YEAR SIX

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School provides a range of holistic learning experiences to enable students to:

• Participate in the life and mission of the school.
• Deepen their knowledge and engagement with the Catholic faith and tradition.
• Build the capacity to continuously reason, reflectively, logically and critically.
• Embrace interdependence of human existence as global citizens, who are responsible to and for themselves and others.
• Engage in learning in a multitude of ways, through personalised and self-paced learning.

Religious Education

Students will explore the unit, ‘Discipleship’ Students will uncover the meaning of Christian discipleship and how they are called to live a Christian life. Students will study the Beatitudes as our way to live a Christian and moral life. Made in the image and likeness of God, we are called to respect the dignity of all humanity. Students will investigate judgements and behaviours that prevent people from preserving the human dignity of all. Students will explore Scripture, Church Tradition, and the actions of Jesus to deepen their understanding of how to live and act justly.  

Later in the term, students will also explore the unit  ‘The Liturgical Year’. This unit enables students to explore the traditions, beliefs, Scripture and events celebrated by the Catholic community throughout the Liturgical Year and especially during the time of Advent to Christmas, Lent to Holy Week and Easter to Pentecost

English

This term’s program, ‘The Frozen Continent’ focuses on building students’ skills, understandings, values and attitudes in English while exploring Antarctica’s uniqueness and critical importance for the global environment. This unit focuses on argument and authority and symbol, image and connotation. Students practise note-taking, synthesising and communicating information. They analyse text features that characterise an authoritative style and apply these when reading and viewing texts and in the composition of a variety of texts. Students explore the impact of writers and composers utilising symbol, image and connotation in texts and apply literary devices for clear purposes in their writing and composing of a range of informative, imaginative and persuasive texts about aspects of sustainability. 

Students will continue to follow the ‘Soundwaves’ spelling program and will have the opportunity to revise their spelling skills using the online component of the program.

Mathematics

This term, Year 6 will be focusing on Time, Mass, Length, Additive Relations, Angles, Fractions and 3D Spatial Structures. Students will be selecting and applying appropriate problem-solving strategies when undertaking investigations. We encourage you to discuss with your child what they have been learning in Mathematics and help them apply these skills to real-world situations. 

Science and Technology

This unit focuses on Earth’s place in the solar system, changes on its surface caused by natural disasters and the exploration of how these may be mitigated. It will further develop students' understanding of the Earth, its position in the solar system and as a dynamic part of a complex, interrelated system.

Geography

Students will explore countries of the Asia region and the connections Australia has with other countries across the world. Students learn about the diversity of the world’s people, including the indigenous peoples of other countries.

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

For sport students will be provided opportunities to develop their movement abilities and build confidence in using their Fundamental Movement Skills. In Stage 3, students will be continuing to develop a deeper understanding of sports concepts and strategies in various sports including soccer, oz tag and basketball. Students will practise and apply these skills through various activities and games including traditional and modified sports. Students will also be exploring different dance components involving various movement patterns and sequences. 

Open Parachute will continue K-6. Open Parachute aims to provide practical support on mental health to students. The program aims to reduce stigma and generate authentic dialogue in classrooms about the real issues students face. The psychological skills-building exercises aim to increase empathy, self-compassion, self-awareness, mental health literacy, and self-efficacy in students.

Amadeus

Students will continue with the Amadeus Music Education Program and participate in activities in listening, performing and organising sound within their regular Classroom Music lessons. 

• It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they:
  • Arrive on time for each lesson
  • Bring their instrument and required accessories to every lesson
  • Bring their Essential Elements* music book
  • Bring a lead pencil and eraser

Creative Arts

Visual Arts lessons will be based on the content being covered in our English and Religion Units. Students will sketch and paint artwork around the themes being covered this term. 

Mandarin

Our students continue to enjoy participating in the Chinese language program called the Meg Language Program. The Meg Curriculum is written by the co-author of the Australian Curriculum. All students and teachers will participate in the digital learning platform via Zoom weekly sessions with educators in China.

Homework 

This year your child will have a homework grid, providing them with a range of curriculum activities and inquiry learning tasks. This will include students completing a mentals workbook, spelling and reading/comprehension activities, religious education tasks and opportunities for inquiry learning throughout the term.  

All students will be issued with a Homework Book and a Maths Plus Mentals Homework book. 

MATHS PLUS HOMEWORK BOOK:  A weekly task will be set and we ask that this be returned each week. Maths Plus follows a graded and spiralling approach, allowing for the revision of concepts throughout the year. It will provide students with opportunities to sequentially develop, practise and master their skills and knowledge.

Parents, please be reminded that family time and extracurricular activities are a very important part of your child’s development. Take note that reading is the most important aspect of learning at home with your child. Children in Year 6 are recommended to be spending 40 minutes per day completing their homework tasks. Please communicate with your child's classroom teacher via their diary if for any reason they are unable to complete their weekly tasks. 

We look forward to working with you and your child this year. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher via a note or by appointment via the office. 

Mrs Amanda Stewart (6 Blue)

Miss Tayla Ingram and Miss Taylah Wilson (6 Gold)

Mrs Kim Noonan and Mrs Erin Wing (6 White)

Important Dates for Year 6

SPORT DAYS

Please wear your sports uniform on these days. 

6B - Wednesday and Friday

6G - Monday and Friday

6W - Monday and Friday

LIBRARY DAYS

6B - Friday 

6G - Friday 

6W - Friday 

2024 - School Term 1

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