Grade 6

Welcome back to our Grade 6 students and families. We are very proud of the way students have returned to BHPS and had such a positive start to the year. A big thank you to you all for making sure students had a smooth transition back to school. 

Literacy: 

At the beginning of the year, staff enjoyed a Professional Development Day with language and literacy expert, Emina Mclean. 

Over the next two weeks, students will be reading and learning about world deserts. Students will be getting creative in Writing as poetry will be the genre of focus for the next two weeks. 

Spelling mastery: as part of our spelling instruction during the literacy block, students will complete our spelling mastery programs that target their specific learning needs. Students have been placed into groups within our year 5 and 6 cohorts. 

Numeracy:

Our maths programs will follow explicit maths instruction strategies. Our lesson outlines have been formed with evidence-based, best practice. 

For the coming fortnight, students will be learning about data representation and interpration. They will practice fundamental skills including:

-creating bar charts and line graphs.

-interpreting and comparing the distribution of data displays.

-identifying misleading data in the media. 

Inquiry: 

In Inquiry, students will be learning about the qualities of a great leader. They will explore how they can link their understandings to their leadership roles and responsibilities as Grade 6 students in 2025.

Key reminders & Dates

Sunsmart:students need to be wearing hats when they are outside at school. They are also welcome to bring their own sunscreen and apply themselves during recess and lunch.

Nude Food - Resource Smart School: 

As part of our commitment to being a ‘resource smart school’, we encourage all students and staff to bring nude food to school as much as possible. 

By practising Nude Food across the school, we reduce the amount of packaging and waste we bring to school that ends up in our bins to be sent to landfill.

Nude Food is a fantastic opportunity to educate children about how their actions can impact the environment and their health. Focussing on the positive message of ‘nude food = a healthy body + a healthy planet’. As a school we pride ourselves on reducing our ‘footprint’ and caring about the beautiful environment that we are so lucky to live in. 

Stationary:In year 6, students are allowed to bring their own pencil cases and stationary items.

Ocean awareness:students need to bring a hat, sunscreen, towel, bathers/rashie/wetsuit, waterproof bag, and some experience in towel (‘carpark’) changing, as change facilities are either non-existent or very limited.

-Friday 14th February

-Friday 21st February

Thank you to family members for volunteering your time to support us with this program. It is much appreciated and doesn't go unnoticed. We have enough volunteers to ensure we can safely get to and from the beach for the remaining sessions, however; if you would still like to come and enjoy the fun, you are welcome to. We just ask that you have a current WWCC.