Year 5/6

Year 5/6 Cluster News

Year 6 Graduation:  

 Graduation Dinner is at Dimples, Tea Tree Gully Golf Course on Wednesday, November 25th. This is a wonderful night to honour and share with our Year 6 families! Please ensure that you follow the instructions to be able to book your seat and order your meals.  

Connected Schools Athletics: 

Please be aware that Connected Schools Athletics is coming up in a couple of weeks for those who have been chosen to represent the school.  

HOME INQUIRY:  

Reading: Aim for 20 minutes minimum reading per night. We encourage students to read aloud, either to themselves or a parent.   

Mathematics: Continuing to develop their recall of multiplication facts, with the goal of building automatic recall of multiplication facts up to 10 × 10. 

Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop:  

Students have started to look at the features of historical narratives by reading a variety of texts from different authors. They will use these features and techniques in their own historical narrative writing. 

Mathematics:   

Students have continued the unit on algebra using the systematic approach of BEDMAS. They will tackle problems which include brackets, exponents, division, multiplication, addition and subtraction.  

Inquiry:  

Students have been looking at the stories of people who have come to Australia as early settlers. Next week, students will be exploring the people and ideas that led to Australian Federation.  

Reminders:   

Hats – As the UV steadily increases it is important that students bring their hat every day.  Please check with your child to see if they have a hat 

School Calendar:    

https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/calendar/   

Blessings for the week ahead, 

The 5/6 Team 

Luke Napier    napier.luke@goldengrove.sa.edu.au  

Jade Fielke

 fielke.jade@goldengrove.sa.edu.au 

Rachel Saunders saunders.rachel@goldengrove.sa.edu.au