Grade 6 Community News

Hello Year 6 Families, Guardians and Carers,

We cannot believe that it is already Week 9 of Term 4, the time has absolutely flown by!

The Grade 6’s have been working extremely hard within their classrooms to develop their reading, writing and maths skills! It has been amazing to see each child trying their hardest within all the areas of learning.

Reading: In Reading the students are currently diving into the French Revolution and the era of Romanticism. This study provides a fantastic opportunity for them to grasp the significant historical shifts and how these moments influenced art and creativity. It's an exciting journey, connecting history with artistic expression and understanding the profound impact of historical events on the arts.

Vocabulary: Students have been noticing their weekly vocabulary words as they come up in books they read and in real life conversations. It is great to see this connection being made, and the growth in their understanding of the definitions of our vocabulary words. Currently our words are related to our The Happiest Refugee, and have proven to be very beneficial in helping students grasp this concept.

Week 7	Week 8
demeanour forte momentarily brim contrast naive crooked feat prospered satisfying	Morphology We are learning to use morphology to change the meaning of words. Able to explain how the ‘drop the -e’ rule allows us spell words with suffixes that have a base word ending in silent -e Able to explain how the suffix -al can change base words apply the suffix -ive and understand how it changes nouns and verbs into adjectives

Week 7

Week 8

demeanour

forte

momentarily

brim

contrast

naive

crooked

feat

prospered

satisfying

Morphology We are learning to use morphology to change the meaning of words.

Able to explain how the ‘drop the -e’ rule allows us spell words with suffixes that have a base word ending in silent -e
Able to explain how the suffix -al can change base words
apply the suffix -ive and understand how it changes nouns and verbs into adjectives

Writing:

In our Writing sessions, we're fully engaged in our much-anticipated scrapbook project. Our students have composed a Grade Three-inspired newspaper report and envisioned themselves as Prime Minister in Grade Four. Grade Five involved heartfelt letters to our past selves, friends, or teachers, chronicling the wonderful Grade Five experiences. Those who've added pictures, certificates, and creative touches have truly brought their scrapbooks to life. At the moment, we're working on creating "I Have a Dream" poems for Grade Six.

Maths:

In Maths, during weeks 7 and 8, the students have been learning about Mass and Capacity linking to the mathematical strand of Measurement. Students have learnt how to convert between formal units of measurement in mass, length and capacity and have applied these skills and knowledge to build and design their own water park called ‘Splash World.’ For the remainder of the year, the children have selected individual areas for revision and are working on these topics.

Reminders for the last few weeks:

Monday 4th Dec: Year 6 Excursion to Geelong Adventure Park.

Tuesday 5th Dec- Friday 8th Dec: Swimming lessons at Westbourne Grammar

Tuesday 12th Dec: State Schools Transition Day

Friday 15th Dec: Music Incursion

Monday 18th Dec: Graduation Night

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

Year 6 Team