Classroom News
Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School 
Year 5 News
As we head towards the end of the year, we are excited to share an update on what Grade 5 have been involved in throughout Semester 2. It has been a wonderful semester filled with engaging learning experiences, exciting challenges, and valuable opportunities for students to continue growing both academically and personally as they prepare for their transition into Grade 6.
Grade 5 – Speak with Power!
This term, our Grade 5 students are taking part in a series of Speak with Power sessions with Ron Thomas, held weekly on Fridays.
These engaging sessions focus on developing students’ confidence and communication skills, teaching them how to speak clearly, use their voices effectively and present themselves with confidence in front of an audience.
The program is particularly valuable as students prepare for future leadership speeches, assembly presentations and opportunities to lead school tours. Students are learning skills that will help them communicate professionally, share their ideas effectively and feel more confident when speaking in a range of situations.
Through these sessions, we hope to empower our Grade 5 students to find their voices, embrace leadership opportunities and become confident communicators both at school and beyond. We look forward to seeing their skills and confidence grow throughout the program!
STEM in Year 5: Needs, Wants and Hard Choices!
This term, our Year 5 scientists have been tackling a big question: what happens when there aren’t enough resources to go around? Students have investigated needs and wants, sorted renewable and non-renewable resources, and explored the domino effect that scarcity can have on people, ecosystems and wildlife. They’ve mapped food webs, studied a case study on oil, and thought hard about the choices that lead to a more sustainable future. Next, they will put all that learning into action by designing and building their own board games, complete with resource stacks, event cards and tricky decisions. Then they’ll playtest each other’s creations to see which games lead to cooperation and which end in collapse.
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