Connect: Year 5

Key dates - Year 5

• Years 5/6 Hoop Time - Thursday 6th June
• Kings Birthday Public Holiday - Monday 10th June
• Winter Lightning Prem - Friday 21st June
• Parent / Teacher Interviews (Pupil Free Day) - Monday 24th June
• House Gymnastics Challenge - Thursday 27th June
• Last day of Term 2, 2:30 pm Finish - Friday 28th June

The Next Fortnight of Learning

Literacy

Over the next two weeks in Literacy students will begin to create their information reports on a chosen topic. Specifically they are learning to use the 'Single Paragraph Outline' as a way to structure their texts. Students are learning to use topic sentences correctly and paraphrase information they have researched. We will also have a focus moving forward on using text features (sub-headings, headings, captions, diagrams) to assist them with answering comprehension questions.

Maths

Over the next two weeks students will investigate number patterns and algebra. This will involve students learning to describe, continue and create number patterns involving whole numbers and decimal numbers resulting from addition and subtraction.    

Students will explore Chance & Probability in the coming weeks. They will play games that involve chance and decide if the rules are fair or unfair, expressing the likelihood of an event occurring as a fraction or percentage. Lastly they will use branching to show all possible outcomes when conducting chance experiments or playing a game. 

Inquiry

This term in Inquiry students will learn about the values of Australian democracy and the key features of the electoral process. They will learn about the responsibilities of the three levels of government, the Stolen Generations and the fight for equal rights in Australia. Over the next two weeks students will be working in groups to plan, rehearse and conduct debates to simulate the process of decision making that occurs in parliament. Ma

Wellbeing

As part of our Wellbeing learning students will explore character strengths in further detail in the coming weeks. Students will use their knowledge of character strengths to discuss and problem solve challenging real life situations in a collaborative setting. They will suggest which strengths could help in certain scenarios and role play their solutions to classmates. 

Reminders

Please remember to return medical forms for Sovereign Hill Camp to your classroom teacher as soon as possible and give consent for your child to attend when you pay using the QKR app. We need to confirm our numbers with Sovereign Hill in the next two weeks. If your child will not be attending camp can you let their teacher know asap. 

Celebration of Learning

Constructing 3D Objects - Angry Birds

Family Open Maths Afternoon

5B Kitchen Garden