Year 6 News 

Reading

We have now finished reading our novel “Wonder”. Students loved completing our end of novel activities to reflect on our learning over the course of our reading. We learnt lots through the eyes of August and his family and friends. We have discussed themes of resilience, respect, bullying, acceptance and self-love. Year 6 students are looking forward to watching the movie next week where students will be comparing the book and the movie and why the movie has some differences.

“The ending was interesting and I'm glad Auggie has made new friends and no one judges him anymore” - Grace 6A

“ I loved when the boys stood up for Auggie and became his friend”- Abby B 6C

“ I have enjoyed reading Wonder” Stephen 6D  

“ I liked that part where Auggie went to camp” - Layth 6E 

Writing

To finish this term, Year 6 students have stayed engaged and focused as they explored the process of writing and delivering effective speeches. They examined a range of well-known speeches, identifying the techniques speakers use to keep an audience interested, such as clear arguments and confident expression. Students then applied these skills to their own work, planning and drafting speeches they could use to accept an award. They revised and edited their writing to strengthen their ideas and improve clarity. Students practised presenting their speeches, working on delivery, tone and body language to communicate their message with confidence.

“Writing my speech was fun and hard as I had to put a lot of thought and effort into it” - Alexis 6A

“There are too many people to thank in my speech” - Georgia 6C 

“ I had a lot of people to thank” Balkeerat 6D

“ I felt a little nervous to speak in front of the class” - Rami 6E

Maths 

In Maths, Year 6 students have been linking their understanding of fractions, percentages and decimals to the concept of chance. Through their number knowledge, they have been predicting outcomes with numerical values and testing their predictions to check for the outcomes. Students have also been looking at analysing this data and predicting possible trends in the data.

Auslan 

Over the past fortnight in Auslan, our Year 6 students have been learning to express a range of emotions through both signing and facial expressions. They practised emotions such as happy, worried, confused and curious, focusing on how facial expressions help convey meaning.

Students also worked on describing themselves and introducing themselves with greater detail. They used signs such as “about me,” “my name” (with fingerspelling), hair types and colours, eye colours, and height descriptors like tall, short and medium. This work helped students build confidence in sharing personal information and communicating more naturally in Auslan.

“I have had so much fun learning Auslan this year” - Ivy 6A

“Can we rewatch the videos with Naomi?”- Divjot 6C 

“Auslan is fun” Jamal

Inquiry 

For the past fortnight, our Year 6 students have been working towards their end-of-term Inquiry project: preparing for our Model United Nations. Each student has now received the country they will represent as a delegate in Week 11, and they have been working in their delegate teams to research their country’s context and its position on the issue we will debate at the summit: access to clean drinking water. As a class, we explored why clean drinking water is not a privilege but a fundamental human right, and why many communities around the world still struggle to access it. Year 6 students reflected on the importance of safe and reliable water sources and recognised how fortunate we are to have clean water readily available in Australia.

As part of our civics and citizenship learning this term, Year 6 students have been exploring the Australian government and how the three levels of government work together to run the country. To deepen their understanding, we were fortunate to have representatives from the Parliament of Victoria visit and run a role-play of the Legislative Assembly.

Students stepped into roles such as the Premier, Leader of the Opposition and Speaker of the House, along with other key positions. They debated a bill proposal, presented arguments and ultimately voted on whether the bill should pass. It was a fantastic opportunity for students to see our learning come to life and experience government in action.

“It was very fun being part of all the activities, I enjoyed the incursion” - Alexis 6A

“ It was so fun dressing up and pretending to be the in Legislative Assembly” - Cooper 6C

“ I am excited to represent my country for Model UN”- Sarah 6C

“ I really enjoyed when the lady came from Parliament House” Balkeerat 6D

“ Justin was very funny and we enjoyed learning about the way a bill is passed is Parliament” - Rania 6E

Social and Emotional Learning 

This week, Year 6 students learned how to recognise and respond to unsafe or disrespectful situations.

Our learning intention was to understand how to respond safely and confidently when we see or experience harmful behaviour. Students used the NO, GO, TELL, CHANGE model, they explored safe ways to seek help, and learnt simple, clear phrases they can use to describe a problem. They also took part in short role-plays to build confidence in using these help-seeking strategies. 

“It was fun working with my friends, I can talk to them and enjoyed role playing activities” Murad 6A

“I like working in groups or teams more than by ourselves”- Jai 6C

“I have enjoyed working in groups” Madi 6D

Congratulations Year 6 students!

A big congratulations to all of our Year 6 students who graduated last night. Thank you to the families and friends who helped us celebrate the amazing journey students have been on and will continue with new adventures as they navigate secondary school in 2026. Best of luck to all our amazing students on your next adventure. 

Upcoming Special Events 

Funfields – Thursday 18th December

To celebrate the completion of Primary School, Year 6 students will have an excursion to Funfields in Whittlesea on Thursday, 18th December. Funfields is a fun park located at Whittlesea with water slides and activities suitable for all ages. The children will view and discuss a Funfields Safety Video before attending. The cost for the excursion is $65, which will cover the bus and entry to Funfields. Remember to pack:

• T-shirt
• appropriate swimwear / bathers for water slides
• underwear and change of clothing for coming back to school
• school hat
• Towel
• Sunscreen
• packed lunch with water

OPTIONAL: money for the canteen

Graduation Bears

Year 6 students had the opportunity to purchase a graduation signature bear to congratulate them on completing their Primary Schooling. Graduation bears will be signed in the last week of school, and the students will have an assigned time and day for this to occur. If you were unable to purchase you can provide your own for your child to use on the day.

Please speak to your child’s classroom teacher if you have any questions about our end of year events. We are all very excited for our students and celebrating this milestone with them.