Year 4 Update Wk 20
- 29th January – Year 4 Theater Trip
- 2nd February – Y2 Bake Sale (Children to bring some money)
- 4th February – Chinese New Year Evening for parents
- 5th February – China Day (Children to wear Chinese clothes)
- 5th February, 3.00 pm – Chinese New Year Holiday
- 15th February – First Day Back at BHS
- 19th February – Sports Day
- Colder weather is coming!
Please make sure that all uniform items are labelled. This week we have noticed many students have left jumpers and jackets in the cubbies and around the classroom, only to bring more the following day. If you are ‘layering up’ your child please insist that they remember to take home what they take off.
- Toys, School Bags and Bad Backs!
Please remember that toys are not permitted to come to school. Loss, damage and safety are reason why BHS asks children to leave their precious playthings at home.
Please check your child’s school bag for any excess toys. While you are there, please remove any ‘non BHS’ items. Library books should only be coming to school on the class library day.
Unit Of Inquiry
Unit 4 has started with a provocation and a pre-assessment. Discussions have begun about knowledge of structures, both locally and globally.
PE
Children have been enjoying opportunities to use communication skills and collaboration to solve problems in groups using a variety of equipment and strategies.
Fables
Our unit on fables has begun! Students were given examples of plots and characters to write a fable of their own. They have included dialogue, two to three characters and a moral in their fables.
How We Express Ourselves
Central Idea: Nature, purpose and creativity can inspire the design of structures in the community
Lines of Inquiry
- Architecture in the local and global environment
- Elements that influence design
- Pattern and shapes in structures (Maths)
Concepts: Form, Perspective, Reflection
Learner Profile: Communicator, Reflective
Attitudes: Confidence, Creativity
In the coming week we will be inquiring into structures around the world. Looking into their purpose, design and what inspired the designers.
This unit connects with our Maths curriculum by inquiring into shape and space. This week we will be testing the strength of polygons.
Multiplication and Division
Central Idea – Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are related to each other and used to help us solve problems
Lines of Inquiry:
The methods that are used to solve calculations
The operations of multiplication and division
The different relationships between the four operations
The children will be:
- Multiplying 3 digit by 2 digit numbers
- Dividing 3 digit by 1 digit numbers with and without remainders
- Calculating multiplication and division questions mentally
- Modelling multiplication and division using arrays
- Estimating and rounding to check answers
We will be completing investigations into the nature of remainders in division, along with the rules of divisibility. We are continuing to reinforce basic facts of multiplication and division and consequently the relationship between the two.
Narrative
This is our second unit on Narrative writing where we are hoping to consolidate skills in the following areas.
- Using and identifying complex sentences.
- Consistent use of past tense
- Using the basic mechanics of writing when editing
- Use of dialogue
The Narrative style we are inquiring into is Folk Tales. We encourage you to share the Folk Tales you grew up with that are part of your culture with your child. They can then share these with the class. We will begin by listening to and deconstructing a Fable.
| 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 jevese2@beaconhill.edu.hk
Mr Gibson has shared a link to help the kids practice their ukulele at home.
Ukuleles to be brought to school on the following days; 4M Thursdays, 4W and 4J Fridays
