Grade 6 Christmas presents for the Urban Dog Sanctuary

You did a fantastic job! 

 

Yesterday we celebrated

 with a lovely Christmas lunch

I managed to grab some of you with your sons and daughters, enjoying! Thanks to the madres enlace for all the support and logistic of the event. Children enjoyed it and were very happy to spend some time with their parents.. although they just could not wait to play outside with their friends.

But... they are children after all!!!

 

Estimados padres de la ABC:

Espero que, por el Boletín Semanal ABC o por hablar con sus hijos, ustedes están bien

enterados del evento tan importante que está por llevarse a cabo – la primera CARRERA

POR SOBREVIVENCIA.  Este es un gran evento para recaudar fondos y tomar

conciencia y para demostrar el compromiso que tiene la comunidad ABC hacia la

supervivencia y el bienestar de los niños en El Salvador.

La CARRERA POR SOBREVIVENCIA (sábado, 14 de noviembre de 8:30 a.m. – 12:30

p.m.) esto incluye lo siguiente:

 a 28 vueltas en la competencia de relevos de tribus en el campo de la escuela

(cada estudiante solo correrá 2 vueltas)

 Cada tribu (Azteca, Inca, Maya, Pipiles) tendrá 28 estudiantes corriendo en el

relevo

 Otros juegos divertidos y competencias entre tribus – así es una oportunidad para

un niño representar a su tribu

 Una carrera de 2.8 km para alumnos individuales o corredores adultos – ¡así es

que Padres también vengan con su equipo deportivo!

 Crear conciencia y fondos para hospitales locales para las salas de neonatales

 Comida, música, presentaciones, premios

 Y como ultimo punto, ¡la comunidad de la ABC se congrega para enviar un

mensaje que esta comprometida (junto con la Organización de Save the Children)

con la sobrevivencia infantil en El Salvador!

La razón del número 28 es que un bebé recién nacido es más vulnerable durante sus

primeros 28 días y en El Salvador esto es cuando una gran cantidad de recién nacidos

pierden la vida. También, según Save the Children, 28% de las muertes infantiles en El

Salvador son debido a los bebés que nacen prematuramente. ¡Nuestra CARRERA POR

SOBREVIVENCIA aumentará la conciencia, recaudará fondos y significativamente

ayudará a evitar estas perdidas!

Por favor animen a su hijo/s a inscribirse para que participe en la carrera de 28 vueltas de

la competencia de relevos de su tribu. (a la actual CARRERA POR SOBREVIVENCIA) y

tal vez la carrera de 2,8 km también. Los estudiantes que se inscriban para correr

mediante el formulario de Google que Mr Rombout les envió por correo electrónico

(http://goo.gl/forms/HSX4gcQlqI), también la tribu ganara puntos

Ya sea que su hijo corra o no en la carrera, se les pide a los padres que por favor traigan

a su familia a nuestra primera CARRERA POR SOBREVIVENCIA, el sábado, 14 de

noviembre y participen en este evento histórico en la ABC, que realmente debe mostrar

nuestro compromiso con la sobrevivencia infantil en El Salvador!

NECESITAMOS DE SU AYUDA  / HELP IS NEEDED

Ante la presente situación climática y los estragos que ha causado en muchas comunidades aledañas a Santa Tecla deseamos llevar acabo un esfuerzo unificado de toda la comunidad de la ABC para apoyar a las personas que han sido afectadas directamente. Durante los próximos días seremos centro de acopio para poder ayudar localmente. Las necesidades primordiales son productos alimenticios y ropa para todas las edades. Estaremos colectando sus donaciones en las oficinas de Primaria y Secundaria desde mañana miércoles 21 hasta el jueves 29 de octubre.

In view of the present weather and how it has affected many communities close to Santa Tecla, we would like to unify the support of the entire ABC community to aid the people affected directly by the storms. In the next few days we will be a collecting centre in order to help locally. The biggest need is of food products and clothing for all ages. We will be collecting your donations at the Primary and Secondary Offices starting tomorrow Wednesday 21st through Thursday 29, October.

Agradecemos donaciones de:
 We appreciate your donations of: ·
sopas Magui o su equivalente (soups in individual envelopes)
· Jugos de frutas en tetrapak (juice boxes)
· Avena en sobrecitos de Individuales (oatmeal in individual envelopes)
· Galletas paquetitos individuales saladas (salty crackers individually wrapped)
· Galletas paquetitos individuales dulces (sweet cookies individually wrapped)
· Leche en polvo (powder milk)
· Vasos de durapack de 12 onz (disposable cups)
· cucharitas desechables (disposable spoons)
· Verduras varias (vegetables)
· agua cristal (bottled wáter)
· cajas de Cereal (cereal boxes)


Muchas gracias por su apoyo! Thank you for your help!

 

GOOD LUCK TO THE BKB TEAM ON WEDNESDAY

Here are the posters Grade 6 worked on. The best quote will have a price, and the price will be that they get to go to Urban Dog Sanctuary and visit the dogs. Good luck to the best.




LIFE SKILLS SESSION
 - 21 September 

Helping a dog shelter in El Salvador - Urban Dog Sanctuary


On Monday we had some special guests that came to visit the Grade 6 and talk a bit about compassion, reflection, humanity, and all those positive values that you as parents and we as teachers teach them.
The session was  compassion for animals, why should we help dog shelters? respect for those who cannot defend themselves...

We invited the Urban Dog Sanctuary and the idea of this session is to introduce them to our Grade 6 Charity Project that will be based on helping this dog shelter. 

We asked your children who had dogs and almost all the class raised their hands, they were very excited with the session and a lot willing to help.

Tomorrow for our assembly we will be talking about how to enroll in this charity project that will go through out the whole year and the idea is that it will run for more years to come.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6im83C4CZU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JhC-WwDf-M

This is the PPT of our first assembly. We talked about  the secondary expectations, the correct use of uniform, how to get organised and Mr Spicer explained the new behaviour policy.

Concurso de Ortografía 2015

Felicitaciones a la tribu Inca por ser la ganadora del Concurso de Ortografía 2015.

Felicitaciones especialmente a Fernando Caballero por representar exitosamente a la tribu Inca.

Excelente trabajo para los estudiantes: Jaume Segura, Daniel López, Sofía Huezo que representaron a sus respectivas tribus en el concurso.

Fun Day at Atlantis

Don't forget tomorrow Wednesday 10th, is the last day to pay for the fun day at Atlantis.

Waste Ban

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4243694.htm and complete the questions in sentences by Wednesday 3rd June 2015.

1. Discuss the Waste Ban story with another student. Record the main points of your discussion.
2. How much food gets thrown away each year in Australia?
3. About how much is that food worth? a. 8 Million b. 8 Billion c. 80 Billion
4. Why are some fruit and vegetables rejected by shops?
5. What percentage is rejected?
6. Describe what France is doing to tackle the problem of food waste.
7. What does Oz Harvest do to help reduce the amount of food being thrown away?
8. Brainstorm a list of things you could do to help reduce food waste at home and at school.
9. Should Australian supermarkets be forced to donate their waste food to charities? Why or why not?
10. How has your thinking changed since watching the BtN story?

Click on the song to practise the lyrics

I believe I can Fly

Time of your Life

Debating Championships

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4239961.htm and complete the questions in sentences by Wednesday 3rd June 2015.

1. The teams debating in the BtN story were competing in the...
2. In your own words, describe what a debate is.
3. How many speakers are there on each debating team?
4. How long did the students get to prepare their argument?
5. How can you make a good argument?
6. Who won the debate?
7. What advice do the students give about debating?
8. How does debating help students with their school work?
9. How can it help with different jobs?
10. What was surprising about this story?

Battery Breakthrough

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4235185.htm and complete the questions in sentences by Wednesday 27th May 2015.

1. What was the main point of the Battery Breakthrough story?
2. Most of our energy comes from burning...
3. What are renewable energies? Give an example.
4. What is the problem with storing solar energy?
5. What is the solution?
6. Use words or pictures to describe how batteries work.
7. What are some problems with the current batteries?
8. What are the advantages of the new batteries that are charged using electricity generated from solar panels?
9. Why could the new battery change the way we generate power?
10. What do you think is the future of renewable energies? Explain your answer.

Revisiting Nepal

 

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4235183.htm and design and produce a poster to support aid to communities affected by the Nepal Earthquake by Wednesday 20th May 2015.

IPC: FORCES

Donations for those affected by floods

As you probably know, a couple of weeks ago, the Salvadoran coast was hit by some devastating floods, leaving many without any of their earthly possessions. These floods are predicted to repeat themselves at some point this week. We're aiming to collect and donate certain foods and basic necessities for those struck by these floods, such as:

- Non-perishable foods (water, canned foods, pasta, oil, milk, beans, rice, corn, dehydrated soups)

- Clothing, sandals and shoes in good condition (for adults, children and babies)

- Baby food and diapers

- Toilet paper

- Mattresses and blankets

- Building materials (shovels, buckets or crates, sheets)

There are two boxes where these can be deposited, one in Roxana's office and one outside the TSP/PE office, please help inform students about this!

Thank you so much and have a wonderful day!

School for Parents

“The 30 Most Frequently asked Questions that Parents have about Addictions”

Date: Monday 18th May, 2015
Time: 7:20am
Place: Lecture Theatre

Upcoming Trip to Bimbo

Please remember that children must wear, jeans, PE T-shirt and school shoes with socks. Please be aware of the rules they need to follow on the visit to the Bimbo factory. No watches or jewelry please.

Nepal Earthquake

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4226597.htm and complete the questions in sentences by Wednesday 13th May 2015.

1. What magnitude was the earthquake in Nepal?
2. Describe the devastation the earthquake caused.
3. What is the top layer of the earth called?
4. What are tectonic plates?
5. Where do most earthquakes occur?
6. Tectonic plates often move at a very __________ rate.
7. Why are big earthquakes not as likely to occur in Australia?
8. What do people in Nepal need help with?

Headphones

 
Headphones will be used next week, if you have a pair you find comfortable, bring them to school.

The Gallipoli Story

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4221398.htm  and complete the questions in sentences by Wednesday 6th May 2015.

1. How many Australian soldiers fought at Gallipoli?
2. Describe the plan that Britain came up with to defeat Germany.
3. Which area did Britain want to take control of?
4. Where in Turkey were Australian and New Zealand soldiers sent in?
5. The Gallipoli campaign became a stalemate. What does that mean?
6. What happened at the Battle of Lone Pine?
7. What was a `drip rifle’ and how did it help Australian soldiers?
8. How long did the Gallipoli campaign last?

                                                                     5th Linares
                                                            Wednesday-Maths homework

Click here for today's lesson.

Click here for practise.

Please do not send anything to me. Just work out the problems

 on your own and check the anwers.

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                                                         Tuesday- Maths Homework

Click here for Maths money problems.

Earth Day

On Earth Day the 5th Graders of ABC donated $70, allowing 70 trees to be planted around the world. Thank you to the children who gave a generous donation.

Dear Friend,

Thank you for joining the Canopy Project with your generous donation.   Your support is helping us reach our goal of planting 10 million trees in impoverished areas around the world in five years.  That goal to bring 10 million new trees to life depends entirely on the support of generous contributors like you.

The trees your donation will allow us to plant will work to reverse the impacts of land degradation and provide food, energy and income, helping communities to achieve long-term economic and environmental sustainability.  Your gift will support planting trees in some of the most deforested areas in the world such as Uganda, Brazil, Haiti, Mexico and more. 

Thank you for being a defender of our planet's forests.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Rogers

President, Earth Day Network

Too loud

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4191199.htm and create an advertisement or community service announcement that educates young people about the dangers of listening to loud music. Present your information in an interesting way, for example in an Infographic, a Prezi presentation http://prezi.com/index/, a Glogster presentation http://www.glogster.com/ or a brochure by Wednesday 29th April 2015.

                                                                 5th Linares                         
                                                         MATHS HOMEWORK
                                                          TUESDAY 21 APRIL
                                                          Ratio and Proportion

                                                                  Click here!

Building a Geodesic Dome

As an entry point to our new IPC topic 'Building a Village' the children built a Geodesic dome using newspapers. It was a fun and challenging activity which required lots of team effort.

                                                                  5th Linares                         
                                                         MATHS HOMEWORK
                                                           MONDAY 20 APRIL
                                                          Ratio and Proportion
                                              

CLICK HERE TO PLAY!

Earth Day

Wednesday 22nd April to celebrate Earth Day children will come dressed in green and pay $1, which will be used to support the following activity:

Your dollar will help grow the lungs of the earth back!

 Restore the Canopy: Help us plant 10 million trees in impoverished areas. Forests and trees play an important role in alleviating poverty, helping rural people avoid poverty and helping those that are poor mitigate their plight. Earth Day Network has committed to raising $10 million over five years to plant 10 million trees in impoverished areas around the world. We need your help to make the initiative possible! For every $1 you contribute, we’ll plant one tree.

Humans in Space

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4204568.htm and complete the questions in sentences by Wednesday 22nd April 2015.
1. What significant event happened on April 12 1961?
2. Why is space a `hostile place’?
3. The space race was a competition between which two countries?
4. What happened on July 20 1969?
5. The Space Shuttle is not a reusable space craft. True or false?
6. What is the International Space Station?
7. Describe the cost of space exploration.
8. Do you think exploring space is important? Explain your answer.
9. What was surprising about this story?

                                                                   5th Linares                         
                                                         MATHS HOMEWORK
                                                           THURSDAY 16 APRIL
                                                          Ratio and Proportion

                                                  Go to your Myimaths account!!!!!!!

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                                      MATHS HOMEWORK MONDAY 13 APRIL

                                                 
                                  P.S.: You'll need to simplify if necessary.
                                                                                                             Here!

Newspapers

Bring three newspapers to school after the holidays for a fun and challenging activity we will be doing.

Vanuatu Recovery

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4200101.htm and complete the questions in sentences by Wednesday 15th April 2015.
1. Locate Vanuatu using Google Maps.
2. Vanuatu is made up of about ________ islands.
3. Describe the weather in Vanuatu.
4. How does a cyclone develop?
5. What is the middle of the cyclone called?
6. How many categories of cyclones are there?
7. What is measured to help classify cyclones?
8. Which category was Cyclone Pam?
9. Describe the impact the cyclone has had on Vanuatu.
10. How did this story make you feel?

                                                               5th Linares
                              Tuesday's  Maths homework: Fraction multiplication
                                                        Calculator allowed.

                                       Click here to become a millionaire!

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                                                           Monday's Maths homework 
                    Here is a graphic explanation for you to remember the procedure.

                                                      Click here to do you homework!
                                             Don't forget: First, find the LCD (or LCM).

                                            If you are still in doubt, click here for an explanation.

5th Guzman "Hansel and Gretel and The Creepy Woods" Assembly

#Behind You

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/topic/behindyou.htm and complete the questions in sentences by Wednesday 25th March 2015.

1. What are the main issues raised in the #BehindYou story.
2. What is the #BehindYou campaign encouraging kids to do?
3. What is bullying?
4. Why do you think people might bully? Think of some reasons why people use bullying behaviour.
5. What is a bystander?
6. Why might kids not speak up or do anything when they see or know of someone being bullied? Think of some reasons.
7. What does it meant to `lead by example’?
8. What does it mean to be a supportive bystander to bullying behaviour?
9. Choose one of the role plays in the #BehindYou story and describe what you would do as a bystander.
10. What do you understand more clearly since watching this story?

Asamblea Español 5to Hayward

Maths Week Part 1

Colour Confusion

Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4191136.htm and complete the questions in sentences by Wednesday 11th March 2015.

1. What does it mean to be colour blind?
2. What do the rods and cones in our eyes do?
3. Which part of the eye doesn’t work properly in someone who is colour blind?
4. Which colours does David have trouble seeing?
5. What proportion of boys are colour blind?
6. About how many girls are colour blind?
7. Colour blindness is not a genetic condition. True or false?
8. How does David’s colour blindness impact on his life?
9. Illustrate an aspect of this story.
10. What was surprising about this story?