Year 5 News
Reading
In Reading, Year 5 students have been working on the reading skills of Skimming and Scanning. Skimming and Scanning is an important skill for researching information. Students only have a short amount of time to find texts or websites relevant to their research and to find the information that they need. Knowing this skill will allow them to use their time efficiently and effectively.
“I read something I liked and something that was challenging.” - Aubree 5A
“You are not reading the whole, just finding key words.” - Gursirat 5A
“To skim and scan, you just look through a text to find the key words.” - Amelia 5C
Writing
During Writing, the Year 5 cohort have been working on writing information reports about countries. They have been researching key facts and organising their ideas into clear sections, focusing on structure, factual language, and presenting information in a logical way.
Alongside this, Year 5 students have been investigating Latin roots, such as /port/ (to carry) and /rupt/ (to break), helping them to better understand the meaning of unfamiliar words and expand their vocabulary. It has been wonderful to see students applying this knowledge to strengthen their writing and develop more precise and informative reports.
“We are researching famous food, population and famous landmark about a country.” - Moeen 5A
“Turkey’s population is 87.9 million. Almost 3 million more than last year.” - Musa 5A
“In Writing, we are doing a very fascinating country information report and I am doing Brasil which is my homeland.” - Gabriel 5C
“In Writing, I am working on writing about Syria. They have lots of cool places like the beach and it’s really clean.” - Anas 5C
“We got to research about a country, and I chose Australia.” - Aida 5C
Maths
In Maths, Year 5 students have been learning about different strategies to help them solve multiplication problems. These strategies include using a number line, repeated addition, fact families and arrays.
To practise arrays, they created their own ‘Array City’. Within their city, they identified the corresponding fact families to help them understand the relationship between multiplication and division.
“The arrays cities were fun to do.” - Rafaeel 5A
“Arrays help with times tables and division.” - Jobe 5A
“I like making arrays.” - Ali 5C
Inquiry
In Inquiry, the Year 5 cohort have been exploring Indigenous Peoples from around the world. They have been learning about diverse cultures and communities, including the Inuit, the Māori, the Orang Asli, the Ainu, the Sami and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Through this inquiry, Year 5 students explored the unique traditions, histories, and connections to land that shape each group’s identity. They also reflected on the importance of respect, understanding, and celebrating cultural diversity. It has been wonderful to see the Year 5 cohort developing a deeper appreciation for Indigenous cultures both within Australia and around the world.
“Learning about Indigenous People is beautiful. We know that they are from all around the world and not just Australia.” - Joseph 5C
“The Moken people are from South China and live on houseboats.” - Harry 5A
“We are learning about Indigenous Peoples from other countries to learn about their culture.” - Moeen 5A
“Its important to learn about their land that they are a part of it.” - Aysha 5A
Social and Emotional Learning / SWPBS
In Social and Emotional Learning, Year 5 students have been learning about personal strengths. Personal strengths are positive character traits, skills or behaviours, like empathy, resilience, curiosity, teamwork and creativity, that help people feel energised and confident.
Learning about personal strengths helps build students’ self-esteem and enables them to manage challenges effectively. Students were asked to identify their own personal strengths and consider how these influence their day-to-day lives.
“I am brave and flexible.” - Fatima 5A
“I am helpful and organised.” - Hope 5A
“Personal strengths are something you’re good at.” - Pedro 5B
“I have lots of personal strengths.” - Ela 5C
AUSLAN
In Auslan, Year 5 students have revised hand shapes and how they relate to 2D and 3D shapes. They looked at the hand movements needed to describe shape as well as how to show the size and shape of objects.
“Its fun to learn a new language.” - Rafaeel 5A
“It was fun to learn about shapes.” - Elina 5A