2018 March/April Newsletter – Wells Primary School, On Nut Campus

Recently we have been studying time in grade two.  Using the mechanical gear clocks students have been exploring how the hands move around the clock face.   Each student has make their own paper plate clocks showing times to the hour, quarter hour, half hour, and quarter till.  We also practiced telling time to five minute increments. When problem solving students worked with class and train schedules to determine when future events will happen. We then decided to study time for International Day!  Each student selected a country and city that they are interested in.  On March 6th at 2:30 P.M. we looked up the time and date for each of those cities.  We discovered that most places had a different time and that some places where just waking up.  We also saw that some cities, such as Seattle, were still March 5th!

Who will run the fastest?  Who will pull the hardest? Who will balance the longest?  These were the questions buzzing around Wells International School on the Monday of Sports Day.  Students from grade 1 to grade 5 worked together in their house teams to complete various feats of strength, speed, and athleticism.  There were some disappointing defeats, but also moments of pride where students were able to pull together and accomplish something great.  At the end of the day, everyone had a great time.

In math, class 4A has been exploring measurement. The textbook focuses on standard metric measurements (meters, grams, and liters), converting between units, and solving problems with these measurements. In order to enrich the unit, class 4A has been doing hands-on stations using the standard metric measurements, but then have gone way beyond this. The class has been using a wide variety of tools and instruments to measure all sorts of things, including temperature, humidity, decibel levels around the school, water purity using a TDS meter, water density, and volume with a variety of tools. The idea behind the stations is for students to learn all the different ways measurement affects and influences our lives, while having fun doing so.

    

Relax and Read Day

An Afternoon with an Illustrator – Mr Jose Ortega

Grade	Top Reader #1 (Name/Points Earned)	Top Reader #2 (Name/Points Earned)	Top Reader #3 (Name/Points Earned)
1A	Queenie (31,660)	Palakshi (22,310)	Yong Jun (18,830)
2A	Suthavee (22,470)	Feya (22,430)	Luca (21,560)
3A	Ricky- 53,780	Hrishika- 6,930	Khamin- 5,150
3B	Lester 13,370	Don-9630	Naresha -7,070
4A	Wataru/7,650	Veer/3,090	Aaron/2,850
4B	5,670 sean	4,780 yume	4,780 jarryd
5A	Janice 60,780	Fine 34,450	Aanya 30,200
5B	Nene 26,540	Ally 21,750	Ryou 8,640

 

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Grade	First Place	Second Place
Grade 1	Monica	Palakshi
Grade 2	Qasim	Feya
Grade 3	Ricky	Sosuke
Grade 4	Kanon	Issa
Grade 5	Anwen	Janice

Songkran Splash with the Primary School Parent Committee

Primary school parents committee sponsored a Songkran festival complete with games using water and loads of prizes. The feeling of community and festivities permeated the hot afternoon. The students started their Songkran holidays with a bit of fun from our parents.