PYP Newsletter

28TH SEPTEMBERI n our unit of inquiry about Friendship, we learnt how special it is to have friends and how important it is to be a friend to others. During outdoor play we worked well with partners and cooperated fairly in our teams.Prep Class NewsPYP NewsletterFrom the Head of Primary SchoolThe first seven and half weeks of the new school year have passed by rapidly and we have experienced many events that have drawn the school community to -gether; all of which will ultimately benefit the teaching and learning program provided for the children.It was pleasing to meet so many parents at the parent information sessions; in -formed parents can provide much more support for the children. In addition, last week we had parents attend the workshop about assessment and 3 W ay Con -ferences. It is our goal to continue to provide support and information for par -ents throughout the year, enabling us to work together and have a shared under -standing and direction. Our school is quite unique in that the children arrive by bus and contact with parents does not occur on a daily basis, so we will endeav -our to take as my opportunities as possible to keep parents informed.At the last UPTA meeting the issue of communication was raised. Within the EC and Primary sections of the school we try to keep parents well informed. Along with the school newsletter, the website is updated regularly , notes are pro -vided for special events, grade newsletters are sent home at the start of each Unit of Inquiry , the daily communication book is provided as a two way communica -tion tool and from this month class parent representatives will be in place to add an additional layer of networking for families. W e encourage you to access and use all of these communication systems and please let us know if you feel there is more that we can do to support - we appreciate constructive ideas.In closing, thank you everyone for the positive start to the new school year and we trust and hope that this enthusiasm will be maintained throughout the year as we all work together to enhance the learning of the children. Helen Morschel - Head of Primary SchoolCalendarOctober 12th School resumes after the holidays October 20th After school activities re commence October 16th Morning T ea - class parent representatives October 19th- 23rd Grade 5 Camp - Hong Kong October 29th, 30th Grade 3 Camp - Zeng Cheng October 26th - 30th Japanese Culture Week October 29th UPTA MeetingOctober 28th - 30th Grade 4 Camp!28TH SEPTEMBERGrade 3 Visit to Golden LakeOn Wednesday 16th September P3's went to Golden Lake for a field trip, to ex-tend and put into practice exercises and healthy lifestyle choices.Students then reflected on the learning experience...."I simply loved it!" - Kaushal and Saurav "It was fun and exciting. I felt tired but brilliant!" - Yuki"We went shopping at the healthy food store. We just looked around because we did not have money " - AlexZeralda, Nicole and KristyNEWS FROM THE LIBRARY UPCOMING PARENT EVENTS- Friday 16 October - class parent representatives morning tea in the canteen - Tuesday 3 November - parents morning tea K-P2- Friday 6 November - parents morning tea P3-6!Here is some useful information about the library;Library Hours are from 8:00 A. M. – 4:30 P. M. Monday - Thursday, and from 8:00 A. M. to 4:00 P. M. on Fri-days. Students are allowed to use the library for research and reading during lunch hours and break. The library is not considered a play or socializing area. Games are not permitted on computers at this time.Library Circulation (Follett Destiny by November)Students will be able to access the li-brary catalogue online and will be able search for books independently on the computers.Borrowing of books will be as follows for the grade levels:Kindergarten : - One book per week.Grade 1 & 2: - 2 books per week Grade 3: 3 books per week Grades 4-6: 4 books per week Students are asked to renew books if they wish to keep them longer. Books that are lost or damaged must be paid for or replaced with a book of similar value and content. Overdue notices will be given to the homeroom teachers for students who need reminders and if books are overdue, students may not borrow books. Judy March - Librarian“We all went to Golden Lake and learned more about a healthy bal-anced lifestyle for our Unit of Inquiry. We had a great time!!!”P3 Green28TH SEPTEMBERFROM GRADE 1P1 students have really enjoyed learning about our current PYP unit of work under the theme‘Who We Are’. The children have inquired into ways we are similar and different; personal strengths and weaknesses and personal goal set-ting. Our summative assessment was an oral pres-entation about something that ‘I am good at’. We have had some wonderful, knowledgeable speakers who spoke and dem-onstrated their skills. We look forward to exploring our next unit under ‘How the World Works’ through the cen-tral idea “Simple machines and how they make our lives easier”.Letter from K classHAPPY HOLIDAYSW e wish everyone a relaxing and safe holiday and look forward to seeing you all back at school on Monday , October 12thIt’s only been 6 weeks since the new school year hasstarted for EC, but all the K class students have settled in well already. Our first Unit was called ‘Me and my Family’ andwe had a few exciting weeks learning about ourselves. We discussed things like our gender, our hair color as well as some body parts.We created artwork and learned songs and poems related to the topicWe have started some very ex-citing activities this week. We had a lot of fun making Vanilla-Pudding. Everybody got a turn to mix the pudding powder, sugar and a little bit of milk to-gether, stir the mixture and pour it into a pot with the rest of the milk.We had a small group when heating the milk to make sure it was safe, to finish off we poured the mixture into small bowls and let it cool down. Eve-rybody enjoyed eating our self- made pudding as a dessert for lunch and the children loved being ‘little chefs’I hope that you have all had asmooth transition to having your child at school during the dayand we can assure you that he children are having a wonderfultime. Angela - K teacher!Angel P1YErica P1GGiovanna P1R!!9月28日PYP 校刊新学年初的七个半星期飞逝而过。