Bethlehem Community

Dear Families, 

Welcome back to Term 4! 

Our Year 6 students are settling back into school routines, reconnecting with friends and bringing plenty of enthusiasm to their learning. Excitement is building as they begin their final term of primary school, with much to look forward to in the weeks ahead. We look forward to supporting them as they embrace new challenges, celebrate their achievements and make lasting memories together.

Just a friendly reminder that students are expected to wear hats at both recess and lunch for the remainder of the Year. Please ensure it has your child's name on it so we can return it to them if it's lost. 

We would like to welcome Ms Gracie back to St Thomas and to the Year 6 community for the remainder of the year. Ms Gracie is replacing Ms Karam on a Tuesday in 6E. We wish Ms Karam well as she prepares for her new baby's arrival. 

In Week 3, we will welcome author Adam Wallace to our school community to share all things books and writing! Students can pre-purchase Adam’s books and have them personally signed during his visit. To place an order, please scan the QR code or visit https://www.lamontauthors.com.au/buy-authors-book/ . We can’t wait for this fun and inspiring visit!

Learning For Next Term:

Religious Education: One event, different perspectives. Students will explore how different Gospel writers describe the same event, such as Jesus feeding the crowd. By reading the accounts side by side and highlighting similarities and differences, they will consider what each writer helps readers understand about Jesus. Students will then write a short response explaining the main message one Gospel writer wants readers to notice, using examples from the passage to support their thinking.

English: Next week in English, students will continue developing their reading fluency through Reader’s Theatre, focusing on fluent expression, collaboration and effective teamwork strategies. We will continue reading Can You See Me?, building our vocabulary and comprehension as we read.

In Writing, students will explore connectives, conditional and relative clauses, and complex sentences to strengthen their sentence structure. Students will also continue their persuasive letter, taking notes for Body Paragraph 2, organising these ideas into a plan, and using their plan to write a structured paragraph.

Mathematics: Next week in Mathematics, Grade 6 students will continue developing their understanding of decimals and percentages. Students will apply their learning to real-life scenarios, such as shopping discounts, and learn strategies for calculating percentage discounts using multiples of 10.

Performing Arts: For the term, students will continue refining and rehearsing their Graduation and Carols Performance. They will focus on performing with accuracy, timing and expression as they work towards a confident and polished final performance.

Auslan: In Auslan, students will learn the signs used to show different pets/animals and then use a SASS depicting sign to describe them. 

Social & Emotional Learning: Next week in SEL, Students will explore what makes a healthy and respectful friendship, including qualities such as kindness, trust, honesty, fairness, communication and respect. Through discussion and scenarios, students will consider how to navigate disagreements respectfully, communicate effectively and treat others with dignity, even when opinions differ.

What you can do to help your child at home

• Encourage your child to read for at least 20 minutes each day and discuss the characters, events and themes in their book.

   

  Important Classroom Reminders:

• Fidget Toys - We kindly ask that students do not bring fidget toys to school unless their use is a planned adjustment in consultation with Allied Health Professionals. Students who bring fidget toys without an approved adjustment will be asked to place them in their school bag for the remainder of the day to take home. We appreciate your support in encouraging your child to leave fidget toys at home.

• Please ensure that you are labelling all your child's belongings.
• 'No hat, no play' expectations are in place for Term 4.

Important Dates to Remember:

• Monday, 19th October - Elephant Ed and Book Author Incursion
• Wednesday, 21st October - ASPA Education Incursion
• Thursday, 29th October - First Aid Training Incursion
• Monday, 2nd and Tuesday, 3rd November - Melbourne Cup Weekend. No Staff or Students On Site. 
• Wednesday, 4th November - Attending Mass
• Monday, 16th November - Visit to St Peter's from 9 am to 1:30 pm
• Monday, 30th November - Final excursion 
• Tuesday, 1st December- Graduation Rehearsal, Carol Practice, and Carols Night 
• Wednesday, 9th December - Graduation Rehearsal and Year 6 Graduation (5 pm to 7 pm)
• Thursday, 10th December - Final day of school for Year 6 students, Graduation Lunch and handing out of Graduation Bears

Enjoy your weekend,

The Bethlehem Team

Contact Us @Bethlehem

bethlehem@cranbourneeast.catholic.edu.au (all teachers) or