Year 6 Update WK 8
Tuesday 17th October 6.30pm- Reading Workshop for parents
Wednesday 18th October 2pm- Reading Workshop for helpers
Wednesday 18th October – LEAP visit (6D & 6H)
Thursday 19th October – LEAP visit (6Y)
Friday 20th October – School Closed ESF CPD Day
Monday 23rd October – School Photos
Tuesday 24th October – School Photos
Thursday 26th October – Immunisations, Growth Mindset Parent Workshop @ 18:30
Tuesday 31st October – Year 6 Bake Sale
School Photographs 23rd – 24th October 2017
Our school photographer will be in Beacon Hill on Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th October. All children should come to school in their school uniform on these days. If your child has PE on Monday or Tuesday then please make sure that they bring their PE kit to school and they will be able to change at school.
Siblings Photographs
For those of you who have more than one child at Beacon Hill the siblings photographs will be taken on Friday 27th October. If you would like a sibling photograph then please click on the link below and fill in the online form to book a space.
https://goo.gl/forms/bdCfnkhWNvy46ank2
If you have any questions then please email Mr. Pheasant:
Reading Eggs
Scholastic International Book Club
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We have started the second part of the term in full swing and have been very busy this week. Our second UOI is all about Conflict and we started by unpacking the central idea to show our understanding of the vocabulary. The children came up with their own versions of the central idea as well to help them understand further. Adding images and pictures helped us to express and visualise what conflict might look like. It is important that the children have a say in their learning, so they were given the opportunity to share what they would like to learn about during this unit as well as offering suggestions as to how they would like to learn. You have plenty of creative ideas and we look forward to where this may lead regarding your personal inquiry.
As we begin to think about our new comprehension strategy in reading we are developing our knowledge about Inference. We have discussed ways in which we can make meaning of images and text to demonstrate a better understanding using clues. This will be ongoing throughout the unit, it should help us with our new text type too.
We also used one of the world record holder’s techniques to draw the perfect circle. Here’s how they turned out…
Year 6 Action Board – Global Goals
In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Our governments have a plan to save our planet…it’s our job to make sure they stick to it.
The Global Goals are only going to work if we fight for them and you can’t fight for your rights if you don’t know what they are. We believe the Goals are only going to be completed if we can make them famous.
In Year 6 we are keeping track of all the amazing Action happening at school and at home.
Transdisciplinary Theme : Sharing the Planet
Central Idea- Reaching a resolution during periods of conflict is influenced by the actions and reactions of all involved.
Lines of Inquiry – We will inquire into…
- Causes of conflict (causation, perspective)
- Conflict resolution and management (responsibility)
- Our responsibility as a member of a community. (Responsibility)
The children will be thinking about different types of conflict which they may have encountered or read about. In class we will be working together to identify different strategies to help resolve different conflict whether it is at home, in school or thinking about the wider world on a global scale.
Number Maths – Year 6 will continue to investigate and share a variety of strategies when adding and subtracting decimal numbers.
Central Idea – We use the same rules for the computation of decimal fractions as for whole numbers
Central Idea – We use the same rules for the computation of decimal fractions as for whole numbers
We will continue to draw inferences when we read by looking at a variety of passages from texts. Year 6 will be focusing on the story ‘Half A Man’ by Michael Morpurgo using the illustrations and descriptions to apply their learning of inference.
I think…(your inference) because…(evidence from the text)
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
Share your knowledge of Inference with someone you read to at home. Discuss some of the conclusions you have made about a character in your home reader and share these with your teacher in a Google Doc.
Mandarin (All children are encouraged to take a reading book home on the days when they have Mandarin lessons.)
Ms Lynn (Home learning #4) – Please check your google classroom for details.
Ms Yu – 熟读学过的课文
Ms Xu – 完成电脑作文“我的假期”，熟读学过的课文和儿歌。记得借中文书，读中文书。
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