Year 6
Welcome to our Year 6 Communication Page. It's hard to believe that we are halfway through term 3.
KEY DATES:
Wednesday 20th August - St. John's Athletics Day - Yes, this Wednesday!! Wear house colours or school sports uniform. Please bring a drink bottle and extra snacks.
Tuesday 2nd September - District Athletics
10th September - TBall Final
Friday 19th September - Last day of Term 3.
Classroom Timetable:
Homework Expectation: Students are doing an excellent job of making sure that their spelling words are neatly written into their homework books each evening, practising for our spelling and dictation tests on Fridays. Well done.
Specialist days
Tuesday - Year 6: STEM
Wednesday - Year 6 PE & Japanese
Friday - Year 6 ART
Religion
Our Religious Education topic has been 'Sacred Stories' for weeks 1-5 of term three. We have discussed the stories found in both Old and New Testament and how these take on many different literary forms. We have looked at the journey of Paul throughout the New Testament.
Literacy
Throughout the term we have studied our class novel, 'Once.' Written by Morris Glietzman
Onceis a powerful and deeply moving novel set during World War II. It follows the story of Felix, a young Jewish boy who escapes from a Catholic orphanage in Nazi-occupied Poland, believing his parents are still alive and in danger. With a heart full of hope and a head full of stories, Felix embarks on a journey to find them—unaware of the horrors unfolding around him.
As Felix travels through war-torn landscapes, he meets Zelda, a spirited girl who joins him on his quest. Together, they face unimaginable cruelty, but also moments of kindness and courage. The book explores themes of innocence, resilience, friendship, and the power of storytelling in the face of darkness.
Ask the students about it, they have loved this novel, we are keen to continue reading the next book in the series, 'Then.'
Our next novel for the term is 'Can You See Me?' Written by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott, this novel is a heartfelt coming-of-age novel that follows Tally, an 11-year-old autistic girl navigating the challenges of starting secondary school. Though proud of who she is, Tally feels pressure to hide her autism in order to fit in. As she faces shifting friendships, bullying, and the overwhelming need to appear “normal,” she begins to question what acceptance truly means.
The story blends traditional narrative with diary entries inspired by Libby Scott’s real-life experiences, offering an authentic and deeply empathetic look into the mind of a neurodiverse child. It’s a powerful exploration of identity, friendship, and self-worth
Maths: In maths we have been focusing on angles, fractions and multiplying decimals by the power of ten.
We begin our maths sessions with Daily 10. This is a chance to revisit mental computation.
Daily 10 - Mental Maths Challenge - Topmarks
Inquiry: Our Inquiry unit is a science unit, looking at all the different features of space. We are currently working on producing an information piece on different planets within our solar system.
Uniform:
A reminder that students need to be wearing their school uniform each day to school. Students should not to be wearing make up, nail polish and only studs or sleeper earrings. Thank you for your support with this.
BOOK WEEK
A huge success, thanks to Mrs Robinson for all her efforts.
School Hats and Drink Bottles
Just a friendly reminder that this term, students are to wear their school hats and to bring their own drink bottles.
Thank you,
Lou, Linc, Keira and Nic.
Contact Lou Frewen - lfrewen@sjeuroa.catholic.edu.au or
Linc McKernan - lmckernan@sjeuroa,catholic.edu.au