This week at BIS, learning came to life across all age groups. Our youngest learners explored the world of transport through play, while Year 6 students investigated probability through hands-on experiments. Meanwhile, a whole-school Chinese Book Journey brought reading to life. Together, these experiences highlight a vibrant community where curiosity, creativity, and collaboration thrive.

Little Explorers on the Move: A Journey into Transport

Written by Ms. Liliia, April 2026

Our Pre-Nursery learners (3-year-olds) have joyfully begun their exciting journey into the world of transport! Through play, exploration, and creativity, the children have been discovering different places, the ways we travel, and the helpful people who support us along the way.

Our little explorers have been busy with hands-on activities such as painting and testing their very own airplanes, and sorting different types of transport into land, water, and air. These experiences are helping them build early thinking and classification skills in a fun and engaging way.

The children have also enjoyed interactive games to learn about transport, along with a playful math pegs activity that supports their early numeracy and fine motor development. Creativity has been shining as they painted their own colorful cars and practiced road safety through the “green light, yellow light, red light” game—learning while having lots of fun!

We have also explored the basic parts of a car and created our own steering wheels, encouraging imagination and hands-on learning. Our music and movement sessions have been full of joy, with new songs and actions that bring our transport theme to life.

Overall, this has been a delightful and enriching learning experience, where play meets purpose, and curiosity leads the way for our youngest learners!

Experimental probability at its finest

Written by Mr. Adam, April 2026

During this week, in the subject of maths, all the year six students were taught how the mathematical concept of probability can be viewed into two distinctive areas (theoretical probability or experimental probability). It can be known that probability is used in various real-life situations like weather-forecasting, investing or how bad traffic can occur on any given road at different times of the day.

Firstly, all year six students got the chance to undertake their own mathematical experiment in their respective groups, observing one of the mathematical resources that appealed to them the most. These mathematical resources included coins, counters, a spinner and dice. Fundamentally, all students used their own critical-thinking, evaluation, analytical, communication and cooperation skills to produce their very own informative A3 poster on their selected mathematical item.

Furthermore, each student in their chosen groups presented their exceptional posters to the whole year six class, expressing the sets of data and results that concluded from their well-thought-out mathematical experiments. Overall, it became significant to showcase all these insightful A3 mathematical posters on the maths display board inside the year six classroom, allowing everyone from in and around school to recognise their own distinctive work.

Where Books Travel, Reading Grows: BIS Chinese Book Journey

Written by Ms. Aurora, April 2026

In April, as BIS campus gradually warmed under the atmosphere of “International Chinese Language Day” and “World Book Day,” the BIS Chinese Department organized a distinctive “Chinese Book Crossing Bottle” activity in the primary school section. One by one, read Chinese books began to circulate across the campus, quietly building connections between different year groups through reading.

In Year 1 classrooms, students sat around their Chinese teachers, listening to picture book stories and trying to describe images and plots using simple language. Year 2 students completed reading task cards based on their books, recording their understanding and reflections. Year 3 students created character cards and shared their favourite characters, bringing the figures in the stories vividly into the classroom.

As the year levels progressed, reading became increasingly deeper. Year 4 students expressed their understanding and feelings through book posters, and with teacher guidance, they also attempted to create their own Chinese books. Year 5 students exchanged ideas through reading journals and group discussions, developing richer interpretations. Year 6 students engaged in thematic reading and presented comprehensive reflections, demonstrating more mature comprehension and expressive skills.

Over the one-week activity, many students showed great enthusiasm and chose to extend their reading time, actively sharing their favourite books. The circulation of books not only brought stories to life, but also stimulated thinking and expression.

Looking ahead, the Chinese Department will continue to integrate reading into everyday classroom practice, so that Chinese reading will not remain a one-off activity, but become a continuous way for students to explore and understand the world.