Year 2 Update Week 18
Friday 25th January – Year 2 Sharing! 9am to 11am. Parents to come to school in the morning to share in the children’s learning.
Monday 28th January – Sarah Brennan visiting to read and discuss her new book.
Thursday 31st January – Dim sum lunch trip. Please sign the e-notice and send in a cheque by Monday 21st January.
Friday 1st February – Chinese Cultural Day and Chinese New Year Assembly. Half term break begins.
Brody, Ryan and Muchan in Year 6 are organising a Book Drive to help spread our love of reading. The Sony Corporation will collect books to create mobile libraries in South Africa for schools that do not have enough books for children to read. If you have books that are:
Please send them to school. There will be a collection box in the school foyer from Monday 21st January. Any books you can donate will help spread the enjoyment of reading.
It has been great celebrating the talents and achievements of our students through the ’Student Achievement’ section in the newsletter. We would like to do something similar with Student Action. Action in the PYP is when students are inspired through their learning and their experiences to make a difference to their lives or the community connected to real life issues and opportunities. We would like to celebrate our students taking action outside of school.
Please could you email examples to me, andy.thompson@bhs.edu.hk and I will share through our newsletter.
There are different types of Action. We would like to start with a focus on Participation. See below for a definition and examples.
| Type of Action | Examples |
| Participation
Being actively involved in their learning and contributing as an individual or a group |
Getting involved with community projects
Making appropriate choices and taking responsibility to help people Taking on different roles e.g. being a leader, completing my chores, working in a group, looking after my pet Taking part in any decision making process Joining a new club |
Health awareness
As we enter flu season we ask that for the next few weeks you check your child’s temperature in the morning before they leave for school. The aim is to prevent the spread of illness and ensure that children are fit and ready to learn. A child with a temperature of 38 degrees or higher should not be coming to school. We would also suggest that if your child has had a temperature overnight it would not be appropriate to send them to school. As always please talk to your child about the importance of thorough hand washing. There will be a record sheet attached to your child’s diary on Monday that we ask you to complete each day.
Thank you to all the parents who have completed the form each day.
Emily Jeves Vice Principal Year 1 and 2
Timetable
| PE Kit | Library Bags | |
| 2D | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | Thursday |
| 2F | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | Thursday |
| 2K | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | Wednesday |
Fun Friends Parent Workshop
Thank you to all the parents who attended our workshop about the Fun Friends program which we have started in class. This workshop provided a lot of information on how you can support your child at home. Unfortunately, we can’t share the power point on the website due to copyright laws.
Please look out for your child’s username and password which we will put in their diary. This will enable you to access the programme and support your child at home. We will keep you updated via the weekly update as to which lesson we have completed.
Unit of Inquiry
This week the children have been continuing to research and publish information about different celebrations. They have been finding their information from different sources.
The children have enjoyed working with Mr Lowe to create animations about a chosen celebration.
The children also thoroughly enjoyed their fifth clay session with Miss Cassie!
In drama, the children continued to explore body language and facial expressions. They created ‘freeze frames’ of a chosen celebration.
Maths
In Maths, the children have been inquiring into making halves of shapes and groups.
English
In English, the children been publishing information about different celebrations.
Central idea: People show events are important through celebrations and traditions.
Lines of inquiry
- Features of traditions and celebrations (form)
- Why people celebrate (causation)
- Similarities and differences between different celebrations (connection)
The children will continue to inquire into different celebrations.
The children will continue to work in groups with Miss Kannis to prepare an informative video to show on Sharing Day. They will have their last clay session to complete and reflect on their clay work and they will continue to practise their freeze frames in Drama.
Central Idea:
Fractions are a way of representing part of a whole
Lines of inquiry:
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- Fractions of shapes
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- Fractions of amounts
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- How to make simple fractions
- The language of fractions
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The children will start to look at the language of fractions (whole, half, equal, share). They will look at fractions of shapes and objects.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/telling_the_time/play/popup.shtml
Stop the clock – game for ½ and 1 hour
https://www.mathplayground.com/number_bonds_10.html
https://www.mathplayground.com/number_bonds_20.html
Writing focus: Writing to describe (information report) and entertain (poetry)
In reading, the children will continue to read a range of poetry and reports for information and enjoyment.
The children will be writing a poem for a chosen celebration. The children will also write up the information they have gathered about different celebrations.
2D – Ashley Siu
2F – Zedric Cheung
Games and Activities to Develop Vocabulary
We have noticed that many of our Year 2 children would benefit from developing a broader vocabulary. With this in mind, we would like to recommend some games you can easily play at home, or on the move that will give your child the opportunity to develop their awareness and language skills.
- I Spy With My Little Eye
Benefits: vocabulary development, phonics and spelling awareness, observation skills and focus
Equipment: None
Number of players: Unlimited
Location: Anywhere!
Say, “I spy with my little eye something beginning with …” Start playing the game using objects in the room you can see. Begin with obvious items and over time move to more discreet objects. You can vary the game by using the initial sounds (phonics), or letters (spelling) or even colours or numbers. You can increase the challenge level by saying, “I spy with my little eye, something that ends in …”
- Word Association Game
Benefits: vocabulary development, fluency, memory and recall
Equipment: None
Number of players: Pairs are good, but more players possible if everyone takes turns
Location: Anywhere!
The first player, chosen randomly, says one word out loud. The other player has to quickly say a word that has some connection with the previous word. Players lose if …
- They take more than three seconds to make a connection.
- They repeat a word that has already been said in this game.
- They are challenged and loses the vote.
The last player standing is the winner.
For example, one sequences of words might be:
– Bus
– Stop
– Go
– Green
– Grass
– Garden
– Flower
Other well-known games we would recommend include, Pictionary, Charades
