Year 2 Update Wk 32
Transport systems are directly related to the needs of a community.
The children will continue to find out about the different modes of transport people can use to get around Hong Kong. In groups they will start brainstorming and planning their route to Discovery Bay in preparation for our upcoming trip.
This week we have been focussing on division. We have learnt about ‘division as sharing’ and ‘division as repeated subtraction’ so far. We will continue to think about this during our short week next week. Please try and give your child opportunities for practical division at home (sharing snacks with siblings, sharing pasta into jars, sharing playing cards between family members, etc). But, please bear in mind we have not started thinking about remainders yet!
- 2x, 10 x and 5x table test will take place on Monday 9th May.
- Spelling homework is given out weekly. Our next spelling test will be on Friday 6th May.
Reading
Children continue to bring home one book per night to read with an adult. If they do not complete the book in one night, they are able to bring this home to read the following night. Please ensure that you are leaving a comment about your child’s reading in their reading journal. In May and June your child’s class teacher will start the final assessment of your child’s reading in Year 2. Therefore the colour of their reading may change over before the end of term. We ask that you please be patient as we complete the final assessments as it can be quite time consuming.
Learning Centre Parent /Family Borrowing
As you will have seen in the school newsletter it is now possible for parents, younger children and other family members to borrow from our library. By registering for a family borrowing card you can borrow two books from any section of the library, including the new Parent Collection which contains books about healthy living, behaviour management, fun art activities and days out for children in Hong Kong.
The library is open for family borrowing at these times:
| Before school | After school | |
| Monday | 2.45-3.30pm | |
| Tuesday | 8.15- 9.00am | |
| Wednesday | 2.45-3.30pm | |
| Friday | 8.30-9.15am |
To register for a family borrowing card please complete the form found on the school website’s communications page.
For any questions please contact Emily Jeves; emily.jeves@bhs.edu.hk
Fruity Friday
Every week at Beacon Hill we have ‘Fruity Friday’. Children are asked to bring a piece of fruit as their healthy snack. We will let you know in advance if and when PTA will be selling fruit so that your child can bring in money then.
