Level 5

Dear Level Five Families,

We hope you and your children are well. Thank you for your ongoing support in your child’s learning — we are grateful for the partnership and communication we share. 

Coming up in the classroom: 

Reading

Focus: Class novel and reading assessments: The Lemonade War. Please encourage your child to read nightly and ask a few questions about characters and plot to support comprehension.

Writing

Focus: Persuasive advertising, sentence structure and word choice.

Skills: Identifying ethos, pathos, logos, and precise, creative word choice. Students will create short advertising pieces using these persuasive strategies.

Speaking & Listening

Focus: Responding to text through partner reading and discussion. Students will practice active listening and giving constructive responses.

Spelling

Focus: Prefix: in, il, ir, im- meaning not. Ex. invalid, illogical, irresistible, impolite. 

Students will work on accuracy, meanings, word origins, dictation and partner testing.  

Maths

Focus: Order of operations, calculating time and elapsed time. Home practice with real-life time problems (schedules, elapsed time tasks) is very helpful.

Inquiry

Focus: 'Money Matters' 'Shark tank' group project. Students are collaborating in groups to research, create and advertise a product in a 'shark tank' style presentation.

Action items / reminders

• Please ensure students are organised for the production rehearsal on Monday.
• Please remember all costumes and props needed for production nights. 
• Bring warm clothing, water and adequate food for gala day. 
• Ask your child about their reading and persuasive advertisement ideas.
• Support maths practice by discussing clocks, schedules, and elapsed time at home.
• Please ensure students complete and hand in their homework. 

• Group project materials may be needed for some students — classroom teachers will contact families if supplies are required.

   

Celebrations from the week:

We are thrilled with our student's efforts and proud of these highlights:

• Production rehearsal: Students showed great enthusiasm and focus during rehearsals.

• Production at the Round: Excitement is building — wonderful resilience, confidence, teamwork and creativity on display.
• Kinder visits: Our older students have nurtured our new kinder friends with kindness and leadership.

• Inquiry group work: We have observed strong collaboration and creative ideas in the 'Shark tank' product development groups.
• Division cross country: Congratulations to all participants for persistence and sportsmanship.

Thank you for encouraging your child’s involvement — their resilience, confidence and teamwork are growing because of your support.

Important Dates

Week 9

• Monday 15th: Production rehearsal during the day; Production at the Round
• Tuesday 16th: Production at the Round
• Friday 19th: Gala Day 1 and 2- Combined

Week 10

• Tuesday 23rd: VHAP Master Class
• Friday 26th: Last day of term — 2:30 pm finish

Please mark these dates in your calendar. If there are any changes, we will notify families as soon as possible.

Thank you again for your ongoing support in your child’s learning and for being such a positive part of our school community. We are grateful for your engagement and look forward to continuing this partnership next term.

Warm regards,

The Level Five Team