Year 6 Update WK 31
Monday 25th April – ACTION WEEK starts!
Monday 2nd May – No school
Tuesday 3rd May – No school
Tuesday 17th May – EXHIBITION FOR PARENTS! From 6:30p.m.
Wednesday 18th May – EXHIBITION FOR SCHOOLS! From 9:30a.m.
Thursday 19th May – Auditions for production
A message from 6H08……
Dear all Year 5 and 6 parents,
We are an exhibition group in 6H and have been researching health in Hong Kong. Our research has led us to finding out about stress, addiction, obesity and malnourishment.
According to the Feeding HK website, in Hong Kong alone up to 1.5 million people suffer from food insecurity, and according to , 1 in 4 children don’t receive 3 meals a day. We need your help and support to take action against this problem.
Our group wants to make a food donation to Feeding HK. Feeding HK is an organisation that gives people access to food when they cannot provide it themselves.
The food that Feeding HK will take is listed below:
- Rice (Individual / family-sized bags)
- Noodles (Non-instant / non- fried)
- Pasta (Spaghetti, macaroni etc.)
- Cooking oil (Corn or Vegetable)
- Canned Vegetables (Corn, mushrooms,peas etc – Low sodium & no added sugar)
- Canned fish (Sardines, mackerel or Tuna – Either in Tomato sauce or Spring Water
- Canned fruit (Pineapple, Peaches etc – Low sugar)
- Biscuit & Crackers (Low sugar, Low sodium, Low fat)
- Milk (UHT or powdered – low fat or non- fat)
Please also note that the food must not be expired.
Please leave the food in the Year 6 crush area addressed to 6H08.
The deadline is on Friday 29th of April 2016.
| Before school | After school | |
| Monday | 2.45-3.30pm | |
| Tuesday | 8.15- 9.00am | |
| Wednesday | 2.45-3.30pm | |
| Friday | 8.30-9.15am |
To register for a family borrowing card please complete the form found on the school website’s communications page. For any questions please contact Emily Jeves jevese2@beaconhill.edu.hk
Year 6 Unit of Inquiry 5
Transdisciplinary Theme : How We Organise Ourselves
Central Idea : Individual and group action makes a difference to how societies uphold human rights.
Lines of Inquiry – We will inquire into…
- action that can be taken to uphold people’s rights
- 2nd LoI written with the help of our special advisers and it will pertain to the issue chosen by the group
- 3rd LoI written with the help of our special advisers and it will pertain to the issue chosen by the group
Concepts : the children will review all concepts
Learner Profile : the children will try and focus on all LPs
Attitudes : the children will try and focus on all the attitudes
Using the MISO questions the children have formed their own surveys and have been actively encouraging staff and students alike to complete the Google forms so they can evaluate the data. This data will give them more insight into people’s opinions and experiences of the area of Human Rights that that they are inquiring into.
As you know, action week is quickly approaching. The children have been carrying on with their own research whilst getting organised to make a difference. Year 6 have been keeping in contact with various agencies and professionals via email and Skype, as well as looking into the logistics of organising various events in and out of the school next week. There is so much going on and there is a real buzz around the school.
Number Maths – Ratio and Exponential Numbers
Central Idea :
Ratios are a comparison of two numbers or quantities
Repeated products of the same number can be expressed as exponential notation.
Strand Maths –Data Handling
Central Idea : Data can be presented effectively for valid interpretation and communication.
With survey results coming in thick and fast the children are beginning to study their findings. Using the chrome books the students will be evaluating their data and presenting it in a way that is clear and relevant.
Some classes in Year 6 have began to plan and create autobiographies. These autobiographies will be worked on throughout the coming exhibition and during the production. As the exhibition is so cross curricular, English is continually being worked on throughout the research, reflections and presentations that the children are constantly working on.
Please continue to keep your spelling journals in school unless your class teacher tells you otherwise.
UOI : continue work for your Exhibition. Each class teacher will give more specific instructions about what you might need to do in order to get ready for action week. Use this weekend to tie up any loose ends, create posters, leaflets, slides, get ingredients ready……. anything that will benefit your group. Don’t forget to stay in contact with the other members, whether that is via the communication document or via email.
DON’T FORGET!!! Can all the children continue to learn the words to Brave and Hall of Fame? If any children are playing instruments please keep up the rehearsing at home. We had our first whole Year 6 rehearsal on Thursday and it is sounding good, but it needs to be sounding excellent by the time the exhibition evening is upon us.
Spelling : Spelling Journal homework – Additional journal tasks set by the class teacher.
Reading : Weekly reflections to be completed at least once a week. Children need to ensure they are reading at home each night for at least 20 mins and to write one weekly reflection about their reading in their diaries. Parents are not required to write a comment or to sign the book. However, continued interest and involvement in your child’s reading would be appreciated and will assist in their development.
Number Maths :
- All Number Maths Groups : Mathletics
Thought of the Week :
