Senior School  

你 好 (ni hao)

Thank you to the families who came into our classroom on Wednesday to participate in and observe our senior open morning. Students proudly shared their learning during our novel studies and enjoyed having families involved in the classroom experience.

In Year 3/4 Maths, students have been continuing to strengthen their times table knowledge while learning and applying a range of multiplication strategies. We also worked on multiplication problem-solving tasks, encouraging students to explain their thinking and apply their understanding in different ways.

In English, students have been designing character maps for our novel study, The Sugarcane Kids and the Red Bottomed Boat. They explored how characters have developed throughout the story, including their thoughts, feelings, relationships, and the influences behind their decision making.

In Guided Inquiry, students continued designing their sustainable boats and experimented with digital design through the platform Tinkercad on their devices. Students demonstrated creativity and problem-solving skills as they explored different design features and tested ideas digitally.

3/4 Maths Homework update:

In Grade 3/4, students are currently building fluency with their times tables. To support this learning, optional homework has been provided through Google Classroom for Year 4 students and as printed copies for Year 3 students. These activities include strategies and problems that can be practised at home with families.

While not compulsory, the Year 3/4 teachers strongly encourage students to practise their times tables regularly, as multiplication fluency is an important part of the Mathematics curriculum. 

We recommend around 10 minutes of practise each night throughout the term.

We hope you have had a lovely week. 

Warm regards,

The Senior Team

Nick, Julia, Amanda, Gabby, Jonny, Miss Liu, Roz, Claire, Ciara, Jess and Sam 

Reminders:

• Compass permission for 5/6: Menstural Health and Pelvic Pain Education Session
• Compass Permission for 5/6: City CYC Camp
• Compass Permission for Year 4: GALA Day (Thursday 28/05)
• 3/4s - please bring any recyclable resources that students can use in their sustainable boat design in Guided Inquiry.

Pupil Of The Week

3/4N: Liam M

For using your love of learning when writing a suspenseful and engaging narrative! 

3/4J: Jayden L

For demonstrating creativity and perseverance when designing your character map of Andy from our class novel. Well done Jayden!

3/4A: Nam D

For demonstrating a love of learning when practicing multiplication strategies. 

3/4G: Alex S

For consistently extending yourself in all areas of learning. Well done!

3/4M: Jennifer D

For consistently demonstrating responsibility, kindness, and a wonderful willingness to help in the classroom.

5/6R: Rebekah L

For demonstrating curiosity and a love of learning while exploring changes in Australian society over time and making connections between the past and present. 

5/6JS: Jake C

Demonstrating excellent collaboration and perseverance when calculating percentages of different masses. 

5/6C: Kai-Ern 

For showcasing your creativity and love of learning when writing your free verse poem.

5/6T: Leo L

For showing creativity with designing your poster on whether Australia should go through Federation or not.