Sunday 15 December 2013
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Sharing the Planet
UNIT OF INQUIRY
We have started our third Unit of Inquiry in Year 1 this week. I am sure the children will enjoy inquiring about the ways in which we share our planet with Animals. The transdisciplinary theme for this unit is Sharing the Planet.
To encourage the children to think about what it means to share the planet and to provoke them to think about the ways in which we share our planet I showed them the youtube clip below. It is an animation created by grade five students that attempts to answer:
Who do we share the planet with?
What do we share?
What are the problems connected to sharing the planet?
What is our responsibility?
I really enjoyed the animation that was created using, Photoshop, SAM animation and windows movie maker and in 1A we will be attempting to make our own towards the end of the unit. Watch this space!
More specific details about Year 1's Unit of Inquiry will follow later this week. Our central idea is that:
Animals have a place in our world and people can care for them in many ways.
Monday 2 December 2013
Typhoon Haiyan
Dear Parents
Thank you to all parents, students and staff for raising $8491 for the disaster in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan. Ms Choy generously increased that amount to make it up to $15000.
One of my former colleagues works in the Philippines as a teacher and is directly involved in making sure that any funds raised go directly to those that most need them (down to loading bags of grain onto trucks herself). Our contribution will also help rebuild a home and possibly even help get a new Bangka (fishing boat). Karen is raising money through the website below (www.gofundme.com/5gfp3k).
Karen has started a blog (http://antsontheplanet.com/) to detail how any money raised is being used.
Thank you to all parents, students and staff for raising $8491 for the disaster in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan. Ms Choy generously increased that amount to make it up to $15000.
One of my former colleagues works in the Philippines as a teacher and is directly involved in making sure that any funds raised go directly to those that most need them (down to loading bags of grain onto trucks herself). Our contribution will also help rebuild a home and possibly even help get a new Bangka (fishing boat). Karen is raising money through the website below (www.gofundme.com/5gfp3k).
Karen has started a blog (http://antsontheplanet.com/) to detail how any money raised is being used.
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Monday 11 November 2013
Thursday 7 November 2013
Wednesday 30 October 2013
Thursday 24 October 2013
Thursday 10 October 2013
Thursday 3 October 2013
Wednesday 18 September 2013
Monday 16 September 2013
Thursday 12 September 2013
Thursday 5 September 2013
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Dear
Parents,
The children will think of some interesting questions to ask you, but if you could prepare a little speech on what you do (you are welcome to utilise the interactive whiteboard) we would be delighted. We would like you to come in anytime over the next two weeks.
Kind regards,
As
part of our “Who we are” Unit of
Inquiry, we would like to invite you to come into class and share some
information with us about your job and how it helps the community.
The children will think of some interesting questions to ask you, but if you could prepare a little speech on what you do (you are welcome to utilise the interactive whiteboard) we would be delighted. We would like you to come in anytime over the next two weeks.
Please
let me know if and when you can attend. Please email me directly on mrrichardson@think.edu.hk if you are able to help.
Mr Richardson
Monday 2 September 2013
Thursday 29 August 2013
Sunday 25 August 2013
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Monday 19 August 2013
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Welcome
Welcome back to school everybody. I hope you have had a super holiday and are excited to be starting Year 1. Please check this blog regularly for links to lots of fun games and ideas and to see some of the pictures and videos that I have taken in class.
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