Year 5 News
Reading
This fortnight in Reading, students have been exploring the key features of fiction and non-fiction texts. They have been identifying differences such as text structure, language features, and purpose, and using this knowledge to better understand a range of texts.
Alongside this, students have been preparing for NAPLAN by practising important skills such as skimming and scanning for information, locating key details, and answering a variety of comprehension questions. They have also completed practice quizzes and had the opportunity to work through real NAPLAN-style questions to build confidence and familiarity with the test format.
“Skimming is reading a few words of every sentence and scanning is reading for detail in the sentence” - Josiah 5A
“There was lots of time to do NAPLAN.” Paul 5B
“I like reading fiction books.” - Blaze 5C
“I like reading books that have fun facts in them.” - Ayman 5C
Writing
This fortnight, the Year 5 cohort has been focusing on narrative writing. Students explored the key elements of a narrative, including characters, setting, problem, and resolution. They practised planning their ideas using story structures before beginning to draft their own narratives.
Throughout the writing process, students also focused on using correct grammar, punctuation, and a variety of sentence structures, including simple, compound, and complex sentences, to make their stories more engaging. It has been wonderful to see the Year 5 cohort developing their creativity and confidence as writers while bringing their ideas to life.
“We planned our settings and characters for our stories” - Gursirat 5A
“The main character in my story was a girl who had a pet wolf.” Elisa 5B
“I’m writing about students who are actually secret agents.” - Ali 5C
“I enjoyed NAPLAN because we had a lot of time to work on it.” - Marina 5C
Maths
In Maths over the past fortnight, the Year 5’s have continued their learning about decimals. The students have focused on what decimals look like on a number line and how number lines help us organise numbers. The students have also explored adding decimal values and the skills they need to use to correctly do this. As a cohort, we have also practiced a variety of different skills in preparation for NAPLAN.
“Decimals is a bit challenging, but using a number line helped me understand” - Jobe 5A
“In Maths, we are adding decimals.” - Ela 5C
Inquiry
In Inquiry this fortnight, the Year 5’s have been continuing their learning about Federation, focusing on key figures and events that led up to Federation. The students chose a key figure from the federation and researched information about them and how they contributed to our country. The Grade 5’s also learnt about the Indigenous peoples and communities that were affected by federation. They researched the different language and community groups that made up our country before colonisers arrived in Australia.
“John Quick was born in 1852 and was key figure during Federation” - Lorenzo 5A
“In 1881, Henry Parkes proposed a Federation” Hassen 5A
“We learned about the Aboriginal names for the different states.” Berk 5B
“ I researched Alfred Deakin who was the first Prime Minister.” Caleb 5B
Social and Emotional Learning
This fortnight in Social and Emotional Learning, the Year 5 cohort has been exploring the importance of making positive choices. Through discussions and activities, they learned how their decisions can affect themselves and others, and how different choices can lead to different consequences.
Students reflected on strategies to help them make thoughtful and responsible decisions in a variety of situations. This learning is also connected to the school values of kindness, responsibility, and resilience, encouraging students to consider how their choices can contribute to a positive and supportive school community.
“I can make positive choices!” - Aida 5C
AUSLAN
This fortnight, the Year 5 cohort continued their learning in AUSLAN, with a focus on transportation. Students learned and practised signs for different modes of transport and developed their confidence in communicating through sign language. They also explored the importance of clear communication and how AUSLAN supports inclusion within the community.
It has been wonderful to see students enthusiastically practising their new vocabulary and showing resilience as they learned new signs,such as, scooter, bus and train, and kindness as they supported one another in their learning.
Special Event - International Women’s Day.
During this fortnight, the Year 5 cohort recognised International Women’s Day and reflected on the achievements and contributions of women in their lives and communities. As part of this learning, students wrote cards of appreciation to inspirational women who have made a positive impact on them.
This activity encouraged students to show gratitude and recognise the qualities of kindness, responsibility, and resilience that these women demonstrate. It was a meaningful opportunity for the Year 5 cohort to celebrate positive role models and express appreciation for the important women in their lives.
“It was really fun making a card for International Women’s Day. In my card I have lots of green colours because my mum loves the colour green” - Aysha 5A
“I wrote a card in Arabic for my grandmother.” - Marina 5C
Athletics Day
This fortnight, the Year 5 cohort proudly participated in Athletics Day. Students demonstrated excellent sportsmanship as they competed in a variety of events, cheering each other on and giving their best effort throughout the day.
They showed the school values of kindness by encouraging their peers, responsibility by following event expectations, and resilience by trying their best and persevering in each activity. It was wonderful to see the Year 5 students representing their cohort with such positive attitudes and team spirit.
“My favourite thing was the long jump and also my second favourite was shot put” - Hassen 5A
“My favourite sport is shot put and discuss. It was hard and heavy” - Rafaeel 5A