Animal Habitats

Please check out the wonderful homework completed by all of the students in 1B. Excellent job boys and girls!

Reading Partners & Measurement

Here are some pictures taken yesterday in school. In the morning, the children used metre sticks and measuring tapes to measure the length and width of the basketball court, then they read with the Year 6/7 pupils in the afternoon. A great day for all involved!

Reading Partners

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I wanted to let you know that the Year 6/7 pupils came into 1B yesterday to help our pupils develop their reading. Both sets of pupils displayed a wonderful attitude and it was very beneficial for all so we will be continuing to do this on a weekly basis.

If you have any questions about the Reading Partners programme, please don't hesitate to contact me. Pictures to follow!

Regards,
Mr.Meehan

Animal Habitats

Dear Parents,

We have two weeks left in our Sharing the Planet Unit of Inquiry about animals.  For our summative assessment, the children need to choose an animal and create a suitable home for it. We have been learning about animal habitats in school (Polar, Jungle, Desert, Ocean etc.) and I have outlined some useful links below which will help your child. Feel free to Google the term 'animal habitat diorama' to get some further ideas. 

The completed project is known as a 'diorama' and can be made using a shoe box, paint, clay, paper, lollipop sticks or anything else you can find at home. Pupils should consider the other animals and plants who share their chosen habitat and also think about what their animal will eat/drink as well as where they will sleep. 

The students will be creating this at home over the next 10 days and should bring their work into school by Tuesday 21^st January when will then be sharing their work in class. If you have any questions about the task, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,
Mr. Meehan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSOVRD3NfCQ 

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=habitats

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/living_things/plant_animal_habitats/read/3/

CSL Blog

Hi folks,

Ms. Wu has asked me to share the link to her blog with you. You will find a link to this on the right hand side of my blog.

Kind regards,
Mr.Meehan

http://thinkyear1csl.blogspot.hk/

Happy New Year!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Happy New Year! It’s great to see your child back in school and we’re all really looking forward to 2014.

This term, your child will be expected to complete homework online at www.educationcity.com. The username and password are on the inside cover of your child's handbook. Also, a weekly spelling test will take place every Monday, beginning next week. Each week, your child will be expected to learn 8-10 words. This week’s list has already been send home with your child.

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

Regards,

Mr. Meehan 

mrmeehan@think.edu.hk