Year 5 Update Wk 7
Monday 9th October – first day back after half term break
Friday 13th October – deadline for Scholastic orders.
Tuesday 17th October – parent workshop on reading
Friday 20th October – staff training day, no school
Monday 23rd October – school photos
Tuesday 24th October – school photos
Friday 27th October – 5F Class Assembly….in the hall at 9am
Friday 27th October – school photos (make-up day for absentees and sibling photos)
Monday 6th Nov – Thursday 9th Nov – Year 5 Camp
Thank you to all who came in to meet us for parent consultations this week. It was lovely to see so many of you and we hope that you found it useful.
It has been an exciting week in BHS with many fundraising events taking place to raise money for Sunshine Action. We would like to thank you for your support with this extremely worthwhile cause and particularly for supporting your children with their own sponsor sheets. The children had a fantastic time participating in either the Readathon or Walkathon/Runathon. If there is any money still to come in please send it in after the half term break.
5C enjoyed spending time with their Year 1 buddies and getting to know them better. They spent time going on a 2D shape hunt as well as supporting their buddies with their reading.
During class P.E we have moved onto Tennis and children have looked to develop their racket and ball skills while playing small sided games.
Central Idea:
Human migration is a response to challenges, risks and opportunities.
Lines of Inquiry:
- The reasons why people migrate (change, adaptation)
- The challenges, risks and opportunities of migration (consequences, cause and effect)
- The impact of migration on individuals and communities (identity, communities)
| Perspective | Causation | Change |
| Students will understand that groups of people have different views and opinions about migration | Students will understand that there are causes and consequences of migration for people and society | Students will understand that with change there will be challenges, risks and opportunities. |
- efficient mental strategies that can be used to solve addition and subtraction of decimal fractions
- efficient written strategies that can be used to solve addition and subtraction decimal fractions
In number maths this week we have been looking at addition and subtraction of decimal numbers. Students have been developing a range of mental strategies that they can use as well as applying the formal written method. Some children have managed to apply these strategies to real life problems and we will continue to build and develop students confidence in identifying appropriate calculations.
- How tools and procedures can be used to measure accurately
- How tools and procedures can be used to solve measurement problems
- The connection between measurements and other units of maths (conversion)
In strand maths we have been exploring area and perimeter and children have been inquiring into the best ways to calculate these.
We have moved onto narrative writing which is focused on writing short moments in time. This week we have explored how authors ‘show rather than tell’ the reader and the subsequent benefits this can have in enabling the reader to visualise the narrative.
This week our Golden Book certificates were awarded to…
5C- Henry Chan
5F- Adhfar Hussain
5D – Ember Yardnon
- Read the Weekly Update
- Mathletics – continue with the set tasks
- Reading – we have all been introduced to Reading Journals so the children can go ahead and keep up with their reading every night. Don’t forget to get Reading Journals signed every night and children should be reading every night.
- Spelling – each Monday the children are sent home their 10 personal words that they need to learn for the week. Please, can a parent (or responsible adult) support the children by...testing them (written or oral), getting them to put their words into interesting sentences (written or oral), discussing the meanings of the words, thinking about synonyms and antonyms of that word, discussing words with a similar meaning etc. Of course, you don’t need to do all these on all nights but it’s just a few ideas to help you along. Buddy tests are held here at school each Friday and the children will then choose their next set of words.
- UOI – We would like you to interview someone you know who has migrated from another country. It could be a family member, a family friend or your helper. You should write probing questions to help establish their journey and the reasons they decided to migrate. When questioning, you should be aiming to draw out the challenges, risks and opportunities the migrant had before, during and after the journey. Please write your questions and responses, ready to be returned on Friday 13th October. If you are unable to find anyone to interview, please let us know before Monday 9th October so we can help you organise someone in school for you to interview.
- Mandarin (All children are encouraged to take a reading book home on the days when they have Mandarin lessons.)
- Ms Lynn (Home learning #3) – Please check your google classroom for details.
- 熟读第十五课“学华语”
Reading Eggs
We would like to inform you that we will no longer be subscribing to this online reading programme. The costs associated with this subscription are high and data shows that less than 25% of BHS students are accessing the website regularly. The money saved will be used to purchase additional books for the school.
Please remember that the children may still access Big Universe, which has a far more comprehensive selection of books available, to supplement their home reading and for research purposes.
Scholastic International Book Club
Don’t forget to visit our unique BHS Scholastic website to browse and order from a great selection of well-known and good quality children’s books!
20% of everything you spend is ‘rewarded’ to the school to be spent on new books to supplement the students’ learning.
Order deadline: Friday 13th October
Big Business Crafts – soon enough our Big Business UOI will be upon us and in preparation for this Miss Fearn will be running some lunch time activities on Big Business crafts. This year we are having a push for the children to make and sell handmade items at their stall or provide a service….rather than just buying bit and pieces from Shan Shui Po and re-selling these on the day. Children can volunteer to join Miss Fearn at some lunchtimes throughout the weeks to learn to make some items that they then might make and sell on their stall. If you have a simple craft idea and would like to come into school and teach a small group (15 children) how to do it please contact your class teacher and we will arrange for you to take a group.
Below are some CAMP TIPS to help you get your child ready for our upcoming week away on camp and please let your helper/guardian know these too so they can let them try out these things…..
- please make sure they can make their own bed – including putting their own sheets on…it’s one of the first things they’ll be doing when we arrive at the camp site
- ensure they can pack and unpack their own bag – this should be practiced each day when preparing for school
- let them choose their own clothes to wear – get them to assess the weather and dress appropriately
- make sure they know how to hang up their towel so that is dry for the next shower
- make sure they can fill their own water bottle – especially if you decide to go for the Camelback type of water system with the hose…they need to have the dexterity and fine motor skills to be able to unseal and seal up the water bag themselves
Start of School Arrangements – Please note that students should not arrive at school before 8.30am. Teachers are on duty from 8.30am. Any child who arrives early cannot be supervised.
Healthy Living at BHS – We promote healthy living at BHS and therefore children should only bring water to school. Please do not send milk drinks, sugary drinks or any other kind of drink. We have water fountains and taps where students can refill their (BHS) water bottles throughout the day.
Some other points for your info:
- Please avoid giving out sweets or lollies to students for rewards etc. If some are sent in for birthday treats, the children should put them away in their bags and take them home. We want to avoid students running around or going on buses home whilst eating lollies etc. I will remind the bus mums of this too.
- The outside stairs can be slippery when wet. Please remind the children who use this staircase to take extra care.
- We need one more volunteer to be on the PTA this year. Please let me know if you are interested. The first meeting is this Thursday at 3.30pm.
School Book Bags – Your child needs a named book bag in school to carry their reading books to and from school for both home readers and library books. This means that the younger children will need to remember their book bag every day. It should contain their reading book, reading journal and on library days, library books. The reading journal is an important part of the communication between you and your child’s teacher, therefore, please remember to add a positive comment when you have read with your child.
