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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End of Unit

This week we came to the end of our unit of inquiry on cultural beliefs and values. Back in August we had very little understanding about how culture impacts beliefs and values. However, as the weeks went by we engaged in many learning activities. The first of these was interviewing teachers to ask for their input on a definition of culture. We went on to watch mini-documentaries, read several information books and speak to people who could teach us about their culture. As a concluding activity, we came together as a class to produce a joint video which describes some essential points of cultures which we are interested in. This was an exercise in collaborating on a project and exercising social skills. As you can imagine, there was a lot of research to do, and so we had a good opportunity to put into practice all we have been learning about how to conduct research. We now have no reason to use 'copy & paste' ! Heres a link to our work: The highlight of this week h...

Year 6 Term 2 Week 3 Blog

English Class This week in English class the learners continued reading their guiding reading books. One group complete "The Chalk Box Kid" by Clyde Robert Bulla and will be assigned to a new guided reading book next week. The learners also worked on writing sentences using their spelling words and writing stories that highlighted their spelling words in their story. This is to enhance the written vocabulary that the learners are using within their writing. As part of their PSPE theme this week (Teamwork) the learners worked together to solve various riddles. For next week the learners will be working on writing reflections based on current events and building their skills in use of conjunctions. Maths Class In Maths class this week the learners completed their unit on measurements. The learners worked on units of measurement for mass this week. The learners completed an assessment as part of their unit wrap up. To finish off the unit we also had ...

Rites of passage

Rites of passage Continuing with our unit of inquiry on culture, we have been looking into the rites of passage of various cultures. Here is the video we began with. Whatever culture we belong to there will be rites of passage that we all experience. As you probably seen, the classroom has many colourful images relating to culture. This week, we all chose one and researched the rites of passage of that culture. We have been learning that Kiddle is a good place to research from because the results are child friendly. Epic books also has good resources to read. A key point of our learning this week has been looking into the features of an information report. Indeed there are several kinds of writing, all with different purposes, and so during the course of the year we are spending time with each of them. An, Epic books was helpful because it provided a beautiful explanation of how to write an information report. As an example of what ours might look like, the teac...

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