Level 5

Level 5- Week 1 Term 4 2024

At the end of Term 3 the Level 5 students went on an incredible excursion to Bayswater Secondary College. We enthusiastically walked across the trainline, along the creek and were greeted by our fabulous Year 7 volunteer leaders. From there, we were put into groups and treated to the subjects: Food tech, Art, PE and STEM. The activities were engaging, fun and gave us a taste of what it will be like to be a Year 7 student. Our students were beautifully behaved and all the Bayswater Secondary College teachers commented on their manners and positive attitudes. What a fabulous experience!   

Reading and Writing

In Reading this term, we have been focusing on an engaging mentor text called ‘Hidden Figures’. It has been wonderful to be part of rich, deep and often passionate discussions about important themes. The book links beautifully to our Inquiry topic of ‘Space and Science’ as we research the solar system and scientific reactions. We have been using thinking routines to understand the text on a deeper level and respectfully challenge each other’s ideas. We are continuing to focus on developing our speaking and listening skills through a daily six minute podcast which has been full of twists, turns, suspense and surprises. In our Writing sessions, students are learning about persuasive texts and the persuasive devices used in advertising. We will be writing our own advertisement for a product using the knowledge that we have learned. 

Numeracy

In Maths, we will be revisiting 3D shapes, volume and capacity, probability and the four processes. We will be streaming maths groups to target specific areas of strength and weakness. 

Friendology

In Friendology, we have been focused on using the language of friendship to be clear when communicating our feelings and needs to our friends. 

Leadership shortlists will be communicated on Friday the 11th October via Google classroom. We encourage discussions around resilience at home for those who are not successful. All applicants should be extremely proud of their efforts.  

Camp information

Please fill out the medication and dietary requirements form even if your child takes no medication and has no dietary requirements. Please make your child’s teacher aware of anything else that may impact their time at camp. Kate Latu will be in charge of medication and will be available outside the BER on the afternoon of Friday the 1st of Nov before camp and on the Wednesday morning on the day of camp for medication to be signed in.

Reminders:

Please ensure your child has a drink bottle and hat at school as the weather is warming up.    

Term 4 is set to be a busy and exciting term, with production, swimming and camp happening soon! 

Dates: 

Production: Week 2- Mon 14th and Tues 15th of October 2024

Swimming: Week 4- Mon 28th of Oct to Friday the 1st of Nov 2024 

Camp: Week 5 Wed the 6th of Nov to Fri the 8th of Nov 2024 

Please make sure all Compass permissions have been completed on time to avoid disappointment. Thank you in advance!

Thank you for all your support, we are looking forward to a spectacular term!!    

Level 5 teachers 😊