21 Oct 2019

Year 6 Update Week 11

 

 

upcomingdates

 

4th – 8th November – Year 6 Camp in Sai Kung

29th November – Wellbeing Day

6th December – Y4-6 Disco

13th December – Term Ends – 12pm Finish

Swimming is now finished for the school year. 

 
GOLDEN BOOK AWARD WINNERS
 
There was no golden book last week due to the CPD day.
 
Other Important Dates:
 
PE Days
6D – Monday & Friday
6C – Friday
6P – Friday
 
Learning Centre Days
6C- Friday
6D- Friday
6P- Thursday
 

This week we have been investigating our new unit: Civilisations!

We took a trip to the Hong Kong History Museum to see how civilization in Hong Kong has developed over time. We started at the prehistoric age, right up to the modern-day. We tried to find artifacts that linked with the six areas of civilization: Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Entertainment/Economy and Social Structures or GRAPES for short. 

                                                                                            

In the classroom, we created group projects about a new text: Weslandia. This is the story of a boy who creates his own civilisation! We learned in groups to make a creative expression of the 6 GRAPES elements that featured in the story. There were raps, plays, portfolios, and even a debate. It was great to see such a wide range of presentation methods. 

 

 

 
Number Maths 

Please continue with Mathletics / Prodigy at home.

Reading

Students should have brought home their reading journals this week and they should be reading on a daily basis: on Fridays we update our Reading Diaries with a quality recount entry. Please can we ask parents to sign next to the comment. Students should be reading every day.

Spelling

Each week we would like students to do the following:

  • Choose at least 2 spelling activities and have a grown-up initial next to the activity completed. 
  • Write their spelling words out 3 times in columns. Look, cover, write and check.
  • Complete 2 spelling tests at home.
  • Science – students can practice presenting their ideas: in front of a mirror to a parent, peer or their pet hamster. Practice verbalising your ideas about your science experiment.
*If you have any questions, please email your child’s teacher: Mr. Douglas, Mrs. Craig or Mrs. Palmer for further clarification. Have a great week!