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Year 6 Term 2 Week 1 Blog



English

This week in English class the students worked on their initial Term 2 writing assessments. Furthermore, the students were responsible for reading various articles online about some of the conflicts that arise when humans and animals coexist in the same living environment.  

For next week, the students will be grouped into new guided reading groups and will be assigned to begin reading a new chapter book or novel that I have selected for their groups. The students will be working on several different writing tasks and learning about prepositions. 




UOI

Central idea: Understanding of scientific knowledge is constantly evolving and has an
impact on people’s lives. PE Link

Key Concepts: change, connection, causation            
Related Concepts: ingenuity, progress, ethics, sustainability

LInes of inquiry and associated concepts (change, connection, responsibility)

What leads to advances in scientific knowledge and understanding?
Concept - Causation.  Students will investigate the causes or circumstances that led to the creation of
important inventions.

The effects of scientific advances on people and the environment 
Concept - Change: Students will see how inventions evolve over time and how society changes after certain
inventions have been invented (the impact on society). Positive and negative inventions. The changes that
are caused, for better or for worse. 

The role of technology in scientific understanding /
บทบาทของเทคโนโลยีในการทำความเข้าใจทางวิทยาศาสตร์
How technology is helping science advance. Things that were mechanical in the past are
now more technological 

เรียนรู้เกี่ยวกับวิทยาศาสตร์ก้าวหน้าที่เข้ามามีบทบาทในประเทศไทย
และนักวิทยาสาสตร์ท่มีชื่อเสียงของประเทศไทยและแถบเอเชีย                          
เรียนรู้เกี่ยวกับสิ่งประดิษฐ์ที่เข้ามามีบทบาทแทนที่ของเก่า
เปรียบเทียบการเป็นอยู่ของอดีตปู่ย่า ตายาย เมื่อก่อนการเป็นอยู่ของไทย เปรียบเทียบเกี่ยวกับปัจจุบัน
โครงการของในหลวง
                                                          
What teacher questions/provocations will drive these inquiries?
1. Why are inventions important?
2. What influences an inventor?
3. How have inventors/inventions changed communities? 
4. What makes a person want to invent something? 


In UOI class the students are in the Going Further stage and have been completing their presentation on
famous inventors and inventions in history. The students have been coming up with some ideas of things
they can create out of simple household items.

For next week, we will continue to work on these same concepts as well as carry on with our exhibition projects.
The students are now being given specific checklist to complete on a weekly or biweekly basis to keep
them on track to complete their projects in time.

*It is imperative that the Year 6 students take a greater responsibility to work on their projects at home as part of their homework. Many students have not been completing any exhibition work at all at home which will prove to be an issue for them when it comes time to present to their peers, parents and the rest of the school if they can not complete their work in time. Parents please stress the importance of this project and the importance of completing homework for class each week.




Math 


In class this week we began our new unit on units of measurement which consist of (length, volume, mass, and temperature) This week the students learned how to measure lengths by using millimetres, centimetres, meters, and kilometres. 

For next week the students will continue with this same unit but focus on measuring liquids by volume, weight by mass and temperature by centigrade.




Details for Overnight Camping Trip 

This is a reminder that next Thursday, January 16th, 2020 the Year 6 & 7 class will be holding our overnight camp at Tanita Tara Beach. We plan on leaving the school at approximately 1:30 pm on Thursday and will be returning on Friday morning at 10am to the school. Any student who will not be attending this camp should remain home from school on Friday January, 17th as there will be no Year 6 or 7 classes held on that day. Parents who live close to the camp site may pick up their child on Friday morning at 9am to avoid having to drive a longer distance to the school. Also parents are welcomed to attend the the camping trip if they choose to but make sure they have a tent of there own if they plan on sleeping at the camp overnight. All other students in Year 6 & 7 will be required to be picked up by their parents on Friday morning at the school at 10am-10:10am.  


Things Students Should Pack
1 pair training shoes to wear at school
1 pair of sandals to wear at camp
2 pairs socks
2 pairs underwear
1 pair shorts
1 swimsuit
2 t-shirts
1 pair pyjamas
1 towel
1 hat if sunny
1 refillable water bottle
1 mosquito spray
1 toothbrush
1 bar of soap
1 reading book
1 flashlight/torch
1 sleeping bag or blanket
1 pillow
1 Writing Journal/Diary and pencils, erasers
Small non-electronic game
Snacks your child would like for camp (chips, cookies, etc.) No candy or soda please!
Also we are asking students to leave all electronic devices/phones at home.
Teachers will take many photographs to share and parents can contact teachers
and teaching assistants in emergency cases if needed. 

Homework: (Spelling assessment will be held on Thursday morning instead of Friday morning for
this week. 

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