Ms Temple – 2023/24

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone has enjoyed their week so far. The day off on Wednesday was lovely and it made the rest of the week fly by. Here is what we have all been up to this week:

In Maths:

Year 1 have started their new unit all about fractions. They have been learning how to recognise a half from shapes and everyday objects. 

Year 2 have also been looking at fractions, but have been focussing on halves, quarters and thirds. They have learned how to find a fraction of a number or an object by using their sharing skills. They have done a fantastic job so far! 

In English:

The students have continued to look closely at rhyming words and identifying them in a poem. Next week we will begin to write our own poems! How exciting!

In IPC:

We have been looking at animal classification keys and the characteristics of certain animals. Does the animal have feathers? Does it have hair or fur? These are the types of questions we have been asking to figure out which group they belong to. 

In Week 5 we will be going on our school trip. Today I told everyone where we will be going and they are so excited! I will be emailing you all a google form this evening, so please respond as soon as it’s convenient. 

Have a lovely long weekend! 

Ms. Temple 😄

Hello everyone!

This week’s weather has been a lot better than last week, giving our students plenty of chances to enjoy the great outdoors and soak up some fresh air. They also enjoyed dressing up as their favourite characters for world book day on Tuesday. It was amazing to see so many creative costumes and I was so impressed by how many people in our class got involved with the charity read-a-thon. Well done everyone!

In Maths this week:

Year 1 have been continuing their unit on Multiplication and Division where they have been looking at adding equal groups, arrays, doubling, and grouping.

Year 2 have started a brand new on Fractions. They have looked parts of a whole, equal and unequal parts, recognising halves and finding halves.

In English this week:

In English class this week, we have continued to dive into the world of rhyming words and exploring poems that focus on different feelings and emotions. Through activities and reading exercises, they’ve been discovering how poetry can evoke a range of emotions, from joy to sadness and everything in between. We have also done a lot of reading this week thanks to world book day. I really hope this will inspire the children to read more books in their free time.

In IPC this week:

We have looked more closely at different animal habitats, and have explored why certain animals live in different places? Is it because of the climate, the food sources, or other animals around them?

I hope you all have a lovely weekend enjoy the nice warm weather together.

Ms. Temple 🙂 ☀️

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone had a much deserved rest over the spring break. It has been so lovely seeing the students’ return to school well rested and ready to learn. They have settled back into their routines nicely and have been very welcoming to our new student, who has come over from Japan! 

Maths:

Year 1 – This week Year 1 have started a new unit on ‘Multiplication and Division’. They have been practising counting in 2s, 10s and 5s. I’m so impressed with how quickly they were able to remember these number sequences. They have also looked at equal groups and unequal groups and how they can be added together, which will help them with multiplication in the future.

Year 2 – This week Year 2 have completed their unit on ‘Measuring’. They have reviewed what they learned in Term 2 and they have looked at measuring temperature using degrees Celsius. 

English:

This week we started our new unit, ‘Rhyme Time’, where students have been exploring rhyming poems about the five senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. The students have been looking closely at verbs we can use in a rhyming poem and which words we can actually use to make a successful rhyme. We asked the question, “Do words have to have the same spelling to rhyme?”…the answer is no, but they do have to have the same ending sound. 

IPC:

This week we started our exciting new unit, ‘The Earth: Our home’. In this unit the students will learn all about our planet and why it is so important that we look after it. We have already explored how the earth contains different habitats and we have looked at different ways to categorise the things that live there: Animal, Vegetable (Plant) and Mineral. Today was a very exciting day as the whole class planted their own mini-sunflower seeds! We can’t wait to watch them grow! 

A gentle reminder that World Book Day is on Tuesday (23rd April), so the students can dress up as a character from their favourite book. If your child has participated in the read-a-thon, please put their completed sponsorship forms in their bags ready for them to bring in on Tuesday. 

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend! 

Ms. Temple 🙂

Hello everyone!

What a week it’s been! The students did an amazing job setting up the toy museum for our IPC exit point and they thoroughly enjoyed sampling all the culinary delights from the international food share!

There has been no homework sent home this week. I hope you all enjoy a much deserved two week break together.

See you all in Term 3!

Ms. Temple 🙂

Hello everyone,

It’s been another sunny week and excitement was in the air on Tuesday when the students had their cooking class. They all did so well at following instructions and they really seemed to enjoy themselves. I have added the recipe into their homework this week if you would like to have a go at making these at home? Here is what we’ve been up to this week:

In Maths the Year 1 students started their new unit. ‘Mass and Volume’. They have been comparing the mass of different objects by using the language ‘lighter than’ and ‘heavier than’. For measuring volume they have looked at how different containers have different capacities and how this can affect the volume. 

The Year 2 students have also been looking at mass using grams and kilograms, and which unit of measurement is more appropriate for certain objects. They have also been comparing the mass of objects using the correct terminology.

In English we have completed our unit, ‘Do it like this’. We had our cooking class on Tuesday and the students used this experience to write their recipes for the cupcakes. I was so impressed by how much they were able to remember! They also wrote book reports during Story Time, which I cannot wait to display in the classroom. 

In IPC we have looked at board games and their features. They questioned what makes a board game interesting and had a go at designing their own. We are so close to the end of this unit, which means we are almost ready to display our toys in the toy museum. This will be open for everyone to see on international day! 

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! 

Ms. Temple🙂

Hello everyone!

What a lovely sunny week it has been, I hope you have all been able to enjoy the glorious weather!☀️

This week, we welcomed a new student into our class who has come all the way from Brazil. The students have been absolutely lovely and have helped him to adjust to life at HFS. 

In Maths this week the students have been looking at measurements. The Year 1 students have been learning how to compare objects using the correct terminology such as, longer, shorter, taller and have been looking at the best way to measure objects. The Year 2 students have been looking at different ways to measure objects using centimetres and metres and have been determining which method of measurement is the best for certain objects. 

I have included their ‘Sumdog’ student login information in their homework this week. This way they can access ‘Sumdog’ at home if they wish to use it. This is optional of course 🙂

I have sent a video to all the Year 1-2 parents on how to log in to the app. 

In English we have continued with our unit, “Do it like this” where the students have been looking at different ways we can write and follow instructions. Last week, we learned how to follow instructions for Origami, this week we have learned how to follow a recipe. We looked at the differences between ‘ingredients’ and ‘equipment’ and the language used to write a recipe. Next week, the students will get a chance to make and follow instructions ready for a cooking class on Tuesday. How exciting! 

In IPC the students finished writing their own stories for their shadow puppets. Unfortunately, time didn’t allow for us to film their shadow puppet shows, but their stories and puppets will be displayed in the Toy Museum, which will be our exit point activity in Week 12. Today, the students learned about how some toys can create an ‘optical illusion’ and the students had a go at making their own optical illusion toys. We can’t wait to show you all what they have created for the museum! 

A gentle reminder about PE:

In our class, we have PE on Tuesdays and Fridays. Please remember that students need to be properly dressed to be safe and comfortable while being active in PE lessons.

Students are advised to:

Be wearing sports shoes

Be able to tie long hair up

Remove glasses or have safe sports glasses

Be wearing either the school cool PE shirt or grey PE shirt (in the short term, other appropriate sportswear will be accepted)

Be wearing sports clothing on their lower half

Bring a water bottle

Students must not:

Wear denim

Wear dress shoes

Wear glasses that are not designed to be safe for sports

The weather is getting warmer now, so we can finally enjoy more outdoor activities. If you would like to send your child to school with a cap and suncream, I will happily store them in the classroom and allow time to put them on before we go outside. 

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! 

Ms. Temple 🙂

Hello Year 1/2 parents,

I just wanted to say a huge thank you for the incredibly warm welcome I’ve had in my first week as your child’s Year 1/2 teacher. It’s been so lovely getting to see all their smiling faces in the morning and I’m really grateful for how kind, enthusiastic, and helpful they’ve been. 

In Maths this week, the Year 1 students have finished their current unit, ‘Place value within 50’. They have learned to use a number line to find numbers and estimate where they think they should be. They have also used number tracks to complete number sentences using the terms, “more than” and “less than”. Year 2 students also completed their unit, “Multiplication and Division”.
I am so impressed with how well they can recite their 5 and 10 times tables and use them to work out multiplication and division problems. 

In English, we listened to a nice little story called “More-igami” about a boy who uses his growth mindset to practise his origami skills. The students put the story in order and used their own growth mindsets to answer questions about the story. They also had a go at making their own origami ladybirds (ladybugs) by following instructions. We also looked at fiction and non-fiction texts and the differences and similarities between them. 

In IPC, we have continued with our exciting unit all about toys. The students looked at different toys made from different materials and we discussed which materials make the best toys and why? The students have also had a great time making shadow puppets and are in the process of creating their own stories for a shadow puppet show which they will be performing next week!

I have thoroughly enjoyed my first week teaching your lovely children and I am already so impressed with their positive attitudes! Keep up the great work everyone! 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Ms. Temple 🥰

Dear Parents,

It has been an emotional day today. Mainly for me – haha! We had a little goodbye party combined with a birthday celebration for the wonderful Miss. Mary! I will miss teaching the children dearly but feel so lucky to have been their teacher. Year 1 students I look forward to being reunited in August. Year 2 students, I have loved being your teacher and watching you all turn into kind, responsible, and caring students. So proud of you all.

Here is our week in photos.

We had so much fun at our “Show and Tell”. Thank you for sending the toys in. It was a great lesson!

In Maths Year one started their unit “Place Value to 50” and have had lots of fun using base tens on the tuff tray activities. Year 2 has nearly finished our Multiplication and Division unit-it’s a looong one! The homework is more than usual as I would like them to review the 5 and 10 times tables.

We were really lucky to be given little bags of treats from Mika’s mum this week. Thank you 🙂 They all thoroughly enjoyed!

In P.E. this week, we learned all about keeping our balance. The children completed various exercises before finishing with a game of hopscotch! It brought back childhood memories and was a great way to practice balancing on one foot 🙂

Finally, here are some pictures of our surprise party today, hehe 🙂 We had to hide with the lights out and I pretended to Miss. Mary I couldn’t find any of the students.

I sent a little gift bag home for the students. I hope all their dreams and wishes come true when their bracelets break off 😉

Take care and thank you for everything,

With Love and kindness,

Mrs. Sim xoxox

Dear Parents,

It was so nice to meet with you all this week at our Teacher Parent Conferences. Thank you for coming to discuss your child’s progress. I am always very proud to tell you all the wonderful things your children are achieving in school and believe that communication with parents is a wonderful thing in a child’s learning journey.

In Maths, the Year 1 students have worked very hard completing their unit on “Place Value to 20”. They sat the unit assessment today and I was very pleased to see how well they did. Next week we will begin our Unit “Place Value to 50”. The Year 2 students have been working on doubling and halving numbers, the 2 times table, division and odd and even numbers. It has been a challenging unit and we are a little behind schedule as I wanted to take time to review areas the children found difficult. Next week, we will finish up the Multiplication and Division Unit and sit the unit assessment. Afterwards, the children will start a new unit “Length and height” which is always very hands-on and fun to learn!

In English, we have been learning all about signs and directions and how they help us. We created our own signs and started looking at how instructions can help us to complete things well! In literacy rotations, I assessed the students to ensure they are on track and studying in the correct group. Next week, there will be a few groups changing colours.

In IPC, we are having a great time learning all about the history of toys. As you all saw on Wednesday they loved creating their own toys and have had fun playing with them. Next week, I have asked the children to bring in ONE of their favourite toys to share with the class. Please bring it in on Monday 26th, thank you! We will use them as part of our lesson so please pack them in their bags while you remember 🙂

In PE, we did some mindfulness yoga and today we enjoyed circuit training with Mr Dunn’s class. They worked hard so I expect they will sleep well tonight.

It has been a rainy week, I hope the weather gets better over the weekend so you can all enjoy some time outdoors!

Here are the pictures from our week. Enjoy!

Have a great weekend,

Warm regards,

Mrs.Sim

We had a great day today! Here are the pictures from our adventure! Have a lovely weekend 🙂