UDIS Year 5/6

English This week in English class the learners worked on making corrections to grammatical errors and building their proofreading skills. The learners also worked on developing their writing skills by using more advanced vocabulary within their sentences. Next week the learners will continue to  work on developing these skills and continuing with their guided reading books.   Maths In Maths class this week the learners worked on the following concepts: Green Group: Number and Place Value Describe and extend number sequences including those with multiplication and division steps, inconsistent steps, alternating steps and those where the step size is a decimal. Count forwards or backwards in steps of integers, decimals, powers of 10. Yellow Group: Number and Place Value Describe and extend number sequences including those with multiplication and division                steps, inconsisten...

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 ...

English Class This week in English class the students worked on their writing skills and wrote based on various topics. The students also worked in their peer-editing groups to make corrections to their writing. New guided reading groups have now been assigned and the students are making steady progress with the new books that they are reading.  For next week in class the students will work on writing about current events that are taking place around the world. It is important for the learners to have a global sense of some of the major events taking place in the world such as the (wild fires in Australia, volcanic eruptions in the Philippines, trade tensions between the USA and China, etc.) UOI Class Central idea: Understanding of scientific knowledge is constantly evolving and has an impact on people’s lives. Key Concepts: change, connection, causation             Related Concepts: ingenuity, progress, ethics, sustainability ...