Year Five News

Term 4 in Grade 5 

Welcome to Term Four! We have a jam-packed and exciting final term ahead of us. We have our camp to Kangaroobie in Week 3, Diversity Dash in Week 4, not to mention our Through School Transition Day in Week 10. We will be able to provide you with more information about these events closer to the dates.

Literacy

Our literacy focus continues to be on the planning, drafting, and editing of writing, as well as the development and strengthening of various reading comprehension strategies through fiction and non-fiction texts. During Term 4, students will:

• Explore the Voice and Ideas trait through our Author Study and Poetry unit
• Build on their knowledge of sentence and paragraph structures through explicit teaching using strategies from The Writing Revolution
• Engage in reading activities through oral reading 
• Discuss and record their scientific knowledge about the physical science of light
• Create brochures and write books for the current Grade 6 students
• Continue expanding their knowledge of vocabulary and spelling through Daily Review

Numeracy

The areas that will be covered this term are:

• Comparing, ordering and converting fractions
• Long and short division strategies
• Constructing, measuring and recognising angles and shapes
• Data
• Branching algorithms
• Coding

Units of Work 

Our Units of work, ‘Puberty’ and ‘Light Shows’, come under the topics of Health & PE and Physical Science. Students will develop an understanding of the following concepts:

Health & PE: 

• What puberty is and the expected physical and emotional changes 
• Investigate resources to manage changes and transitions associated with puberty
• Research and identify age-appropriate text and web-based resources to enhance understanding of changes associated with puberty

Physical Science:

• Classify materials as transparent, opaque or translucent, based on the extent to which light passes through them or is absorbed
• Explore the use of mirrors to demonstrate the reflection of light
• Observe the refraction of light at the surfaces of different transparent materials, for example, when light travels from air to water or air to glass
• Recognise that the colour of an object depends on the properties of the object and the colour of the light source

Homework

We will continue to encourage student voice in their weekly choice of reading activity. Students are expected to:

• Read for 30 minutes, 5 times per week
• Record this in your weekly reading log 
• Complete weekly research project on leadership
• Complete at least 2x maths tasks in My Numeracy per week (or more if you want to practise)
• Record the name of the maths task and screenshot

Wellbeing

Students are continuing to develop their ability to ensure they are Ready to Learn, helping them approach each day with focus and a positive mindset. While some are still getting used to the routine, the morning structure is providing a valuable opportunity for them to settle in and prepare for the day ahead. With consistent practice, they're gaining confidence in starting their days calmly and purposefully.

In our Respectful Relationships lessons, students will be looking at:

• Gender Norms and Stereotypes  
• Positive Gender Relationships 

• Consent and Body Safety

   

If you would like further information about Respectful Relationships, please see the Department of Education Website.

Intra-school Sport 

Weekly intra-school sports will continue for our Grade 5 students and they will have the opportunity to participate in bat tennis, newcombe, cricket and basketball.

If you have any questions or would like to contact your child’s teacher, you can do so via Compass.

Dan, Tim, Helena and Lauren

Grade 5 Team