Year 6 Update WK 17
Tuesday 23rd January – KGV Taster Day
Thursday 25th January – Agent of Change day at KJS
Friday 26th January – Living Museum – Children to come to school dressed up as a person from their chosen civilisation
Wednesday 31st January – Discipline without shouting – Marie Marchand Parent Workshop 6-8pm
Tuesday 6th February – Island School Taster Day
Monday 12th February – China Day
Thursday 15th February – Happy Chinese New Year Holiday
In less than two weeks we are holding our very own Living Museum event, here at BHS!
Your children need your help to ensure they look the part on the day. Speak to your children to find out what they need in order to come to school dressed up as a person from their chosen civilisation. Please help us to make this day a success. We are not expecting Hollywood quality costumes, this should be a fun project for you to work on and definitely not stressful.
Behaviour management event Discipline without shouting
We are delighted to welcome back Marie Marchand to present at Beacon Hill School on January 31st from 6-8pm. This year’s focus will be positive behaviour management strategies for parents- Discipline without Shouting. Please see the details and sign up via the gateway https://tg.esf.edu.hk The cost will be $50 per person.
Marie is an excellent speaker- both entertaining and informative and we thoroughly recommend any parents from year 1-6 to come and enjoy her presentation.
Clay work with Miss Cassie
We are super lucky to have Miss Cassie working with our Year 6 students to make clay artefacts based on ancient civilisations. The three classes are going to create pieces from ancient Egyptian, Greek and Chinese civilisations. Here are some pictures of our inquirers getting involved in the research process.
Historical Fiction Books
Now that the children have returned from the Christmas break please encourage them to choose another historical fiction book from the selection we have in class.
Please find some time to talk about the books they are reading.
6Y – Miguel Apolinario
6D – Ashley Kwok
6H – Ibrahim Kashif
Music – Alexandra Lai
This week’s winning house Team
Transdisciplinary Theme: Where we are in place and time
Central Idea- Past civilisations can be used to make connections to present day societies
Lines of Inquiry – We will inquire into…
- Characteristics of past civilisations and societies (form)
- Reliability and relevance of evidence (reflection)
- Connections between past discoveries and modern-day advances (connection)
The Living Museum
The children are now getting ready for the Living Museum event that will take place on Friday 26th January. Here are some photos of the students getting prepared for the big day. Please see the information above regarding costumes.
In order for the day to be a success the children will need to work on their acting skills and “get into character.”
Central Idea
We use the same rules for the computation of decimal fractions as for whole numbers
Number Maths – We have carried on with our fraction work since returning from the Christmas break and it is so great to see the children building on their previous knowledge to tackle new problems.
We have been focusing on descriptive language using nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. We have been looking at short clips from movies and books, as well as still images, to stretch out the moment when describing a scene or character or the atmosphere.
Spelling : The children should be tested on their words at home 3 times per week ready for our buddy test on Friday. Any words that the children spell incorrectly during the buddy test on Friday will get carried over to next week’s ‘Words I need to learn…’ All children need to remember to bring in their Spelling Journals each day.
Reading : Each child should be reading throughout the week. Don’t forget to think about your weekly reflection for your Reading Journals!
Number Maths
- Miss Younie – Mathletics
- Mrs Fletcher – Mathletics
- Mr Hoskins – Mathletics
- Mr Hubbard – Mathletics
Unit of Inquiry
Please get prepared for the Living Museum event that is taking place on Friday 26th January. You will need a costume and extensive knowledge of your subject area.
Year 6 Exhibition 2018: Inspiration Boards
Your inspiration board should be a work in progress, some children have brought in some great examples this week. Please continue to work on these in preparation for the PYPX 2018.
Mandarin (All children are encouraged to take a reading book home on the days when they have Mandarin lessons.)
Ms Lynn (Home learning) – Please check your google classroom for details.
Ms Yu – 熟读学过的课文
Ms Xu – 完成google classroom 练习。记得借中文书，读中文书。
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