Grade 6

ENGLISH

Over the next fortnight, Grade 6 students will be completing their unit on the French Revolution, and beginning their next unit; 

In writing, we will be learning how to select and upgrade nouns to start a sentence, and upgrade nouns and verbs within an argument. This will support their paragraph level writing. In week 6, Grade 6 will be transitioning to text level writing. 

MATHEMATICS

Students have been working hard practicing their number fluency every day. Over the next fortnight, students will be learning about:

-Identifying and measuring angles at a point.    

-Identifying and measuring vertically opposite angles.

-Constructing patterns and shapes with angles.

-Calculating unknown angles.

-Multiplying decimal fractions by powers of 10.

-Multiplying decimal fractions using powers of 10 and multiplication facts.

-Dividing whole numbers and decimal fractions by powers of 10.

-Dividing whole numbers and decimal fractions using powers of 10 and division facts.

INQUIRY

Students have been working hard on their bollard designs for our exhibition at the end of the term. Next week we will begin working on our 'Legend in the Limelight' pieces. These will also be displayed at our exhibition. 

Key Dates & Reminders

August

Friday 22nd - Book Week Parade @9:15am

Tuesday 26th - Bunjil District Athletics 

September

Monday 1st - Sun Smart Policy - Students & Staff to start wearing hats. (September - End of April)

Friday 5th - Father's Day celebration @ 8am

Thursday 18th September – Saturday 20th September: ‘Walk Through Time’ exhibition in the gym.

Friday 19th - Last Day of Term - 2:30pm dismissal