Year 5 Update Wk 21
Thursday 4th February- Chinese New Year Evening for parents at 6 pm.
Friday 5th February – Chinese New Year celebration for pupils only, in school time. Please get your traditional Chinese clothes ready.
Friday 5th February- Chinese New Year Holiday, school breaks up at 3 pm and return to school Monday 15th February
Tuesday 23rd February- Year 5 Pizza Lunch
Please note that there will be no weekly update next week. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy Year of the Monkey.
Year 5 will be going on various trips to Central and Sham Shui Po after the break in preparation for their Big Business unit. If there are any parents who are willing to help out on these trips please contact the class teachers. Please be reminded that the children will be working in groups therefore we cannot guarantee you will be supervising your own child. We appreciate your flexibility in this matter.
We have been furthering our knowledge of water vulnerability around the world and the causes and effects to those at risk. Year 5 are beginning to think about the action we can take to address the global issues. They have also been applying their knowledge of features of explanation texts through use of connectives as well as paraphrasing information learned from non fiction books and websites.
All Mandarin classes have been starting their preparations for the coming celebrations. The Year 5s are playing an important role this year and are busy with dances as well as various art and craft projects.
Central Idea: Water is essential to life and a limited resource for many people.
Lines of Inquiry:
How water changes
Responsibilities regarding water
Distribution, availability of and access to usable water
Our Key Concepts are:
CHANGE – We will understand that water is part of a continuous cycle and can be influenced by humans.
RESPONSIBILITY – We will understand that humans have a responsibility towards the use and conservation of water.
As we come towards the end of our Water unit next week the children will be applying their knowledge of responsibilities towards water in a summative task.
Due to school closure this week, Golden Book winners shall be announced in our next update.
Please complete the two spelling rule tasks for Wednesday.
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
