Year 5 News

Reading

In Reading, Year 5 students have started their novel study on Beowulf. Students have revisited the familiar comprehension strategies they will use when completing their novel study. These include retrieval, predicting, inferencing, summarising, visualising, making connections, comparing and contrasting and identifying new vocabulary. Students started their novel study by exploring the front cover and answering questions about who, what, when, where and why to make predictions about the story. Throughout the first couple of chapters, Year 5 students started building their vocabulary and answered inference based questions about the text, including Hrothgar’s appearance, the construction of Heorot and why characters acted as they did.

‘I love it!’ - Ian 5A

‘I like it because I like Vikings.’ - Jax 5A

“In Reading, we were reading Beowulf and answering comprehension questions.” - Brody 5B

“Beowulf is my favourite character because he is not afraid to stand up to Grendal.” - Mahrosh 5B

“My favourite chapter so far is chapter 5 because Beowulf told everyone his story about how he defeated 9 sea monsters.” - Artaaz 5C

‘I enjoyed understanding the story.” - Ivan 5D

Writing

This fortnight in Writing, Year 5 students have been exploring different sentence types and using them to improve their writing. Students learnt about simple, compound and complex sentences. Simple sentences express one complete idea, compound sentences include two main clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, so, or, for, yet, nor) and complex sentences contain a main clause and a subordinate clause joined by a subordinate conjunction (because, although, if, while, when). Students practised identifying each sentence type, explaining them and writing their own examples.

‘I think that they are useful when you're writing a narrative, you can use them a lot’ - Mara 5A

5B Student Voice + Pictures

“A compound sentence includes two main clauses and one conjunction.” - Hriday 5C

“A simple sentence always has one subject and one verb.” - Aishani 5C

“I enjoyed learning about the different types of sentences.” - Holly D 5D

Maths

In Maths, Year 5 students have begun their new unit on Volume and Capacity. Students explored the concept of capacity, learning how to measure liquid in millilitres (mL) and litres (L) and understanding which unit is the most appropriate for different containers. They practised converting between millilitres and litres and developed strategies for estimating capacity. Year 5 students participated in hands-on activities as a cohort, where they had to use jugs and cups to estimate and measure the actual capacity of different containers.

“It was fun because we got to fill up water containers. It was 50 litres.’ - Aaron and Ryder 5A

“In Maths, we measured a container. My group estimated 6.7L. The capacity was 6.8L.” - Yousif 5B

“It was fun to work with my group and all of the Year 5 students.” - Osanda 5B

“It was a fun lesson as we got to use water to measure how much a container can hold.” - Chelsy 5C

“It was fun working together with our teams.” - Jobe 5C

“I liked measuring how much liquid is in a container.” - Mohamed 5C

“It was pretty fun working outside on capacity with all the Year 5’s.” - Zach 5D

“I enjoyed working with my group on the Capacity activity.” - Ivan 5D

Inquiry

Over the past two weeks in Inquiry, Year 5 students have explored the difference between rules and laws. Students discussed how rules can vary depending on who makes and enforces them, such as schools or homes, while laws are official regulations that apply to everyone in the community, like driving within the speed limit. They had the opportunity to talk about who enforces rules and laws, the consequences for breaking them and why they are necessary. They applied their knowledge to scenarios including school behaviour, bedtime, littering and road safety.

“A law is when you are not meant to text or use a phone while driving and a rule is when parents rules inside a house, like don’t do stuff without your parents permission.” - Melissa 5A

“A rule that we have at school is that we must wear our full school uniform.” - Katrina 5B

“One law that we have in Australia is no speeding.” - Mahrosh 5B

“The consequences for breaking a law are: fines, court time and community service.” - Emmerson and Maddy 5C

“I enjoyed learning about rules and laws because now I can tell the difference.” - Aleisha 5C

“I have enjoyed learning more about our rules and laws. This helps me understand the outside world.” - Devrim 5D

Auslan

In Auslan, Year 5 students have been learning and practising signs for zoo animals. Students focused on a wide range of zoo animals, including lion, koala, giraffe and platypus. They practised describing animals using numbers and descriptive signs, for example, “I can see 6 brown smooth snakes”. Students also explored WH questions to ask and answer simple questions in Auslan, such as who, what, when, where, why and how.

“My favourite sign is giraffe” - Marcus 5A

“My favourite fruit sign that we learnt was mango.” - Artaaz 5C

“My favourite animal sign that we learnt this week was monkey.” - Quinn 5C

“We learnt about Zoo animals this week.” - Jhavier 5D

Social and Emotional Learning

This fortnight in SEL, Year 5 students have been learning about healthy eating. Students have explored the five main food groups, the benefits of a balanced diet and the importance of eating nutritious meals to maintain their energy, especially during warmer weather. They discussed examples of healthy lunches and identified why certain foods are important for their growth and well-being.

Year 5 students have also started to prepare their leadership applications. Students explored the structure of the student leader application, reviewed role descriptions and brainstormed ideas to include in their letters.

“You should eat food from all the food groups” - Aaron 5A

“You should eat 5 fruits and vegetables” - Jax 5A

“Grains have iron.” - Oscar 5B

“Grains are important for keeping you energised.” - Ronan 5C

“I am learning to understand what each food group gives us.” - Lianora 5D

Special Event

PGL Campaspe Downs Day Camp - Last Friday, the Year 5 cohort had the exciting opportunity to attend a Day Camp at PGL Campaspe Downs. Students had the best day developing their independence, resilience and social confidence. They enjoyed three main activities during the day: The Giant Swing, Archery and Laser Tag. These activities assisted students with building their skills in communication, problem solving and collaboration. It was such a great day learning new skills and having fun. Take a look at the photos below to see what the Year 5 cohort got up to on this day!