Grade 6 Community News

Year 6 Newsletter Term 1 Week 2

Hello and welcome back! We hope that you had an excellent summer break. We have had an excellent start to the year and the children have settled back into their routines. This year we have nine classes of Year 6. The Grade 6 teachers are looking forward to a new year of learning and growing with our students. Grade 6 students have been spending time getting to know their new teachers and new classmates for the 2024 school year. Through our learn to Learn program, students are revisiting our school’s expectations and familiarise themselves with Grade 6 protocols and facilitate our incredible learning experiences. The students have seamlessly adjusted to their new classroom, displaying readiness for a year brimming with exciting opportunities!

Our Year 6 team

Reading:

Students have been acquiring the skills to navigate our classroom libraries effectively and understanding the significance of choosing books that are ‘just right' for them. When making these selections, students consider the text’s level of difficulty, its interest to them, and whether it aligns with their reading abilities. Like any skill, improvement comes with practice. It is crucial that your child engages in nightly reading sessions, dedicating at least 20 minutes and recording this in their school journal provided by the school. The teacher will review the  journal and acknowledge milestones when students reach 25, 50, 75, nights and beyond. The ultimate goal by the end of the year is for each student to have completed at least 200 nights.

Writing:

Students discussed the importance of book work neatness and also wrote a letter to introduce themselves to their teachers. The students also discussed the importance of goal setting and expectations for conferring and brainstormed ways that would help them if they found writing difficult. 

Maths:

In Mathematics, the students started with gathering and collecting categorical data and then displaying that data as graphs in their workbooks. They then analysed themselves as mathematicians and identified their strengths, how they learn best and what areas they would like to work on. 

Sport: All grade 6s will be participating in sport every Friday afternoon, which gives children the chance to represent the school as part of a team. This term there will be Cricket, Basketball, T-Ball, Tennis and Volleyball teams selected to compete against other local schools. Please make sure that your child is appropriately dressed in their sporting uniform each Friday including a school hat - so they can participate fully.

A few reminders: 

• It is important that students are at school and on time everyday, so they are not missing out on valuable learning time. 

• During Term 1 and Term 4, students must wear their hats when outside in the playground. Please make sure your child has a TRPS Bucket Hat, with their name clearly labelled. 

• Students are encouraged to have a fruit break during the school day. Please bring along some cut up fruit or vegetables in a small container, separate to a lunchbox that can be placed on top of your child’s desk. 

• Please also ensure that your child brings a water bottle to school each day, filled with fresh water.

 • We encourage healthy food for all our students so please don’t send any chocolates, lollies, or drinks other than water in their lunchboxes. These are sometimes food that should be enjoyed at home. 

Contacting Class Teachers: If you would like to speak to your child’s teacher, they would be happy to discuss anything with you. This can be done in a number of ways: 

Contact the school office and leave a message. The office will get the teacher to call you back. 

Arrange a meeting before or after school, but please be mindful that teachers have meetings Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday after school. 

Email the Year 6 PLC address, and someone will forward the message on. 

plc6@tarneitriseps.vic.edu.au 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

PLC 6