Year 6 are learning all about the brain and how we learn. 

Take a look at these brain games.

Neuroscience For Kids

Brain Games

Many of the games listed below have separate pages...just click on the small picture of the game to open up a new page to play.

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Colors, Colors?

How do words influence what we see (or say we see)?

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On-line Brain Jigsaw Puzzles

Scramble these puzzles and see if you can put them back together...all ON-LINE!

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Neuro-Jeopardy

Welcome to NEURO-JEOPARDY!

Neuro-Jeopardy is a game to test your knowledge about the nervous system. The game is contained in a Powerpoint file. Therefore, your computer must have the ability to read ppt files. A Spanish version of the game is also available.

WELCOME TO YEAR 6!

 Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome to Year 6.  My  name is Julie Edwards and this is  my  third year at Charter  International School.  Before coming to Thailand I taught  in primary schools in the  UK and Tanzania, East Africa.  I am looking forward to meeting  many of you at the Parent Orientation afternoon on Thursday 28th August at 3pm - 4.30pm.

I will keep you updated throughout the year  here on our Year 6 blog - you will find lots of information about Year 6 activities, topics, homework,  assemblies,  trips,  as well as lots of photos of the students hard at work.  Your child will also bring home letters about various activities and events.  Please feel free to  contact me by email at jedwards@charter.ac.th if you have any questions or concerns. 

Homework policy : every day your child will receive 35 minutes of homework,; either spelling, English, Maths, topic-related work and sometimes research. Often the Maths homework will be online,  using a website for schools called www.mymaths.co.uk. Please  encourage your child to complete the homework on time, help and support when necessary, but please don’t do the homework for them!

Reading : we recommend that the children should read every day at home. Your child has reading books, library books and a reading diary, which includes a reading contract for you and your child to sign. Try to encourage your child to talk about the book as well as reading it aloud to you, this helps with their understanding and enjoyment. 

Timetable : your child has a weekly timetable. Please try to make sure that your child brings their PE kit (including trainers) on Thursday and swimming kit on Wednesday.   Thank you for your help and coo-operation with the English and ICT contracts.

Your child will also need a padlock with two keys for his/her locker. Please can you ensure both keys are clearly labeled with your child’s name. I will keep one safe in case the other is misplaced.

I look forward to meeting you soon.

Kind regards

Julie Edwards

Year 6 in their last few weeks of primary...

Thank you to all the parents who came to watch the Year 6 final assembly. We hope you enjoyed our performance.

We have been investigating why carbon dioxide is such a problem for the earth's atmosphere by simulating the release of CO2

The biosphere cannot cope with the amount of carbon dioxide

The polluters: trains, planes, factories, houses, cars all add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

 

Dear Parents and guardians

A reminder for your diaries... Year 6 end-of -year assembly next Friday, 13th June, starting at 11.15am.
We hope you are able to come and watch and support.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Julie Edwards


Take a look at this website for some follow-up activites about our recent topic about global warming


http://tiki.oneworld.net/global_warming/climate_home.html

 Climate Change

The Great Garbage Debate!

'Should the government charge for every bag of rubbish collected from our homes?'

Attending the debate: government representatives, citizens, environmental scientists, garbage-collectors... and polar bears

The polar bears present their arguments...

The government representatives defend their new proposal to charge for rubbish collection

Take a look at this site for homework help

http://www.weatherwizkids.com

Go to 'weather forecasting' page

 Weather Forecasting

How do meteorologists forecast the weather?
Weather forecasting is a prediction of what the weather will be like in an hour, tomorrow, or next week. Weather forecasting involves a combination of computer models, observations, and a knowledge of trends and patterns. By using these methods, reasonable accurate forecasts can be made up to seven days in advance.



What are weather station symbols?
Weather symbols are used on weather maps as shorthand for the conditions at weather observing stations.

 What is a front?
A front is a boundary between two different air masses, resulting in stormy weather. A front usually is a line of separation between warm and cold air masses.


How do you identify a front on a surface weather map or by your own weather observations?
Look for: Sharp temperature changes over a relatively short distance, change in moisture content, rapid shifts in wind direction, pressure changes, clouds and precipitation patterns.

What is a cold front?
A cold front is a boundary between two air masses, one cold and the other warm, moving so that the colder air replaces the warmer air. A cold front is represented as a blue line with the teeth pointing toward the direction on movement.



What is a warm front?
A warm front is a boundary between two air masses, one cool and the other warm, moving so that the warmer air replaces the cooler air. A warm front is represented as a red line with half circles pointing toward the direction on movement.

Almost the end of another very busy term!

Well done to the students of Year 6 for all their hard work and effort in class this term. I had the pleasure to meet many parents during Parent Teacher Consultations and was pleased be able to report lots of good progress by our students. 

 Well done for taking part in Book Week - lots of us dressed up as a book character, many entered the competitions to make a book mark and book covers. 

Everyone helped to make a fabulous Big Book based on Anthony Browne's Gorilla.

The students have been studying William Shakespeare - his life and his work. 

Last week they had the opportunity to perform some of the plays they had learned and had adapted for a younger audience. 

Hamlet

Hamlet

The Tempest

A special thank you to our students in years 2,3,4, and 5, who came to watch and enjoy Charter's very own 'Shakespeare's Players'  performing Hamlet, Macbeth, The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet. 

Thank you to all the parents for all your help and support this term. 

Wishing you all a happy and restful Songkran holiday.