central Idea:
Fractions are a way of representing part of a whole
Lines of inquiry:
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- Fractions of shapes
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- Fractions of amounts
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- How to make simple fractions
- The language of fractions
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The children will complete some problem solving activities based on fractions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/telling_the_time/play/popup.shtml
Stop the clock – game for ½ and 1 hour
https://www.mathplayground.com/number_bonds_10.html
https://www.mathplayground.com/number_bonds_20.html
Writing focus: Writing to entertain
The children will be able to listen to Sarah Brennan read her new book ‘Ping Pong Pig’. This is wonderful way to start our writing unit.
The children will listen to a variety of different stories.
2D – Thea Gabriel
2F – Clara Stemp and Selene Yeung
Sherisse Shek (2K) – Mandarin
Games and Activities to Develop Vocabulary
We have noticed that many of our Year 2 children would benefit from developing a broader vocabulary. With this in mind, we would like to recommend some games you can easily play at home, or on the move that will give your child the opportunity to develop their awareness and language skills.
- I Spy With My Little Eye
Benefits: vocabulary development, phonics and spelling awareness, observation skills and focus
Equipment: None
Number of players: Unlimited
Location: Anywhere!
Say, “I spy with my little eye something beginning with …” Start playing the game using objects in the room you can see. Begin with obvious items and over time move to more discreet objects. You can vary the game by using the initial sounds (phonics), or letters (spelling) or even colours or numbers. You can increase the challenge level by saying, “I spy with my little eye, something that ends in …”
- Word Association Game
Benefits: vocabulary development, fluency, memory and recall
Equipment: None
Number of players: Pairs are good, but more players possible if everyone takes turns
Location: Anywhere!
The first player, chosen randomly, says one word out loud. The other player has to quickly say a word that has some connection with the previous word. Players lose if …
- They take more than three seconds to make a connection.
- They repeat a word that has already been said in this game.
- They are challenged and loses the vote.
The last player standing is the winner.
For example, one sequences of words might be:
– Bus
– Stop
– Go
– Green
– Grass
– Garden
– Flower
Other well-known games we would recommend include, Pictionary, Charades
