Connect: Year 6

Hello All Year 6 Families and welcome to the last Connect for Term 2!  

Firstly, thank you for your attendance at Parent Teacher Interviews on Monday.  It was so nice to catch up and discuss the progress that your amazing children have been making.

It was great to see all the enthusiastic young sportspeople at the Lightning Premiership on Friday of last week with all of the Skye Primary teams playing the games in the spirit that they should be played.  A particular congratulations must go to the 6B Girls Netball team who managed to win their Premiership!

We hope that you are able to navigate the two week holidays with your children and please click on the links for ideas on what to do.

School holidays events and activities - What's On Melbourne

School Holiday Activities In Frankston City - Frankston City Council

We hope everyone has a safe and happy break. See you again in Term 3.

Cheers from the 6A, 6B and 5/6C Teams 

Key Dates:

Grade 5 Camp ................................15th - 17th July

Green and Gold Day .....................26th July

Curriculum Day ..............................2nd August

Free Dress Day ...............................9th August

Upcoming Learning

Literacy

In literacy, students will delve into the world of figurative language, exploring simile, metaphor, personification, and onomatopoeia. They will continue to develop their comprehension and fluency skills through tasks centred around the class novel "RUNT". 

In writing, students will focus on crafting informative reports, learning to structure and organize their thoughts, and then plan, draft, and publish their own reports.

Numeracy

In numeracy, students will consolidate their understanding of addition and subtraction of decimals. They will be explicitly taught how to represent reminders as fractions and decimals when completing division problems. Students will investigate a range of strategies to assist them in solving multiplication problems. They will continue to be involved in problem solving activities where they will be required to demonstrate persistence and resilience to achieve success.

Inquiry

In Inquiry we are wrapping up the story of Modern Australia with our focus on the push and pull factors that affect immigration.  The waves of immigration from the Gold Rush in the 1850’s to Post World War II, the students have investigated the many different cultures and societies that call Australia home and make our wonderful country a truly multicultural society.

Wellbeing

In well-being students will complete a range of activities aimed to assist students to: *Analyse the impact of peer and adult actions in maintaining or changing contemporary gender norms.

*Develop an awareness of the impact of gender norms on the attitudes and behaviours of those entering adolescence.

*Identify the standards and associated actions that underpin respectful gender relations.