Year 2 Update Wk 31
Portfolio reminder
Transport systems are directly related to the needs of a community.
Next week the children will be looking at the history of the MTR and how the MTR meets the needs of the Hong Kong community. This will be very useful for their trip to Discovery Bay (DB). They will also be looking at how different transport systems in Hong Kong (HK) have changed to meet the needs of our community over time. They will complete a transport history timeline and look at all the different types of transport throughout history to present day. The children will begin researching into the different modes of transport people can use to get around HK and in groups they will start brainstorming and planning their route to DB.
Next week in Maths the children will continue their work on multiplication and start making the connection between multiplication and division. We will start at looking at sharing objects into equal groups. We will be looking at the different strategies that we can use to help us with division.
- 5x table test will take place on Friday 29th April.
- 2x, 10 x and 5x table test will take place on Friday 6th May.
- Spelling homework is given out weekly. Our next spelling test will be on Friday 29th April.
Reading
Children continue to bring home one book per night to read with an adult. If they do not complete the book in one night, they are able to bring this home to read the following night. Please ensure that you are leaving a comment about your child’s reading in their reading journal. In May your child’s class teacher will start the final assessment of your child’s reading in Year 2. Therefore the colour of their reading may change over before the end of term. We ask that you please be patient as we complete the final assessments as it can be quite time consuming.
Learning Centre Parent /Family Borrowing
As you will have seen in the school newsletter it is now possible for parents, younger children and other family members to borrow from our library. By registering for a family borrowing card you can borrow two books from any section of the library, including the new Parent Collection which contains books about healthy living, behaviour management, fun art activities and days out for children in Hong Kong.
The library is open for family borrowing at these times:
| Before school | After school | |
| Monday | 2.45-3.30pm | |
| Tuesday | 8.15- 9.00am | |
| Wednesday | 2.45-3.30pm | |
| Friday | 8.30-9.15am |
To register for a family borrowing card please complete the form found on the school website’s communications page.
For any questions please contact Emily Jeves; emily.jeves@bhs.edu.hk
Fruity Friday
Every week at Beacon Hill we have ‘Fruity Friday’. Children are asked to bring a piece of fruit as their healthy snack. We will let you know in advance if and when PTA will be selling fruit so that your child can bring in money then.
