Yr4 Curriculum Update – 24/11/17
Working together to achieve success for every child
Dear parents,
Some of the exciting activities and challenges at Sai Kung Camp!
This week, Year Four have had an action packed visit to Sai Kung on their first school camp. Students had the opportunity to participate in a variety of experiences and challenges such as archery, navigating a rope course, hiking to Trio Beach, kayaking, sailing and eating yummy pizza!
The students met the challenge of living away from home and showed their courage and independence by living in their dormitories in the Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre.
The wide variety of activities helped them develop many of the skills, attitudes and learner profile attributes we focus on. They found themselves challenged in many different ways and we were so proud by how well they rose to those challenges.
Here are some reflections from the students:
“My best moment was bike riding. I rode on a 4-wheel bike and had a big race with my friends.” (Marc 4R)
“My favourite activity was kayaking. My partner was Rui Hua. I had never been kayaking before. It was super fun!” (Suie 4R)
“My best moment was in archery when I shot my arrow in the middle of the target!” (Ottie 4R)
“My funniest moment was when I was spotting crabs. I fell off the stone I was standing on!” (Alex 4R)
“My best moment was arriving at Trio Beach. It was hard not to fall and my toes were burning like wildfire. About half the kids complained. When we got there everyone literally jumped for joy. It seemed like all the pain in my toes had gone away!” (Harry 4R)
My best moment was night time because we told midnight stories (a bit) and I had never tried not sleeping with any of my family members before in my whole life.” (Porus 4R)
“My favourite activity was kayaking. I went with Caitlin. We couldn’t match our speed properly – the paddle was so heavy! So we created a rhythm for us to follow and it worked very well.” (Annalise 4R)
“I’m proud of going to camp even though I didn’t really want to.” (Allegra 4R)
“The thing I am proudest of was when I walked three kilometres to Trio Beach. Phew! During the hike I slipped three times.” (Erin 4R)
“I was challenged going to Trio Beach. We had to hike to our destination. Me and Joon pretended there were ancient animals around us. It took fifty minutes going to Trio Beach.” (Emmanuel 4R)
“My favourite activity at camp was archery because I had lots of fun and I tried my best!” (Charlotte 4T)
“My favourite moment of camp was when me and my dorm mates played hide and seek in our room! It was really fun staying together!” (Shaarvi 4T)
“I loved gateball, it was hard aiming the ball but my friends helped me” (Adrish, 4K)
“My favourite moment is when I did archery. I missed all of my shots but it was still a lot of fun!” (Shreyash 4T)
“The biggest challenge I faced at camp was rock climbing because, when I started climbing, it was scary but I tried my best and I eventually succeeded.” (Liv 4T)
“My biggest challenge in camp was playing badminton because i have never played it before. However, I managed to served and hit! (Marcus 4T)
“The hike was challenging but I loved the activities on rio beach” (Momoka, 4K)
“My best memory of camp was when I was rock climbing and I fell and did a backflip corkscrew!” (Akash 4T)
“I liked the comedy show during dorm time because at the end of every act we all did a flop on our beds.” (Avery 4L)
“I liked playing with my friends in the dorm because we played dark room and told funny stories.” (Aiden 4L)
“I liked kayaking. I kept crashing into other people’s boats but not on purpose!” (Kavya 4L)
“I liked archery, kayaking dorm time and eating pizza.” (Vanessa 4L)
“I liked rock climbing because even though I was scared I got to the top.” (Cheuk Yu 4L)
“My favourite moment was the hike to Trio Beach, because it was exciting, fun and challenging.” ( Genie Chan 4MC)
“The thing I liked the most was archery and kayaking because it was my first time.” (Theodore Wong 4MC)
“ My favourite thing about camp was dorm time and rock climbing. I like rock climbing because it was really fun and dorm time because my friends kept saying funny things!” (Claire So)
“ My most favourite thing about camp was beach games.” (Scotter Wong 4MC)
“ Kayaking was the activity I enjoyed the most, it was my first time.” (Ryder So 4MC)
“I really liked to build sand castles even though we did not win the competition.” (Jolly Law 4MC)
“I loved hanging out with my friends in the dorm room” (Angeli, 4K)
“The best thing about camp was dorm time because we got to play games in my friend’s dorm.” (Tanya Yeung 4MC)
“The favourite part about camp was when we went sailing and kayaking.” (Shivenah Mirpuri 4MC)
“My favourite thing about camp was walking up and down hills to get to Trio Beach.” (Yug Gopani 4MC)
“ I did kayaking for the first time, it was fun and I got to paddle in the sea.” (Dita Lau 4MC)
Dates for your diaries:
Thursday 7th December: Wetlands Park visit. The children will need to bring a snack and packed lunch – the hot lunches will be cancelled for that day. Students should wear their P.E. kit, make sure they have applied mosquito repellant and wear their hats.
Wednesday 13th December: Year 4 Sports Day from 11:45am
Thursday 14th December: Year 4 End of Term Party. The children may come in their party clothes and bring along a game to play with their friends (not electronic). Pizza will be provided and the children may bring along some party food for themselves if they wish.
How you can help at home
Talk with your child about their camp experience. What was their best moment? What did they enjoy doing? What new things did they try/learn? What made them proud? What did they achieve? What will they remember most about it?
Remember if you have any concerns or questions about your child’s learning and wellbeing at school please contact your child’s teacher in the first instance.
Kind Regards
Team Year 4.
