Year 5 Update Wk 31
5Y Assembly – 29th April 2016
2nd May – Public holiday, School Closed.
3rd May – School Closed
4th May – Beginning of Book Fest
6th May- Book Fest Dress Up Day
18th May – Year 6 Exhibition
Important Information:
5Y only: Please hunt around for a tie to wear for our assembly and bring it into school as soon as you can.
Transdisciplinary Theme: How the world works
Central Idea: Energy exists in different forms and is generated and used in different ways.
Lines of Inquiry:
- Transformation and transference of energy
- Renewable and non-renewable energy
- The ways in which we conserve energy
Our Key Concepts are:
Function (how does it work)? How do we use energy? How can energy be generated/harnessed?
Connection (how is it connected to other things)? How does our energy use impact us/our world?
We will be exploring the different forms of energy in more detail next week through video clips and note taking. As well as seeking answers to our questions through personal inquiry.
| Number Math- our math groups shall continue their work on fractions, decimals and percentages.
Strand Math- our new concept is Time and the children will begin with using their prior knowledge of 12 and 24hr times and convert between the two. |
Each class will explore the features of writing reports and identify the layout, structure and language used within this type of text. We shall look at a variety of examples that give us information about lots of different topics.
5A: Nashita Khan- for excellent teamwork and communication skills during market day
5P: Ethan Ho- for valuable participation in his business group
5Y: Jason Luk- for working hard on market day and carrying out his role as cashier effectively.
One of our Year 6 groups has asked for the following message to be sent to all our Year 5 & 6 parents:
Dear all Year 5 and 6 parents,
We are an exhibition group in 6H and have been researching health in Hong Kong. Our research has led us to finding out about stress, addiction, obesity and malnourishment.
According to the Feeding HK website, in Hong Kong alone up to 1.5 million people suffer from food insecurity, and according to , 1 in 4 children don’t receive 3 meals a day. We need your help and support to take action against this problem.
Our group wants to make a food donation to Feeding HK. Feeding HK is an organisation that gives people access to food when they cannot provide it themselves.
The food that Feeding HK will take is listed below:
- Rice (Individual / family-sized bags)
- Noodles (Non-instant / non- fried)
- Pasta (Spaghetti, macaroni etc.)
- Cooking oil (Corn or Vegetable)
- Canned Vegetables (Corn, mushrooms,peas etc – Low sodium & no added sugar)
- Canned fish (Sardines, mackerel or Tuna – Either in Tomato sauce or Spring Water
- Canned fruit (Pineapple, Peaches etc – Low sugar)
- Biscuit & Crackers (Low sugar, Low sodium, Low fat)
- Milk (UHT or powdered – low fat or non- fat)
Please also note that the food must not be expired.
Please leave the food in the Year 6 crush area addressed to 6H08.
The deadline is on Friday 29th of April 2016.
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 jevese2@beaconhill.edu.hk
