{"id":306529,"date":"2024-05-16T10:50:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T06:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/?p=306529"},"modified":"2024-05-16T10:50:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T06:50:04","slug":"up-to-my-eyeballs-with-learning-and-teaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/2024\/05\/16\/up-to-my-eyeballs-with-learning-and-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Up to My Eyeballs with Learning and Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was up to my eyeballs with learning and teaching, which means that there are only a few photos:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1KpDukYkKlOT09dr0Evuzg15NcnCxWhFK?usp=drive_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">G6 W34 in Pictures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. As Glen and I completed our submissions for the yearbook please be reminded to take some time to find\u2013and then\u2013download what works for your: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1yPCUTpYj-Iu7xavc_dH8jIrujknh5ECp?usp=drive_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">G6 in Pictures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>School Events &#8211; Important Dates<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Excursion: Flight Academy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> = Monday, May 20, 2024<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>End of year MoE Exams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> = SUBJECT TO CHANGE<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Omani Social Studies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> = Sunday, May 26, 2024<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Arabic <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">= Tuesday, May 28, 2024<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Islamic studies <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">= Thursday, May 30, 2024<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Primary Art Exhibition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> = Sunday, June 2, 2024<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Bridging Day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> = Monday, June 3, 2024<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>G6 Comic Con<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> = Tuesday \u2013 Thursday, June 4 \u2013 6, 2024 [NOTE: Parents are invited to join us on the morning of Thursday, June 6, 2024 from 8:30 AM until 10:00 AM.]<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>ABIS Summer Concert<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> = Thursday, June 6, 2024<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Excursion\u2013Sohar Oasis Mall Movie Day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> = Monday, June 10, 2024<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Transdisciplinary (Literacy + UoI) Summary<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This week, students used Michael Jackson\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thriller<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as a touchstone text or exemplar to examine themes, which culminated in a write-long in <\/span><b>reading<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Students revised and edited the missing, weaker, or not-quite-complete parts of their graphic novels in <\/span><b>writing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As year-end data collection through assessments was an emphasis this week, we had only one productive <\/span><b>Unit of Inquiry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> session. In that session, students (re)examined land-based biomes by describing them, finding connections between plants, animals, and climate change, and then choosing the one that matched up best for their case study.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Numeracy Summary<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This week, students really focused on the vocabulary or command terms in written expressions or word problems in order to transform them into numerical expressions in <\/span><b>numeracy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Please be reminded that Glen and I have wrapped up our teaching for this unit, which means that there will be an assessment on Sunday, May 19, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/classroom.google.com\/c\/NjY2NzY0MjM4MjA2\"><b>Google Classroom<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The entire G6 learning community has completely transitioned to using Google Classroom as the main platform for teaching and learning. Students engage daily with materials, quizzes, assignments, and increased expectations. Invitations were previously sent out, which means that you are most welcome to accept a digital invitation.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, please note the importance of maintaining literacy and numeracy skills since we are all headed into a well-deserved break over summer.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was up to my eyeballs with learning and teaching, which means that there are only a few photos: G6 W34 in Pictures. As Glen and I completed our submissions for the yearbook please be reminded to take some time to find\u2013and then\u2013download what works for your: G6 in Pictures. 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