Year 6

Year 6 Term 3 - August Newsletter 2024

Literacy 

Our unit on the Olympics has come to an end, and it’s been an exciting four weeks! The Year 6 students have been cheering for their favourite teams and keeping track of how many medals they've won. We’ve learned a lot about good sportsmanship and how athletes handle losing when they don’t win a medal. On a bright note, Australia has amazed everyone by winning a record number of gold medals!

Using everything we've learned about the Olympics, students have planned, researched, and written biographies on their favourite olympian. Their biographies include sub-headings like early life, achievements and challenges.

Numeracy 

This month, we have delved into the exciting world of shape transformations! We explored how shapes can be translated, rotated and reflected in various ways. Through hands-on activities and engaging lessons, we learned to identify and apply different types of transformations to understand how shapes change positions and appearances while still maintaining their fundamental properties. From experimenting with mirrored images to rotating shapes on the coordinate plane, we enjoyed discovering the practical applications of these concepts in geometry. It’s been a fantastic journey into the world of shapes.

Social & Emotional Learning 

In our recent Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) unit, we delved into the chemistry of emotions by learning about four key brain chemicals: dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and adrenaline. We discovered how dopamine is linked to pleasure and reward, making us feel happy when we achieve something. Serotonin helps regulate our mood and feelings of well-being, contributing to our overall happiness. Oxytocin is known as the “love hormone” because it promotes feelings of bonding and trust, especially in relationships with family and friends. Finally, adrenaline kicks in during stressful or exciting situations, preparing our bodies to respond quickly. By understanding how these chemicals affect our emotions, we are gaining valuable insights into our own feelings and learning how to manage them more effectively.

Auslan

In our recent Auslan lessons, we have been learning about farm animals and practising WH questions. We have discovered how to sign various farm animals, like cows, chickens, and pigs, enhancing their vocabulary and ability to communicate about life on the farm. Additionally, students have been focusing on WH questions—such as "What," "Where," "Who," and "Why" —to ask for and share detailed information. This combination of learning about animals and mastering key questions has made our Auslan lessons both fun and practical, helping them become more confident in our signing skills.