From the Year 5 Classroom

Welcome back to Term 2!

Dates for your calendar: 

Friday 8th May … Mother’s Day Liturgy, Morning tea and classroom activities

Thursday 28th May … Cross Country

Monday 1st - Wednesday 3rd June … Year 5 Camp to Ballarat

This week we welcomed Mrs Georgia Mullavey to the Year 5 team. Mrs Mullavey will be with us for 4 weeks, working with 5A while Ms Ackerley completes her final University placement. 

Camp … REMINDER

Camp is fast approaching. Please unsure Camp permission notes have been completed by the end of this week. 

Home Reading reminder

Year 5 students are encouraged to read at home for a minimum of 80 minutes per week. This is to be recorded in their school diary. Diaries are used at school throughout the week, so we ask that rather than taking diaries home, children recorded their reading each morning as part of their daily set up. Diaries will be checked by class teachers each Friday.

Literacy

This week we will finish reading our class novel, Black Cockatoo by Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler. Next week we begin reading its sequel, Dirrarn. The books follow Mia, a young Aboriginal girl from the Kimberley region of Australia, as she navigates cultural identity and personal growth. Black Cockatoo focused on Mia's life in her remote community, while Dirrarn will tell of her experiences at boarding school far from home. Both stories explore the importance of family, culture, and inner strength, with the dirrarn (black cockatoo) serving as Mia's totem and a symbol of her connection to her world.

Maths 

In Maths we have been learning about Fractions ~ focusing on equivalent fractions, placing fractions on a number line and converting improper fractions into mixed numbers. All the Year 5s have set a personal goal, identifying an area of fractions they would like to work on.

Inquiry

Our Inquiry unit to start the term is: Earth, Moon and the Sun. During the unit we will be looking at how Earth’s movements (spinning, tilting, and orbiting) create the patterns of days, nights, and seasons that shape our lives. We will usethe movements of Earth to explain why we have day and night, why the seasons change, andwhy the length of daylight varies across the year.Boys to the BushSome of our Year 5 boys have been fortunate to be included in this year’s Boys to the Bushprogram. It is a chance for them to be free from the distractions in their lives, surrounded by positive influences and give them opportunities to succeed. The program encourages mate ship, resilience and a sense of belonging.

Congratulations to our recent Student of the Week Award winners.

Have a great week!!

Dean, Georgia, Katrina & Lynne 

dcarroll@shyarrawonga.catholic.edu.au

llawless@shyarrawonga.catholic.edu.au