Primary eNews – February 1, 2019

Chinese New Year

We celebrated Chinese New Year at School today with a very entertaining lion and dragon dance performance and PTA Chinese New Year lunch. All students from Pre School to Grade 12,  staff and many parents joined us for a the lion and dragon dance which also included our own Pre School 3 & 4 students performing their  dragon dance. We hope that everyone enjoys the Chinese New Year with their family & friends. Kung Hei Fat Choi!

 

Welcome to our New Student

Welcome to Angus who joined our Grade 3 class this week. Angus and his sister Bridey in Grade 6 have joined us from Melbourne, Australia.

 

Play Based Learning in the Early Years Parent Workshop

Our Early Years teachers will be leading a parent workshop on Play Based Learning in the Early Years from 8:00 – 9:00 am on Monday 25 February. Our target audience are the parents of our Preschool to Grade 1 students, but all parents are welcome. We will also be inviting parents who have young children who are not currently enrolled at Bali IS.

 

Healthy Snacks and Lunches

Over the last few weeks, the teachers have been introducing the Pick & Mix Healthy Lunch Box  to our Primary Students. We are suggesting that student should have something in their lunch box every day  from Groups 1 – 6.

 

Group 1 – Fruit

Group 2 – Vegetables

Group 3 – Milk, Yoghurt & Cheese

Group 4 – Meat or Meat Alternative

Group 5 – Grain & Cereal Food

Group 6 – Water

 

 

Click here to download your free copy of the Pick & Mix 1-6 poster.

Sweet and savoury snack foods (eg muesli bars, biscuits, crisps, cakes, muffins & slices) should be limited in lunchboxes. Sugar sweetened drinks and confectionery should not be provided in lunchboxes. Source https://heas.health.vic.gov.au/schools/healthy-lunchboxes

 

In last week’s Primary Assembly, the whole Primary School looked at the Pick & Mix model and tried scoring some lunchbox samples to see if they were healthy and what we could add or take away to make them healthier. This week we began putting some of the Pick & Mix posters on the lunch tables so the students could have a look at their own lunches. Hopefully they may come home over the next week or two with requests for mixing up their lunches and also may consider the choices they’re making when ordering their lunches from our food providers.

 

Grade 1 Economics

Grade 1 are learning about money and financial mathematics by exploring notes and coins. We are learning to recognise, describe and order coins according to their values and experiment with counting note and coin collections. When adding money, Grade 1 are learning to always start with the biggest bill or coin and add from there, working down to the smallest denomination. When making change, students have been practicing their addition and subtraction skills that we have been developing this year. In economics, we have been learning that Money can be used to pay for goods and services and to measure the value of things and that Currency is a term for a country’s money and comes in the form of coins and bills.

 

What Does Inquiry Look Like?

As part of our unit of inquiry about exploration, Grade 3 students have been exploring the Essential Elements of the PYP and discovering how to guide their own inquiry. The 5 Essential Elements are: Concepts, Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes and Action. We took the Concepts (‘key’ in pink and ‘related’ in blue) and, as part of the Research Skills (Formulating Questions and Planning), designed some questions that show connections between the concepts. Through the research process, they will uncover the Knowledge needed to demonstrate an understanding of our Central Idea: Exploration leads to discoveries, opportunities and new understandings. We look forward to continuing the Research Process with help from Mr Marshall as we go further in the inquiry by: gathering and recording data, synthesizing and interpreting information and finishing up with communicating our findings.

 

After School Activities

Thanks to Pak Agus for the quality photographs of our students enjoying After School Activities. 

 

Punctuality

Thank you the parents who are ensuring their children are at school and ready to learn by 7:45 am. If your child arrives at school after 7:45 am, they are required to go to the Primary Office to obtain a Late Note from Ibu Deni. Please also note that teachers are teaching from 7:45 am and not in a position to speak to parents after this time.

 

Upcoming Dates

4 – 5 February. Chinese New Year Holiday. School closed

12 – 13 February. Grade 3 – 5 students participating in ACER ISA

13 February. PTA Monthly Meeting, Bake Sale & 2nd Hand Uniform sale

20 February. Whole school group photos

25 February. Parent Workshop on Play Based Learning in the Early Years

28 February. Applause for a Cause

1 March. Lower Primary Share Assembly

6 March. Half Day due to Nyepi Holiday

7 – 8 March. Silent Day (Nyepi Hindu New Year). School closed

13 March. PTA Monthly Meeting, Bake Sale & 2nd Hand Uniform sale

22 March. Upper Primary Share Assembly

26 March. Gr 1 – 5 Swimming Carnival

27 March. Pre School & Kindergarten Swimming Carnival

28 March. Primary Student Led Conferences

29 March. Last day of Term 3

8 April. First day of Term 4