ANFIELD SCHOOL 安菲爾學校 The British Curriculum School in Hong Kong

Welcome to the Anfield School e-Newsletter…

Dear Parents,

We have sent your child’s settling in report home with them this afternoon so that you

have plenty of time to digest the content before Parent Consultation Day on Friday

25th November. If you have any questions about the report then please follow up with

the teachers during your appointment. In the event that you are unable to attend on

that day, please contact us as soon as possible to make another appointment – it is

really important that the teachers meet with every parent and have a chance to discuss

student progress face-to-face.

I look forward to catching up with you all next week!

Vicky Davies

Principal

YEAR 5 & 6 RESIDENTIAL CAMP

UPCOMING EVENTS AND IMPORTANT DATES

November 20th – Universal Children’s Day

November 22nd

– Year 4 Mandarin Field Trip

November 25th – Parents’ Consultation Day (No school for children)

November 28th – Chinese Reading & Writing Workshop 3.20 – 4.20pm (for parents)

November 29th – Year 1 to Rosary Church

December 5th – Year 5 & 6 Mandarin Field Trip

December 9th – Christmas Market (for students)

December 13th – Christmas Concert

Year 1, Year 2 and St. Bosco 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm

Year 3 and Year 4 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Year 5 and Year 6 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

December 15th – Christmas Party (for students)

December 16th

– End of Autumn Term, school closes at 12.00 noon

December 19th

– January 2nd

2017– Christmas Holidays

January 3rd

2017 – Staff Development Day (No school for children)

January 3rd

2017 – Start of Spring Term

January 4th

2017 – Students Return

January 13th

2017 –3R Class Assembly 2.45 – 3.15pm (3R parents invited)

January 17th

2017 – KS2 Theatre Trip

January 19th

2017 – CNY Assembly

January 26th

2017 – February 4

th 2017– Chinese New Year Holidays

February 6th

2017 – Students Return

WINTER UNIFORM

Please note that students can change to winter uniform, if they wish, after the mid-

term break. All students must change to winter uniform with effect from Monday, 7th

November.

STUDENT PICK-UP CARDS

Please be reminded of the pick-up card arrangements.

General procedure for collecting students from school

Anyone collecting your child from school should present his/her Anfield School

Pick-up Card to the teacher at the time of dismissal. If you cannot collect your child in

person, the card should be passed to one of the persons named on our Release

Authorisation Form. The teacher will release your child to that person but only upon

presentation of the pick-up card (student card).

In the case that you are unable to forward the card to anyone, you must call the school

office on 2692 8823 as soon as possible, to inform the school as to who will be

collecting your child and by providing his/her FULL NAME and HONG KONG ID

NUMBER (even if his/her name is already named on the Release Authorisation Form).

If we do not hear from you, we will not release your child until we have contacted

you and/or an authorised person comes to pick the child up.

The school will call you for reconfirmation if we have any doubt regarding

non-parental pick up.

STUDENT TEMPERATURE RECORD SHEET

Please take your child's temperature every day before they come to school.

Parents/Guardians should record the child's temperature on the record sheet which

can be downloaded from the school website and sign it daily. Children will have their

temperature checked again as they arrive school.

*If the temperature is over 99oF or 37.2

oC, your child should not come to school and

you should consult a doctor promptly. Please contact the school to let us know that

your child will be absent.

PARKING

Please note that there is NO parking in school or on the roadside outside of school. To

avoid traffic congestion and the resulting dangers to the children, please avoid parking

close to the school.

We have been informed by the Management Office of World-Wide Gardens, that the

local police will be monitoring traffic near the school daily from 7.15 to 8.15am and

also from 3.15 to 4.45pm to ensure that cars are not being parked inconsiderately.

Please follow our advice and do not park near the school as you run the risk of

receiving a parking ticket!

There are free parking spaces at World-Wide Gardens visitors’ car park where you can

park for 30 minutes.

SCHOOL CLOSURE & PROCEDURES FOR TYPHOON & RAINSTORM WARNINGS

Parents should listen to radio or television announcements from the government

when typhoons affect Hong Kong or in the event of rainstorms.

Useful website:

Education Bureau http://www.edb.gov.hk

HK Observatory http://www.info.gov.hk/hko

When in doubt, parents should consult the school website for clarification on

arrangements in inclement weather. Please do not call the school in extreme weather

unless it is absolutely necessary.

The following general arrangements will apply and appropriate public

announcements will be made:

If a signal is raised while pupils are traveling to school, the school is responsible for

receiving the pupils and holding them until arrangements can be made for them to

return home at an appropriate time.

¹The pre-8 signal indicates that the Observatory expects to raise the No. 8 signal

within two hours, giving school and families the opportunity to be prepared.

Situation Before School Starts Whilst In Session

Rainstorm

Raising of Amber Rainstorm Warning

Unless the EDB has made special announcement on closure of schools, school will operate as usual.

School will close as normal at the end of the school day. School bus services will operate as normal.

Raising of Red/Black Rainstorm Warning

School will close. If the warning is raised at the time your child sets off for school, he/she should stay at home. School will accept those pupils who arrive, and retain them until it is safe to allow them to go home.

School continues until the end of normal hours and pupils are retained until conditions are safe for them to return home. Students will NOT be sent home on school buses if the Red/Black Rainstorm Warning is still in force within two hours from the school finish time. In these circumstances pupils may only be released to a parent or designated responsible person if requested by a parent to do so. School will not request parents to come and collect their children in dangerous conditions.

Lowering to Amber Rainstorm Warning or the lowering of all warnings

School will operate as normal unless otherwise stated by the EDB.

School will close as normal at the end of the school day. School bus services will operate as normal.

When relevant observatory signals are lowered the emergency notices will be

removed from websites, indicating a ‘business as usual’ situation.

Situation Before School Starts Whilst In Session

Typhoon

Hoisting of No.1 or No. 3 Signal

School and school bus services will operate as normal unless otherwise stated by the EDB.

School and school bus services will operate as normal.

Pre-8 Signal¹ is announced by the EDB or, Hoisting of No. 8 Signal

School will close.

School will close. Students will NOT be sent home on chool ON buses. Parents should collect their child from school as soon as possible once the pre-8 signal has been announced. If a child is not collected, the school will hold the child until the No. 8 signal is lowered.

Lowering to No. 3 or No. 1 Signal

School and school bus services will operate as normal unless otherwise stated by the EDB.

School and school bus services will operate as normal unless otherwise stated by the EDB.

IN THE CLASSROOM

A weekly look at what has been happening in your child’s classroom…

YEAR 1 – Miss Elise, Mr. Casey

In recent weeks, Year 1 children have been building up their level of independence

when working in class and trying hard to motivate themselves to ‘give things a go’,

even if they are tricky! They are now using their phonics knowledge to tackle

unfamiliar words in their English and trying to remember different strategies to help

with new challenges in maths.

In English this week, the children have been writing their own stories, using a familiar

text as a starting point and changing some of the characters and ideas as they go along.

We have been using pictures and actions to help retell the stories and make us familiar

with the content; this has been great fun and has given the children the opportunity to

be creative in their written work.

In maths, we continue to build up our knowledge of time. We have been looking at

half past the hour and recognising digital and analogue displays. The children started

to draw the hands on clocks, remembering that one hand needs to be big and one

needs to be small and they also created their own clocks, with moving hands, using

paper plates.

We all enjoyed having the chance to bring a toy to school for our topic work this week.

We took the time to talk to our friends about it and enjoyed showing each other the

different toys that we had brought. Our next task will be to compare these with a

range of toys from the past before we begin to set up our class toy museum.

All of the children should now have brought home their lines to learn for the

Christmas performance. We are working hard on this in school and really appreciate

your help at home to encourage the children to project their voices so that you will be

able to hear them clearly when you come to watch the show in a few weeks.

YEAR 2 – Miss Rachel, Miss Megan

We have had a wonderful week of learning in Year 2!

In English this week, the children have been learning the story of Jack and the

Beanstalk. We created actions to help us orally retell the story. The children used

different colours to identify and highlight outstanding openers, super connectives, a

range of punctuation and WOW words in the text. They then created a text map using

these key elements and used this to write the story independently. A great effort!

In mathematics this week, the children have been introduced to multiplication. They

used a 100 square to find multiples of 2, 5 and 10. We discussed the patterns and

realised that by looking at the units, we can tell which times table the number is in. We

then moved on to understanding and showing multiplication as repeated addition

and as arrays. The children used counters and drawings to aid their understanding.

In computing, the children have learned to use the application Popplet. They used this

application to create mind maps about characters from traditional tales. The children

worked in groups to do this and it was wonderful to see them sharing and taking turns

to work effectively together.

We ended the week with ‘International Day!’ The children visited each of the Key

Stage 1 class countries and created a craft. We are sure they will enjoy telling you all

they have learned about the different countries over the weekend.

Miss Megan and Miss Rachel

YEAR 3 – Miss Rachel, Miss Lisa

The teachers have been impressed with how the children have been showing their

nurturing skills this week. They have been more aware of how they treat their

classmates and how their nurturing behaviour makes a positive impact on their

learning and playtime behaviour. We look forward to presenting the Anfield Attribute

Nurturing award later this term.

In English, the children have been writing a letter to dog lovers in order to persuade

them to adopt a dog from the SPCA. They have created their own rescued dog using

descriptive language to share appearances and qualities, also incorporating paragraphs

and superlatives. The children greatly enjoyed making up their own adult signatures.

The quality of their writing is improving each week and we have been very impressed

with their letter writing. We will use these new skills to write a letter to Father

Christmas next week.

Miss Rachel’s mathematics class has been continuing with the learning of fractions. Our

fraction wizards have learnt how to make equivalent fractions of all sizes by

multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same number. Their pizza

fractions are now complete and look good enough to eat! Miss Lisa’s mathematics

class has been focusing on division skills, dividing in a different number group and

understanding how division means sharing equally.

The children have been learning more about the body as part of our ‘Animals

including Humans’ science topic. Using new scientific words for the body has made us

feel like ‘real’ doctors - please test us on locating bones like the femur or scapula on

our body.

In art, our creative minds have been busy designing Viking long boats for our seascape

art piece. The children investigated what chalk pastel skills they would need to

illustrate different types of wood. They worked very carefully, using the highly

pigmented chalk pastels later on to add colour to their Viking long boat sketches.

All children should now be wearing the Anfield winter school uniform and all items of

clothing, including PE kits, must be clearly named with the correct class.

We look forward to welcoming you to look at the children’s fabulous work in the

classroom next week when we meet on Parent Consultation Day.

Miss Rachel and Miss Lisa

YEAR 4 – Miss Jackie, Miss Marie

We've had a lovely week in Year 4.

In English, the children have been focusing on stories from other cultures. They learnt

an Australian tale about a wombat. Both teachers were really impressed with the

children's ability to retell the stories using gestures to help them remember key phrases.

The children also learnt how to use images to make story maps in order to sequence

the key events.

In maths, Miss Jackie's class has continued their learning of fractions. This week we've

been finding fractions of amounts and understanding the relationship between

division and fractions. Miss Marie's class has learnt how to divide by chunking and she

was very pleased with how quickly the children learnt this new concept and

persevered when they initially found it tricky.

In art, the children have been practising printing techniques and researching mosaics.

They found that a slow and steady hand produced the best prints and worked hard to

copy the geometric borders. The children enjoyed being historians and searching for

clues in the ancient mosaics. They are looking forward to designing and creating their

own.

In topic, we learnt about the world’s continents and oceans. This week we've

discovered the physical and human features of the United Kingdom. The children used

their map skills to locate where these features are.

In computing, the children have been adding to their comics. They collected images

from the internet and are beginning to merge them to tell a story. We cannot wait to

add special features such as speech bubbles and an interesting background.

Miss Jackie’s class has also been rehearsing their class assembly. They have worked

hard on learning their lines and spoke with clear loud voices in the assembly today.

Well done.

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Marie and Miss Jackie

YEAR 5 – Miss Bethany, Miss Joanne

There is no newsletter for Year 5 this week due to the children being away on the Year

5 residential camp.

YEAR 6 – Miss Anna

We have had two fantastic weeks in Austria class. Last week, I had the pleasure of

accompanying the children to Camp. We had some exciting and interesting

experiences, including enjoying a hot spa at a waste processing plant in Tuen Mun,

kayaking on a lake on Lamma and having a guided tour of the fishing village of Tai O

on Lantau. The children were well-behaved, polite, enthusiastic, engaged and

motivated for the whole week (even when it was raining!) and acted as excellent

ambassadors for Anfield.

This week, the children settled quickly and easily back into the school routine and we

have had a busy and productive week.

In science, the children have continued on their learning journey about the

classification of living things. This week, we looked in more depth at each of the five

Kingdoms; Monera, Protista, Funghi, Plantae and Animalia. The children used iPads to

research information about each one, finding out about the characteristics of the

organisms which are grouped in each kingdom and identifying example organisms.

They then presented their research in a poster of their own design, which we will

display in our classroom.

In English, we have started to look selected works of Philip Pullman, a significant

children’s author. The children have enjoyed listening to excerpts from his stories and

they are keen to read more of his books. We looked at Pullman’s use of descriptive

vocabulary, which creates a vivid image in the reader’s mind, and experimented with

writing expanded noun phrases and complex sentences to engage and interest the

readers of our work.

In maths, the children have been consolidating their understanding of subtraction,

using an empty number line to count up in order to find the difference between pairs

of numbers with one or two decimal places. They then applied their understanding in

a problem solving context and I have been pleased to see the good progress that many

children are making with their problem solving skills.

Thank you to all the parents who returned the appointment slips for parent

consultations next week. Your appointment time has been glued into your child’s

journal and I look forward to meeting with you next Friday

Well done for another great week, Year 6. Have a fun and restful weekend.

Miss Anna

ST. BOSCO CENTRE – Miss Emma, Miss Vicky

This week in the St. Bosco Centre we have been thinking about travelling around the

world in time for International Day today. Over the week we have talked about

places we have been on holiday and where we might be going for the Christmas

holidays. We created our own passports and discussed the different nationalities in our

classroom. We learnt our groups: helicopters, planes, trains, buses and cars and split

into them to go around the different KS1 class countries. It was a lot of fun finding out

about the countries and joining in with the activities.

In English, we have continued writing the draft copy of our non-fiction book, ready to

be published next week. We have focused on sentence structures and what makes a

super sentence. We have also been practising our lines for the Christmas performance.

Don’t forget to continue to learn these at home and congratulations to those children

who have already learnt their lines off by heart!

In mathematics, Mounties group has been creating 3D models to learn what an edge,

face and vertices are. Moose group has been creating 2D shapes with a variety of

materials and is beginning to match the shape to its name.

We have been very lucky to have Miss Becky, a singing teacher, visit our school and

teach us some of our Christmas songs this week. She was most complimentary about

our lovely singing voices!

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Emma and Miss Vicky B

MANDARIN – Mr. Sam, Miss Annie, Miss Catherine, Miss Sammy

一年級:

有中文背景組:

本週一年級的同學們複習了所學的全部聲母，還練習了拼讀音節，同時大家也認讀了已學音節的常

用詞彙。同學們通過聲母排隊、圖片與音節配對等活動鞏固了近幾個星期所學的拼音知識。此外，

本週同學們還學習了與自我介紹有關的口語內容，並認讀了《美洲華語》第一冊第四課的詞彙。

無中文背景組:

本週一年級的同學們複習了《快樂學拼音》的第六課及第七課。大家複習了聲母 g k h j q x,以及

上述聲母與韻母組成的拼音音節。此外，同學們還通過配對遊戲鞏固了 j q x 和韻母ü相拼的規則，

並複習了所學的口語內容。同學們還繪畫並製作了故事書《冰箱有怪獸》，並練習自己講述了這個有

趣的普通話故事。

二年級:

有中文背景組:

本週二年級該組同學學習了第四單元第八課的生字詞、課文及故事。他們誦讀了兩篇課文《大風和

大雨》和《來猜拳》，並且跟著音樂吟唱、表演了以上兩篇課文。同學們在課堂上學習了新字詞的書

寫、認讀，還利用字卡遊戲加強了該課字詞的認讀，將生字的形音義結合起來。此外，他們還學習

了句型“我想去……”並通過游戲和工作紙進一步鞏固了該句型的用法。

無中文背景組:

本週二年級該組同學複習了《美洲華語》第一冊第二單元的內容。同學們除了複習常用的打招呼用

語以外，還通過書寫、配對等形式鞏固了第四課要求聽寫的詞彙。他們還聆聽、誦讀了本單元的課

文、故事，進一步複習、理解課文和故事的内容。他們根據故事内容為所給圖片排序，並向同學轉

述故事，加強對故事內容的理解。

三年級:

有中文背景組:

三年級的同學本週複習了《美洲華語》第二冊第四課的全部生字詞及句子，並繼續練習朗讀課文《猜

一猜》，大家還講述了故事《叔叔的謎語》。同學們還通過造句比賽及句子重組活動培養了寫長中文

句子的能力。本週爲口語週，同學們還學習了與“假期”主題有關的口語詞彙和句型，並談論了自

己最喜歡的假期。大家還完成了介紹安菲爾學校假期的海報。

無中文背景組:

本週三年級該組同學複習了《美洲華語》第一冊第六單元的内容。同學們藉助電子科技複習了所學

字詞，並進一步理解了課文《五官和雙手》、《小狗和小鷄》和《雪人怎麽不見了》。同學們還進行了

口頭造句比賽，並把自己的句子寫出來和大家分享。另外，大家還畫出了自己的臉，並根據故事《眉

毛搬家》的情節，一邊聽故事，一邊將故事表演了出來。

四年級:

有中文背景組:

本週四年級的同學學習了《美洲華語》第三冊第四課第二週的課文和字詞，運用課文中的句型及所

學詞語造句。他們聆聽、朗讀了課文《海洋裡的世界》,理解了課文的內容，並進一步朗讀、理解了

本課故事《西遊記之二》的内容。學生在上週口頭介紹並分享自己最喜歡海洋生物的基礎上，完成

了描寫海洋生物的小短文。他們還搜集資料，分析海洋污染的來源，在老師的指導下製作了保護海

洋的海報。

無中文背景組:

四年級的同學本週學習了《美洲華語》第二冊第四課第二週的生字詞及新句型，並在課堂上練習了

字、詞、句的書寫。同學們本週繼續練習誦讀課文《猜一猜》，並講述了故事《叔叔的謎語》。同學

們還通過貼家庭樹的活動，瞭解了家庭關係及家庭成員的普通話稱謂。此外，同學們還通過玩猜字

謎的遊戲複習了以前所學的漢字，並進一步了解了中國漢字中所蘊藏的文化。

五年級:

五年級的同學本週參加了宿營活動，無普通話課。

六年級:

有中文背景組:

本週六年級的同學們學習了第四課第二週的生字詞、課文及故事。他們熟讀了課文《古詩二首》，並

且通過完成相應的閲讀理解工作紙，鞏固了近體詩的相關語文知識，明白了絕句與律詩的區別，了

解了唐詩的一般特點。此外，他們還誦讀並理解了本課的故事《有獎！有獎！》，以此培養誦讀古詩

的興趣和鑒賞古詩的能力。

五、六年級無中文背景組:

本週五、六年級該組同學繼續學習了《美洲華語》第四課第二週的字、詞、句子。學生進一步聆聽、

理解了故事《叔叔的謎語》，還通過造句、拍字卡、配對等活動鞏固並複習了字詞。同學們還學習了

量詞的用法，並明白了不同的名詞需要用不同的量詞來搭配的語法知識。

PHYSICAL EDUCATION – Mr. Calum

There is no newsletter this week as Mr. Calum has been with the Year 5 students on

residential camp.

MUSIC – Miss Sharon

In our musical assembly this week, we have continued to get festive by rehearsing all

of our Christmas songs. Some of us stood up as a class, in front of the others, to

perform various songs so we could work on our performance technique.

In Year 1, we analysed all movements from ‘The Carnival of the Animals’. We then

used this analysis to help us create our own composition with an animal theme. To do

this composition we worked in groups to select an animal and talked about which

instruments would be suitable to use and how we would play them to represent that

particular animal.

In Year 2, our focus was to analyse different movements of Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’ suite.

There were many different musical elements that we identified within this suite using

the correct musical terminology. After thinking carefully about all these musical

elements, we then applied them to our own performance and identified them within

the songs we will perform for our show.

This week in Year 3, harmony in 2-parts was our focus. We continued to work with

the glockenspiel and our partner to practise and perform a motif from Beethoven’s

5th Symphony. Getting the timing correct was tricky and we had to count carefully.

Some of us performed to the class.

We studied Cantonese Opera in Year 4 and Year 6 this week. Our aim was to

understand the historical context and background of certain Cantonese Opera and

where in the musical time line it began. We also identified different roles and ways of

performing, as well as the different ways the characters perform.

Musical quote of the week:

“You're like a song that I heard when I was a little kid but forgot I knew until I heard

it again.” ― Maggie Stiefvater, Lament: The Faerie Queen's Dec

A tuneful week – well done, Anfield!

SPANISH – Miss Marta

This week in Spanish, we started the unit about the names of different clothes. We

practised the spelling and writing of the different words. Also, we learned a new song

and played a game to memorise the vocabulary. The children really enjoy the activity

and they tried their best. The Spanish pets will continue changing homes.

Have a good weekend.

Ms. Marta

SCHOOL HOURS

Please see the information below as a reminder of the school hours during our Autumn

Term 2016:

School hours for the week 21st November

– 25

th November:

Day School hours

Monday 8.00am – 4.30pm

Tuesday 8.00am – 3.30pm

(Optional ECA until 4:30pm)

Wednesday 8.00am – 4.30pm

Thursday 8.00am – 3.30pm

(Optional ECA until 4:30pm)

Friday Parents’ Consultation Day

(No school for children)

STAFF EMAIL CONTACT ADDRESSES

Please see below for staff contact details:

CLASS TEACHER EMAIL ADDRESS

1C Mr. Casey Lee casey.lee@anfield.edu.hk

1E Miss Elise Rees elise.rees@anfield.edu.hk

2M Miss Megan Harris megan.harris@anfield.edu.hk

2R Miss Rachel Hedges rachel.hedges@anfield.edu.hk

3L Miss Lisa Wardle lisa.wardle@anfield.edu.hk

3R Miss Rachel Li rachel.li@anfield.edu.hk

4J Miss Jackie Ashie jacqueline.ashie@anfield.edu.hk

4M Miss Marie Doherty marie.doherty@anfield.edu.hk

5B Miss Bethany Monk bethany.monk@anfield.edu.hk

5J Miss Joanne Brown joanne.brown@anfield.edu.hk

6A Miss Anna Churchward anna.churchward@anfield.edu.hk

Mandarin Miss Annie You annie.you@anfield.edu.hk

Mandarin Miss Catherine Zhou catherine.zhou@anfield.edu.hk

Mandarin Mr. Sam Pan sam.pan@anfield.edu.hk

Mandarin Miss Sammy Li sammy.li@anfield.edu.hk

SEN Co Miss Maggie Duffield maggie.duffield@anfield.edu.hk

St. Bosco Centre Miss Emma Kent Jones emma.kent-jones@anfield.edu.hk

St. Bosco Centre Miss Vicky Bartlett vicky.bartlett@anfield.edu.hk

Spanish Miss Marta Prieto marta.prieto@anfield.edu.hk

P.E. Mr. Calum Dewar calum.dewar@anfield.edu.hk

Music Miss Sharon Wallis sharon.wallis@anfield.edu.hk

School Office office@anfield.edu.hk

Principal Vicky office@anfield.edu.hk

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