Year 6

Welcome back!

We trust you had a delightful school break and are geared up for a fresh start in the New Year! Our students are brimming with excitement and eagerly anticipating the array of additional activities and leadership roles that await them.

Buddies

The Year 6 students were extremely excited to meet their Foundation buddies last week. The buddies can play together at recess and lunch  and on certain days throughout the year. This can be beneficial for the Foundation students at the beginning of the year, as the Year 6s provide a friendly and known face out in the yard. The buddies will also continue to do a variety of activities throughout the year. 

Inquiry

As we dive into Term One, our 5/6 students will be embarking on an enriching journey through our history inquiry unit titled "The History of Melbourne". Throughout this unit, we will delve into various facets, including the colonisation of Melbourne, a chronological exploration of major historical events, the pivotal roles played by significant figures in Melbourne's colonisation, and the impact colonisation had on First Nations people.

Literacy and Numeracy 

As always, key literacy and numeracy concepts will be embedded throughout our Inquiry. In Mathematics, this includes a focus on number and place value. The unit will encompass both whole and decimal numbers, and the four operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Towards the end of Term 1 we will apply these skills to the various units of measurement. 

In Literacy, the priority will be establishing the Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop processes, structures and protocols in our classrooms. Students will revisit the use of Reader’s Notebooks to track thinking while actively reading, and the daily use of a Writer’s Notebook to ignite creativity, individuality, and voice and choice in writing. We will focus on the narrative and persuasive genres and learn about the 6+1 traits. Described as “the fuel that stokes the engine of writing”, the 6+1 traits are the key components for how to compose, revise, and assess all types of writing. The traits are Voice, Ideas, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Organisation, Conventions, and Presentation.

Parent 'Meet and Greet' Meetings

Parent teacher ‘Meet and Greet’ meetings will be in person and scheduled for the 24th and 25th of February. Please see Compass to book a time. 

Important Dates

Tuesday 24th February - 'Meet and Greet' Meetings

Wednesday 25th February - 'Meet and Greet' Meetings

Monday 2nd March - District Swimming

Monday 9th March - Labour Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 24th March - School Photos

Friday 20th March – Lightning Premiership

Thursday 2nd April - End of Term 1

Term 2 Week 2 - Year 5 and 6 School Camp 

(keep an eye out for more information on camp shortly!)