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Year 6 Teachers

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Curriculum

Exhibition

How We

Express

OurselvesHow 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

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Differentiated Instruction

Math; Strategies andKnowledge

WTW

Reading

Writing

Groups

Variation in classes but

same coverage

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Specialist Classes

Mr Mark

Bourgeois

Music

Ms Jane

Mycroft

Physical Education

Ms Jules

White

Art

Mr Oscar

Sala

IT

Ms Warunee

Prommanuwat

Thai Studies

Mr Tony

AbbeyDrama

Ms Jenny

Tiefel

Art

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NLCS

NIST Learning Community Seminars

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Ms Dianne Gamage

dgamage@nist.ac.th

Tel: 02 651 2065 ext.705

Upcoming Events:

EAL Information SeminarTuesday, 10th September

Bilingualism in International SchoolsTuesday, 17th September

EAL Open HouseThursday, 10th October during 3 way conferences

English as an Additional Language

(EAL)

mailto:kkopperud@nist.ac.thmailto:kkopperud@nist.ac.th

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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

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Exceptional Learner Support

Years EY, 2, 3, 6

Karen Worley

Karen.worley@nist.ac.th

Identification

Differentiated Support

Focused Learning Opportunities

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NIST Elementary Counsellors

We provide a comprehensive counseling and guidance program that removes barriersto learning by attending to the personal, social, emotional and developmental needs ofall 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.thTel: 02 651 2065 ext 355

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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)

http://blogs.nist.ac.th/elementary/http://blogs.nist.ac.th/6http://blogs.nist.ac.th/6http://blogs.nist.ac.th/elementary/

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Line of Contact

Start hereYour

Homeroom Teacher

Mr Chris Boreham

Student Welfare

Mr Brett Penny

Principal

Ms Kate Grant

Curriculum

Ms Christine Kelly

Year Level

Co-ordinator

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Home Learning

10 day cycle - not duringschool holidays

Times are approximate and

will vary Reading - 15 minutes

HomeroomAssignments - 30

minutes World Language

Assignments 20minutes

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ECAs and Going Home

ECAs Extra Curricular Activities

Paul Hodgkinson

Activities and Athletics Directorphodgkinson@nist.ac.th

Please ensure your child leaves the schoolgrounds at 2.30pm if they are not involvedin ECAs.

mailto:phodgkinson@nist.ac.thmailto:phodgkinson@nist.ac.th

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Camp

More information at our

Year 6 Camp BriefingThursday 14th of November in the NIST Theatre

Camp

Tuesday 14th- Friday 17th of January

Camp Venue: Pung-waan Resort, Kanchanaburi

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Exhibition

Transdisciplinary Theme:How We Express Ourselves

Please avoid planning holidays/absences

between February and May.

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Transition to Secondary School

Aim: to ease the transition for students and parents for thetransition between elementary and secondary school

Planned process of

Lessons, Events andActivities planned in

co-operation with the

Secondary School

Planning has begun with many activities taking place afterExhibition

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Veracross

Please log into Veracross to

ensure that your contact

information is correct.

If your email address, address,

phone number, or any other

information changes

please make the changes

directly in Veracross.

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Year 6 Homerooms