Year 2 Update Week 9
Monday 21st October – Wear bright coloured clothing to celebrate our Diwali day. (Pleae ensure they are appropriate for our outdoor afternoon PE session at Kowloon Tsai).
Friday 25th October – Continuous Professional Development Day : school closed
Monday 28th October & Tuesday 29th October School Photos- you will be notified which day your child will have theirs.
Bokashi with Paul Melsom
Bring in fruit peel on Tuesday!
On Tuesday the children will have the opportunity to work with Paul Melsom, our environmental expert, to find out how we can help to reduce food waste by composting it. To help with this activity, the children will need a lot of fruit and vegetable peel.
The requirements are:
Any fruit or vegetable peel (orange, banana, carrots, potato) that has not touched their mouths.
Apple cores from apples that have been cut not bitten into.
Home Learning
Please remember to help your child to use the handwriting guide at the front of the sentence writing booklet when they are completing their sentences. The sentence writing book goes home on a Friday and must be returned on the following Wednesday.
DCK
Please be reminded that all DCK orders are now done online and that nothing should be sent into school. Please look at the contact information on the small card that your child received.
The deadline for ordering is 21st October.
Uniform
Please ensure that your child has a BHS sun hat everyday. They will also need a water bottle. As it is quite hot, it would be useful for your child to bring in a small towel to wipe themselves down after break times. All items brought to school must be named.
Uniform Online Ordering System
Uniform orders will now be made online and no longer be purchased directly from PTA office.
Payment by cheque (place in tray at reception).
Once cheque is received, the order will be processed and sent direct to classrooms, including the link for ordering:
| PE kit | Library Bag | |
| 2F | Monday, Tuesday, Friday | Wednesday |
| 2K | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday | Friday |
| 2W | Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | Friday |
Unit of Inquiry
The children have been thinking about what action they can take to help the environment. Talk to your child about what they have done or are planning on doing. Please send in any evidence, such as photos or videos, of your child completing their action.
English
The children have begun thinking about how writers choose and develop their ideas. They have started to create a book about a chosen topic.
During reading sessions the children have been thinking about how readers ask questions before, during and after their reading.
Maths
In Maths, the children have been playing some mathematical games to reinforce and practise their understanding of addition and subtraction. They have been using the Jump Strategy to calculate mental addition and subtraction problems.
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)
On Monday, BHS will host its annual Diwali assembly which will form a provocation for our new unit of inquiry. Later in the week, the children will be able to speak to Mrs Mehek to find out more about Diwali and how she celebrates it. Please let us know if you DO NOT want your child to have a small henna print pattern on their hand. It only lasts a couple of days.
Year long unit or inquiry
Central idea: Our experiences affect our wellbeing
Lines of inquiry:
- People respond differently to experiences(perspectives)
- Our thoughts affect our feelings and actions (causation)
- Ways we can take responsibility for our wellbeing (responsibility)
The children will start to look at the different feelings that they have and that all feelings are OK to have. It is what you do with your feelings that count.
CENTRAL IDEA: The operations of addition and subtraction are related to each other.
LINES OF INQUIRY:
An inquiry into:
- How we solve problems using addition and subtraction
- Mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction
- The language and symbols of addition and subtraction
In Maths, the children will be investigating addition and subtraction through some practical activities involving money. They will also be looking at some strategies such as the Jump Strategy and Split Strategy, to help develop their mental maths. The children will be playing mathematical games to reinforce and practise their understanding of addition and subtraction.
Writing
The children will be thinking about how writers choose and develop their ideas. They continue to creating a book about a chosen topic. They will be checking through their writing to make improvements.
Comprehension Strategy: Questioning – readers ask themselves questions before, during and after reading.
The children will be focusing on what makes a good question and they will be doing this through a range of questions.
FMS Parent Volunteers
If you are unable to help on any day, please contact susan.chung@bhs.edu.hk so that the teachers can be informed. It is always great too if you know other parents who may be available to help in your place. Thank you for giving up your time to support us..
