Year Six 

Spotlight on Learning

Dear Families,

Term 3 continued its positive start, filled with meaningful learning and engaging new challenges for our Year 6 students. Students have also begun training for upcoming interschool sports competitions, showing great enthusiasm.

This week we learnt about...

Religious Education Focus:

Students continued their learning about the Eucharist, exploring the connections between Passover, the Last Supper, and the Eucharist. They also reflected on a passage from the Book of Zechariah, which will be shared during the upcoming Assumption Mass.

Congratulations to the students in our community who will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation in the coming weeks. We celebrate this important step in their faith journey. Below is a list of the students and the saints they have chosen as their Confirmation names: 

Jackie – St Joan of Arc

Ty – St Thomas

Lilly – St Margaret of England

Emma – Mary Mackillop

Zoee – St Cecilia

Martha – St Elizabeth

Shenali – St Agatha

Brayden – St Michael the Archangel

Alabeka – Mother Mary

Dylan H – St Peter

Matteo – Archangel Gabriel

Ryan – St Sebastian

Ashley – St Francis of Assisi

Kelvin – St Francis of Assisi

Xavier – St Francis Xavier

Ashton – St Michael

Kaelan – St Nicholas

Ryder – St Christopher

Paul – St Joan of Arc

Julinka – St Cecilia of Rome

Hermione – St Monica

Athena – St Therese

Leo – St Joseph

Aleeah – St Sofia

Nathan - St Thomas

English Focus: 

Reading:  

We continued reading our class novel Once by Morris Gleitzman. This week, Felix rescues a girl named Zelda from a burning house and takes her with him on his journey to find his parents. As they travel together, Felix learns that Zelda’s family supported the Nazis, though she doesn’t understand the truth. Along the way, the children face growing danger, and Felix begins to see the harsh reality of the war, losing some of his innocence.

Writing:  

In Writing, students continued to develop their skills in using relative clauses, nominalisation, and note-taking. They began planning and drafting the body paragraphs of their information reports on Poland, with a focus on its location and significant landmarks.

Mathematics Focus: 

In Mathematics, students began exploring decimals, focusing on multiplying and dividing decimals and whole numbers by powers of 10. They also investigated how the associative property can support efficient problem-solving when working with decimals.

Integrated Studies Focus:

In Integrated Studies, students continued to learn to recognise and celebrate their personal strengths and the qualities that make them unique.

Auslan Learning Focus

In Auslan, students learned family-related signs, including my family, mum, mummy, mother, dad, daddy, father, sister, brother, stepbrother, and stepsister.

SEL Learning Focus:

This week, students continued their learning about gender norms and stereotypes and explored examples of inclusive language. They applied this understanding through class discussions and group activities, reflecting on how language can be used to promote respect and equality.

Kind regards,

The Year 6 Team

Key Dates

PUPIL FREE DAY - Monday, 11 August

Feast of the Assumption - Years 5 and 6 attending Mass - Friday, 15 August

District Athletics Day at Casey Fields -Friday, 22 August

Elephant Ed Workshops - Year 6 -Wednesday, 27 August

Favourite Sports Team Dress Up - Friday, 19 September

Contact Us

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bethlehem@cranbourneeast.catholic.edu.au  OR