Level 5 & 6 Wonga Weekly
Week 6, Term 1
🌿 Grade 5/6 Information Session video
Please click on the link below, (you may have to press shift and click on the link or or copy and paste the link to the URL), to hear all the information you need about our year level.
https://vimeo.com/916356660/e2acbb5f4c?share=copy
🌿 WEEK FIVE LEARNING
🌱READING
This week, students will continue their analysis of the structure and effectiveness of persuasive texts. They will consider a variety of persuasive devices and their impact on the audience. They will also identify vocabulary in texts that convey tone and emotion.
🌱WRITING
Students will further build on their understanding of how using persuasive devices (emotive language, personal pronouns, rule of 3, etc) can strengthen their arguments. They will work towards writing a complete persuasive essay, following the correct structure and will complete self assessments to monitor their progress.
🌱SPELLING
We will explore the rules involving double letters within words.
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 5s
In Maths this week, Grade 5s will be revisiting the areas of measurement and geometry such as:
- length and area
- 2D and 3D shapes
- angles
GRADE 6s
Grade 6 students will use estimation and rounding to assist in solving addition and subtraction problems involving decimal numbers, measurement and money.
What you can do at home
Discuss 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 - Measurement and Geometry
Grade 6 - Place value and decimals
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
🌱 5th March - Warrandyte High visiting with past students
🌱 6th March - Cyber Safety Parent Webinar
🌱 8th March - Interschool Sports - Park Orchards PS
🌱 7th -13th March - Somers Camp (Grade 6s)
🌱 13th - 25th March - NAPLAN (Grade 5s) These include catch-up days