St. Francis - PYP 5 Blog

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Money Makes The World Go Around!

Money certainly makes the world go around and we want you as parents to help bring this learning experience beyond the classroom. Here are some very helpful websites that will help your children strengthen their familiarity with UK currency in a fun and practical way.

Kids Math Games (Money)

http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/money.html

Money Games for Kids

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/money

Take the opportunity over the summer to have your children help you with your holiday shopping!

Happy Learning!

Mrs. Abad (Pinheiros), Mr. Torii (Jd Europa), and Mr. Picazo (Jd Europa)

Monday, December 1, 2014

Update 01/12

Dear Parents,

We only have fifteen school days left before the holidays!

Important dates:

5th of December is the PYP 5 Omega assembly taking place at around 08:00.
6th of December is the St. Francis Bazaar taking place in Pinheiros between 10:00-13:00.
16th of December is the last day before the holidays (15:30).
2nd of February is the first day of the new term after the holidays.

Homework:

Maths: go to MyiMaths.com and complete the exercise on Counting Coins and/or Money Introductions (Assignments vary per child).

Language Arts: Shape Poems.

As always feel free to communicate with us via your chlid's diary. We would appreciate knowing if you are planning on traveling early.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Abad (Pinheiros), Mr. Torii (Jd Europa), and Mr. Picazo (Jd Europa)

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Update 27/11

Dear Parents,

It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to meet with you once again during our Parent-Teacher meetings. If you have any further questions or matters to follow up on, please do not hesitate to get in touch either in person or via your child's diary.

Important dates:

5th of December is the PYP 5 Omega assembly taking place at 08:00.
6th of December is the St. Francis Bazaar taking place in Pinheiros between 10:00-13:00.
16th of December is the last day before the holidays (15:30).
2nd of February is the first day of the new term after the holidays.

Homework:

Maths homework has not been assigned this week due to Parent-Teacher Meetings.

Language Arts: Your child will be receiving one of the following worksheets

Unit Definitions WorksheetMultiple Choice Definitions 1Multiple Choice Definitions 2 Animal Definitions

Sincerely,

Mrs. Abad (Pinheiros), Mr. Torii (Jd Europa), and Mr. Picazo (Jd Europa)

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Week of 10/11

Dear Parents,

As we tune in to Unit Three, please keep the following information in mind:

Homework assignments for this week:

Maths: Myimaths.com (Mental Maths).

Language: Building Dictionary Skills (worksheet).Click here to preview homework.

Maths homework is due on Wednesday (except for iMaths which is due the following Monday).

Portuguese homework is assigned on Wednesday due on Thursday.

Language homework is assigned on Friday due the following Monday.

Please check the school calendar for the most up to date information with upcoming events and school holidays. As always, please communicate via your child's diary with any questions or concerns you may have.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Abad (Pinheiros), Mr. Torii (Jd. Europa), and Mr. Picazo (Jd. Europa).

Monday, November 10, 2014

PYP 5 trip to Museu da Casa Brasileira

MCB - website

On Tuesday 28th of October and Thursday 30th of October PYP 5 visited the Museu da Casa Brasileira. The children were accompanied by the class teachers, assistants and Mr Concagh. The children had the opportunity to do some sketches and follow a tour of the museum.

The children exploring an Art installation in the grounds of the Museum

PYP 5 Sigma and Omega

Sketching in the Museum's grounds

Dear Parents,

We would like to share the Unit 3 overview with you, please click on the link below.

Unit 3 Overview

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

November Announcements, Halloween, and Museum Visit!

Dear Parents,

After a wonderful Halloween celebration at school last week, please find some pictures below of each of the PYP 5 classes all dressed up in their unique costumes. We also visited the Museu da Casa Brasileira last week and learned how nature and art surround us everywhere.

A few reminders for the month of November

New homework days effective immediately:

Tuesday: Maths is due on Wednesday (due on the following Monday for iMaths).

Wednesday: Portuguese is due on Thursday.

Friday: Language Arts is due on Monday.

PYP 5 Beta Assembly is this THURSDAY!

Please check the school calendar as there are upcoming holidays during the month of November

Please find below the homework assignments for this week:

Maths: Angles Worksheet

Language: Verbs Worksheet

As the weather gets warmer, we would like to motivate your children into drinking lots of water in order to stay hydrated!

As always, please communicate via your child's diary with any questions or concerns you may have. Thank you very much.