Year Five - Spotlight on Learning
Dear Families,
What a wonderful week we have had of learning. The students are finishing off reading the class novel Tom Appleby - Convict Boy. They have thoroughly enjoyed learning about the convicts and their early life in Australia. It's worth a read for parents if you get the chance!
This week is BOOK WEEK and we are looking forward to our dress up on Friday!!
This weeks learning;
Mathematics: Students will looking at data in various forms related to the Paralympics.
English: Book Week activities. Students will be reading a selection of the Short Listed books and delving into the amazing stories. Which one will win the award? The students next class novel will begin in Week 7. We start reading Kensuke's Kingdom by the same author as our Term 1 novel War Horse.
Religious Education: Children will be having a Guest Speaker from this year’s Confirmation Candidates to discuss how we are enabled to live out our faith in action.
SEL: Students will be describing the kinds of gender-based violence boys and girls may witness, experience or perpetrate, in and around the school such as hair pulling, name calling and exclusion. The aim is to support students in understanding how this happens and what they can do to help themselves and others. Students will talk about the types of gender-based violence that boys and girls might see, experience, or do at school. The goal is to help students understand why this happens and how they can support themselves and others.
Integrated Studies: Students will begin to explore how to make music with their voice but with no singing. They will be exposed to 'beatboxing' and how it is used to create music.
Auslan: Students will be learning the following signs;
| Today is hot. |
| I know. I wonder if tomorrow will be hot. Do you know? |
| I don't know. |
| Do you know where my book is? |
| No. I don't have it. |
| Don't worry. I remember. |
| This week | |
|---|---|
| Monday 19th of August | Media Arts - All classes |
| Tuesday 20th of August | All grades have a Specialist class (STSS). |
| Wednesday 21st of August | 5B wear Sports Uniform |
| Thursday 22nd of August | Student Free Day - OSHC is available |
| Friday 23rd of August | BOOK WEEK - Dress up and Parade 9am |
Reminders:
- Please send your child to school with fruit for brain food.
- Contact the School office or notify us through the SIMON EVERYWHERE App when your child is absent.
- Students are expected to be reading at a minimum 4 times a week for 15-20 minutes. They should be able to discuss with you what they have read. They need to ensure they are filling in their reading log on Google Classroom.
- Multiplication tables are important for our students to know quickly - practise, practise, practise!
- Book Week is coming up on FRIDAY with the theme 'Reading is Magic'. On Friday 23rd August we will be having our Book Week dress up and parade. Start getting those costumes ready! We cant wait to see all the wonderful costumes. Staff have been working hard on their outfits.
IMPORTANT DATES
- Thursday 22nd August - STUDENT FREE DAY (OSHC is available to book)
- Friday 23rd August - Book Week Parade
- Thursday 29th - August Father's Day Celebration - *please note date change
- Friday 20th September - Favourite Sports Team Dress up day & Last day of Term 3
BOOK WEEK QUIZ QUESTION
Can you guess the name of the book using the clues below?
CONTACT STAFF DETAILS
5A Miss Esha Blake eblake@cranbourneeast.catholic.edu.au
5B Mrs Lyndal Mihic lmihic@cranbourneeast.catholic.edu.au
5C Mrs Christine Bellert cbellert@cranbourneeast.catholic.edu.au
5D Mr Brennan Burke bburke@cranbourneeast.catholic.edu.au
CLL & class teacher Mrs Alison Gracie agracie@cranbourneeast.catholic.edu.au