What a year! What a surprise!-June 6

by paulhumphrey on June 7, 2014

Wow! What a wonderful surprise parents put together on Friday. Although our beach trip became showered off, the parents and 4E students turned this around to lift the spirits of their teacher with an incredible surprise. How you kept this secret was a feat in itself.

 Thank you so much for your generosity which I will always treasure this wonderful year in G4 .  I really appreciate the cool Swatch, hiking gear, Soho vouchers and the super special album of memories from each student that I found their kind comments most touching. Special thanks to Sherin who coordinated this and even had the extra touch including a bottle of bubbly. (Sorry that I had to refrain from opening this until after school!)

Where did the year go? This will likely be the last blog for the year which I write with mixed emotions.  On one hand, like the class members, I am excited to be starting the Summer holiday to recharge the batteries. On the other hand, I am sad to be leaving CDNIS and the wonderful 4E.

  I have felt fortunate to have been the teacher/mentor /learner of your children. I feel proud that the class has worked well as a team and have generally excelled.  This is also attributed to the wonderful parent support I have had in this educational partnership.

Many thanks go to Preethi and Sherin for the valuable help on Tuesdays with the reading programme. You have made a difference!  Special thanks also to Sherin who has also been a very supportive and helpful room mum.

Class Party:

The class voted to hold the party during P5 and P6 on the last day of school. ( 12:00 -1:30 ) Students voted for two members to coordinate what they would like to happen. Parents are most welcome to pop in at any stage during the afternoon.

Laptops

Most Grade 4 parents have purchased laptops for their children. If you haven’t please do so as soon as possible.  (For those that already own a computer you need to purchase a cover.) Further information can be found on this post at the LTT website.   Today Ms Fung answered many questions from the class related to the purchase of their laptops. 

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30 May: Count Down to Summer Holiday

by paulhumphrey on May 30, 2014

Friday evening and I can’t believe that the last full week for this academic year is over. Only seven school days remain! Although I do know the students are well ready for the next stage in their learning by moving to Grade 5. This week 4E visited every Grade 5 teacher and hopefully shared with you their experiences.

   A lot was crammed into this week. Students have all presented their Disaster inquiry. In math budgets for their Summer holiday should be finished and ready to share on Tuesday. Each child chose an Algebra booklet to match their level and have been keenly working away at the problems. Disaster stories should be all finished and handed to me for my weekend reading.  A few students were writing novels and have asked for an extension until Tuesday.  The tasks related to literacy circles should be almost finished and handed in on Wednesday.

Beach Trip

All of grade 4 are headed to South Bay beach on Friday June 6.  Parents are welcome to come and join in on the fun, but must have their own transportation.  If the weather is not cooperating, we will be staying at school and doing some fun activities in the classrooms.  Students are encouraged to bring in snacks that can be shared with friends and are easily portable.

Please remember to purchase your child’s laptop by June 2nd. (For those that already own a computer you need to purchase a cover.) Further information can be found on this post at the LTT website.   Today Ms Fung answered many questions from the class related to the purchase of their laptops. 

Dear Parents

Class and student blogs will not be available over the weekend of May 31 – June 2 due to a necessary upgrade of the school WordPress server which runs these sites. Services will resume by Tuesday 3 June.

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Summer School 19-24 May

May 23, 2014

Can you believe it that there are only two full weeks remaining.? Where has the G4 year gone? This week completed the school reports which don’t get sent out until the last day. I mentioned to the students it is great to see the learning that has taken place and it is not too late […]

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16 May Chasing Challenges!

May 16, 2014

Last night, enjoyed the first primary school musical-A Kid’s Life. This production was highly successful with the students excelling with their performances.  This included our very own Daniel Yeung from 4E who has been following his goal to be a risk taker this year. Also congratulations to other 4E students who have been involved in […]

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May 9 Making Good Choices

May 9, 2014

This short week flew by and I dare not think how many weeks remain before not only the Summer holidays but your child becomes a Grade 5 student.  The wet weather on Sunday was a good day to start tackling the reports.  This time allowed me to reflect on the growing maturity of 4E and […]

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Treasure Island

May 2, 2014

No doubt your child returned home exhausted but also enthused about their experience at camp. Being keen on nature I am passionate about the value of camp.  Treasure Island was no exception and provided an amazing learning opportunity for our students. Watching the thrill as the children challenged themselves with the activities reminded me of […]

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Parent Overview

April 25, 2014

2013-2014 4HWOO Unit Overview copy http://padlet.com/ – could use the world map background (or add your own background) and make notes about natural disasters occurred around the world on the map Mindmeister (Google Add-ons) – a few students could work together to make a mind map about forms of disasters, specific aspects of the disaster […]

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Camp 25 April

April 25, 2014

The main event this short week has been Sports Day which was thoroughly enjoyed by the Grade 4s. Although a few students mentioned they missed the mud and rain from last year. Three sleeps to go! Today there has been great excitement with camp preparation. Students now know their group supervisors and tent buddies. We have […]

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Sport’s Day

April 22, 2014

Great to see all the students back looking refreshed and enthusiastic.  As always there is plenty happening. Today there was a concert in the afternoon.  This week we conclude our Sharing the Planet unit.  Students will be making presentations using the Prezi tool. Please check the blog for what is happening for home learning as […]

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11 April SLLR

April 11, 2014

It was wonderful to see every student keenly sharing their learning at the SLLR. I was impressed listening to members of the class. Many changed their script to make greater use of the resources at the stations and share their learning in a more interesting way. As a teacher it was a great time for […]

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