Transcript Welcome to Year 6

Welcome to Year 6
Teachers:
Steven Allan, Clayton Heggie,
Brigitte van der Vossen and Matthew Cook
STRUCTURE OF
EVENING
THE
5.00pm – 5.30pm – With your teacher
5.40pm – Mrs Webster and Miss Chen, Chinese Team Leader In the Hall
UNITS
OF
INQUIRY
How we express ourselves International Mindedness can
provide insight into the beliefs and values of others.
●Where we are in place and time People and places have
histories which can be uncovered through a variety of
sources.
●Who we are Personal well being is dependent on a complex
balance of inter-connected factors
●Sharing the Planet: Actions and decisions have
consequences that affect the world. (EXHIBITION)
●How the world works Materials behave and interact in
certain ways which determine how people use them.
●How we organise ourselves Economic activity relies on
systems of production, exchange and the consumption of
goods and services.
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CURRICULUM AND
LEARNING
WHY INQUIRY?
Build understanding of the world – to give them
clearer conceptual frameworks that help them make
meaning.
●Help each child become an independent learner and
to build their capabilities as thinkers, collaborators,
communicators, researchers and self managers.
●To nurture students’ curiosity, courage and
passions for learning
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From Kath Murdoch -August 2012
CURRICULUM AND LEARNING
Subjects to be studied:
●English - Oral Language - Listening and Speaking, Visual Language Viewing and Presenting, Written Language – Reading, Writing
●Focus: improving writing skills, comprehension
●Mathematics - Number, Data Handling, Measurement, Shape and Space,
Pattern and Function
●Focus: improving basic facts, number sense
●Social Studies, PSE, Science, Visual Art - integrated when meaningful
through inquiry units
●PE, Music, Chinese (Specialist Subjects)
LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
IN YEAR 6
● Meaningfully integrated within our classrooms to
enhance and showcase student learning.
●Enhances: collaboration, creativity, communication
HOMEWORK
●Students will receive their homework every two weeks
●Subjects may include Mathematics, English, Inquiry, IT and
Chinese
●Reading daily
●The grid will be on The Buzz and will be sent home as a hard copy
in their homework books
●Chinese is given out separately on the Buzz
EDUCATIONAL VISITS
Camp (Outward Bound in Sai Kung)
Tuesday 9th - Friday 12th December 2014
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Parent meeting TBA
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History Museum (parent help needed)
Date TBA
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Happy Valley Cemetery (parent help needed)
Date TBA
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THE EXHIBITION
Parent Information Evening – Beginning of T2, TBA
●Exhibition – Last week of term
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The exhibition “represents a significant event in the
life of a PYP school and student, synthesizing the
essential elements of the PYP and sharing them with
the whole school community. As a culminating
experience it is an opportunity for students to exhibit
the attributes of the IB learner profile that have been
developing throughout their engagement with the PYP.”
COMMUNICATION
The majority of communication from the class will
come via email and diary.
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If you have not been receiving emails from us, please
let us know.
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Update information on Gateway to access reports. If
you need support, please email
[email protected]
Reporting of Language, Maths and UOI will
be done at the end of each term, via Gateway
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ADMIN STUFF
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Health and Safety
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Class Parent
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Phone numbers and email addresses
Inclement Weather Arrangements
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All medication administered by school nurse
See the website
School Calendar
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See the website
IMPORTANT DATES
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Year 6 Secondary transfer Forms open on Gateway
Monday 8th September
● ESF CPD Day – Holiday for Students:
Monday 8th September
● Class Photos: Thursday 18th September (Brigitte Tuesday 16th
September)
(wear uniform, bring PE Kit)
● Y6 Cultural Celebration and Parent Morning Tea:
Friday 19th September
For other important dates and holidays please see the
calendar on the school website or check your child’s diary.
SECONDARY DATES
8th – 19th September
Apply for year 7 place in an ESF School. Login to
Gateway.
Refer to letter from Mr Fennelly
Children going to ESF secondary schools will have
‘taster’ days in Term 2 and 3.
THANK
YOU FOR COMING
Questions?