Literacy 

This year, we’re excited to develop new skills and deepen our knowledge through our Systemic Knowledge lessons, with meaningful links to our class novel and our writing projects.

In Reading, we will: 

• Reflect on ourselves as readers
• Expand our vocabulary with targeted word study which covers the meaning, history, and use of words, empowering students to employ a variety of language for various purposes
• Engage in daily paired fluency sessions, reading fiction and nonfiction pieces
• Share, give and receive feedback with others to build a deeper understanding of texts.

In Writing, we will: 

• Reflect on ourselves as writers
• Explore the language, sentence structure, and features of persuasive texts and use this knowledge to present our own points of view
• Use The Writing Process to identify writing structures, intentions and rehearse/plan writing
• Apply what is known about conventional spelling, grammar, punctuation, and structure.

Grade 5/6 students are encouraged to read at home each night and record their reading, in a short summary, 4 times in their school diary.