Dear Parents and Students,
Good afternoon and Happy Thursday.
Another busy week.
This week in numeracy students have continued to consolidate their understanding of working with multi step algebraic equations and the order of operations (PEMDAS), as they prepare for their assessment next week. Students also completed their last timed Basic facts speed and accuracy challenge with very positive results. Please do talk with your children about how their first term results compare to their latest Semester 2 results.
In literacy (reading, writing, listening and speaking), students have continued working on their graphic novels and have explored how themes can change the emotion or mood of characters in a story. During Unit of Inquiry, students have worked to deepen their inquiry into migration and climate change by connecting the two through research and as the theme or problem that needs a resolution in their next graphic novel. They have also continued to work on developing their slide presentation to show what they know about the concepts of migration and climate change.
HOME LEARNING
The maintenance of home learning reading/ writing and mathematics is important in consolidating fundamental skills. Please continue with this as a routine.
Please do have a look at your child’s Google Classroom because this is where the bulk of their evidence for learning is posted. This is a great conversation starter and gives a great window into how they are doing as responsible, independent agentive learners.
At this time of year and as we draw nearer to important year end assessments it is especially important to remain up to date with materials, assignments, and assessments posted onto Google Classroom. This week students were asked to complete the following for home learning:
- Math: Sprints, Problem Sets, and Exit Tickets with daily suggestions (assigned through Google Classroom)
- Reading: Written responses to reading (hard copies) with daily suggestions (assigned through Google Classroom)
School Events – Important Dates
Over the next three weeks, students will participate in end of year assessments in Spelling, Reading, Writing, Math and of course UOI. Teachers will work with students to outline the schedule for these assessments so to organise time and to manage schedules in light of this.
- Excursion: Flight Academy = Monday, May 20, 2024
- Bridging day (where G6 gets to experience first hand what it it like to be in G7) – Monday June 3
- End of year MOE Exams = OSS – May 26, Arabic – May 28, Islamic studies – May 30
- G6 Comic Con = Tuesday – Thursday, June 4 – 6, 2024 [NOTE: Parents are invited to join us from 8:30 – 10:00 Thursday, June 6, 2024. More details to follow]
- Summer Concert, June 6th
- Excursion–Sohar Oasis Mall Movie Day = Monday, June 10, 2024
- End of Year reports = TBC last week of Term 4
A pictorial review of the week
Please take some time to check out our review of the week in pictures and video by clicking on the following link. Week 34 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
