Year 2 Update Wk 5
Friday 15th September – PTA Bowling Night (See you there!)
Wednesday 20th September – Year 2 trip to Penfold Park (No PMP on this day)
Tuesday 26th and Thursday 28th September – Parent Consultations after school. Please sign up on the Gateway.
Friday 29th September – Colours Day (see ‘other information’ below)
Friday 29th September – End of half term
Monday 9th October – School starts after half term break
All children need a school hat and water bottle every day. Please ensure they are clearly labelled with your child’s name.
The children have continued to take part in relaxing activities.
The children have been following instructions as well as sorting and writing their own.
The children have also being playing games
Central idea: Lifestyle choices can affect human health and well-being
Lines of inquiry:
- What it means to have a balanced lifestyle
- The choices we make affect our health
- Lifestyle changes
The children will continue to explore the five elements of a healthy lifestyle while on their trip to Penfold Park.
Relationships – talking, sharing, playing and being helpful to one another throughout the day.
Relaxation- choosing activities such as Zen Doodles, reading and nature walks.
Hygiene- making sure our hands are clean before eating our snacks and lunch.
Exercise- choosing a variety of activities to do such as hoola hooping and skipping.
Nutrition- making healthy choices when preparing their own sandwich for lunch. They will ensure that they are drinking enough water throughout the day and will choose a healthy snack to bring with them on the day.
After the trip, the children will reflect on the choices that they made throughout the day.
For our trip to Penfold Park on Wednesday
Your child will need:
Hat
Water bottle
Sun cream and mosquito repellent
Healthy snacks
PE kit should be worn
CENTRAL IDEA: We collect and organise data to make sense of the world around us
LINES OF INQUIRY:
- Gathering information
- Representing information
- Interpreting information
The children will be looking at the data they gathered when wearing their fitness tracker bands. They will look at bar graphs created by the fitness app and try to relate it to their movement throughout a school day.
Mandarin – All children are encouraged to take a reading book home on the days when they have Mandarin lessons.
Giving Back to our Community:Colours Day – Friday 29th September
As part of our 50th celebrations we are aiming to give back to our community by holding an Action Day on the 8th December in partnership with Bethune House, Sunshine Action, Sai Kung Stray Dogs and Soap Cycling. On the 8th December each year group will have the opportunity to help make food parcels to help those who are in need in Hong Kong. More details will follow about that day as we get closer to it. We are aiming high and the amount of money we need to raise equates to $250 per child.
To kick-start our fundraising, we are going to have 4 days of lunchtime activities where children can make a minimum donation of HK$20 to join in fun events such as karaoke. This will build up to a very special day on Friday 29th September we are calling ‘Colours Day’ where all children will take part in one of two sponsored events – either a sponsored walk/run or a sponsored readathon depending on their interest. Each year group will have half an hour for the events. Sponsor forms can be downloaded and printed off from today’s Newsletter. We encourage all our students and their families to support this day of action to help in our drive to support those in our community who are in need. And of course, on Friday 29th all students should come dressed in their house colours.
