Year 5 Update Wk 22
Monday 22nd February- Year 5 to Central
Tuesday 23rd February- Year 5 Pizza Lunch
Wednesday 2nd March- Year 5 to Sham Shui Po & Prince Edward
Friday 4th March- Student Led Conferences
Wednesday 9th March- Year 5 to Sham Shui Po & Prince Edward
Friday 18th March- International Food Fair
Parent helpers will be emailed with information regarding the trip to Central on Monday
Please keep an eye on the weather for Monday’s trip so children have appropriate outer wear.
Children will not need any spending money.
Children may choose to bring a smaller bag to carry items such as snack, water bottles, rain coat.
Well done to everyone who participated in Sports Day, a great day was had by all. Who knows we may have some future Olympians on our hands.
Mrs Quinn came in to speak to Year 5 as part of our provocation for our Big Business unit. The children were inspired by her story and have set goals, made excellent links to previous units and are committed to making profits which will go towards improving the school in Sudan. This school was helped by last year’s Big Business team who were successful in buying a well from the profits and donations made last year.
Central Idea: There are many factors at work within a marketplace
Lines of Inquiry:
- Different marketplaces and their purposes
- Components in marketplace
- Research and marketing
Our Key Concepts are:
Function
Reflection
Children will consider the information and responses gathered from the trip and make connections to the central idea and lines of inquiry. We will explore key vocabulary and build background knowledge on the elements of a business.
5A: There will be two awards next week.
5P: There will be two awards next week.
5Y: Dean Schneider- for making a conscientious effort to focus in class.
Mandarin: Jotaro Kobayashi & Massimo Di Giulo
Find an example of persuasive text and evaluate whether you think it is an effective piece of persuasive text. Children should be ready to share their chosen piece with their peers.
Remember to hand in your tile competition entries for the butterfly garden.
Please continue to sell raffle tickets and hand your money to the PTA office.
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 jevese2@beaconhill.edu.hk
