Connect: Year 5

We hope you all had a relaxing Mother's Day with family and friends. It was great to see students engaged with loved ones during our open afternoon. 

Important dates

6th May - Mother's Day Stall

7th May - Mother's Day Afternoon Tea

19th May - District Cross Country & Math's Open Afternoon

19th June - Winter Sports

26th June- Last Day of term

Literacy

Our literacy sessions will focus on a class novel Black cockatoo. The novel tracks the journey of an indigenous family, exploring their culture, challenges and family dynamics.  Students will use knowledge of text structure to navigate the text to locate specific information. They will identify the ways different elements of a text contribute to character development and develop informative texts that include headings, ideas grouped into paragraphs that include a topic sentence, and a paragraph with concluding information.

Numeracy

Students will explore the concept of time. They will use their knowledge of 24-hour times and apply it when interpreting timetables, such as travel timetables. The focus is on understanding how to read and apply the information in the timetables, not necessarily on calculating elapsed time or start and finish times of journeys.

Fractions continues to be our focus with students learning to compare and order fractions with related denominators on parallel number lines. Students will undertake a Rich Task that requires them to apply previous knowledge of converting fractions from improper fractions to mixed numbers and ordering fractions with related denominators.

Inquiry

Our inquiry unit this term is Science based and over the coming weeks students will explore animal habitats, features and adaptations.

Well being

In Wellbeing, This term students will explore the topic of Personal and Cultural Strengths and Problem Solving. Students will Participate in the following lessons:

If you would like to know more about the lesson and what is involved, you can find it in the link below by scrolling to page 4 of the contents and then selecting Topic 2 and Topic 4.

Year 5

At Skye Primary School, we value every day of learning and work in partnership with families to support strong attendance, connection and wellbeing for all students.

In Year 5, students are preparing for the transition to senior primary. Regular attendance supports their growing independence and ensures they are well-prepared for new challenges. 

Year 5 Attendance Rate: 89.4%

Krystal and Jenny