Grade 6
By Palak Gandhi
Trimester two has ended and the third and final one has arrived. Even after Spring Break has ended, Grade 6 continues to do their best and shine. Read on to find out what we're learning about in Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, Science, Art, Computer Studies, and PE.
Math and Science
Right now in Math, we are learning about integers, ratios, and rational numbers. We are going to have a test about coordinates, integers, and rational numbers. In science, we have just finished our engineering unit and have started on our Earth science.
Ratios
Ratios are the comparison of two quantities or measures. We have also learnt about rational numbers, rates, and unit rates. We use our math textbook for homework. We also use IXL to help us if we are struggling with any of the skills. We have compared ratios and have practiced finding their equivalents.
Engineering
For our Engineering unit, we all had to come up with a problem and find a solution for it. This project has been going on for 2 months. On the 22nd of March, we presented our product at the Engineering Fair using a poster and live demonstration to teachers and parents and marketed our product on our website.
Integers
Integers are numbers that are either positive, negative, or zero. They cannot be a fraction. Ms. Willey has been teaching us about integers. We have done worksheets on it for practice. We have compared, added, subtracted, and ordered integers.
Humanities
Right now in Language Arts, we are reading a book called Bud, not Buddy. In Social Studies, we have finished our Ancient China unit and are going to soon start on our Ancient Greece one. We have just been to the Hong Kong History Museum to see the Ming Dynasty exhibition and the Hong Kong Story exhibit.
Literature Circles
In Language Arts, we are sorted out into groups by our Lexile level. There are four groups. We get to choose a book to read that's for our level. We divide the book into 6 sections and meet every Day C to discuss what has happened so far in the book. We have different jobs to do. One of the jobs is a Summarizer who summarizes the part we have read.
Ancient China
In Social Studies, we have just finished learning about Ancient China. We have learnt about the Qin Dynasty and have finished learning about the Han Dynasty. Every time we finish learning about a dynasty, Ms. Yeung would show us a presentation on the next dynasty. Using our textbooks and the Internet, we have written an argumentative essay about whether Qin Shi Huang Ti, the first emperor, was a good or bad leader. To finish off our unit, we had a jeopardy on China and then a quiz.
Poems
For our poetry unit, we all had to write an ode poem for an everyday object. We learned a lot of different ways to make our poems sound interesting, such as using personification. We also wrote a limerick about St. Patrick's Day because it was arriving the following week. Some of us presented our limericks at the assembly.
Other Classes
Other than Humanities, Math, and Science, we have Computer Studies, Art, PE, Mandarin, and Music. Below are paragraphs on 3 of the extra subjects; Computer Studies, Art, and PE. In Computer Studies, we are learning about PHP. In Art, we are learning about juxtaposition and how to use it in a collage and in PE we are playing pickleball.
Computer Studies
Mr. Wong teaches us Computer Studies. We learn about coding, HTML, and computer hardware. Before starting our HTML unit, we have made programs using Visual Basic, a program where we can code on. We have just finished making a website using HTML to advertise our product at the Engineering Fair.
Art
Art is taught by Ms. Long. So far, we have made a propaganda poster, one-point perspective painting, and a Chinese Opera Mask. Right now, we are focusing on making a collage using juxtaposition. Juxtaposition is combining two images to compare and contrast.
PE
Mr. Kelly is our PE teacher. At the beginning of the year, we swam, then we played touch rugby, and learnt how to play basketball. After that, we made a stuntnastics routine and are currently playing soccer. We have also had health lessons about friendship, nutrition, and personal values.
Eaglenet
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