Year 2 Update Week 22
Thursday 7th March – World Maths Day…..watch this space to see what exciting activities we’ll be up to!
Tuesday 26th February – YEAR 2 BAKE SALE! Please drop your bakes in a labelled container at the PTA office before school. Remember to bring a container to put any purchases in.
Friday 8th March – Student-Led Conferences : these will be held in sessions throughout the day and the children will only come to school with you at your chosen time…..please book your preferred time on the Gateway which will be open soon. Please refer to the information in this week’s newsletter.
Friday 29th March – PTA International Food Fair
Thursday 4th April – ESF Choral Concert
Friday 5th April – Ching Ming Festival.….no school
Wednesday 10th April – Easter Concert
Friday 12 April – last day of school before Easter holidays, 12 pm finish
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 is a collection box in the school foyer. 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 kannis.tsui@bhs.edu.hk and they will be shared 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 |
| PE Kit | Library Bags | |
| 2D | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | Thursday |
| 2F | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | Thursday |
| 2K | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | Wednesday |
Well done to 2D for the most wonderful assembly this morning about feelings, friendships and being ourselves. The children sang, danced and spoke incredibly well.
Sports Day
The children had a wonderful sports day last week. All the children ran so well in the races. Well done to the winners of the races.
House Days
Last Friday was Inclusivity House Day. The children enjoyed a lunch time disco to celebrate their house day.
This week, the students had a visit from Ahmed Khan from Action Sports Foundation who came to talk to the children about what will happen to the donations from Happiness House Day.
Author visit
The children enjoyed listening to Gail Clarke read her book ‘The Chameleon Who Couldn’t Change Colour’.
Unit of Inquiry
This week the children have enjoyed exploring, thinking about and describing different materials. They have been engaged in Scientific Investigations and learning about the process of such experiments.
Maths
In Maths, the children have been using Numicon to help them understand multiplication and repeated addition.
English
This week, the children explored how different authors use language to create an effect. They have been visualising while listening to stories which has helped them understand the importance of word choice.
Fun Friends
Passwords are now in the children’s Home School Diaries. Please log on to the Fun Friends website at home to see how to support them through this programme. For your information, we are currently completing the sessions on F for feelings.
Central idea: Scientists explore materials to discover how they can be used.
Lines of inquiry
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- The properties of materials (form)
- How scientists carry out investigations (function)
- How materials can change (change)
The children will continue to be scientists next week! They will use the scientific process (ask, test, hypothesise, observe, record and reflect) to explore the properties of different materials.
Central Idea:
The operations of multiplication and division are related to each other and are used to process information to solve problems.
Lines of inquiry:
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- How we solve problems using multiplication and division
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- Mental and written strategies for multiplication and division
- The language and symbols of multiplication and division
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The children will continue inquiring into multiplication and division by using a variety of manipulatives. They will be looking at how multiplication can be represented as repeated addition. The children will also solve multiplication word problems which will involve them thinking through what the expectations of the problem. They will be encouraged to persevere and find as many solutions as possible.
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 entertain
The children will continue to think about how authors choose words carefully to appeal to the reader. They will attempt to apply this awareness to their own narrative writing. The children will start to write their own stories.
When reading the children will be visualising what they read by creating pictures in their head and making connections between the text and their background knowledge. This will help them to understand how visualising and making connections helps to deepen our understanding of a text.
2D – Summer Wong
2F – We were reading with Gail Clarke during Golden Book Assembly so no one received a certificate this week
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 sequence of words might be:
– Bus
– Stop
– Go
– Green
– Grass
– Garden
– Flower
Other well-known games we would recommend include, Pictionary, Charades
