From the Year 5 Classroom

Week 7 already!! 

The countdown to camp is on and we are all getting very excited. 

A few dates for the calendar -

Monday 2nd – Friday 6th June … Book Fair Friday 6th June … Tabloid sports afternoon Monday 9th June … King’s Birthday public holiday

Friday 20th June … Sacred Heart Day

Tuesday 24th June … Book Bash with Anh Do

Wednesday 25th - Friday 27th June … Year 5 Camp to Ballarat

Cross Country 

Congratulations to all our Year 5s on their fantastic efforts at Cross Country last Thursday. Everyone put in their best effort racing all the way to the finish line. Congratulations Stevie and Danny for being our 11-year-old champions. Wishing the following students all the very best as they head off to Wangaratta on Wednesday to represent the school at the Zone Cross Country – Stevie, Lola, Maisie, Stella, Ruby, Baylee, Danny, Ethan, Sonny and Lenny.

Year 9 Market Day

Our Year 5s were very lucky to attend the Year 9 Market Day at the College last week. They purchased lots of yummy goodies and had a go at some of the different activities on offer. Thanks to Mr Carroll and Darby for taking one for the team –lining up to be ‘pied in the face’ to help the Year 9s with their fundraising

Home Reading- REMINDER

Students in Year 5 are encouraged to read at home for a minimum of 80 minutes per week. This is to be recorded in their school diary. Diaries are used at school throughout the week, so we ask that rather than taking diaries home, children recorded their reading each morning as part of their daily set up. Diaries will be checked by class teachers each Friday. 

Literacy

This week we have started reading our new class novel, Waves. The book, a narrative non-fiction, is about the waves of migration to the shores of Australia. We will be using the stories of the refugees leaving their home, their families, their friends and all they knew as inspiration for writing a historical narrative, based on the life of a migrant, hoping to strike it rich by coming to Australia during the gold rush.

Maths

In Maths we have been learning about Time ~ focusing on reading timetables and converting 12- and 24-hour time. All the Year 5s have set a personal goal, identifying an area of time they would like to work on. 

Inquiry

We have continued looking at important events in Australian history, in particular the events that led up to the Gold Rush of the 1850s and the influx of gold seekers to Victoria. We are learning about gold mining, licences, the Eureka Stockade and the rebellion of the miners in preparation for our Sovereign Hill camp in week 10. This week we start working on our gold rubric, completing activities to earn karats for our end of term auction. This will happen in the last week of term, after camp.

Student of the Week Winners

Congratulations to our Student of the Week Award winners …Harry, Harley, Olive and Sadie Ruby, Justyce, Ollie and Campbell

Puzzle Queen Mira has been at it again...

 completing her 3rd 1000-piece puzzle for the year. 

Amazing stuff Mira!!

Have a great week!!

Dean, Izzy, Danni, Darby & Lynne

dcarroll@shyarrawonga.catholic.edu.au

 isobel.connell@shyarrawonga.catholic.edu.au

 llawless@shyarrawonga.catholic.edu.au