From the Head of Primary 04.12.2021
This week has flown by! There is so much happening in Primary. Everyone is super busy making the most of being back in school and filling each day with fantastic learning opportunities. We have such amazing students, many of whom are getting fully involved in so many different activities, inside and outside of school. Read on to find out more….
This week the ‘Spotlight is on….
Year 5’
It is awesome to be back in school and Year 5 have settled quickly into their learning! This week has been exceptionally busy with story plans, problem solving and independent research! We have used our class novel for Stig of the Dump to inspire us to create a new chapter and we’re excited to start writing these next week! They have also begun work on an independent research project where we asked the Big Question: What are the similarities and differences between tribes in Sabah and internationally? We have been engrossed in making our own choices about the information we want to learn to answer this question and deciding how we will present our facts to teach others.
In the words of some of our Year 5s, here’s what they think is great about this year already!
” I like the independent project in Topic”
“I think the Gold, Silver and Bronze challenges are fantastic because we can choose what challenges us in our learning.”
“In Maths we play fun games like FizzBuzz. Even though it’s hard for me, my teachers make me feel more confident.”
” I think Year 5 is great because I get challenged everyday!”
“I like maths because we play different maths games.”
“It is great because I’m always learning new things.”
Last week’s fun weekly Dojo Challenge was to come up with a quote for KIS that will eventually go up on the wall outside my office. There have been some fabulous ideas:
WWF WILD WISDOM CHALLENGE
Recently some of our fabulous students took part in a challenge through WWF called the Wild Wisdom Challenge. These students took part in online quizzes, alongside secondary students and against other schools, and at the same time got to learn all about the science of sustainability. In order to win, they had to earn badges and points by competing in the online quizzes. They could also earn points by watching videos and reading more about the climate crisis.
Congratulations to the following students in primary who took part in this competition:
Fion – 1st place
Eshaana – 2nd place
Janesse – 3rd place
Oli – 4th place
Ada – 7th place
Helena – 9th place
Fion and Eshanna have qualified to go through to the next round which will take place soon. Good luck!
LIFE AFTER LOCKDOWN WINNERS
JULIUS IN YEAR 4
A joint effort for Casper (Y2), Elliot and Aidan (Y5)
Our parent winner (well there was only one who entered) has to be:
Helena, Samaira’s mum
The competition is now open for December! I can’t wait to see the fun you get up to over the end of term break. Come on parents, please join in, we can’t let Helena win each month!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-w_Zj0IWAjfD5rFzyUyhPOHo-7gGvXPr?usp=sharing
Don’t forget to add a caption, your name and year group.
Friday saw our final celebrations for Movember with students ‘dressing down’ and wearing mustaches to raise awareness of men’s physical and mental health. This was not a fundraising event, the cost was understanding! We wanted your children to understand why they were dressing in this way. We hope this will reinforce the knowledge that talking to someone about problems is vital!
Finally, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to a new student who joined us this week:
Kyra Leone (Y1K)
Have a wonderful weekend.
Take care.
