Writing Super-Stars!
Congratulations to our classmates Sajid and Benedict who won 1st and 2nd places in the Little Star Magazine Short Story Competition this year! From hundreds of entries, all over China, their stories were selected as the major prize winners. 1st Place – Sajid – for his story “Blaze Saves the World”. 2nd Place – Benedict – for his story “Aliens Adventure”. Congratulations also to Chae Yeon in Grade 3 who received an Honorable Mention for her story “A Lucky Year”. BISS writers dominated the 9 years of age category! We are very proud of our talented friends! Read the winning stories below: Blaze’s adventure sajid hassan-under9-beijing biss from grade4biss Aliens adventure benedict eugene lim-under9-beijing biss from grade4biss What is your favorite part of each story? Which writing strategies do you recognise from our...
Read MoreStudent Led Conferences
Thank you to our parents for coming to Student Led Conferences today. We were very proud to share our learning with you! We enjoyed sharing writing samples, videos, assessments and reflections. Thank you for listening, making positive comments and asking questions about our work. We’ve grown so much in Grade 4 and we are having a wonderful year! What were you most proud to show your parents? What advice or feedback did your parents give...
Read MoreWild Weather!
As part of our inquiry into natural forces, we have completed a series of wild weather experiments. We have explored the following phenomena: • the water cycle • how changes in air pressure create wind • how static electricity creates lightning • how hot and cold winds form tornadoes In each case, we followed the scientific method to record our aim, hypothesis, materials, method, results, conclusion and discussion. We learned to write detailed instructions and clear explanations. We are very curious, enthusiastic scientists! Stay tuned for our documentaries on natural disasters! What was your most interesting discovery about weather? Why do you think people use the scientific method?...
Read MoreGrade 4 Hosts Assembly
Last Friday, our class hosted the Elementary Assembly. We shared many of our learning experiences with the school community. We shared a digital story, our reading contracts and our math pattern investigation. Diana and Hanson did an excellent job reading out their letters to main characters. We also performed a play called Principled Ping and everybody delivered their lines really clearly. We used this play to teach the school about being a principled person. Great job, Geon Woo, who played the part of Ping! The Elementary Choir, the Grade 2 Puppet Show and the Grade 6 dancers were also part of our assembly. The Grade 2 puppet show was really cute and funny. Our favorite part was sharing our new inquiry into Natural Forces. Each person explained one of our experiments or disaster simulations. Then, we did a rap about the weather. It was so fun! Annie was such a fantastic rapper, that Mr Jarman didn’t even get to perform! Congratulations to Hyun Seo and Kota, who were excellent hosts of our assembly! We all practiced really hard and enjoyed sharing our work with the school. If you missed it, you can watch the video below: What did you enjoy about assembly? Why? How have you improved in public speaking this...
Read MorePatterns help us solve problems.
In this math unit, we learned about patterns. We learned to find and create many types of patterns. We made repeating patterns and growing patterns with numbers. We worked out the rules and used these to make predictions. We even learned to solve patterns with algebra. We especially enjoyed working in groups to solve problems with matchsticks. Some of them were hard but our patterning skills helped us. Have a look at our patterns video below! By Na Youn, Hyun Seo & Kaopoon...
Read MoreField Trip to the Fire Museum
On the 6th February, Grade 4 went to the Beijing Fire Museum. We saw a 4D video of a fire explosion and experienced many types of simulations. In each simulation, we practiced evacuation and emergency procedures. In a fire, we learned to stay calm, find an exit and crouch down low. Luckily, Jack saved us by calling 119. We also learned that if your clothes catch on fire, you should stop, drop, roll. It is important to know what caused the fire and to know your own address to tell the emergency service people. In the earthquake simulation, we felt earthquakes of magnitude 1, 2 and 5 on the Richter Scale. We learned how to cover our heads and find a safe place inside the building. We also learned that being in a triangle can be safe so that debris doesn’t fall on your body. We practiced evacuating to a clear area away from rubble and falling debris. Lastly, we went on the subway. We learned how to evacuate from the subway, too. We learned to find the door on the front carriage and crouch down low to escape the smoke. We had a great day at the Fire Museum. The simulations were really exciting and we have lots of great knowledge about how to act in emergencies. By Kota & Joshua...
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