Level 5 & 6 Wonga Weekly

🌿 WEEK EIGHT LEARNING

🌱READING 

📸 This week, students will complete a learning snapshot showcasing their ability to analyse persuasive texts and the devices authors commonly use to persuade readers. Keep an eye out for your child's work that will be uploaded to Showbie this week. 

🌱WRITING

📸 Students will plan, draft and publish their own persuasive text as a writing snapshot this week. This will also be uploaded to Showbie for you to enjoy and chat through with your student. Later in the week, students will consider their purpose for writing and ensure their language choices align with their purpose and message.    

🌱SPELLING 

We will be practising a range of strategies to improve spelling accuracy in our own writing. 

What you can do at home

Help your child to set aside time to read - preferably every night. This will help them build important learning habits. You may also want to discuss what they are reading with them, focussing on identifying interesting vocabulary. You might like to read about current events on kidsnews.com.au and ask your child to share their opinions about the topic. 

🌱 NUMERACY

GRADE 5:

In Maths this week, Grade 5s will be undertaking their numeracy NAPLAN assessment (Tuesday 19th March). Later in the week, students will continue to explore their understanding of place value and the properties of number. 

GRADE 6:

This week, Grade 6 students will investigate integers (positive and negative numbers) and the Cartesian plane. They will use their understanding of place value, addition and subtraction to assist in plotting points accurately in all 4 quadrants. 

What you can do at home

When discussing a Mathletics question together, talk through the importance of slowing down to understand the problem at hand. It may be the language that gives clues about how to solve the problem or it could be a multi-step problem. This will assist in your child understanding which formula to use to find an answer.

🌱HOMEWORK

Encourage your child to log onto Mathletics and explore activities related to: 

Grade 5 - Place value

Grade 6 - Intigers and Cartesian planes 

When 2024 Mathletics classes have been set up by our computer technician, Mathletics will become a weekly homework task, set by the classroom teacher.  

🌿 DATES

🌱 Week 8 - Expressions Week! - Check your emails if your child is involved in the expressions program 

🌱 18th March - Assembly 2:30pm on the basketball court

🌱 19th March - Numeracy NAPLAN (Grade 5) 

🌱  21st March - Harmony Day 

🌱  21st March - Interschool Sports - Warranwood PS

🌱  22nd March - Interschool Sports - Tinternvale PS 

🌱  26th March - High School Transition Information Session for parents (Details to come)

🌱  27th March - Colour Run (Community Event) at 5pm

🌱   28th March - Final Assembly - with Easter raffle at 1:20pm