We started this week by sharing the information we had gathered about our family members' jobs. In pairs, the children had to listen and report back to the class what their partner had told them. We agreed that sometimes it is hard to know what people who work in offices do and that there are so many kinds of jobs that we don't even know exist. The children then had some time to research other jobs using books and online resources. We brought our findings together and from this list, they chose one particular job to write a simple report on. In our Literacy lessons, the children edited and then published this piece. We had two special visitors this week. The first, M. Lebon (our Middle School Drama teacher), shared how he and his students had given performances to various people from communities in Singapore and Cambodia (Singapore General Hospital, Eurasian Society and Sok Sobay). We discussed what had been exchanged and why. M. Lebon led the Grade 2 children in some activities aimed at brightening their mood and making them smile, which had been the aim of the Middle School performances. It was a good reminder that money is not always needed for exchanges that help our communities. Our second guest speaker was Hugh's dad, Marcus. He managed to demystify banks for Grade 2, explaining how deposits, loans and interest work with fun role-plays and real money! The children really learnt a lot and were able to later show their understanding through web-mapping. Their comments in our I used to think, now I think routine included: Banks take and give money, I need to pay interest if I borrow money, banks can help me/people, banks are cool for giving you interest, banks can lend money to customers. Some children began building their own bank and coin sorters during free time. In Maths, we consolidated our adding of money using column addition, counting money and making target amounts in different ways. I would encourage the students to get involved in paying for things and finding the correct change when they are out in the real world. In UOI, the children formed groups or worked alone to deepen their questioning skills. They wrote questions based on our concepts to ask various members of our school community who run exchange systems. This included: Mr. Shen (canteen); Ms. Kate (Book Swap/Book Fair); Ms. Ally (library) and Ms. Jasinska and the G5 students (Grade 5 Market Day). This information will be used to write reports on these ISS Exchange Systems. UN Sustainable Development Goals
#12, Responsible Consumption and Production: Our Salvation Army Donation Drive was a great success. Thanks to all who donated. #3, Good Health and Well-being: On Friday we also had the ES Fun Run which was a great way to end the week.
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