Year 6 Term 2 Week 4 Blog

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, 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.

Solve number and practical problems that include decimals, integers

The learners will continue to work on these concepts for the next week as well.

UOI

This week in UOI class the learners presented their presentations to the class as part of their summative assessment. The learners also made any final changes needed prior to sharing their work with their parents during the Learner Showcase. Beginning next week, the learners will begin working on Unit 4 of the programme of inquiry for Year 6. They will be working on the following concepts listed below.

Homework

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