MATH
HUMANITIES
I hope you are now well on your way in researching the revolution/uprising that you are interested in. Remember that the project is due this Thursday May 24. Now it is time to start concentrating on the presentation of the project. If you are not yet in this stage then please work hard every night to complete the work before the long weekend.
Last Friday all the classes from J1 to J4 took part in the Sports Day organised by the PE Department. The Sports Day was not only about sports and exercise but also about sportsmanship, fair game, effort and having FUN! J4 started the day with Cricket and then advanced to different ball games, relays and Circus skills taught by real circus performers!
After the lunch and much-anticipated Soccer game, all the participating students met with Mrs. Jenkins in the gym. Afterwards the students were in for a real treat, a real circus visiting the school and showing us some amazing tricks. Lucky Nina from J4R, she got to be a volunteer in one of their acts!
The day ended with an ice cream sunday and a big smile on everyone’s face!
On Monday we had a special opportunity to go and visit NY1 TV Studios where Lucy’s Dad Mr. Kiernan works. Some of the students had been in the Studios before in Grade Two, but for many of us the visit was the first and the opportunity to go in front of the TV cameras nerve-wrecking!
We first met with Mr. Kiernan to discuss his work and go through our lines. Then we headed to the Studio where we learnt about the green screen and the monitors that help the news readers to clearly convey their message. After that it was our show time!
J4R students did a great job reading the day’s headlines! After the recording we had time to go and visit the Weather Studios as well as see the news readers in action. We learnt so much about TV Studios and newscasting. Thank you, Mr. Kiernan, for giving us this amazing opportunity to see your work in action!
And here you can see us in action! Enjoy it!
Reminder for the students that on Thursday, May 17 at 11.35 their pictures will be taken in preparation for their entering Middle One. These pictures will be used for their ID cards in Middle School.
Dear Parents and Students of J4R,
Today is the last day to submit stduents’ contributions to the Peace Dove Exhition. The Exhibition is this Thursday May 17th 5:30-7:30 at UNIS.
You are all very welcome!
MATH
Quick Check
Do the three pages of Quick Check. Divide the work up for 3 days, do the pages on separate days so that you have also time do your research project.
HUMANITIES
I hope you are now well on your way in researching the revolution/uprising that you are interested in. Remember that the project is due on Thursday May 24. Use this week for outlining your findings and making sure you have found all the needed information. Now it is time to start creating some text based on the information you have gathered. Then you can concentrate on the presentation during the last week of the project.
Percy Jackson, Eloise, Ranger’s Apprentice, Annebeth Chase, Katniss, Jughead, Tintin, Cato, Harry potter, Darth Vader, Frecklejuice, Daphne, Pippi Longstocking….
We had so much fun dressing up as our favorite story book characters! We were also very excited to see so many parents meeting us when we came down to the school yeard with the Parade! Afterwards we went to the Assembly, where the J4Chorus sang beautifully about different stories and books – even about the future story that we students will write one day!
Due to the weather forecast for Wednesday, the J1-J4 Sports Day has been postponed for Friday, May 11!
Dear Parents,
This week we have a lot of events that are out of our usual routine. Here are some reminders about them:
Tuesday, May 8
Field trip to Fraunces Tavern Museum – We will be having an early lunch at 11.30 right after our PE session. We will leave the school at 12.00 to make it to the Museum by 12.30. Mr. Kamada (Takaki’s father) and Mr. Giobbi (Valentino’s father) will be accompanying us, as will J4B and a half of J4W. We should be back at school by 2.30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 9
J1-J4 Sports Day – Please make sure the students come prepared with a hat, sneakers and shorts, personal water bottle, sunblock lotion and a snack. They will get the Sports day t-shirts on Tuesday. In case of bad weather conditions, the substitution day for the sports activities is Friday, May 11. Please check the school’s website on Wednesday morning just in case!
Thursday, May 10
Story Book Parade – Have your child come to school dressed as their favorite story book character! We will be taking part in a Parade starting at 9.00 a.m. We will be walking around the school in our costumes and have an Assembly later in the day to celebrate our favorite story books!
Friday, May 11
Possible Sports Day substitution day if the weather doesn’t agree with us on Wednesday. Otherwise, just a normal Friday…
Enjoy the week full of special events!
Revolutions!
Our final homework project is on Revolutions. At school we are focusing on the American Revolution, learning about the history of our host/home country. We have talked about other revolutions, uprisings, coups and civil wars as well. Now you have a chance to explore one conflict more in detail. It could be part of your home country’s history or just a place/event that you are interested in or know something about.
In your work, you should include:
Please also include maps and pictures to highlight important events, leaders and locations.
Choose a way to present your findings that fits best the information you found and the event that you are reporting on. You could be making
The project is due on Thursday May 24. Use this first week on doing research, the second week for outlining your findings and making sure you have found all the needed information and then the third week on presenting your findings. So that you get a good start, this week we won’t have any other homework (except for everyday reading) but on the following two weeks, you will receive Math homework. So plan your time well, and start researching your topic TODAY!
If you are not sure what you would like to do, spend some time finding out about different revolutions through Brainpop, just like we did at school. Go to www.brainpop.com and put in the Unis username and the password. You can use search words of revolutions, revolutionary war etc. Good luck and enjoy!
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