Year 5/6

Year 5/6 Cluster News

Year 6 Graduation:We would like to share a photo gallery of the graduating class on graduation night. We need 2 photos of your child to show how they have grown up into the students we know today. Please include a baby photo and first day of school photo. These photos can be emailed to Jade Fielke (fielke.jade@goldengrove.sa.edu.au) by the end of Term 3. This will allow us to get them into a variety of formats to celebrate our wonderful Year 6s.  We are finalising details for the Graduation Dinner at Dimples, Tea Tree Gully Golf Course on Wednesday, November 25th. This is a wonderful night to honour and share with our Year 6 families! More information will be available early next term.

HOME INQUIRY: 

Reading: Aim for 20 minutes minimum reading per night. We encourage students to read aloud, either to themselves or a parent.  

Mathematics: Continuing to develop their recall of multiplication facts, with the goal of building automatic recall of multiplication facts up to 10 × 10.

Reader’s Workshop:

We are continuing our novel study of Hatchet, which connects closely with our Unit of Inquiry, Sharing the Planet.

Mathematics:

Students have moved from measuring angles to being able to accurately draw angles.

Inquiry:

Over the past two weeks, students have been engaging in our How We Express Ourselves unit, which will culminate in our Exhibition/Celebration of Learning. Students have chosen an area of interest and are now developing deep conceptual questions about their area of focus. These questions will guide their research and support them in exploring their chosen issue more deeply, building knowledge and understanding as they continue their learning journey.

Books week- book swap:

Students/families are invited to donate pre-loved books in good condition ASAP.

More information about this event can be found on the main page of this newsletter.

Dates of upcoming events

Book Week Parade and Community Breakfast – Week 6 – Tuesday 25 August
Student Free Day – Week 7 – 4 September
Year 5 Celebration of Learning – Week 9 - Thursday 17 September – 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Year 6 Exhibition Evening – Week 10 - Tuesday 22 September – 6:00 – 7:30pm

More information about these dates and events will be shared in the weeks prior.

School Calendar:   

https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/calendar/  

Blessings for the week ahead,

The 5/6 Team

Luke Napier    napier.luke@goldengrove.sa.edu.au 

Jade Fielke

 fielke.jade@goldengrove.sa.edu.au

Rachel Saunders saunders.rachel@goldengrove.sa.edu.au