As part of the annual ISS Literacy Week, the children have been immersed in reading and writing, with a visit from the author Fleur Vella Chang, numerous Mystery readers (including Grade 6 students, Ms. Ally, Mrs. Loadwick, Luci- Hugh's mum and Jackie- Erica's mum.) We also enjoyed the Book Character Parade (where we earned 2nd place in the Best Dressed Class Competition) and Book Swap. The children also completed the display boards which they had designed to share our recent UOI learning. We then began tuning in to our next unit by considering what we know about the past and beginning a timeline that we will add to as we go along. Using the concepts of Form (what is it like?), Function (how does it work?), Change (how is it changing?) and Connection (how is it connected to other things?), the children analysed various artefacts from the not too distant past. In Maths, the children created games of chance and consolidated their use of the language of probability (impossible, possible, certain, uncertain, likely, unlikely, maybe, chance). Hugh brought in his drone to share with the class and then we challenged him to try and land it on various targets in the playground. UN Sustainable Development Goal #12 Responsible Consumption and Production:
Book Swap supported responsible consumption and sharing our existing resources. In their final reflections about how exchange systems help our community, many children said that they would continue to donate goods, food and money to those in need. Student Voice: The children shared their learning during 3 Way Conference including their ideas on how their parents could help them achieve their goals.
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This week Grade 2 held their Mini-Market Day. The children had worked hard to plan, design, make and run stalls which brought together many aspects of our recent inquiries. Many had made or brought in goods to sell. Others had stalls which offered games to play. We also had one nail-painting service. The younger students who visited had a great time, as did many of the staff who dropped by to support Grade 2. The children experienced first-hand the excitement, pride and challenges of selling to real customers and handling money in an authentic situation. In their reflections, the following comments were made: "Market Day was busy. Next time I would smile more at the customers." Yuuki "It was hard because if one of us wanted to look at other shops then there was only one person left to help at our shop." Erica "It was fun to serve customers but hard to be a shop-keeper." Maria "I learnt how to use money. Next time I would do face painting too." Yuma "I learned to work together and help each other." Charlie "I learnt not to leave the shop, we should organise it." Hugh "I liked that many people visited our stall and they are all happy." Ray "I thought just 2 or 3 people would come but teachers and others came so I feel happy." Hyuga "I liked giving out my aquabead prizes." Sara "I learned to sell cookies by myself." Isabelle "I learned to give things and get money." Jiahna Afterwards, we counted the takings referring to our records from the day. We realised it can be hard to keep track of sales as you become busy serving customers and made connections to how technology can help with this. On the day, Grade 2 made a grand total of $363.40! We are discussing what we could do with the money. As we ended our inquiry into how Exchange Systems help our community, the children also finished their independent inquiries. They thought about how they could share all their learning and what action they might take themselves in the future. The class was then given the display board outside the classroom to design. After reflecting on our lines of inquiry, they decided to work together in groups to each design a section. Some are making collaborative slideshows, others posters or written pieces. Grade 2 Hula Hoop Competition- Joint 1st: Hyuga and Hugh, 3rd Olivia, 4th Erica, 5th Maria UN Sustainable Development Goal # 10 Reduced Inequalities Independent Student Action: Isabelle, Yuuki and Ray have all recently brought in treats to share treats with the class. Ray offered to help wash up after Market Day. Student Voice: We raised a lot of money. Maria Market Day was so fun! Jiahna This week saw the annual Lion Dance at Paterson Campus. The whole school community gathered to watch the dancers usher in good luck for the new year. Back in class, the children enjoyed being the lion themselves and then worked in small groups to explore how headings or titles can help us to focus our discussions and writing. Each group chose a heading related to Chinese New Year. They shared what they knew about this and each wrote a sentence to create a short paragraph. We then brought it all together to create a simple report, adding an introduction, conclusion, pictures and captions. In other writing, we explored using different inspirations. As part of our Maths Writing, the children chose a receipt to use as a starting point to plan and write a story. We continued to plan and prepare for our Mini-Market Day. The children have been busy designing and making items to decorate their stall or sell on the day. They have considered what they still need to do, how they will organise themselves and keep track of money and whether they will make a profit. The field trip to the Maritime Museum was a great source of information about the exchange systems of the past and how these have and continue to benefit Singapore. The children were able to hear about important explorers from the past, walk through recreations of ports along the Maritime Silk Route. They saw examples of the goods that were traded and the dangers that the merchants and traders faced. Back in class they were able to sketch, note and discuss things they had noticed from the museum and how trade has changed.
We also revisited some of our previous questions and added to these. The children then spent some time finding more relevant books and researching their questions. UN Sustainable Development Goal # Life below water: This connects to Fedor's inquiry question which we will discuss as a class next week, when we reflect on the unit and think of related actions or changes we can make. Independent Student Action:
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