Year 6 Newsletter

Dear Year 6 Parents,

Welcome to the Third edition of the Year 6 newsletter for 2022/23.

Just a reminder that this newsletter will be published every 2 weeks on a Friday and sent through the ESF app and stored under the "News" button for future reference.

Please take some time to share it with your child.

If you are new or need to refer to the Year 6 Meet The Yearband slides again...

Year 6 - Meet The Year Group Zoom Session

Year 6 Meet The Year Group Presentation

Year 6 Slides

The Year 6 Team

It has been a very busy 2 weeks of learning...

In this unit, we are continuing to focus on:

Central Idea: Leadership influences the members of a community.

Lines of Inquiry:

• Responsibilities of leaders and the communities (authority/responsibility)

• Representation of opinions within a community (representation/fairness/perspective)

• How decision-making has an impact on communities (decision-making/causation)

The students have now started their micro-communities sessions with their Year 3 Buddies and have got off to a great start. They have planned engaging, well-resourced sessions which are fun and challenging. The Year 3s are enjoying them immensely. Thank you for the support in arranging these activities.

Numbers

As this is the start of the year, we will be focusing on and revisiting our core number skills, with a specific focus on Addition and Subtraction, looking through a lens of problem-solving. The learning objectives for this unit are:

• NUMBER: Four Operations - Use efficient mental and written strategies to add integers and decimals.

• NUMBER: Four Operations - Use efficient mental and written strategies to subtract integers and decimals.

In Language, the children have finished their autobiographies.

We have now started 'The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell and will be inquiring into narrative writing over the coming weeks. Our budding authors will be exposed to high-level vocabulary and will build up to writing their own stories.

Homework will be set on a Friday each week and is expected to be returned on a Wednesday. The homework is set on Google Classroom. Your child will show you how to access this.

Please discuss the homework tasks with your child and ensure that they fully understand what is expected of them each week. Please support your child with their learning at home as needed and check that the task has been completed suitably for your child's ability.

In Year 6, we have the following weekly expectations (in addition to the homework set):

• Daily reading (20 minutes with a discussion around the text with an adult).

• Spelling practice each week

• Regular use of Mathletics

The Chinese Department shares the learning conducted on a weekly basis. Please click on the link below for this week's learning for Year 6.

Year 6 Chinese Learning

Come and have fun and learn some new skills at our after-school netball club on Wednesdays! No previous experience is required! We are looking for more players so we can take part in some friendly tournaments this year.

Chat with Ms Noakes if you want to know more and send an email to office@kennedy.edu.hk if you'd like to join!

Find out the basic rules of netball here:

https://youtu.be/V1qINnI-Dis

• Uniform - please ensure that your child is wearing the appropriate school uniform. A reminder that no jewellery is to be worn to school, except for watches. Smart watches that can receive phone calls are not permitted.

• Note re uniform sales - there is no refund on sale items.

• Snacks - as per EDB guidelines stated in the school newsletter, please ensure your child's snacks can be eaten with their hands. Please do not send utensils to school.

Here is a reminder of school procedures in the event of hoisting of weather warnings by the HK Observatory posted on the school website.

Inclement Weather Procedures

• 4 Oct - Public Holiday
• 6 Oct - Chinese curriculum sharing for CSL classes
• 10 Oct - Y6 Parent Consultation with Chinese teachers
• 11 & 13 Oct - Online Parent Consultations (Registration now open on Gateway)
• 13 Oct - Deadline for Kennedy Christmas Cards
• 14 Oct - Deadline for Student Grant Scheme forms
• 17- 21 Oct - ESF HALF TERM