Year 1 Update – Wk 10
This week as part of our year long unit the children explored the idea of absorbency and waterproofing. Mr Thompson came into each class to run a science experiment where the children worked in small groups to find out which material would be best for making a waterproof jacket for when it is raining in Hong Kong. They had a lot of fun experimenting, taking turns and sharing ideas and thinking.
Our year long unit runs alongside our other units of inquiry and is based around the theme of How the World Works. The Central Idea is: The Earth changes and this affects the activity of living things. Through this unit the children will look at weather changes, the seasons and geological changes that happen to the Earth.
Central Idea: Within a community that are different roles and responsibilities
This week the children have been continuing to find out about people who work in our school and the roles and responsibilities that they have. In groups, they discussed what they already know about chosen people in our school and what they would like to find out now. From this the children formed questions that they will be asking to different members of our school community.
Next week we will be starting to write letters to members of our school community inviting them to come to have lunch with us. This will also be an opportunity for the children to interview people about their role in the school. The children will also be thinking about and discussing the types of communities that they belong to such as, family, school, out of school clubs etc.
How the World Works
Central Idea: The Earth’s changes affect the activity of living things
Next week the children in Year 1 will be starting to inquire into day and night by listening to stories, reading non-fiction books and other hands on activities.
In English this week we have started our unit based on Writing to Socialise. The children have received letters from different imaginary story characters and have started to learn about the simple features of a letter. We have been really pleased that the children have been keen to have a go at their own letter writing and have loved using the Post Office in our Shared Area.
Next week we will continue with this focus by writing letters to people in our school community.
Phonics
The phonemes for this unit are:
r l d b f h i u
Camera Words: day, of, a, he, today, for
At school, as part of our language rotations all the children read to an adult at least once a week, usually twice.
Due to our whole school photograph there was no Golden Book assembly on Monday 24th October. The next Golden Book assembly will be on Monday 31st October.
If you would like a nice activity to do with your family next month please take a look at the information about the Mother Choice Walkathon below.
Families from across the Hong Kong community are coming together to support Mother’s Choice at the 2016 Walkathon!
Mother’s Choice is a grassroots non-profit organization that provides loving, nurturing care for babies and children needing permanent homes, and for single girls and their family facing crisis pregnancies. Join the Mother’s Choice Walkathon: Families Walking for Families on November 1st, along Bowen Road, with a Carnival at the finish line including food, games, and entertainment for all ages. Through the Walkathon, it honors and celebrates families, while bringing together the Hong Kong community to celebrate that every child deserves a loving, permanent, and stable family to call their own: a family that gives children a chance to love and be loved, and changes their destiny.
What:
Join Mother’s Choice Walkathon 2016 and help make a difference in the life of a child.
When:
Sunday, October 30, 2016. 10am-3pm.
Where:
Island School, 20 Borrett Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong.
