Chinese Hot Pot

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Here are some pictures from the Chinese lesson yesterday where the pupils enjoyed a delicious Hot Pot.
Regards,

Mr Meehan

 

Home Reading - Some tips to help your child

                                                       

Dear Parents/Guardians,

As the first term comes to an end, I would like to say thank you for the wonderful effort each of the students has displayed so far this year. Not only have they been hardworking in the classroom and at home, but each and every one of them has also developed a kind and caring attitude which they should be very proud of.

In order for your child to maintain this progress and continue to flourish in class, please remember to read regularly with your child at home and remind them to bring in their home reading book at least once a week.  

Below, you will find  a link to some useful questions you can ask your child to help develop their reading further. If you have any questions or concerns about your child's reading, please don't hesitate to contact me.  

Kind regards,
Mr.Meehan

http://displays.tpet.co.uk/?resource=1328#/ViewResource/id1328

Christmas Play - Songs and Lyrics

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Yesterday, your child should have brought home a copy of the lyrics for the Christmas play which will take place on Friday, December 13th at 7pm. Please do not worry about your child knowing all of the lyrics word for word. A copy of the lyrics has been sent home with every child in school and obviously the expectations are greater for the older students.

For the Year 1 pupils however, we are focusing on the following three songs, for which your child will be on stage. These are:
- Mistletoe Ball
- You've Got To Believe in Christmas
- Magical Sleigh Ride

If you have any further questions or concerns about the Christmas play, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Mr. Meehan

Floorball Competition 26/11/13

Here are some pictures of the Year 1 pupils watching the older students competing against another school in 'Floorball' earlier this week. A fun time was had by all!!

    

Teach Your Monster To Read

Dear Parents/Guardians,

If you would like to help your child to further develop their reading and phonics skills, please login to www.teachyourmonstertoread.com using the username and password on the inside cover of your child's student hand book. 

Some of the pupils have been using this already, both in class and at home, and are making great progress. If you have any questions about how to use the site or if you have any problems logging on, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Mr Meehan

School Picnic

Hi folks,

Here are some pictures from our day out at Jordan Valley Park in Kwun Tong last Friday, November 8th.

Regards,
Mr Meehan
 

Weather - The Water Cycle

Hi folks,

This week, the pupils of Year 1 have been learning about water and the water cycle. We've been discussing the different stages of the water cycle and the children had some super ideas about how water gets into our houses and comes out of our taps.

Here is a short video we used to help explain the stages of evaporation, condensation and precipitation.

Regards,
Mr.Meehan 

Halloween Celebrations

Hello everyone,

Yesterday, we had great fun celebrating Halloween. As you probably know, there was a parade in the morning and lots of parents came to see the children in their wonderful (and very spooky) costumes.

After that, we played some Halloween games and went 'Trick-or-Treating' in the other classes. The boys and girls were very lucky and each of them took home lots of candy.

Thank you all for the tremendous effort you all made, it was greatly appreciated. I hope you enjoy the photos below of the pupils trying to turn Anson and Jack into Mummies!

Kind regards,
Mr. Meehan

Agnes, Andrew, Charlie, Hannah and Keo

try to wrap tissue paper around Anson to make him look like a Mummy.

Andrew & Hannah with Anson.

Chau Yi and Lyanne with Jack.

Group 1 - Jack (The Mummy), Huang Yu, Prince, Lyanne,

Hero, Kenta and Alvin.

Group 2 - Anson (The Mummy), Andrew, Charlie, Hannah,

Ginny, Agnes and Keo.

 

Hannah and Andrew wrapping up Anson.

 

Lyanne and Kenta getting involved in the game.

The two mummies!

 

This is the Bear

Hi folks,

Over the past number of weeks, Year 1 have been reading books by the author Sarah Hayes including 'This is the Bear'. Here is a video link to her first book - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ulEKvjb9T0

Some of the pupils also decided to take in their bears to show to the rest of the class, so here are a few photos we took.


Mr Meehan

 

Alvin

 

Prince

 

Lyanne

 

Kenta

 

Charlie

 

Our class teddy bears

How the World Works - Weather

Dear Parents/Guardians,

This half term our unit of inquiry is 'How the World Works'. We will be learning all about weather, the water cycle and major weather events, such as typhoons, and the effects they have on societies. There will be many different opportunities for pupils to actively learn in this unit and I will be updating the blog regularly to share the students work with you.

If you have been involved in any major weather events, either in Hong Kong or elsewhere, and would like to share your experiences, please don't hesitate to contact me and arrange a suitable time to come into class and discuss it with the students.

In the meantime, here is a short presentation about the different types of weather which we discussed in class today.

Regards,
Mr Meehan

THE WEATHER from Nines Picado

Unit of Inquiry Homework - Who We Are

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Today, your child has brought home some work to complete with you about 'Who We Are'. This is a 4 page booklet which the pupils have until next Thursday to complete. I hope you can follow the instructions on each page, but if you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Please note that pages 2 and 3 require the pupils to draw a picture of their Mum and Dad helping the community. This does not necessarily have be a picture of them at work. Perhaps it may be a picture of them cooking for the family, cleaning the apartment or visiting a friend. The key to this work is that the children gain an understanding of how people within a community help other members of that community.

Hope you enjoy doing this with your child. Take care and have a nice weekend!

Mr Meehan

More pictures from our trip to Mong Kok fire station

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Yesterday, we went on a wonderful trip to Mong Kok fire station. The boys and girls learnt lots about the roles and responsibilities of people who work in the fire service and how they help our community. Once again, thank you to those parents who came along on the visit. Below are some photographs taken during the day.

Kind regards,

Mr Meehan

Chau Yi and Leanne getting off the bus. 

The children listening to the fireman.

The motorcycle driver showing the bike to the children

The fireman's motorcycle.

The pupils looking at the equipment on board the 

small fire engine.

A fireman putting on his oxygen tank and gas mask.

A fireman showing a piece of equipment to connect hoses together.

A fireman putting on his 'fireproof' suit.

All of the Year 1 pupils with parents and staff. 

Our trip to Mong Kok Fire Station

Year 1 pupils meet a fireman on PhotoPeach

Visit of children's author to Think

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Next Wednesday, children's author Sarah Brennan, will be visiting our school to discuss some of her best-selling books including The Tale of Chester Choi and The Tale of Pin Yin Panda.  

Throughout the day, she will be working in different classes including all three classes from Year 1. You can visit her blog at http://sarahbrennanblog.com to find out more about her.

Take care and enjoy the long weekend!

Mr.Meehan

Mid Autumn Festival

Read along to the story of Chang-E. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everybody!

Phonics Game

Here is a useful game which you can play with your child develop their phonics skills. Section 1 of the main session is to help your child create there own CVC words whilst in sections 2 and 3 the children have to make the word of the picture shown. 

Roald Dahl Day - 13th September 2013

Some of the work completed by the students during our celebration of Roald Dahl Day. We read the story 'The Enormous Crocodile' then created some beautiful pictures of the main characters in the story. 

Roald Dahl Day on PhotoPeach

Who We Are - Our Local Communities

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Please find below some pictures of the wonderful work your children have been completing today.

This week we have been learning about two small (local) communities which the children are part of - Home and School. We have discussed the different members within each community e.g. teachers, students, parents, helpers etc. and have spoken about the responsibilities of each member.

It would be great if you could discuss, with your child, the roles and responsibilities of different members within your family to help them further their understanding of what responsibilities are.

Regards,
Mr Meehan

 

Dear Parents/Guardians,

If you would like to help your child to further develop their reading and comprehension skills, please login to www.raz-kids.com. Your child has been given a Username and Password which you can use to login. This has been placed inside the front cover of your child's Student Handbook.

If you have any questions about how to use the site or indeed if you have any problems logging on, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Mr Meehan
 

Who We Are

Dear Parents,

As part of our “Who we are” Unit of Inquiry, we would like to invite you to come into class and share some information with us about your job and how it helps the community.

The children will think of some interesting questions to ask you, but if you would like to prepare a little speech on what you do (you are welcome to utilise the interactive whiteboard) we would be delighted. You are welcome to come in anytime over the next three weeks.

Please let me know if and when you can attend. You can email me directly on mrmeehan@think.edu.hk or write a note in your child's planner if you are able to help.

Kind regards,

Mr Meehan

Year 1 Unit of Inquiry - Who We Are - The different jobs of people in a community

Community Helpers Power Point from Sharon Moody

"Cheese!"

Literacy 

   Pupils working in pairs to choose fruit and vegetables to put in their trolley.

Class of 1B 2013-14

Class of 1B 2013-14 on PhotoPeach

Welcome to 1B's Blog

Welcome to our class blog everybody! The children are all settling into school here at Think International and we are all very excited about the year ahead. Please check this blog regularly for photos, videos and updates about what we've been learning about in class. You will also be able to find links to lots of fun games and activities which the children can play at home.