15
Sep
2016
Year 2 Update Wk 5
Friday 16th September
Public Holiday – School Closed
Public Holiday – School Closed
Tuesday 27th and Thursday 29th September
Parent Consultations – Please sign up on the Gateway
Parent Consultations – Please sign up on the Gateway
Wednesday 5th October
Community Chest Casual Dress Day
Community Chest Casual Dress Day
Thursday 6th October
BHS CPD Day, No School
BHS CPD Day, No School
Friday 7th October
BHS CPD Day, No School
BHS CPD Day, No School
Please sign up for a parent teacher interview time on the Gateway. These are scheduled for Tuesday 27th and Thursday 29th September.
Thank you so much to the parents who were able to help on the Year 2 trip to Penfold Park. It was a hot day, but the children loved the opportunity to teach some activities and enjoy the outdoors. Your help made their experiences more valuable and memorable, and it would not have been possible without you.
Also this week 2K have been wearing their fitness bands to keep track of how active they are during the day, and using this information in ICT and during UOI time. If you would like to carry on doing this at home the bands are Xiaomi Mi Bands for about 100HKD.
Lifestyle choices can affect human health and well-being
Lines of Inquiry
- What it means to have a balanced lifestyle (causation)
- The choices we make that affect our health (reflection)
- Our responsibility for our own well-being (responsibility)
The activities in Penfold Park served as a good indicator where students were with writing procedures and making choices that positively affect well-being. Choosing and designing those activities reinforces the idea that we should reflect on our choices and try to take care of ourselves. They were also a lot of fun! Some students reflected that it was too hot for the running activities, but they remembered to take breaks and drink a lot of water. Others noted that when people cheated at the games it made it less fun for the others.
The remaining time for the unit will be spent on personal inquiry into areas of well-being that the students were most interested in, and summative tasks to show what they have learned. The next unit starts on September 26.
Recognise, model, read, write and order three digit numbers
This week we practised rounding numbers to the nearest ten. This involves closely looking at numbers to see what digit is in the ones place. If it is five or higher, you round the number to the next ten. If the number ends in a four or lower, you round to the previous ten. We practised this by rolling dice and finding the numbers on the 100 line to see what number we rounded to, looking at number lines, and playing games on Mathletics.
We have also been ordering random three digit numbers, looking for odd and even patterns, and looking at place value to choose which number is larger.
Next week we will begin a closer look at addition and subtraction.
Writing– The structure of a procedural text
Handwriting– Upper and lower case letters
Phonics– Year 1 review and ‘ee’ sound
This week students reflected on how effective their procedures in the park were. Was there anything they needed to change? Were the instructions clear enough? Did they forget any steps?
Children also performed an unaided writing task titled Changing Your Library Book to show what they have learned. They also created checklist of components a procedure needs to self-assess their work.
Golden Book was suspended this week for Year 2 while students made their sandwiches and prepared for their trip to Penfold Park. Stay tuned for next week’s winners!
Spelling
Spelling is going well! Please remember to work through the tasks a little at a time, and return the spelling journal to the teacher for review.
Unit of Inquiry
Ask your child about the good well-being activities they did in the park. Have a conversation about where they plan to make some changes in their lives. Are there any choices they will make differently at home? Remember, the areas we’ve discussed in class are healthy bodies (nutrition, exercise, hygiene), exercising your brain, being safe, spending time and caring for the environment, relaxation and sleep, celebrating, relationships, and having fun. Can they name something they do for each area? Is there something they don’t get enough of?
Ask your child about the good well-being activities they did in the park. Have a conversation about where they plan to make some changes in their lives. Are there any choices they will make differently at home? Remember, the areas we’ve discussed in class are healthy bodies (nutrition, exercise, hygiene), exercising your brain, being safe, spending time and caring for the environment, relaxation and sleep, celebrating, relationships, and having fun. Can they name something they do for each area? Is there something they don’t get enough of?
This week’s coming typhoons are a good reminder to stay familiar with Hong Kong’s policy on the different typhoon’s and rain signals. ESF has collected the policies here!
http://www.esf.edu.hk/severe-weather-procedures
Thank you! Have a good Mid-Autumn Festival!
