Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to the end of week 19. Wow, what a busy week! Lots going on as we enter the countdown to our Exhibition in approximately 4 weeks. Awesome! It’s hard to believe but we are nearly at the end of term two.
School Events – Important Dates
- School Events – Important Dates
- Reports (Semester 1 reports will become live on the afternoon of the 1st of February through your ABIS Managebac portal)
- G6 Field trip to Sohar Aluminium January 31
- School Photos February 5 and 6
- G6 Field trip to Local Farm as part of Oman week. Sunday 11 February
- PYP Exhibition February 20/ 21
- End of Term Break February 25 – 29
- Student Led Conferences March 12/ 13
Home Learning – aka Homework
This week, students (and their parents) could access Agency Centers in order to provide a chance for students to exercise their agency and to ensure that all students would not miss out on any learning due to a meeting with a mentor. As one important way to better connect school with home, please talk with your child(ren) about their project, their meeting with a mentor, the inquiry process, etc.
Transdisciplinary Learning
Language/ Reading/ Writing/ UOI – Exhibition Summary
This week, students continued to work on their exhibition projects using all of their ATL. This with research, note taking and writing up what they have learnt thus far. They have also been learning about how to analyse and think critically about claims in research literature and to verify sources as accurate. Students continued to meet with their mentors and also completed a kite diagram in relation to a compass points exercise designed to make students aware of personal operational biases as well as develop awareness and guide learners’ thought processes as they work together with colleagues who do not have the same profile.
Numeracy Summary
This week, students reviewed and reflected upon their math mid module assessment before posting this on their seesaw platform. Students also continued to complete their stand alone math learning about division as well as being encouraged to practise/ commit to memory, for speed and accuracy, their basic facts.
Notices:
Semester reports will be made available electronically on the 1st of February with a message from our student management system (Managebac) letting you know how to access these. Please enjoy reading and discussing these as a family.
Link to the photos this week: 2023 2024 Week 19 photos
Worth Repeating:
Please remember…
As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincere regards,
Your partners in learning.
The Grade 6 Teaching team
Glen Nicholson and Andrew Wetzel
