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Inquiry - Learning Pit

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Today in Inquiry, we looked at 'The Learning Pit'. We love the learning pit as a toll because it shows us that it's ok to struggle with our learning, that it's natural that some things are harder to learn than others, it's ok to seek help in our learning. By going through this process our learning is deeper and more meaningful and we will be more successful. As a class we talked about there are different stages when learning something new. We start by facing a challenge and this is the time when we could feel anxious, nervous or even scared about what is ahead of us. We 'fall' into the pit (Deep Learning) and start feeling confused, thinking it's all too hard. Then we start to realise that if we ask for help, keep trying and ask questions, we can begin to climb up out of the pit. By working together, collaboratively and positively we can reach the third stage of learning - Successful Learning. One of the best things about the Learning Pit is that it

Art - Side Profile Collage

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Our next Art challenge is creating some very cool side profiles that we are going to collage using magazine pictures. Our drafting process has been quite challenging. We have been referring to our model exemplars to ensure we're thinking carefully about line, detail and space on our page. Our good copies are beginning to take shape and we can't wait to see the final product! Check out these photos below of us at different stages of our process.

Independent Statistical Investigation

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Today we began our Independent Statistical Investigation. We started by looking at good questions that would give us numerical data. We discussed the importance of choosing an investigation that will have a large range of data (e.g. not all the numbers under 20). We had some great ideas for questions, including how long you spend doing homework each week, how long you spend participating in extra-curricular activities each week (e.g. dancing, sport, art, music), how long does it take to run the 100m, 200m or 400m. Once we got our investigation question, we started collecting data from our classmates into a frequency table. We will hopefully get a chance to survey some of the other Year 6 children in Room 20 and 22. The children have 5 exciting tasks to complete this investigation and at the end will display their results in either a booklet or a poster. I am really looking forward to the children putting their learning over the past few weeks into their own investigation.

Library Quiz

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We are so lucky to have Mrs Munro in our library on Friday and this term she has organised an inter-class quiz challenge. Each week the Year 6 classes compete against each other in a variety of quiz topics. Last week it was all about books, books, books!  And this week it was an interesting and challenging geography quiz. Check out these photos of us working collaboratively in our groups on today's quiz ;)

Persuasive Writing - Collaborative Planning

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This week in Writing we have begun our focus on Persuasive texts. We have 'picked apart' a model exemplar to ensure we understand what needs to be included in our writing to make it a persuasive text. As a class, we decided to write a persuasive piece 'That Children Should Have Less Screen Time'. ;) We got into groups using our shuffle cards (to ensure we work with a variety of children throughout the year) and planned our ideas together. We love collaborative planning as everyone has a pen and is writing their ideas on the sheet. There are no 'Passengers' in Room 21.