Year 2 Update Wk 4
Thursday 24th & Friday 25th September 2015
BHS CPD Days (School Closed)
Monday 28th September
Mid- Autumn Festival (School Closed)
Tuesday 29th September
Reading & Phonics Workshop for Helpers (1.30pm)
Reading & Phonics Workshop for Parents (6.30pm)
Thursday 1st October
Public Holiday (School Closed)
Friday 2nd October
ESF CPD Day (School Closed)
Tuesday 6th & Thursday 8th October
Parent Consultations
PTA Bowling Night
We look forward to seeing you all there tonight from 6pm.
The address is: LG1, Bayview Garden, 633 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, N.T.
http://www.mfbw.com.hk/contact
Reading Eggs and Mathletics
All children now have a copy of their username and password to help them access these at home.
Spelling
Spelling words are given to take home on a Friday and the children should complete 3 tasks per week. Only 1 of these tasks need to be completed in their spelling jotter.
P.E. kit
We still have some children wearing P.E. kit on the wrong days, please refer to the table below for further information.
| 2A | 2F | 2M |
| Monday
Tuesday |
Monday
Thursday |
Tuesday
Thursday |
Please note we will inform you if these arrangements change.
This week, Year 2 children went to L.E.A.P, they learnt about food for life and developed their understanding of how they can have a balanced diet. The children were able to interactively learn through the programme about the digestive system, media influence and the safe use of medicine. This was a great opportunity that BHS children have each year which connects well to our Unit of Inquiry. The children were very excited to meet Zelda and see Harold the giraffe.
Lifestyle choices can affect human health and well-being
The children continued to inquire into the 5 elements of a healthy lifestyle; nutrition, hygiene, relaxation, relationships and exercise. We have been reflecting on the relationships we have and why they are important to us. We learnt more about nutrition and how to have a balanced diet during our L.E.A.P visit. Next week we will be looking at how hygiene contributes to human health and well-being.
The operations of addition and subtraction are related to each other.
Next week we will be exploring the relationship between addition and subtraction facts. The children will be reviewing and learning different addition and subtraction strategies to help them problem solve. We will also begin to look at word problems which the children will be asked to create an appropriate calculation for and then solve, and show their working-out.
We will continue to look at procedural texts in class and focus on the features of the genre (title, goal, requirements and steps). Next week we will work in groups to construct our own procedure.
Our grammar focus will continue looking at the important role verbs play at the beginning of a sentence. We shall be learning to identify these from different texts.
Monday 7th September 2015
2A – Garrett Cheung
2F – Aaron Wang
2M – Ellie Huang
Home Reading books
Children are receiving their home readers daily. Please remember that this book is to improve your child’s comprehension level and, therefore, they should be able to decode the text quite easily. Over the coming weeks, we will be formally assessing all Year 2 students’ reading levels and setting their reading targets. Please can you make sure that an adult is reading with your child every night. If you can write a comment and sign your child’s reading journal each night.
Spelling
Your child will receive their spelling words to learn every Friday . The children have been given a list of 6 words and they have chosen a further 2 words to learn at home. As explained at meet the teacher, we ask that children complete 3 activities and record one inside their spelling jotter. Could parents please sign the jotter to show that children have carried out the activities. We will have our spelling test on a Friday.
Fruity Friday
Every week at Beacon Hill we will be having our own ‘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.
Green Team
We are helping to care for the environment in Year 2 and across the school. We will be focusing on recycling and reusing. It is our aim to have all children with a reusable snack box, lunch box and water bottle. We would like children and parents to help us by leaving any unnecessary packaging at home.
Please can you make sure that all your child’s belongings are all labelled with their name and new class.
Please can you make sure your child comes to school with a healthy snack and lunch, as well as a reusable water bottle.
Thank you.
