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What a fun, engaging and exciting first week in Grade 6. It has been amazing to connect with and learn about your children. As a Grade 6 team we are delighted at how the week has gone. We are very much looking forward to an exciting year of inquiry and growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seesaw<\/b> – In this week\u2019s Seesaw you will find<\/span> a selection of some of what we have done this week. This includes our Zombie Math Challenge, the first stages (planning, pre-writing and revising) of our \u2018Happiness is\u2026\u2019 poems and a small \u2018two stars and a wish\u2019 reflection of the first few days.<\/span><\/p>\n

This Week\u2019s Learning:<\/b><\/p>\n

Maths<\/b> – We have begun our first maths unit of the year based on number sense. The central idea is \u2018<\/span>Understanding the power of numbers enables us to make informed decisions and solve real-life challenges.\u2019<\/b> The week began with a full on real life multi-step bridge challenge (see seesaw), as well as this we have learnt a new place value game and have done an overview assessment to start to understand each student\u2019s mathematical profile.<\/span><\/p>\n

Literacy<\/b> – Our first literacy unit of the year has also started with a central idea of <\/span>\u2018<\/b>Effective communication through reading and writing enhances our understanding of diverse texts and their audiences\u2019. <\/b>We have been looking at descriptive writing and how to extend a sentence and to create an image in the reader\u2019s mind. See this week\u2019s Seesaw for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n

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UOI<\/b> – For our year long \u2018How We Organise Ourselves\u2019 unit our central idea is <\/span>\u2018Many factors cause us to grow as individuals and as a community<\/b>.\u2019<\/span> The following questions have been explored this week and may be fun dinner time conversations perhaps for your family. <\/span>What is happiness? How do we measure happiness? How can we become happier? What does happiness feel and look like?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Next Week<\/b><\/p>\n

Maths\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n