{"id":325776,"date":"2026-01-14T10:28:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/?p=325776"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:32:21","slug":"a-short-week-big-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/2026\/01\/14\/a-short-week-big-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"A Short Week, Big Learning!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>Important Upcoming Dates:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>No School:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Thursday 16th and Sunday 18th<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Muscat Trip Money DUE:<\/b> <b>Monday 19th January<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Parent\u2013Teacher Conferences:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Tuesday 20th &amp; Wednesday 21st (3:30\u20136:30 pm)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Parent Coffee Morning:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Tuesday 20th (8:00\u20139:30 am)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>ASAs start:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Monday (no ASA on Wednesday 21st due to Parent\u2013Teacher Conferences)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Oman Week:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 1\u20135 February (Muscat Trip: 1\u20133 February)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>International Food Evening:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Thursday 5th February<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It has been a lovely but short week back after the winter holiday. In Maths, Grade 5 focused on reviewing area, perimeter, volume, and angles through a range of activities, including student-created Kahoots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During UOI, students explored ethical consumerism through different scenarios, considering whether choices are fair to workers, customers, and the environment. Students also investigated how sustainable everyday products are using the Sustainability Compass Model (Nature, Economy, Society, and Wellbeing).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can find some photos from the week <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1EXZEdZVlhoEnP-FDXpjPEpocMfpmOQu_?usp=drive_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Looking forward:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students will begin preparing for their own inquiry into a product or material that may be at the end of its lifespan, thinking about how it could be repurposed for a new life. In Maths, we will continue focusing on measurement, particularly converting between different metric units.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wishing you all a lovely long weekend!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Warm regards,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Miss Megan and Mr. G<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-325776 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/2026\/01\/14\/a-short-week-big-learning\/img_0135-4\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/01\/IMG_0135-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/01\/IMG_0135-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/01\/IMG_0135-480x640.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; 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