WELCOME MESSAGE FROM YEAR 6 TEAM
Hello and
welcome to the Year 6 Blog. My name is Mr. Rick and I’ll be teaching both the
6A and 6B sections until Mr. Donovan returns from paternity leave. Thus far I
am very impressed with the eagerness to learn and the kind nature of all the
Year 6 students.
This week we
engaged in a variety of creative team building activities to help us prepare
for the school year.
Students were
challenged by table to create the tallest structure possible using 3
marshmallows, 3 pieces of spaghetti and 1 piece of tape. Afterwards, they
predicated what would happen if they doubled the ingredients before attempting
construction. This Thursday there is a 6A vs.6B challenge using packages of
marshmallows and spaghetti as well as a role of tape to construct the tallest
and most “aesthetically” pleasing structure possible. Mr. Brian, Miss Olena and
myself will be the judges.
In Math we
reviewed the number system: place value, ordering, comparing and rounding
numbers. We also gave a “Mad Minute” math test on math computation facts. I
would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone how important it is that
they can recall these facts as easily as they recall their name!
We have also
begun our first unit of inquiry: Healthy Mind / Healthy Body. More information
will appear on this next week.
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