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Reception Newsletter September 2013
PYP News!
Welcome to a new school year atHIS. We hope you like the newschool logo.Above is the latest PYP model.As you can see the innermostcircle brings together the beliefsand values of the programme. ThePYP culminates in the Exhibition,where Grade 5 students this yearwill inquire into How we organiseourselves.(Lisa Hughes)
THE ARTSIn this unit, Reception will inquireinto a world of sounds. They willexperience the dynamics ofsound and how we can use ourvoice in different ways. We willsing songs about friendship inEnglish and French and we willdiscuss strategies of using ourvoice and body language to solveconflicts among friends.
Ms Sabina
UNIT 1: Who We AreCentral Idea: Friendships enrich our lives and requirenurturing in order to develop.Lines of inquiry:
● How friends are made and kept.● Why friends are needed.● Characteristics that develop meaningful friendships.
LANGUAGES:Reading: We support and encourage students to develop apositive attitude towards reading. Students will explore what helpsthem to become good readers and how to read for fun andunderstanding. We will continue to use Starfall and iPad languageapps three periods a week.
Writing: Through the writing process students will create in picturesand words a description of a real or imaginary friend.
Language Support:It is very exciting to see young children communicating first throughspeaking and later by reading and writing. The Reception studentsare exploring language by talking to their teacher and to each other,when listening and creating stories and by enjoying books. (Ms Sue)
MATHS:Measurement: Students are measuring each other’s height,objects and the environment by using nonstandard forms ofmeasurement. They will connect these investigations to real lifesituations and come to realize their understandings will help to solvereal life problems such as when an estimate is needed.Number: Students are playing games such as racing dice andcounters in a cup to learn strategies to improve their speed andaccuracy when solving addition and subtraction problems. Having
fun with numbers is key to computational fluency.
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PSPEStudents are swimming in PEand learning to developconfidence in the water.Floating on their front andbacks, breathing techniquesand basic strokes aredeveloped. AdventureChallenge is the other unit andthe emphasis is on teamworkand working in groups, thislinks with the Making FriendsUnit. Students are encouragedto work in different groups.Mr Adam
VIETNAMESEStudents learn how to makefriends and understand theimportance of friendship, learnVietnamese song “Bóng tròn”.
Data Analysis: Students will create class surveys and use Venndiagrams to compare and contrast how they are alike and different.
Key DatesTuesday, 17th September Swimming Gala for Reception, G1 and G2.If it is raining, this will be postponed to Wednesday, 18th September.Tuesday, 24th September Swimming Gala for G3, G4 and G5. If it israining, this will be postponed to Wednesday, 19th September.Friday, October 4th End of Quarter OneOctober 5th 13th Mid semester break. School is closedMonday and Tuesday, October 14th and 15th No classes for students.Staff professional development.Wednesday 16th October First day of Quarter 2.Assemblies:Assemblies take place on most Friday mornings at 8am. You arewelcome to any of the assemblies.6th September hosted by Ms Carla’s class13th September hosted by the Vietnamese department as part ofthe Moon Festival and will feature Reception!20th September hosted by Ms Pushpa’s class27th September no assembly4th October hosted by Ms Georgie’s class
Mr Warren’s comment: What a great start to the year. Classes arein fullswing, teachers and students are happy and we are lookingforward to another great academic year in the elementary section ofHIS.For those of you who do not know, I am one of the VicePrincipals of theschool and I am the Head of the elementary school. I also have a smallteaching role, and work in the grade five class for the equivalent of oneday per week. This gives Lisa Hughes time to carry out herresponsibilities as the PYP curriculum coordinator. But my major role isto ensure that the elementary school is a successful, respectful andmotivating environment for our students to learn in and for them to reachtheir full potential.
Student ReflectionsFriends play, share toys, dance to music on the iPad, help to tidy up, help to fixthe clock and to fix everything, even fix feelings with sorry cards. (Minh Khoi)
Hanoi International School enables all students to realise their full potential in a caring andpositive learning environment. Through our broad and balanced international curriculum, weendeavour to develop responsible, globally conscious citizens. We strive to develop the wholechild as a lifelong learner with a strong sense of self worth.
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