Exploring the markets

On Friday as part of our new unit of inquiry into how markets exist in order to fulfill the needs and wants of a community. We had the opportunity to visit different markets around town.

We visited ;
- Art shops on street 178
- Lucky supermarket in Bassac Garden City
- Cane alley - cans shops on Sothearos Boulevard
- BKK1 market on St 380

The children really enjoyed the opportunity to visit these different places and notice what was happening at these venues and to wonder why.


The highlight was walking through the BKK1 market and seeing all the fresh produce and the vibrant colours.

Although some of it was extremely fresh.

EARTH DAY - Friday 22nd April

Earth Day is Friday 22nd April. 

TREES FOR THE EARTH. "Lets get Planting"

To help celebrate Earth Day ISPP is having a meat free Friday and come dressed in Green (Earth colours).






If you don't have green come in earthy colours.

Field trip notice

This will be coming home tomorrow.

Monday 18th April

Re: Grade 4  How We Organise Ourselves - Marketplace field trip

We are starting our new unit of inquiry into how markets exist in order to fulfill the needs and wants of a community. On Friday 22 April, Grade 4 students will have the opportunity to visit different markets around town from 07:45-11:30.

We plan on visiting the following markets:

• Art shops on Street 178
• Lucky Supermarket in Bassac Garden City
• Cane alley - cane shops on Sothearos Boulevard
• BKK1 market on Street 380

Students will be accompanied by teachers and will be transported on school buses fully-equipped with seatbelts.

Reminder messages will be posted on our class blogs during the week.

Please complete the permission slip and ask your child to return it to the class teacher by Thursday 21 April.

Thank you,   

Grade  4  Team

Earth Day Friday 22nd April

Earth Day

Friday 22^nd April 2016

To support and raise awareness of Earth Day we ask all children to dress in green on Friday.

The theme for this year is — Trees for the Earth.

Let’s get planting.

Check out this great website

Earth Day theme

Khmer New Year

Today our wonderful teaching assistance Mr Puy spoke to the grade 4 children about Khmer New Year.

He explained the origins of the story behind new year and some of the activities and games that will be taking place in the villages.


The youtube videos below are great.

One tells the story of Khmer New Year. It is in Khmer and very interesting.


The second video gives the reason why new year is celebrated in April.

Enjoy....

សប្បាយរីករាយ ឆ្នាំថ្មី ខ្មែរ

sabbayrikreay  chhna thmei  khmer

Home reading

This week the children were asked to bring a book or story from home that they could read to the class in their first language.

It was really nice to hear the children confidently speaking in their mother tongue.









The children were put into two groups where they got the opportunity to read to a group of children. Some were happy to read to the whole class.

Student Lead Conferences

On Friday we held our annual SLC.

Students came to class with their parents in tow to share what they have been doing in the class with their parents.

The children showed their blogs and solved some maths problems. They then got the parents to write a blog post asking the parents to tell what they liked about the experience.



It was great seeing how excited the children were to share with the parents what they had been learning in the class.

The children also got the opportunity to take their parents to the single subject teachers. The PE department had set up little stations for children to show what they had been doing and got the parents to have a go at what the children have been doing.