Dear Parents,

Welcome to Term Two! We are looking forward to another busy and exciting Term in Year Six.

Sport

Well done to all of our Summer Interschool Sports teams who competed admirably throughout the competition. A special mention to the Boys' Volleyball team, who are our undefeated, District Champions!

The Winter Interschool Sports Competition will commence on Friday 5th of May. All students have been placed in a sport of their preference out of Netball, AFL, Soccer, T-Ball, Hockey, Handball and Lawn Bowls. On Tuesday 24th April the House Cross Country competition will be run at school from 9am until 11am. Qualifying students will then go on to compete at the District Cross Country. Students and parents will be notified if they qualified.

Year Six Camp - Canberra

All the Year Six students deserve a huge congratulations for their wonderful efforts on camp last term. The students represented Black Rock Primary superbly, asking an array of fantastic questions, listening intently, and excitedly participating in all activities. A highlight for the kids was definitely the hands-on excitement of Questacon. I think we can all agree it was a jam-packed camp and well worth the drive.

Curriculum

Academically, our education focus is on English and Mathematics. We are guided by the Victorian Curriculum in delivering curriculum requirements. Multiplication and division, fractions and decimals and statistics and probability will be the main areas covered in Maths during Term Two. Whilst in English, students will continue to look at a specific Word Study focus each week. They will use VCOP writing techniques and focus on persuasive writing and debating, as well as our CAFÉ reading approaches.

Inquiry

This term our inquiry focus will be on Science. Students will be studying ‘Earth’s Place in Space’, and provided with opportunities for them to explore how the patterns in the sky relate to days, months and years. They will gain an understanding of how observation and models can be used to shape ideas, and how understandings are developed through hands-on activities and student-planned investigations. They also investigate the elements of our Solar System and Earth's position within it.

Homework

In Term Two, students will complete a 'Scientists and Inventors' home investigation. It is expected that students will be working towards completing this throughout the term. They will also be assigned their usual weekly tasks including Big Writes, Spelling, Maths and Speaking and Listening. These tasks are due each Friday.

Dates for the Diary

- ANZAC Day Service: Tuesday 24th April

- House Cross Country: Tuesday 24th April

- Sandringham S.C. ‘Amazing Race’: Thursday 26th April

- Winter Interschool Sports begins: Friday 4th May

- District Cross Country: Thursday 10th May

- Assessment Weeks: 14-25th May

- Queen’s Birthday (Public Holiday): Monday 11th June

- Last Day of Term 2:30 Dismissal: Friday 29th June

Year 6 Newsletter

Issue 2 · 26 Apr 2018

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