I would just like to add a few comments to mohd72's posting.
Newton International School follows the British National Curriculum. As a rule, children who are of more or less the same age will be in the same class and this means that the children in Year 5 will be about ten years old, whereas the children in Year 6 will be about eleven. (In the National Curriculum, children are in "years", not "grades". This is a bit confusing if you are familiar with the American system.)
Of course teachers are expected to use a variety of teaching resources, not just books, and these resources should be appropriate to the age and the ability of the children. Differentation is also a key element of the National Curriculum, so that the more able children can do more challenging work, while those who need extra help and support are also catered for. Another important component of the National Curriculum is what has been called "the spiral curriculum", so that what the children do in Year 4 consolidates and extends what they did in Year 3. Most schools use a Literacy (English language) and a Numeracy (Mathematics) scheme that have been designed to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum.
Unfortunately some parents can be a bit confused by educational jargon and this makes it harder for them to make the right choices for their children.
I would just like to add a few comments to mohd72's posting.
Newton International School follows the British National Curriculum. As a rule, children who are of more or less the same age will be in the same class and this means that the children in Year 5 will be about ten years old, whereas the children in Year 6 will be about eleven. (In the National Curriculum, children are in "years", not "grades". This is a bit confusing if you are familiar with the American system.)
Of course teachers are expected to use a variety of teaching resources, not just books, and these resources should be appropriate to the age and the ability of the children. Differentation is also a key element of the National Curriculum, so that the more able children can do more challenging work, while those who need extra help and support are also catered for. Another important component of the National Curriculum is what has been called "the spiral curriculum", so that what the children do in Year 4 consolidates and extends what they did in Year 3. Most schools use a Literacy (English language) and a Numeracy (Mathematics) scheme that have been designed to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum.
Unfortunately some parents can be a bit confused by educational jargon and this makes it harder for them to make the right choices for their children.
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