Year 5/6

Year 5/6 Cluster News

HOME INQUIRY:  

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

Mathematics: Working on general multiplication skills and number facts.  

Parent Information Night: Parent Information Night will be held on Wednesday the 5th of February. It is a vital part of our sharing with you the expectations of year 5/6. We urge all families to please attend. 

ICT iPad Agreement: Thank you to the families that have returned the ICT iPad Agreement form. We are aiming to begin using iPads on Monday. Those students who have not returned a signed agreement will not be able to use iPads at school until the form is received.  

Year 6 Jumpers: With the arrival of Year 6 jumpers, please note that the manufacturer recommends that they be washed and dried inside out.  

Camp: Camp will be held on Monday 17th-Wednesday 19th February (Week 4) at Victor Harbor. This will be an aquatics camp that will include beach activities such as boogie boarding. If you are a parent who would like to volunteer, please let us know via email by PIN night.  

Current and Upcoming Learning  

Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop: In these beginning weeks, we will be launching our literacy workshops and introducing routines and expectations. Students can begin their Premier’s Reading Challenge and we believe that regular reading is the greatest way to improve as a reader.  

Mathematics: The students will be looking place value and number and revising number facts.  

Inquiry: This term has begun with students doing activities around the Learner Profile Attributes. They will then move into looking at the characteristics of leadership as they move towards camp.  

Please ensure your child has working headphones and a keyboard. The iPad keyboard will be important in the development of keyboard skills which will be part of their class learning. The headphones will be regularly used in class for a variety of purposes. Again, thank you for helping with this. 

 Yours sincerely,  

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

Jade Fielke

fielke.jade@goldengrove.sa.edu.au 

Jayne Zadow    zadow.jayne@goldengrove.sa.edu.au