Year Five/ Six

Communicating with the Year Five/Six Team

We look forward to partnering with you in 2025, and welcome your input:

Krista Carpenter (Class 56A) Krista.Carpenter@education.vic.gov.au  

Andrew McFarlane (Class 56B) Andrew.McFarlane3@education.vic.gov.au 

Stacey Bowles (Class 56C) Stacey.Bowles@education.vic.gov.au 

What will you find in this issue:

English Overview/Volleyball Cup/Camp/5-6 Timetables    

English

Reading: This term in reading all classes have been reading the Disney novel 'Never Never, written by Serena Valentino'. It is a retelling of the Peter Pan story but from the point of view of Captain Hook. We have been enjoying integrating the use of the Six Thinking Hats (De Bono) into building the students comprehension skills. We have had a weekly focus for each chapter, allowing the students to think differently about the content of the novel. These hats focus on different areas of comprehension and allow students to think 'outside the box'.

Writing: This term in writing we have been completing different types of writing such as recounts, letter writing, biographies (a student favourite) and information reports. Students have been learning the text structures and features of these texts to plan, draft, edit and publish final copies. In writing lessons we have also been learning about the use and purpose of conjunctions in sentences. Students have done a lot of work on conjunctions, from learning what they are, to identifying them in a sentence, to being able to produce sentences using difference conjunctions.    

Volleyball Cup

On Wednesday 4th June 2025, a select group of students went to Upwey High School for the day to participate in the Upwey High Volleyball Cup. They spent the morning learning volleyball skills before participating in a round robin tournament. All students did an amazing job representing our school to a high standard. Congratulations to our two teams that made it to their pools grand final with both teams coming runners up.  

5/6 Camp

Year 5/6 Camp is fast approaching and we are very excited! Our Sovereign Hill Camp starts on Monday 21st July 2025 - Wednesday 23rd July. 

Camp is now live on Compass for payment and consent. All relevant details can be found within the Compass event. Any general camp questions can be directed to Stacey Bowles at Stacey.Bowles@education.vic.gov.au. Any questions regarding finance can be directed to Janet Young (Business Manager) in the school office. 

Please return your child's medical form ASAP.

Save the Date

Year Six graduation is being held on Thursday 11th December 2025 at Marybrooke Manor from 5pm - 9pm. More information about graduation will be sent home early Term our. 

Specialist Timetable

Please note the following information regarding the days that each grade has specialist classes.  * These times are subject to change during school-wide events (eg: swimming timetables) *