Level 5 & 6
A Wonderful Day of Learning at Clifford Park
Last Friday, students enjoyed another fantastic day at Clifford Park, continuing their exploration of Country through a range of engaging and hands-on learning experiences. Throughout the day, students participated in activities that deepened their understanding of Aboriginal culture, knowledge and connection to Country. It was wonderful to see students demonstrating curiosity, respect and thoughtful engagement as they built upon the learning from their first visit.
This week, we are also looking forward to our first Gala Sports Day of the term on Thursday. These events provide students with valuable opportunities to challenge themselves, represent our school with pride and demonstrate teamwork, resilience and sportsmanship.
Literacy
In Literacy, students will continue exploring the conventions of language, with a focus on direct and indirect speech. Students will learn how speech can be represented in writing, including the correct use of punctuation and how spoken language can be rewritten in different ways depending on the purpose and audience.
Students will continue reading our class novel, Who Am I? by Anita Heiss, building vocabulary, comprehension skills and thoughtful responses through class discussion and written activities. Students will also continue exploring My Place by Nadia Wheatley, using the text to make connections between people, places and events throughout Australia's history. Students will also read a range of autobiographical texts to develop their understanding of the features and structure of this writing genre.
This week, students will begin planning and writing their own autobiographies. Using the discussion questions that were sent home last week, students will reflect on significant events, memories and experiences from their lives. We thank families for supporting these conversations at home. If possible, parents may also like to help students locate photographs that can be included in their autobiography.
In spelling, students will complete their study of the Latin base word rupt and continue exploring homophones through the PhOrMes program.
What you can do at home:
- Continue discussing family stories and important memories with your child.
- Help your child locate photographs that capture important moments in their life.
- Encourage regular reading and conversations about the books they are reading.
- Discuss examples of direct speech you come across in books and everyday life.
Numeracy
In Numeracy, students will continue their exploration of probability while also completing a range of mid-year assessment tasks.
Grade 5 students will continue investigating chance outcomes and representing probabilities as fractions. They will conduct chance experiments, record and analyse results, compare actual outcomes with predicted outcomes, and design their own chance-based investigations using appropriate mathematical language.
Grade 6 students will continue developing their understanding of probability by describing and estimating probabilities using numerical scales and applying probability concepts to real-life situations. Students will be encouraged to explain and justify their reasoning using mathematical evidence.
Throughout these lessons, students will develop their ability to make predictions, analyse results and communicate their mathematical thinking.
What you can do at home:
- Discuss probability in everyday situations using words such as certain, likely, unlikely and impossible.
- Play simple games involving chance and discuss possible outcomes.
- Encourage your child to explain how they know an event is more or less likely to occur.
CBL (Challenge Based Learning)
Over the past several weeks, students have explored our three guiding questions:
- What does it mean to have a connection to Country?
- How did colonisation impact Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and cultures?
What does it mean to be "All In" for a future that respects Country, culture and community?
This week, students will be introduced to their challenge:
Inspire others to value and care for Country and its people.
Students will begin planning how they can respond to this challenge by selecting an aspect of Aboriginal culture, history or contemporary life that interests them. They will then begin investigating ways to educate and inspire others through their learning.
What you can do at home:
- Ask your child which area of Aboriginal culture or history they are interested in exploring.
- Encourage discussions about ways people can care for Country and show respect for culture and community.
- Support your child in sharing their learning and ideas with family members.
Wellbeing
Respectful Relationships
Students will continue exploring Topic 3: Positive Coping, with a focus on strengthening positive self-talk skills. Students will learn how their thoughts can influence their feelings and actions and practise strategies for replacing unhelpful thoughts with more positive and constructive ones.
Term Two Important Dates
June
- 1st – Curriculum Day
- 2nd – Division Cross Country
- 3rd – Mabo Day
- 4th – Gala Sports Day 1
- 5th – Pop Up Canteen – Orders close 4:00pm Tuesday via TryBooking
- 9th –17th – Somers Camp (selected students)
- 19th – Gala Sports Day 2
- 22nd – Assembly
- 26th – Last Day of Term Two (3:30pm dismissal)