Year 6 Newsletter 31.3.23

A note from the Principal

Key Dates

Well being

Strategies for supporting self-regulation

The slides from this week's parent presentation can be found below:

Friday 31^st March 2023 Block C ECA programme finishes.

Learning

Year 6 Technology in Term 3

I am very excited to share with you the new project that is happening in Term 3 within Technology classes.

The children will be learning to create gatefold LP album covers with an app on the iPad called Procreate (in my opinion, one of the best iPad apps in the last 5 years for creativity, if not the best). Procreate is similar to Photoshop, but the emphasis is on painting and an emphasis on raw art than graphics as you would in Photoshop or Illustrator. The main emphasis is on depth of skill at layer management, cropping, composition, file management, editing and publishing a digital artefact that is inline with current processes in the graphics industry.

What will the children be creating?

This will mean that children will combine artwork from their art class and technology class as either a front cover or inside cover depending on preference. They will use a favourite piece of writing from Year 6 as a third page understanding font and typefaces in their home language. Finally on the rear cover will contain their music from the music class as a QR code and 12 track listing of their best moments of primary school. The LP inside will be signed by the whole class as a memory of year their time in year 6.

A Parental Request.

I would like to ask if there is an iPad in your home that you would allow you child to use for these nine-week lessons. This will allow children to edit and design at home, or if you are a Procreate user develop your skills further. If this is possible, the iPads need to be any iPad (except iPad Mini) from 2019 onward that has Procreate installed. Apple pencils are optional. Protective cases are a must have. Charging will be a student responsibility as there are no power outlets in the multi-purpose room in Year 6. If it's not possible, this is not a problem as we have iPads here in school and the children can learn with them week to week we are pre-empting the oft-asked request 'how do we do this at home?'

If your child uses an iPad at school already, would it be possible to purchase and install Procreate for them - it's currently $12.

Go to: https://procreate.com/ for more information or look though Gal Shir's work on YouTube/ Instagram for inspriation.

Any questions about the project or Procreate itself, please feel free to email me, Mr Glenn:  glma@patana.ac.th

Global Citizenship

General Information

RSE (relationship and sex education) presentations for Primary Parents  *DATE CHANGE * Thursday 27th April

During Term 3, we introduce age appropriate RSE units as part of our Personal, Social and Health Education curriculum in Years 1 to 6.

If you would like to hear more about our taught programme, please join us at a parent presentation.  All presentations will start at 8 a.m. in the Primary Hall.

We will also record the content to share with those parents who cannot attend.

You may also find these suggestions for talking with your child helpful.

Birthdays 

Happy Birthday to all the students celebrating their birthdays over the holiday and during the first week back to school!