Have a lovely lovely holiday everyone, be safe and happy. For those of you who are moving on, sunshine all the way. For those of you who are staying, see you in August.

Love Ms Andrea

On Monday 17th June 3N had a wonderful time visiting the university cacao plantation. It is not often we can see something being made from beginning to end but Year 3 had the pleasure to see this on their trip. In the plantation we saw the young cacao plants and the fully grown ones. The children were able to see the flowers on the trunk of the tree and then observe the flowers changing to small cocoa pods and then fully grown ones. Then it was on to the Marou factory where Vincent and Samuel, the owners showed us how the cacao beans are made into a bar of delicious Marou chocolate. The children saw the roasing, shelling of the nibs, mixing, tempering, moulding and cooling and finally the wrapping of the bars all under one roof. As a last treat they were able to taste the chocolate and take a bar home.
Enjoy our pictures of the trip.

Milepost 2 Learning Letter Year  3  Friday 31^st May 2013

 This week we have been…

• Starting a new English unit on Myths and Legends
• Learning about materials in Science.
• Continuing our Maths unit on shapes and space.

Next week we will be...

• Learning more about materials in Science.
• Finding out about cash crops in ICT.
• Writing our own myths in English.
• Stars of the Week

3B – Jack  3I – Kaila 3S – Justin
3V –  Hyun Soo  3N – Leo

 

Attention all swimmers!

There is a Primary Aquathon taking place on Saturday 8^th June 2013. Year 3 students who wish to enter need to sign up on CHQ before 1^st June 2013. Not sure what an ‘Aquathon’ is? Please see the link below for full details.

 

www.bisvietnampe.blogspot.com

Dear Parents,

Please note, that homework will be given on Monday.  This is to give your child a chance to do the following:

1) Learn their script words by memory for Monday 13th May.

2) Get their costume sorted out (if they haven't already) and brought in to school by Monday 13th May.

3) Learn the chocolate song words below:

Thanks, Ms Andrea

The Chocolate Song

Oh I’ve got lots of chocolate

Give me lovely chocolate

It’s the best thing to eat for sure

When I get eggs for Easter it’s my favourite treat

And I can always make some room for more.

I’ve got some plain and milk ones

And some toffee filled ones

I’ve got boxes all around the place

I’ve got a strong affection for my chocolate collection

I’m mad about that chocolate taste!

Oh I’ve got lots of chocolate

Give me lovely chocolate

It’s the best thing to eat for sure

When I get eggs for Easter it’s my favourite treat

And I can always make some room for more.

I’ve eaten milky white ones

With some sweets inside them

I’ve got chocolate all around my face

They’ve got some pretty wrappers, but that’s not what matters,

I’m mad about that chocolate taste!

Oh I’ve got lots of chocolate

Give me lovely chocolate

It’s the best thing to eat for sure

When I get eggs for Easter it’s my favourite treat

And I can always make some room for more.

Milepost 2 Learning Letter Year 3 Friday 10^th May 2013

 This week we have been…

• Planning and writing information pages
• Learning more about the history of chocolate and the Aztecs
• Finding out about the extension of springs
• Solving money calculations in Maths.

Next week we will be...

• Writing a diary recount
• Making a historical timeline about the Aztecs
• Planning investigations with springs
• Solving money problems in Maths

Stars of the Week

3B –Carmen    3I –  Keith 3S – Man Nghi   3V –  Ji Hee 3N - Minami

Notices

Year 3 have enjoyed reflecting on the success of Science and Technology week and are even more enthusiastic for Science in class! This week we enjoyed a Science Fair themed assembly from Ms Georgina’s class – a big well done to them!

 

It’s getting hotter and hotter outside at the moment so a big reminder for all children to bring their hats and water bottles to school each day.

Have a lovely weekend,

Year 3 Team

 

Milepost 2 Learning Letter Year 3 May 3rd 2013

This week we have been enjoying SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WEEK!!!

Thank you to all the families who joined Year 3 in class to find out about what we have been exploring during Science and Technology Week. We very much hope that you enjoyed sharing the children’s learning.

 

Stars of the Week

Stars of the Week did not take place as it was a school holiday. Certificates will be given out next Tuesday in Milepost 2 assembly.

Reminder:

On Wednesday 8^th May 2013, Classes 3I and 3B will have swimming and not PE. Both classes will therefore have 2 swimming lessons next week.

 

Milepost 2 Learning Letter Year 3 18^th April 2013

 This week we have:

• Started a new English unit on information texts.
• Continued our Maths unit on solving problems.
• Began a new IPC unit on chocolate.
• Found out about magnets and what happens when they are put close together.

Next week we will be...

• Investigating which materials are magnetic.
• Learning about the discovery of chocolate.
• Finding out how to take notes for research.

Stars of the Week

There were no Stars of the Week as last week was a school holiday. Stars of the Week will recommence next week.

 Notices

• There is no homework this week due to the national holiday.
• The DVD of The Lion King production will go on sale on Monday 22^nd April (100,000 VND from the school cashier). Please see the letter sent home today for full details.

Giong Ong To Visit BIS

This term the Year 3 children will be meeting and visiting our community link school. Our link school is the Giong Ong To School which is a local Vietnamese School in District 2. Today the children from the 'GOT' school came to visit us at BIS. They were grouped into small groups and were challenged to firstly get to know a little bit about their new friends and secondly to make a tower out of straws. Here are some pictures of us in action.

Please remember to bring your t-shirt and leggings/trousers by Monday 4th March.

Please also pracise saying your lines loudly and clearly.

Dear Parents,

Please see the song sheet that has been put into your child’s reading folder. Please encourage them to learn the words and practise all the songs at home.

Costumes:

Your child will need the following for our lion king performance. Please try to have it by Monday 4^th March at the latest.

Lions	elephants	zebras	giraffes	monkeys
Viktorie Oliver Nini Hung	Mia Yumino Ryo Biff	Angel Jun Cody Seok Kyu	Kevin Phikip Suzanne Lenisha	Eddie David An Danelle
1 plain brown or orange t-shirt. 1 plain brown or orange leggings .	1 plain grey or white t-shirt. 1 plain grey or black leggings.	1 plain black or white t-shirt. 1 plain black leggings.	1 plain yellow or brown  t-shirt. 1 plain yellow or brown leggings.	1 plain brown or black t-shirt. 1 plain brown or black leggings.

Homework - 22nd February

Your homework is to research pavement art. Then you must either write a paragraph (with a picture) .....or .........make a short PowerPoint presentation (not more than 4 slides) on a pavement artist you like.

Here are the websites for you to look at to learn more about what pavement art is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SNYtd0Ayt0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS_res2tU20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcsw3hxKO-8

http://www.youtube.com/watchhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltSOoMdak7Q?v=ltSOoMdak7Q

Any homework PowerPoints can be sent to my email:
andreapye@bisvietnam.com
Thanks

Use this fantastic programme to find panoramic images from places around the world. Use the world map to find your country.

http://www.360cities.net/map#lat=15&lng=5&zoom=3

Milepost 2 Learning Letter Year 3 Friday 22^nd February 2013

 This week we have been…

• Learning about displaying information in Maths.
• Drawing panoramas and still lifes in IPC.
• Investigating which materials make shadows in Science.
• Learning about play scripts in English.

Next week we will be...

• Beginning to rehearse for the Lion King.
• Drawing graphs and tables in Maths.
• Discussing characters and plays in English.

Stars of the Week

There were no Stars of the Week as it was the first week back after the Tet holiday.

 Help wanted for Lion King.

If you would like to offer assistance in preparing costumes and stage sets for the Year 3 production of the Lion King, please contact Rosemary Davies at:

 Tel:  (+84) 090 6354722

Email: ro_davies@yahoo.co.uk

 

 

 

Dear all Year 3 Parents,

As I am sure you are all aware, the year 3 children are doing the production of the Lion King on the 21st March this year.
We want it to be a fabulous show and to help the kids, we need a team of willing helpers to produce costumes and stage sets.
I have been through all the ideas in detail with Miss Ruth and we are now ready to start all the hard work.
The more helpers we have the easier it will be.... and the better the results ....so please join us... There may even be the odd glass of wine along the way to enhance our creative talents.

We have arranged an initial meeting at Evita cafe on Friday 22nd... At 8am after drop off.

Please come and find out all about the help required.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE CREATIVE.... WE JUST NEED LOTS OF EXTRA HANDS.

Looking forward to seeing you all.

Rosemary Davies

(+84) 090 6354722

The Lion King Music & Lyrics

Please learn the words by-heart and practise singing in a loud clear voice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLFvthzy294

Please click on the link below if you are interested in entering the 'Design a BIS mascot' competition: 1st prize - digital camera 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th prize - i-pod shuffle

BIS Mascot Poster Final by

Please check out Mr Pat's art blog. You might find yourself on it or some of your wonderful art work!

http://www.theartroombis.blogspot.com/

The Sleepover

The activities included:

circle games

dodge ball
football
party games
art
The children enjoyed either pizza or fish and chips for dinner. Then it was setting up bed time. The children worked cooperatively to set up and pump up beds. Then the children went to brush teeth and it was all excitement. Ms Andrea read 3 bedtime stories on the big screen. Then it was into sleeping bags and a light show with torches as the lights went down. Then lights out for bed.

                                        Pizza or fish and chips?