Year 4 Update – Week 5
Monday 24th September – BHS C.P.D. Day (School closed for students)
Tuesday 25th September – PUBLIC HOLIDAY (School closed)
Friday 28th September – 8.45am-10.30am (Important information below*)
Monday 1st October – PUBLIC HOLIDAY (School closed)
Tuesday 9th & Thursday 11th October – Parent Teacher consultations
Monday 15th – Friday 19th October (inclusive) – Mid-term break
Wednesday 24th October – Year 4 Camp information evening (Parents only)
Wednesday 20th – Friday 22nd November – Year 4 Camp
Parent Teacher Consultations
Our first Parent Teacher Consultations this year will be on Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th October. This is a valuable opportunity for you to find out more about your child’s learning in Inquiry, English and Mathematics through conversation with their class teacher.
*BOOKING SYSTEM (on Gateway) NOW OPEN FOR ALL PARENTS*
Year 4 Sharing Day – Family photo required
A huge thank you to those of you who have already emailed a family photo to your child’s class teacher. Please could you send a photo ASAP if you have not already done so.
Email a family photo to your child’s class teacher at the address below…
4F charlotte.fennelly@bhs.edu.hk
Many thanks indeed for your support with this, all will be revealed on Sharing Day!
*Year 4 Sharing Day – new timings 8.45am – 10.30am
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4A Parents |
4F Parents |
4W Parents |
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| 8.45am – 9.00am |
FOYER (refreshments) Look at Art displays |
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| 9.00am |
Music room/Library 6/F |
3/F classrooms |
Drama studio 6/F |
| 9.30am |
Drama studio 6/F |
Music room/Library 6/F |
3/F classrooms |
| 10.00am |
3/F classrooms |
Drama studio 6/F |
Music room/Library 6/F |
*Finish at 10.30am
BHS Lunchtime Experiences
At BHS we have lots of great clubs which our students really enjoy so Ms Chung challenged us to create even more! As the student councillors we interviewed our friends and classmates to find out their favourite clubs. We were wondering if any parents would like to help run these clubs? Do not panic! You do not need to be an expert or world champion, just enthusiastic and willing to help. This could be as an one off session or more, it is up to you. Please click on this google form to volunteer. The Student Council will then get in contact with you to organise the club. We will help with all the logistics such as venue, students and resources.
Thank you for any help you can give us.
Typhoon Mangkhut
We hope you are all recovering following the ferocious typhoon earlier this week. We are happy to hear from your children that everyone is safe and well and wish you well.
Mandarin Mid-Autumn market
The children had great fun visiting the market yesterday. There was a wide selection of fruit, lanterns and mooncakes on offer. They all did a great job of conversing with the parent volunteers in Mandarin, well done!
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a very happy Mid-Autumn festival. We hope you enjoy any festivities you are participating in during this celebration.
Unit of Inquiry
We have linked so much of our recent work to our current Unit… English, Multimedia, Dance, Art and Music. The students have been working hard in all of these areas this week. This year, each class is sharing their beliefs through different artwork which you will be able to see in the school foyer next Friday.
Here are some photos of 4F working on creating some watercolour backgrounds for their calligraphy…
English
The students have been putting the finishing touches to their Poetry Anthologies by further editing and improving their work. We keep reminding ourselves about what poetry is… “The best possible words in the best possible order.” This helps us to really think about improvements we can make and ensure we are not using uninteresting or unnecessary words in our poems. Some of the students have begun publishing their final drafts of their poems and adding them to their Anthology.
Central Idea
Experiences and beliefs shape a person’s actions
Lines of Inquiry
An inquiry into…
- How our actions affect our lives (Causation)
- People’s many and varied beliefs (Perspective)
- The interconnectedness of beliefs, experience and actions (Connection)
Next week is all about making our final preparations for Sharing Day. The children are working incredibly hard and are really excited about sharing their learning with you. They will be finalising their multimedia projects and be continuing to clarify their own beliefs, experiences and actions. The students will also be working on the dance routines they have choreographed to ensure their actions reflect the belief they are portraying.
An inquiry into:
- The selection and correct use of standard units
- Solving real-life situations using time, temperature, length, mass and capacity
Next week the students will be continuing to investigate measurement using standard units. We will be continuing our inquiry into area and perimeter through further problem solving engagements.
- Mon, Weds, Fri – borrow a BHS home reading book
- Tues, Thurs – read a book online from Big Universe
Mathematics
All children should aim to spend 30 minutes per week completing their assigned Mathletics tasks and/or practising their times tables.
Mandarin
All children are encouraged to take a reading book home on the days when they have Mandarin lessons.
