Year 5/6

Year 5/6 Cluster News

HOME INQUIRY:  

Inquiry: Please have a conversation with your child about what they have learnt about technology from 200 years ago compared to today. You might discuss how inventions and innovations have changed the way people live, work, learn and communicate. We also encourage families to talk about how access to technology is not always fair, and how this can impact people’s opportunities and quality of life. 

Reading: Aim for 20 minutes minimum reading per night. We encourage students to read aloud, either to themselves or a parent.   

Mathematics: Working on general multiplication skills with the goal for automaticity of the facts up to x12 

Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop:  

For the next few weeks, students will be planning and writing about their own design process as they develop an innovative invention. They will record how they generate ideas, plan, create, test, and refine their designs, and may also write a procedure explaining how to create their final product.  

Mathematics: Students have continued exploring fractions, with a focus on developing their understanding of equivalent fractions and adding fractions with like denominators. Over the coming weeks, students will continue to build fluency in working with fractions and begin exploring the connections between fractions, decimals and percentages, strengthening their understanding of number relationships and how different representations can be used to describe the same value. 

Inquiry: Students are exploring the perspectives of others by connecting with ALWS (Australian Lutheran World Service) and considering whether access to, and the sharing of, technology is fair. Students will use their understanding of how technology can support and improve people’s lives to help guide them in their final summative task. 

Uniform:  

Please ensure your child is in correct school uniform, which includes correct formal shoes on Monday and Wednesday and no additional jewellery. Please refer to the Uniform Guidelines located on the school’s website. There have been students wearing incorrect uniform, including socks and shoes and it would be appreciated if these could be rectified.  (https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/school-life/uniform/ ) 

Year 6 Jackets: 

We are anticipating the arrival of the new Year 6 jackets ASAP. Please see the toddle announcement for more information. These jackets are allowed to be worn with both sports and formal uniform.   

SACSA events: 

Training for SACSA Soccer has begun, with the competition taking place in Week 6 of this term. Once this event has concluded, students will begin training for SACSA Netball, which will be held in Term 3, Week 4, followed by SACSA Basketball in Term 4. 

If your child is interested in trying out for any of these events, please encourage them to practise their fitness, ball skills and teamwork skills at home. 

Church Café: 

Although we love the church café, we would appreciate if parents don’t buy drinks from the café just before the beginning of the school day. Milkshakes and hot chocolates are not allowed to be brought into classrooms, as it creates a hurdle for the start of the day.  

School Calendar:    

https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/calendar/   

Blessings for the week ahead, 

The 5/6 Team 

Luke Napier    napier.luke@goldengrove.sa.edu.au  

Jade Fielke

fielke.jade@goldengrove.sa.edu.au 

Rachel Saunders saunders.rachel@goldengrove.sa.edu.au