Dear Parents

A quick reminder about the Kanchanaburi trip next Wednesday 12th November!

You should have received a letter with all the information about what to bring etc. 

Any last minute queries or questions, please contact me or the school secretary.

kind regards

Julie Edwards
Year 6 Teacher







To complete our Materials topic, we have been investigating how different materials behave.

We also had fun making some exciting new materials.

Here we are making electromagnets.

Here we are making a new material... sometimes it behaves like a solid and sometimes like a liquid. 

Do you know what it is called?

Year 6 launched into the new year by  learning all about learning.

We began by looking at the anatomy of the human brain and finding out how it works...

We had fun making mini models of our brains with playdough. 
Can you recognise who we are from our silhouettes (our self-portraits may help you)?

We learned how to mind-map using colours and connections, how to improve our memory  
and how to become better
learners.

We investigated Howard Gardner's theory of 

eight intelligences - different ways of being SMART.

What sort of smart are you?

Finding it hard to construct pie charts?

It's easy as... pie... with M+Ms to help!

We are number smart!

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