Year 6 Update WK 23
- Monday 13th March – Book & Maths Week…pls start to get your costume ready for our book character or favourite pattern dress up day on Monday 20th March, 2017
- Monday 13th March – Visiting author Chris White in to work with Year 6
- Tuesday 14th March – secondary schools teachers and students in to work with Year 6
- Thursday 16th March – Year 5 Big Business Market Day.….please bring some cash in to spend up big at the Y5 Market Day.
- Thursday 16th Mrch – no Mandarin lessons
- Wednesday 15th March – Art Exhibition at Island School….invited children only.
- Monday 20th March – Maths & Book Week Dress Up Day – come as your favourite book character or come in dressed as your favourite pattern!
- Tuesday 21st March – visiting author David Schwartz in to work with Year 5 & 6
- Friday 24th March – International Food Fair...don’t forget to keep selling those raffle tickets!
- Thursday 30th March – Spring Concert
- Friday 31st March – end of Term 2, 12pm finish
- Tuesday 18th April – back to school for Term 3
- Tuesday 18th April – Year 6 Pizza Lunch
- Friday 21st April – Year 1 and Year 6 Immunisations
- Tuesday 25th April – Year 4 Bake Sale
- Wednesday 26th April – Year 6 Theatre Trip….Melodia
- Saturday 29th April – Wednesday 3rd May – Labour Day Long Weekend
Weather and Clothing – With the recent change in weather can we make sure that children are dressed appropriately for school. Layers are a good way of allowing the children to be comfortable, giving them the option to adjust their clothing when necessary. But please, not too many layers!
Layering your child with too much outerwear can actually make them colder. That’s because excess layers can cause your child to sweat, which makes their clothes wet, which allows the cold and wind to bring their temperature down.
This week we were very lucky to have some guest speakers in school and a visit to a local Charity. These experiences have been inspirational for our students and are helping to drive them forward on a quest to make a difference.
We would like to thank our special guests for their time, knowledge and persistence in trying to make the world a better place.
More Action – if any of the children are interested in getting started on taking some action for the PYPX outside of school here’s a family walk they could do to support the ISF Foundation…
Golden Book Certificates
Congratulations to our winners for the Golden Book this week…
- What the scientific inquiry is (form)
- How the scientific process is used (function)
- The application of the scientific process (many concepts)
Learner Profile : Inquirer and reflective
Attitudes : Curiosity and independence
The children have continued to learn about science through fun experiments that provoke a lot of questions. From friction to density, the children have been recording, asking questions and hypothesising over many different scientific principles, laws and theories.
Strand Maths
Central Idea – Measurement
A range of procedures exist to measure different attributes of object and events.
We have been finding ways of answering open ended volume problems.
Number Maths
Central Idea – Pattern and Function
Patterns can be represented, analysed and generalised using algebraic expressions, equations or functions.
We have been looking at various open ended maths problems to play with numbers and patterns. This week we have been looking at practical examples of patterns and using algebra to help us make rules.
We finished up our historical fiction unit this week. The children created some fantastic story extracts, using their knowledge and skills learned from studying War Horse and Empire of the Sun.
In with the new – poetry. This is a really exciting unit that will look at many different forms of poetry. We will be learning how to write imaginative, creative and emotive poems. We are hoping to link our poems with the Global Goals. This week we watched music videos, Ted Talks and listened to poems online to give us inspiration in the coming weeks.
Here’s some good Home Learning ideas for you to have a go of over the next week or so….
- Please watch/re-watch any of the videos that we have shared in class – check to see if they are relevant to you and your Global Goal.
- Maybe think about creating a Blend-space about your Global Goal
- You could check out Lucid Chart to try and create a mind-map or chart or table or fish bone diagram or any other fantastic pieces that is available to you on there
- You could make sure you try to scan the newspapers every day and bring in any articles you find about your Global Goal (or any of the GGs…to help others!)
- Please work on the spelling activities that your class teacher has outlined with you.
- Don’t forget to continue on with Mathletics and Reading Eggs.
Thought of the Week….
Environmental Tips
