Level Six
English
This term in Literacy, our Year 6 students have been exploring The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan, comparing the picture book with its film adaptation. Students have investigated how visual and sound elements, including colour, lighting, camera angles, music and sound effects, are used to create meaning, establish mood and influence the audience's understanding. We also explored key themes such as belonging, individuality, acceptance and the importance of noticing those who may feel overlooked. To demonstrate their understanding, students planned and wrote comparative essays, analysing the similarities and differences between the book and film and explaining how different techniques communicate ideas to the audience.
Maths
This term, Level Six students have been developing their understanding of statistics and data. They explored different types of data, including categorical and numerical data, and investigated how to select appropriate graphs to represent information clearly and effectively. Students collected data, imported it into digital spreadsheets and learnt how to use formulas and create graphs to analyse and compare results.
Throughout the unit, students also considered how data is collected and presented, discussing the advantages of digital tools when working with large data sets. They explored how sample size and bias can influence the reliability of findings and developed their ability to critically evaluate data and the conclusions drawn from it. Through these investigations, students have strengthened their skills in interpreting information, making evidence based decisions and communicating their mathematical thinking.
Theme
What do Bill Gates (Microsoft), Melanie Perkins (Canva) and Janine Allis (Boost Juice) all have in common? They are entrepreneurs! Our final unit for 2026 is Economics. Students have been eagerly learning about needs and wants, resources, the concept of work, and the purpose of taxes. We encourage you to discuss with your child the work that you do - both paid and unpaid. Chat to them about your family budget and how you make purchasing decisions. In the coming weeks we will learn about the common traits of entrepreneurs, and the steps we can take to keep our money safe.
Buddies
Our Grade 6 students soaked up the sunshine this week during some wonderful quality time with their Prep buddies for our Spring Scavenger Hunt. Armed with checklist sheets and plenty of enthusiasm, the pairs headed out onto the school oval to explore.
The outdoor activity doubled as a brilliant literacy lesson, helping students improve their knowledge of adjectives. The senior students guided their Prep buddies to find items that matched specific descriptive words on their sheets. The eagle-eyed duos had a fantastic time ticking off their findings, from spotting chirping birds in the trees to hunting for green clovers. Some extra-curious pairs even gently dug down to find wriggly worms beneath the soil! It was wonderful to see our oldest students guiding our youngest learners and sharing the joy of outdoor discovery.
Dance
Last week, the Level six students were very excited to perform their two dances in front of their families. After two weeks of practicing with Tyrone, they were confident and knew all of the choreography by heart. The main dance we performed will also be the student's graduation dance, so we will keep practising every week until the 10th of December!
Graduation preparations
Pages are being thoughtfully created, graphics sourced from all around, and photos carefully sifted through, all in order to produce our annual graduation book. This tradition has been a part of our graduation preparation for many years now and is a great keepsake for families.
Each student will receive a copy of this book at the graduation evening!
