Birthdays and farewell to Jungho

Visit to the Grade 10 Personal project exhibition

Today we visited the Grade 10 students Personal Project Exhibition.

The Grade 4/5 students asked questions, watched movies, listened to music, looked at artwork and websites, read Ebooks and made origami.

The Grade 5 students have lots of presentation ideas for their own Exhibition in April.

Art and leader songs

A relaxing afternoon of art and leadership songs in our room.

Coming events in Semester 2

ISPPR events for Semester 2

Have a look at the plan created by the ISPP Reps for semester 2. 

Note there are two dress up days. You might want to plan costume during the December break.

MONDAY 26th January - International Customs Day

Traditions, games, Khmer games - in class and during break / lunch

TUESDAY break and lunchtimes in February

Scavenger hunt (break time)

Football competitions on the basketball court -mixed teams Grades 2-5 (Tuesday lunchtime)

FRIDAY 7th March -  Purple Day

Dress up and fundraise for a charity in Cambodia.

TUESDAY 10th March World Math Day   

THURSDAY 2nd April - World Book Day

Book Character dress up, mother tongue reading in classrooms,

Helping ROOM TO READ org.

WEDNESDAY 13th May - ISPP’s Got Talent

(day before King’s birthday holiday)  

FRIDAY 5th JUNE - World Environment Day  

Class & whole school activity

Challenge question

This week's challenge by Mr. Jon's boys!

Rules:

Try to draw one of the shapes without crossing lines or taking your pencil off the paper.

Wacky Wednesday

Some students in the class were very wacky last Wednesday.

Sports day

A fun morning at the field for sports day.

For more pictures check out the PE blog. Mr Ben will be loading more pictures soon.

Important information

Important Information About Semester 2

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Grade 4 / 5 Semester 2014-2015 Information
This is to inform you that there will be changes to the classes and schedule in semester 2.  Below is a brief outline of these changes, details of which will be explained at a parent meeting on Tuesday 13 January at 2:00pm.

Grade 5 Barge Trip, 27 - 30 January 2015
28 Grade 5 students have confirmed they will be participating in the barge trip, along the Chao Phraya River, near Bangkok.  A separate email will be sent out closer to the time with relevant details.  These are our confirmed flights:

PG 932 Q 27JAN 2 PNH-BKK DK1  1020 1130  27JAN    
PG 935 Q 30JAN 5 BKK-PNH DK1  1730 1840  30JAN

Host Country Week, 27 - 30 January 2015
This occurs at the same time as the Grade 5 Barge trip, when Grade 4 and Grade 5 students will celebrate and learn more about  the local culture of Cambodia, as they participate in many different activities and field trips, learning from a range of experts, including our knowledgeable teaching assistants.

In addition Mr. Ben is organizing an optional overnight trip for the students not going on the barge trip to Ang Ta Som. The main focus will be to participate in a 20-30km guided bike ride through villages and local farms, staying at the Meas Family Homestay.  It will be a great opportunity for students to learn more about Cambodian crafts and culture.

Unit of Inquiry - Sharing the Planet, 12 January - 18 February 2015
During our next unit of inquiry, after the break, students will inquire into how communities share resources and provide opportunities.  We have invited many guest speakers from the community to speak  to the students about issues affecting Cambodia and the world, and the action the organizations are taking in response to these.

Grade 5 Exhibition
Unit of Inquiry - How we Express Ourselves, 23 February - 10 April 2015
During this unit of inquiry the Grade 4 and Grade 5 students will separate.  The Grade 5 students will engage in the Exhibition process with Ms. Melinda and Ms. Emily.  The Grade 4 students will work with Ms. Alison, Mr. Jon and Ms. Bridget, as they inquire how artistic expression is influenced  by the society in which it exists. There will be an Exhibition information meeting for all Grade 5 parents and students on Tuesday 17 February 2015, at 5:30pm.

Grade 5 Exhibition Holiday Homework
As the Exhibition focuses on how people express themselves, we would like the Grade 5 students to collect images of different ways people express themselves using a range of art forms and media. This will be a valuable resource for all students. If you are travelling and you come across artwork, sculptures, performances etc. please ask your child to take a photo and discuss the meaning behind the art work with them.

Kind regards,
Grade 4 / 5 Team

Sports day next week

Next Wednesday - 17th December is the Grade 2/3 and Grade 4/5 Sports day.

Our class will be the GREEN TEAM.

Your students will need to wear a green t-shirt, sports shoes, a hat, sunscreen and bring a water bottle and snack.

Angkor Wat trip

Snippets from student reflections - Angkor weekend

The noise! We were on the bus ride to the hotel. Everyone was quiet at first because we were watching a movie. When the movie finished the music came on and everyone started to sing. I couldn’t help but sing as well. It was so loud. When everyone had lost their voices and there were no more good songs to sing we started to calm down. We all started watching another movie and I fell asleep. When I woke we were almost there.

Molly

We played stop ball and waited while Mr Ben loaded the bikes. Then we went to the bathroom and got onto the buses. We watched a movie and after about 2 hours we stopped to go to the bathroom. Most people did not want to go because they were squat toilets. After I went to the toilet it was really fun because we could hold a huge black spider. First I was a little scared to hold it in my hands but it stayed very still. Then I put it on my shirt and some people were touching it. The spider was then on my back. It felt like it was going up my neck.

Helen

When we arrived at the hotel Mr Ben gave us our room keys and we could settle in. I was with Sam and Davit. After we finished unpacking we put on our swim suits and jumped in the pool. There was a lot of chlorine in the pool. After that we had dinner and it was sooo good. I had carbonara, bread, spaghetti and pork chops with mushroom sauce.

BunSan

The dinner and breakfast was really good. We were loud and the teachers had to shhh us because there were other people in the hotel. I was in room 472. The rooms were really nice. We all slept on the same floor - level 4. The teachers told us when to get up and when we had to go to sleep.

Champei

My eyes flutter open. The constant ringing of the door bell shakes me awake. I crawl out of the warmth of the covers. The cool air sends a shiver down my back. I get to the door and open it. I see a figure I recognize. A deep voice says “its time to get up now”. ‘Ok” i manage to croak. I shut the door and flick on the lights. I nudge Hee Joo and Jessica awake. I start to get ready to go.

Ella

The Angkor run 2014 started but I couldn’t go because of the many people in front of me, blocking the way. I waited and the people started going. I ran and ran and ran. I got tired and right in front of me was water. I picked up a bottle full of water and drank as I ran.

Jessica

I saw the finish line and I ran as fast as I could. At the end Mr Ben told me I came 15th. I was so happy. After that we went back to the hotel, packed up and had a big breakfast before we left. On the way back we stopped at the same places and I spent my last change on sweets. When I got back to school I realized that i had the best trip ever.

Julian

We all had a big breakfast. At 9am we started to get on the bus back to phnom Penh. The bus rattled for 5 or 6 hours. It rattled so much the TV broke. I slept for 2 hours. When we stopped for a break I got off the bus and stretched. I put a spider that was alive on my hand. It crawled on my arm. It felt ticklish but not too bad. I ate a cricket too. I could taste the horrible crickets head. Eww! We got back on the bus and finally we arrived at ISPP. I went home with Hyeyoon. Angkor Wat run was so much fun!

HeeJoo

There are many more pictures of the students taken by teachers in a shared Google folder.
The students will  be able to access these and put additional pictures on their own blogs.

Last Homework for 2014

Home Learning Activities Grade 4/5 – MS ALISON Due: Friday 12th December

I will be on the Angkor trip and not back until Sunday. You do not have to do on the weekend. I just posted early in case some students wanted a head start for their last batch of homework for 2014.

	Unit - Shape of a leader Listen to music this week and select a song that promotes being a leader. You may need to think of the attributes of leaders and find songs about the attributes. Send me a copy of the lyrics and a link to the song you have chosen (make sure appropriate) We will listen to these in the class.
	Math - Time to have choice! Choose the program you like, set your timer for 20 minutes and practice number skills.
	Writing Discussion Question … Write what you think this means. “Strong people don’t put others down. They lift them up”. Do you agree, disagree. Explain your thinking (G 4 = 1 paragraph / G 5 = 2 paragraphs)
	Reading Read each day for at least 20 minutes. Record your reading in your reading log each morning. Record books read on Biblionasium.
	Presenting You will share your song with the class this week. We will also discuss the quote aa a class.

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alisonstanton@ispp.edu.kh

Reminders

• Monday 8th Dec - Music,  IT lab - blogs
• Tuesday 9th Dec - Bring your library books - book swap, PE

• Wednesday 10th Dec -  PE, FL
• Thursday 11th Dec - Swimming, Art,
• Friday 12th Dec - FL, Homework due