Level 5 & 6 

TERM 3 DATES

🌱Friday September 19th – Hooptime - Select 5/6 students

🌱Friday September 19th – Last Day of Term 3 (early dismissal @ 2:30pm)

🌱 LITERACY – Reading

Now that our production rehearsals have wrapped up, students are returning to their novel study of Mac Slater, Cool Hunter by Tristan Bancks. They will be working in Literature Circles, rotating through roles such as Discussion Director, Literary Luminary, Word Wizard, Artful Artist, Character Captain, Clever Connector, and Summariser. Each role encourages students to engage thoughtfully with the text while developing deeper reading and critical thinking skills.

What you can do at home: 

You can help by inviting your child to read a chapter aloud to you and then having a conversation about what happened, why it might be important, and how one of their Literature Circle roles (such as Summariser or Character Captain) would explore it. These short, meaningful chats reinforce classroom learning, encourage reflection, and build reading confidence.

🌱 Writing

As part of Tristan Bancks’ Story School, students are beginning to work through lessons in the “Soar” stage of their writing journey. This week, students will continue to apply the new skills they’ve developed to complete, elevate, edit, and publish their piece. This process allows them to refine their writing, experiment with structure and language, and take pride in producing a polished and purposeful final draft.

This week’s writing will focus on ways to get unstuck in our writing, further investigating the process of drafting a story to elevate, and the steps needed to supercharge our writing. 

What you can do at home

Chat with your child about the stories they’re creating as part of Story School. Encourage them to share details about their characters, settings, and the problems and solutions within their narratives. 

These conversations not only help students clarify and refine their ideas but also build confidence as young writers, strengthen their storytelling skills, and deepen their connection to the creative writing process.

🌱 NUMERACY 

This week in 'Maths on the Move', our Grade 5 students are continuing to strengthen their understanding of measurement, focusing on converting between different units and building confidence in applying these skills. 

Grade 6 students are extending their learning of measurement by exploring equivalent units of measurement in length, mass and volume, and using their knowledge to tackle a range of problem-solving questions. Both year levels are developing important skills that support their mathematical thinking and real-world application. 

By the end of the week, we will wrap up our work on length, mass and volume and move onto 'time' as our next area of learning. 

What you can do at home

Parents can support this learning at home by involving children in real-life measurement tasks such as cooking, shopping, or gardening. Encouraging them to measure and convert units, compare quantities, or solve small challenges helps build confidence and strengthens their problem-solving skills in meaningful contexts. 

🌱 CBL 

This term, our Big Idea is Change. Grade 5 and 6 students will explore how our local environment has experienced environmental and geographical changes.

This week, students will continue our design project focused on supporting our school’s natural environment. Students will examine identification tags on trees and plants, some of which supported students’ identification during their school ground exploration. With this knowledge, they will be creating tags for the native plants around our grounds, which will later be used to label and identify different species within our gardens.

As part of this process, students will analyse the importance of native plants in supporting local wildlife, preserving biodiversity, and maintaining healthy ecosystems. They’ll also learn about the role of clear and informative signage in helping our school community recognise and appreciate the incredible variety of plants we have on-site.

Essential Question: 

How do we leave a lasting legacy?

Guiding Questions: 

- In what ways has our area changed over time?

- How do rules and regulations help to protect our environment?

- How are the environmental changes in places tracked and managed over time?

- What can we do as a community to ensure the ongoing sustainability of Wonga Park?

Challenge:

Regenerate an area of our school to make a lasting change.   

🌱 HOMEWORK

Students are expected to complete homework on a weekly basis. This consists of

- 100 minutes total of reading a novel/factual text of their choice

- 3 (minimum) Mathletics tasks, which the teachers will assign

- 2 Nessy activities

This homework is to be recorded in the Calendar App on student iPads. Your child's teacher will check this homework on Friday.

BUDDY BAGS - Grade 5 students have been introduced to Buddy Bags, which are gifted to their 2026 Prep Buddies. The first and second tasks have been submitted and now students, over the next two weeks are making their buddies an alphabet book. Please check in with your child to ensure they are on task for bringing their item in by the due date.

MEMORY BOOKS - Grade 6 students have been introduced to the Memory Book they will create in Terms 3 and 4, to reflect on their experiences at Wonga Park Primary School. This information will be communicated to parents via email, and is available for students on Showbie. 

 🌿 REMINDERS

🌱 Please assist your child in ensuring that their iPad comes to school every day, fully charged.