Year 6 Term 1 Week 3 Blog

In English class the students worked in guided reading groups this week. One group will be reading "The Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen and the second group will be reading Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. In addition, the students work on their assembly and practiced performing their skit in preparation.

In Maths class the students continued their unit on rounding, estimation and place value. The students are beginning to realise that there is a close link between these three concepts. This week the students took part in both group activities as well as individual learning activities.

In UOI the students have focused on the "sorting out" stage of the inquiry cycle to determine which information they will be using in their presentations on "culture" that they have been researching about.

In our Puberty unit the students have been thinking with an inquiry mindset. At first the students were a little nervous and apprehensive to take part in the question and discussion sessions. However, during our third lesson the students began to feel more confident in asking questions that they were curious about. Some of the children may feel comfortable enough at home to come to you with some more questions or to discuss what they have learned about this week. Please encourage them that puberty is a natural process that all people go through in life.

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We Are Year Six Welcome to Year 6. Here is our first photograph together. Why were we all smiling so much that day? Well, there are so many reasons. Firstly, we were glad to welcome Moriah, our new classmate from Idaho. We're looking forward to getting to know her more and finding out about where she has come from. Secondly, we realise that we are fortunate enough to have a large classroom with a beautiful view over green fields. Another reason for the smiles is that we also had the opportunity to arrange the room as we wanted it. A third reason is this: - Yes, we've enjoyed our first week together. Please continue following our blog. It will be updated weekly and contain things to make you smile too!

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