Grade 6 News
Our newsletter is brought to you by the Grade 6 Public Relations leaders: Bella, Jack, and Charlie.
Important Reminders
- Please return camp forms as soon as possible. We realise that you might not have all the information, but we can always adjust details later if necessary. Getting the forms early assists us with our planning and organising the event. Pre-payments can also be made via Qkr.
- Well done to everyone who competed in sports. Please return washed uniforms as soon as possible.
- Keep an eye out for more opportunities for parents to assist Grade 6 students at school (we have some ideas brewing!).
Learning in Action
Literacy
Reading
“It was a blazing and balmy day, so Anna’s ice-cream melted” That’s what we’ve been learning in class, not about Anna’s ice cream, about cause and effect. We’ve been exploring how when something doesn't even have to be something phenomenal, just anything can influence what happens next. Now that we’ve talked about Cause and effect, can you figure out the difference between a cat and a dog? Well now that I’ve brought up comparing, let me tell you about our other reading focus, compare and contrast. We have been comparing our information report on Olympic athletes with 3 people; Emma Mckeon, Jemina Montag, and Peter Bol. We’ve been finding the similarities and differences between them. Also in this term the grade 6s have been working on….. READING GOALS!!! There are 5 goals and ever and we are working on the one that is best for us. Well, Adios amigos see you next term!
By Bella
Preview for Learning: In Term 3 we will be working on reading poetry, like it says in the writing paragraph, we will also be working on personification! What is personification you may ask? It is when you take an inanimate object and make a story about it, framing it as if it is a person. We will also be exploring the senses. Well, selamat tingall everyone. Have a good holiday.
By Bella
Writing
Our writing has included work on informative style writing. We have been completing information reports on our “Non-Australian” athletes who are competing at this year's Olympic Games. We had the opportunity to choose different ways to present our information reports. We had the choice of using Canva, poster display or brochure style. We also started our informative style writing piece for a year at Lysterfield Primary, we will be using this piece for our scrapbook.
By Charlie
Preview for Learning: After our well-deserved break we will be making an anthology book and learning about all the different types of poems and collectively writing them to eventually create our own book of poems.
By Charlie
Maths
Right back into it after a chilly weekend, we’re back working on our volume and capacity projects as well as working on learning about the order of operations or BIDMAS. This means we are learning how to write it out and the order in which we must solve equations. This week we are finishing up our last rotation of division maths goals. As always we have been practising our maths masters as we strive to achieve our next belt.
By Charlie
Preview for Learning:
Next term we will be completing a maths investigation on angles. The investigations give us a chance to take action in our learning and be more independent in our work. We will also be inquiring about fractions, decimals and percentages which go hand in hand. As we pick up the similarities we will be able to learn quickly and efficiently.
By Charlie
Open Morning
It was fantastic to see all the wonderful families and friends in for Celebration morning on Tuesday. The senior students put their inquiry projects on display for all to see. The projects were on the country we chose to research. The areas for our projects included research on culture, clothing, food, sports, religion, traditions/festivals, landmarks and tourist destinations. It was also a great chance for us to show our other work from the term which was a highlight for us.
By Jack
Wellbeing
This term, students have been learning about Help-Seeking. This is a pertinent topic as students draw closer to their high school transition, as well as the challenging transition from child to teenager. As children age, their problems change, and things that once felt like big problems where they need adult help, can begin to feel like something they can handle alone. At this stage of development, we have been having important conversations about the difference between small and big problems, and identifying circumstances when help from an adult is necessary, and when it is not.
Sport
The Summer Round Robin google forms have been posted on our senior school google classroom, so all grade 6’s have had the chance to put their preferences in. The sports are volleyball, handball, cricket, softball and tennis hot shots. Practice will begin in the first week of term 3. By the time this newsletter has been published we will have already competed in Hooptime. There are 14 teams competing. The teams are made up of All-Stars, Future Stars and Rookie and will be coached by teachers, parents and friends who are helping to make this day a fantastic day of fun.
By Jack
Leadership Excursion Snapshot
On Tuesday 6 lucky students had the pleasure of representing Lysterfield Primary School at Parliament House in Melbourne. They travelled by train which was very exciting. They visited the legislative assembly and participated in activities debating the hot topic "Should contact sports be banned in junior sports due to concussion?"
(Ayda) On the 25th of June Tyler, Lucas, Nathan, Colby, Kaylee and I went to the parliament house to debate if contact sports should be banned due to the risk of an increase in concussions.
(Colby) The parliament house in Victoria was built in 1856 during the goldrush, and till this day, it remains as one of Australia’s most distinguished public buildings. We had to put our bags in through the security conveyor belt. We were all nervous, but surely not as nervous as Nathan. Nathan was the 7th speaker of 13.
(Nathan) As we walked through the corridor to the assembly it sank in that in 20 minutes I’d be speaking in front of 70 people. It was the seventh speech right in the middle of all the people speaking. As the first 6 people spoke I got more nervous each speech. Finally it was me. I stood up, took a deep breath and spoke as clearly as I could. It felt like two seconds and I was sitting back down. Relief flew through me as everyone said that I did really well.
(Lucas) In Parliament House we met Dr Jade Murray who gave us a convincing speech about why contact sports should be banned she gave us details such as “All head injuries are serious no matter how big or small it is". She also showed us a video of the human brain being slightly impacted, in which the brain moved a lot, that shocked us all. After she finished her presentation she asked if anyone had any questions and it turned out 24 kids had questions to try to convince Dr Murray that contact sport should not be banned.
(Ayda) After we listened to Dr Murray it was now time for Andy Hair and Shawn Demotern from ACHPER Victoria to present the opposite to Dr Murray. They started off by letting us answer some riddles and then we got stuck into it. They were telling us about themselves and how Shawn had played contact sports from 8 years old to 23 years old and never once got a concussion. They also informed us how the research into CTE is inconclusive and it is important to educate everyone in sports about safety and ways to stay safe and tools to help stay safe while having concussions.
(Kaylee) After we had our group discussions and report back session, we progressed into the second reading debate, or the Soapbox session. The soapbox session is a debate where anyone can give their input. There were strict rules applied to make sure that we stay respectful at all times. Everyone from our school spoke into the microphones about the importance of NOT banning contact sports. I was so nervous to speak but I still stood up and spoke into the microphone. Once I started I couldn't stop, it felt amazing and exciting.
(Tyler) Vote: In the end all agreed with ACHPER that contact sports should not be banned and Dr Murray was defeated and it was 67 - 0 which was very peculiar because in parliament that rarely ever happens. A highlight was when me and Colby tried to find the bathroom but ended up at The Red Room which looked way more expensive than the green room.
High School Transition
STATEWIDE YEAR 6 TO 7 PLACEMENT TIMELINE 2024-25
FOR YEAR 7 PLACEMENT IN 2025 SCHOOL YEAR
Calendar and Events
June 13th - Regional Cross Country
June 26th - Celebration Morning
June 27th - Senior Hoop Time
June 28th - Last Day of Term 2
Exciting times ahead in STEM!
We are thrilled to share some exciting updates about our STEM program! As we continue to inspire and empower our students to explore the wonders of these vital fields, we are reaching out to our wonderful community for support.
Your generosity has always been instrumental in helping us provide enriching educational experiences for our students, and we are once again asking for your support to ensure the success and sustainability of our STEM initiatives.
Your support makes a significant difference to our students' learning opportunities and the success of our STEM program. We are desperately in need of parents/friends to join our Construction Crew. If you're handy with tools and have some basic experience in woodwork or mechanics, we would be delighted to have your help in the upcoming terms to assist with our Grade 6 Science and Engineering program. Please email sophiechamberlain@lysterfieldps.com or melissaadams@lysterfieldps.com
Here are some other ways you can contribute:
Opportunities to help:
- Donations of Timber/Wood, appropriate for construction E.g. Billy Cart bases or other small vehicles.
- If you own or are a part of a company or business who would be willing to sponsor our engineering program.
- If you have connections with hardware stores/companies, help us to make contact to obtain suitable engineering resources.
- If you have any household STEM-related materials such as; plastic bottles, milk bottle lids, masking tape, balloons, wooden skewers, plastic or paper cups, unwanted CD’s or DVD’s, Aluminum Foil please drop them off outside the STEM room.
Thank you for your continued support,
Melissa Adams & Sophie Chamberlain
STEM Leaders
