Year 5/6
Year 5/6 Cluster News
HOME INQUIRY:
Reading: Aim for 20 minutes minimum reading per night. We encourage students to read aloud, either to themselves or a parent.
Mathematics: Students are to work on the recall of any facts that they are not automatic in recalling. You may like to create flash cards or skip count aloud with your child to help support their learning with this.
Remembering we are aiming to have learnt all our multiplication facts up to x12 by the end of the year. If your child can recall all of them, they can switch over to their division facts.
Inquiry: We have kicked off our unit which focuses on advertising. It would be great if you continue to look at advertising in the community, at the shops, on and about products and in the media. Chatting about what works and what doesn’t work would be handy, along with discussing techniques that are used.
Year 6 Graduation:
We would like to share a photo gallery of the graduating class on graduation night. We need 2 photos of your child to show how they have grown up into the students we know today. Please include a baby photo and first day of school photo.
These photos can be emailed to Mrs Zadow (Zadow.jayne@goldengrove.sa.edu.au).
With 2 weeks until the end of term, we are still sitting at 10 families who have sent photos. Congrats to them! We have 6 school days until the end of Term 3 when photos are due. This will allow us to get them into a variety of formats to celebrate our wonderful Year 6s. We are finalising details for the Graduation Dinner at Dimples, Tea Tree Gully Golf Course on Wednesday, November 26th. This is a wonderful night to honour and share with our Year 6 families! More information will be available early next term.
Special Persons Afternoon- This Friday the 19th of September
Invitations for SPA (Special Person’s afternoon) should have arrived home. If not please inquire at the office, there are spare copies there.
There is a parent form attached, this is to give permission for your child to leave early with their special person.
Unless these are returned, students will not be allowed to leave until the end of the day.
Current and Upcoming Learning
Reader’s Workshop: Students will be using Reader’s Workshop as an opportunity to read different texts that will inform their understanding of advertising techniques, we will also have time to enjoy free choice reading, to continue to foster their love of reading.
Writer’s Workshop: We will explore poetry and examine how poetic devices are used in advertising. We will also continue our study of writing techniques commonly found in advertisements.
Mathematics: Students will continue to explore volume and capacity through a range of exploratory activities.
Inquiry: Our classes have begun a new inquiry: Media influences the way we think and view the world which in the transdisciplinary theme of ‘How we Express Ourselves’
Health:
In Week 9 and 10, we will be hosting an incursion from The Chat Academy to support our growth and development classes. The year 5’s and 6’s will be taught separately, as they have different curriculums to cover. The sessions are age-appropriate and aim to help students develop a better understanding of their bodies. You may find that your child comes home with questions or thoughts to share following these lessons. For both Year 5 and 6s next week, classes will move into looking at healthy and responsible relationships (Year 5s) and building confidence within ourselves (Year 6).
Got Odd Socks? 5/6FZ Needs Them! If you have any odd socks lying around at home, we’d love to take them off your hands! One of our students in 5/6FZ has a creative project in mind and is looking to repurpose them. Please consider donating any clean, mismatched socks to our classroom. Thank you for your support!
School Calendar:
https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/calendar/
May God bless your week
Yours sincerely,
Luke Napier napier.luke@goldengrove.sa.edu.au
Jade Fielke
fielke.jade@goldengrove.sa.edu.au
Jayne Zadow zadow.jayne@goldengrove.sa.edu.au