Welcome back to the second half of Term 2! We hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable mid-term break. The remainder of this term promises to be very entertaining and interesting as we begin our fourth unit of inquiry.
Reflections:16th–20th February
The final week before the mid-term break saw the majority of children complete their final assessments for our third unit, Testing, Testing 1,2,3. The children did a good job in investigating and comparing different brands of the same product and testing them for quality and value-for-money. The last week before the break also saw the children enjoy another fantastic Portuguese Poetry Day as well as the always entertaining and fun Carnaval parade.
Unit of Inquiry
This week we begin our fourth unit for the year, Moving Forward. The central idea of the unit is growing up means coping with change and learning about ourselves. We will be inquiring into the physical and emotional changes experienced during puberty and the strategies for coping with change. This is a particularly relevant unit for the children as many of them are already experiencing the physical and emotional changes associated with puberty and have many questions. Please note that the scope of the unit will be restricted to the physical and emotional changes that occur during puberty rather than discussing and teaching reproduction. However, please be aware that the children will naturally be curious about reproduction and will want to discuss this topic with you.
During our first week we will introduce the children to some key vocabulary that will be used throughout the unit as well as do some pre-assessment activities to ascertain what they already know about puberty.
Mathematics
This week we resume our work on fractions. Fraction work will be the major focus of our number groups until the end of Term 2. This week we will revise fraction terminology, representing fractions and finding fractions of groups. In class maths we will revise some of the measurement concepts taught during our last unit, particularly perimeter, area, volume and capacity as a number of the children require further consolidation of these concepts.
English
The major focus of our English work throughout this unit will be to read, research and write factual information reports. The children will continue to practise good reading and comprehension skills during reading groups this week as they learn some basic information and vocabulary about puberty.
What can I do to help?
•A great website to use with your children throughout our current unit (especially as part of their reading homework) is the Kid’s Health site http://kidshealth.org/kid/
With thanks,
David Barrett, David Gocentas and Ms Isabel Costa Pereira
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