Teaching and Learning

Over the past two weeks, we have shared how our teachers have been working with Dr Ange Rogers to deepen their understanding of the Instructional Hierarchy and the key fluency expectations at each year level. We have explored how students move from Acquisition to Fluency. We have also provided families with simple ways to support fluency at home for Prep–Year 4 students.

This week, we are excited to share the key fluency expectations for our our Year 5 and 6 students, along with practical activities families can use to support learning at home.

Year 5: Percentage–Decimal–Fraction Links

The Year 5 non‑negotiable is developing strong fluency in recognising that fractions, decimals and percentages represent the same value in different forms. Students need to be able to move between these representations quickly and confidently.

A simple daily activity you can do at home is to use common percentages and ask your child to give the matching fraction and decimal:

For example, you might say one of the percentages while driving to school or during breakfast and ask your child to respond with the equivalent fraction and decimal.

Our goal is quick recall within 3 seconds, so frequent, short bursts of practice are ideal.

Year 6: Number Lines

The Year 6 non‑negotiable is developing a strong understanding of number lines, particularly placing fractions such as halves, thirds and quarters accurately on the same line. This helps students in building number sense.

Ways to support this at home include:

Drawing a number line from 0 to 1 and asking your child to mark

½, ⅓, ⅔, ¼, ¾

Asking your child to explain why they placed each fraction where they did
Using real-life contexts—measuring ingredients, dividing food, or comparing lengths

The aim is for students to see fractions as meaningful quantities, not just symbols on a page.

Danielle Phillips

Teaching and Learning Leader