This week in Year 1 the pupils have begun reading a new story called ‘The Most Magnificent Thing’. The story is about a little girl who hires an assistant to help her build her magnificent ‘thing’. The story uses lots of verbs ending in -ing, which made It fun for the students to act out the verbs while reading the storybook.
This week has been a very special week here at BSB Sanlitun, the pupils have participated in STEAM week. STEAM week is a weeklong programme that consists of activities related to science, technology, English, art, and maths.
Each day, the pupils have collaborated with their peers to complete special challenges, crack codes, locate buried treasure around the school and build structures strong enough to support our school mascot, the BSB Bulldog. It has been wonderful seeing the pupils of KS1 engaged and working diligently to complete the tasks.
In maths class this week, the pupils of Year 1 have learnt how to measure length and height. They have used different methods of measurement, i.e. using cubes and hands to measure the length of an object. In addition to this, the pupils have studied new terminology such as longer, longest, tallest, taller, short, shortest, shorter etc. The pupils showed great interest and curiosity during these activities which was wonderful to see!
By Sam Hopson
Year 1 Panthers Class Teacher
Storytelling is at the heart of everything we do, and it extends far beyond literacy. It is transdisciplinary, meaning children naturally integrate their knowledge of phonics into storytelling, create maths stories, and weave in elements of science, curiosity, and their understanding of the world.
This term, Year 2 have been learning about many interesting people in our ‘What makes someone inspirational?' Topic. They have explored space pioneers, technology forerunners, civil right activists, inventors and many other inspiring individuals.
Edarabia had the opportunity to interview Joanne Prabhu, the Principal of The British School of Beijing, Sanlitun. Joanne is passionate about providing students with a world-class education that prepares them for success in the 21st century. In this interview, Joanne shares her insights on the school's plans for the future, the importance of student wellbeing, and the challenges facing education in the coming years.
