Year 2 Update Wk 33
Transport systems are directly related to the needs of a community.
We have continued to look at the different modes of transport in and around Hong Kong. We have paid particular attention to the different ways we can travel to and from a specific location. As we are travelling to Discovery Bay on Wednesday, we have spent time using different media such as computers and maps to plan our route from Beacon Hill Primary. We have found this very interesting and have loved being independent with our research.
Towards the end of next week we shall be carrying out our summative assessment. We will be reflecting on the transport we saw in Discovery Bay and how this meets the needs of the local community.
We have been continuing to focus on division. We have learnt about ‘division as sharing’ and ‘division as repeated subtraction’ so far. We had our final Times Table test on Friday. Next week we shall begin to think about division number sentences and how to use the division sign appropriately. We shall begin by dividing into 2,5 and 10 equal groups. Please try and give your child opportunities for practical division at home (sharing snacks with siblings, sharing pasta into jars, sharing playing cards between family members, etc). But, please bear in mind we have not started thinking about remainders yet!
- Spelling homework is given out weekly. Our next spelling test will be on Friday 13th May.
Reading
Children continue to bring home one book per night to read with an adult. If they do not complete the book in one night, they are able to bring this home to read the following night. Please ensure that you are leaving a comment about your child’s reading in their reading journal. In May and June your child’s class teacher will start the final assessment of your child’s reading in Year 2. Therefore the colour of their reading may change over before the end of term. We ask that you please be patient as we complete the final assessments as it can be quite time consuming.
Learning Centre Parent /Family Borrowing
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; emily.jeves@bhs.edu.hk
Fruity Friday
Every week at Beacon Hill we have ‘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.
