Welcome to Year 6

Year 6 Teachers

Curriculum
Exhibition
How We Express Ourselves

How We Organise Ourselves

How the World Works

Sharing The Planet

Where we are in place and time

Who We Are

Units of Inquiry can you help? Speaking/Presenting to the Year Language and Mathematics related to the Units of Inquiry Some stand alone Language and Mathematics

Differentiated Instruction
Math; Strategies and Knowledge WTW Reading Writing Groups Variation in classes but same coverage

Specialist Classes

Mr Mark Bourgeois Music

Ms Jane Mycroft Physical Education

Mr Oscar Sala IT

Ms Warunee Prommanuwat Thai Studies

Mr Tony Abbey Drama

Ms Jules White Art

Ms Jenny Tiefel Art

NLCS NIST Learning Community Seminars

English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Ms Dianne Gamage dgamage@nist.ac.th Tel: 02 651 2065 ext.705

Upcoming Events: EAL Information Seminar

Tuesday, 10th September

Bilingualism in International Schools

Tuesday, 17th September

EAL Open House

Thursday, 10th October during 3 way conferences

Learning Support and Exceptional Learners Year 6

Trish Curtain tcurtain@nist.ac.th Tel: 02 651 2065 ext. 127
Collaborative Focused learning groups Inclusive classroom approach

Exceptional Learner Support Years EY, 2, 3, 6

Karen Worley Karen.worley@nist.ac.th Identification Differentiated Support Focused Learning Opportunities

NIST Elementary Counsellors

We provide a comprehensive counseling and guidance program that removes barriers to learning by attending to the personal, social, emotional and developmental needs of all students to ensure that we have happy, healthy, and successful students at NIST. Services are provided through: classroom guidance lessons individual/small group counseling parent and teacher consultations

Shari Dixon EY2, Y2, Y4, Y6 Email: sdixon@nist.ac.th Tel: 02 651 2065 ext 406

Roslin Srikuruwal EY1, Y1, Y3, Y5 Email: rsrikuruwal@nist.ac.th Tel: 02 651 2065 ext 355

Communication
Communication will be through: Blogs - elementary school and class blogs http://blogs.nist.ac.th/elementary/ http://blogs.nist.ac.th/6 _ _ Veracross Email Paper Notices/Letters (important information)

Line of Contact
Start here
Your Homeroom Teacher

Ms Christine Kelly Year Level Co-ordinator

Mr Chris Boreham Student Welfare

Mr Brett Penny Principal

Ms Kate Grant Curriculum

Home Learning
10 day cycle - not during school holidays Times are approximate and will vary Reading - 15 minutes Homeroom Assignments - 30 minutes World Language Assignments 20 minutes

ECAs and Going Home

ECAs Extra Curricular Activities

Paul Hodgkinson
Activities and Athletics Director

phodgkinson@nist.ac.th
Please ensure your child leaves the school grounds at 2.30pm if they are not involved in ECAs.

Camp
More information at our Year 6 Camp Briefing
Thursday 14th of November in the NIST Theatre

Camp Tuesday 14th- Friday 17th of January

Camp Venue: Pung-waan Resort, Kanchanaburi

Exhibition
Transdisciplinary Theme: How We Express Ourselves
Please avoid planning holidays/absences between February and May.

Transition to Secondary School

Aim: to ease the transition for students and parents for the transition between elementary and secondary school Planned process of Lessons, Events and Activities planned in co-operation with the Secondary School

Planning has begun with many activities taking place after Exhibition

Veracross
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Year 6 Homerooms