And just like that we are back into the swing of things! Our first week of full academic classes gave the students opportunities to work together to learn new skills and gain specific subject knowledge.
We also focused on learning the HFS core values: Creativity, Curiosity, Confidence, Responsibility, Respect, Leadership, Teamwork, International Mindset, Growth Mindset and Environmental Awareness.
In Math we looked at multiplication and division with powers of ten both positive and negative as well as rounding decimal numbers. We have instituted a new system where there will be homework to practice the Math we did in class everyday, and so far I am very impressed with the commitment of the student to do their homework daily.
During English we started by looking at different genre of stories and looking at the specific characteristics of these types of stories. For the beginning of this term we will be doing Adventure stories and read a short adventure story in preparation. The students also prepared a short role play where the two main characters were interviewed for a talk show.
Our IMYC unit to start this term is Consequences, with the big theme being: “Very few actions are neutral. Most actions create impact or change that then have to be dealt with.” We will be looking at this in the context of Science, History, Geography and Technology.
During Science we looked at forces and and the effects that they will have when acting on objects
We also looked at the relationship between mass and weight and did a practical experiment to work out the mathematical relationship on Earth between the two.
In history the students had to share a personal decision they have made and the positive or negative consequence of this decision.
In Geography the students explored the difference between weather and climate and how this has a impact on the activities and behavior of people by looking at our local context.
In technology we looked at safety and hygiene when preparing food in preparation of out cooking activity for next week.
Last but not least a friendly reminder about homework and books that go home, please make sure that they are packed in for the following day.
That is all for this week, enjoy your weekend.