Discovering Magnetism: Year 3 PYP Scientists at Work! – written by Ms Dominique Wilinska-Essa, Year 3 Teacher. Our Year 3 students have been busy applying the scientific method to uncover the secrets of magnetic forces. Their inquisitive minds led them to ask some magnetic questions: Which magnet is the strongest? Does size affect magnetic power? […]
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Energizing Creativity: Year 4’s Energy and Advertising Exhibition
“Energizing Creativity: Year 4’s Energy and Advertising Exhibition” – written by Ms Lindsey Burrows, Year 4B Homeroom Teacher. In a spectacular showcase of ingenuity and learning, our Year 4 students recently hosted an Energy and Advertising Exhibition that left a lasting impression on both children and adults alike. This unique event, held in December, seamlessly […]
Hawks Swim Team Announcement
Hawks Swim Team Announcement – written by Ms Tomoe Fujise, Physical & Health Education. After two swim try-outs, we are pleased to share our Hawks Swim Team. Here are our swimmers, well done all and good luck with your journey. We have started training and are preparing for the ACAMIS 9-12 Swim Meet at XLIS […]
Year 3 students successfully complete their Unit on Exploration
Year 2 Field trip to Wild Goose Pagoda – written by Ms Isabella Helberg, Year 2 Teacher. Year 2’s current unit is Landmarks and we decided to take them to one of the best-known landmarks in Xi’an. This connected with our learning about 2D shapes, 3D shapes, and symmetry. We left at 9:15 and we […]
Professional storyteller & author visits Hanova
Author Visit at Hanova – edited by Lydia Song. Last Friday, November 3, a professional storyteller Andy Wright, visited Hanova and gave 4 sessions to the different student groups. The sessions were held in the library, and the whole school students were very engaged. For PYP students, Andy performed several stories and got students involved […]
Primary swimming lessons at Hanova
Primary swimming lessons at Hanova – written by Ms Tomoe Fujise, Physical & Health Education. It is great to have our year 1 and 2 swimmers in the water every week. After the pool induction, we are working on building our confidence in the water. Everyone is working hard and already making good progress. We […]
MYP & PYP students collaborate in Visual Arts
MYP & PYP students are working together on a big Visual Arts project aiming for an exhibition! MYP students (Years 7-9) began the project by running PYP classes (Years 1-4) and helping the little ones use their imagination, be spontaneous and use their pure vision around the fictitious characters of their choice: cartoons, films, movies […]
Year 2 Learning Stations
Year 2 Learning Stations – Written by Mr Graeme Noble, Year 2 Teacher. ‘In our Year 2 classrooms, we allow choice and agency by setting up our classrooms with learning stations purposefully set up. Students enjoy visiting stations and managing themselves by choosing where to go and how to undertake each station. There are open-ended […]
Early Years House Activities
A fantastic start in Upper Primary! – written by Mr Andrew Symonds, Upper Years PYP Coordinator. As we almost doubled the number of teaching staff in our section we began by welcoming a large number of new teachers and introducing them to the Hanova community. The enthusiasm which they brought with them immediately saw the […]
Upper Primary Sports Day 2022
Wednesday May 11th saw the first Primary School Sports Day to be held at our new campus. There was red, yellow, blue and green all around the track and the field along with huge smiles and great energy! The children competed in events such as 50/60m sprints, long jump, high jump, shot put, javelin, basketball, […]