Year 5/6 News

Learning Centre Four

As we reach the final stretch of Term 2, it’s hard to believe how quickly the past couple of weeks have flown by! With just two weeks of winter behind us, our 5/6 students have continued to push through the chilly days with enthusiasm and focus. It’s been a jam-packed term filled with learning, exploring and growing. Students have continued to attend exciting excursions to ACMI and the North Melbourne Huddle STEM experience, both of which offered hands-on opportunities to connect with our inquiry learning. With the school holidays just around the corner, we’re proud of the energy and effort students have shown as they work their way toward a well deserved break. 

Social Media Alert

It has come to our attention that some students are watching inappropriate content on YouTube, TikTok and other social media platforms and discussing the content or words heard at school. Creators of these platforms are very clever when creating their content using cartoon characters and images that appeal to children but with an adult message and content. We strongly encourage all parents to be vigilant and monitor their child's social media use.

Year 5

Literacy: Students have continued to explore The Wizard of Oz story. We begin each lesson by unpacking the vocabulary that will feature in the chapter that we will be reading. When learning about the Wizard of Oz, we have been identifying character traits, problems and solutions which arise throughout the story as well as investigating the deeper meanings behind particular scenes.

Numeracy: Students have continued to look at probability in Week 9 and drawn our attention to creating our own chance experiments. In Week 10, we have moved on to a new topic - 3D Objects. Students have found this topic very engaging as they have been able to explore the different features of 3D objects.

Inquiry: Students have been exploring different perspectives and how they are portrayed in the form of media. Students have been learning about Social, Cultural and Historical perspectives where they have interpreted and responded to videos and short clips about these perspectives and how they relate to their own personal experiences. 

Religion: Students have been exploring different Religious Orders. They have been asked to select a range of Religious Orders and conduct further research on them. They will find out the purpose of the Religious Order, when it was founded, the purpose of the Religious Order etc.

SPECIAL EVENTS:

AFL DAY - Year 5 and 6 students participated in an AFL round robin tournament where they had the opportunity to play football against other schools. Students had a great day participating and showcasing their footy skills.

Year 6

Written by Rohan, Shayna and Sathya from 6 Orange

Literacy: This fortnight, students have been examining- “ The Mischievians”- by William Joyce. They used their skills of note-taking and writing to take notes and efficiently use them to write descriptions and fact files of the Mischievians. After they established an understanding of the story, they used their ideas to make their own Mischievians. They have also increased their word library by closely studying certain words in the book. This has helped them to increase their understanding of English.  

Maths: In Maths, students have been learning about Patterns. In Ben’s Math group, they have focused on coordinates in maps and studying algorithms. . Ann’s math group has been learning how to characterize patterns using algebraic expressions and use function machines. In Scott’s math group, students have been learning about translation, reflection, and rotation. 

Inquiry: Students have been working hard on their Inquiry Media projects. They are the final product of a term of learning about media. We have a large variety of projects, such as stop motion, claymation, animations, flipbooks, and podcasts. Below are some pictures of a few flip books and a newsletter created by students. 

Religion: In Religion, students have chosen a saint to research. Those doing Confirmation have chosen their saint. They learn more about their saint by looking at their work inspired by God, their challenges in life and how they overcame them, and their miracles and life.  It has been presented on a slideshow. They have been working on this for weeks. We are excited to see all the wonderful information they have worked on and this is some of their work.

Special Events: 

The Huddle: 6 Orange and 6 Blue went to The Huddle, in the North Melbourne Football Club. There they had a very fun and entertaining time, filled with fun activities and breaks. Other than also being fun, they learnt about teamwork and STEM. 

Vinnies Food Drive: We have collected many donations for the Vinnies Food Drive in LC4. Next Week there is also a casual clothes day where gold coin donations will be going towards Vinnies and giving to those in the winter months.

Some friendly reminders:

• Monday 30th June - Learning Conversations (1:30 - 5pm)
• Tuesday 1st July - Casual Clothes Day (Gold coin donation) & Learning Conversations (3:30 - 7pm)
• Friday 4th of July- Whole School Assembly 12pm / Students finish school @ 1pm.
• Monday 7th of July- Friday 18th July School Holidays
• Monday 21st July- School Closure Day
• Tuesday 22nd July- Term 3 Begins
• Monday is Subway Day
• Friday is Baker's Son Day
• Please ensure you have signed the ICT user agreement 

• Please ensure you are connected to Class Dojo

   

  *Child safety is at the core of our mission in educating your child/ren and we kindly ask that any photos you see on the Newsletter or Class Dojo are not uploaded to your personal social media. Thank you for your understanding and support.

   

Blessings from the Year 5/6 Team: Alison, Ann, Ben, Beth, Cheryl, Danielle, Elizabeth, Janeen, Jordan, Krystin, Milla, Rita, Scott and Tian.