6 B Johannes School: Welcome Back to School

fredag 8 januari 2016

Welcome Back to School

School Starts on Monday the 11th January 2016. The students will follow the normal schedule. Ulla Johansson is back from sick leave and will continue to be the arts teacher. Louise who has been substituting for Ulla will continue to work mainly in the grade 5 classes.

A preliminary plan for the year will be made available on the blog most likely next week. The students will start working with Rational Numbers which will cover four basic ways to approach Mathematics; Addition, Subtraction, Division and Multiplication. For Natural Sciences the students will start with Physics (Astronomy).

The children will read a science fiction book that will be relevant to their astronomical studies. Click in the title to download the book online. The Alien by Raymong F. Jones.

Many children would benefit from staying for homework assistance which is optional on Mondays from 15:20-16:00

I will update information as often as possible to keep you informed about what goes on at school.

Kindest Regards

Jacqueline Zettergren

About the class

Class 6b is a bi-lingual class consisting of 17 students. The languages of instructions are 50% English and 50% Swedish. The children hail mainly from families with one parent from an Anglophone country and another from Sweden. The children predominantly speak English during their free times.
The multicultural diversity makes the class a stimulating environment for children enhancing fruitful ,cultural and academic exchange. The class is a part of Grade 6a and 6c located strategically adjacent to one another enabling easy cooperation, interaction and application of similar routines.

Before entry to classes the teachers of the 6th grade classes have a ceremonial welcome to the children into the classroom. This gesture is an opportunity for the teachers not only to warmly welcome the children to the class but also to identify that all children are in a receptive mood for studies.