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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