11 May 2018

Year 2 Update Wk 29

Tuesday 15th May – Year 2 trip to Discovery Bay. Please see information below.

Monday 21st May – BHS CPD – school closed.

Tuesday 22nd May – Public Holiday Buddha’s Birthday

Friday 25th May – 2K class assembly.

Tuesday 29th May – Year 1 Bake Sale. Bring some money to buy a cake at snack time.

Tuesday 5th June – Year 2 pizza lunch.

Monday 18th June – Public Holiday Tuen Ng Festival

Friday 29th June – End of school year 12 noon.

Discovery Bay Trip

Thank you to the parents who are able to help on our postponed trip this coming Tuesday, 15th May. The weather forecast looks much better! The information you were given last week is still applicable. Please be in the school hall at 8:40am. You will need to bring your lunch and an octopus card with $150 credit.

Each child will need:

To be dressed in their PE kit

School sun hat

Snack and picnic lunch

Water

Mosquito repellent

Octopus card with $100 credit

A decision will be made by 7:30am on Tuesday morning and you will be informed via email if the trip is cancelled due to inclement weather.

With the weather changing, it is very warm in the classroom. The children must wear top layers which they can remove to avoid feeling faint whilst working. All children must wear a BHS hat during breaks, lunch times and PE lessons.

BHS Dance Off 2018

Congratulations to the students who performed in the year two dance off, you all did an amazing job!

On Monday’s assembly Mr Thompson will announce the Y2 students who will make it through to the next round.

In maths we have been looking at the likelihood of various scenarios, using the words ‘certain’, ‘likely’ ‘unlikely’ and ‘impossible’.

Several students performed in the BHS dance off and were very good. The audience were excited and cheered them on!

As our trip was cancelled, we began the new UOI a week early, with the children beginning to learn about geography and the continents of the world. For our provocation the children completed a map of the playground and joined in a treasure hunt, using an atlas. It was very exciting!

Central idea:

Transport systems are directly related to the needs of a community.

Lines of inquiry:

Features/parts of transportation systems (form)
Decisions involved in using transportation (function)
How elements of a transport system connect to meet the needs of a community (connection)

The children will go on their planned journey to Discovery Bay. On the way they will be thinking about the different transport they are on and how the different systems are connected.

After the trip the children will make comparisons between their journey and those of their classmates. They will be thinking about cost, journey time, comfort and enjoyment.

Position and Direction

This week the children will be learning to describe position and direction using mathematical vocabulary for example, left, right, forwards, backwards, North, South, East and West.

Please continue to complete the activities on Matheletics.

Please continue to practise number bonds to 10, 20, 30 and 40:

https://www.mathplayground.com/number_bonds_10.html

Our English focus is information reports. The children will be reading reports and fact files about continents and countries, and will be writing in this formal, non-fiction style. The children will continue using their writing targets to focus on in class when writing. In reading we will begin working on making inferences when reading, using the children’s background knowledge.

Please continue to read with your child at home and ask them to retell the story. Please encourage your child to write down the title of the text they choose from Big Universe.

Well done to:

Austin Thang 2K

Seraphina Chow 2D

Alex Wong 2A

Geography

Look at maps with your child and discuss the key and what the map shows. Discuss places and countries you have visited together, and any geographical features you may have seen- mountains, rivers, lakes, seas for example. Please email your teacher with any photos you have of your travels so your child can discuss with the class.

Fun Friends

We continued to learn about green and red thoughts this week. Practise understanding the green and red thoughts your family have during the week. Remember to relax for 10 minutes without any screens distracting you. Your child should try to practise being brave every day and continue to praise your child for such efforts. Home activities are on page 37 of the pupil book this week.

Here are some stories that you could read with your child this week:

“Supposing” by Frances Thomas & Ross Collins
“Waiting for Mum” by Helen Lunn & Anna Pignataro

Spelling

Your child should learn the fourth list on the card.

Reading

Please be reminded that in Year 2, your child will not bring home a reading book on Tuesday or Thursday they will need to read on Big Universe. Children login and select ‘My Library’ from the top of the page. At the right hand side in the ‘Filters’ section they can select the ‘Grade Level’ of books. If the children select kindergarten,grade 1 and 2 this is the most appropriate reading age for them (5-8 years).

Mandarin – All children are encouraged to take a reading book home on the days when they have Mandarin lessons.

Year 2 Update Wk 29

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