Grade 6

Reminders And Dates For Grade 6 Students

11th October - District Cricket (Selected Students)

23rd October - Geelong Cup Public Holiday

4th November - Curriculum Day

25th - 27th November - Grade 6 Camp

10th December - Statewide Transition Day

13th December - House Sports Day

17th December Grade 6 Graduation - 6pm (Students at school at 4:45pm)

18th December Celebration Day - Adventure Park - 18th of December

19th December Final Assembly 9am

20th December Last Day, finish 1:30pm

LITERACY:

Reading:  

Students will be looking at the text features of non-fiction texts, they will be comparing and contrasting between different features and analyising which features are more impactful for the reader. Students will have time each day for independent reading, where they will choose a good fit book to read and then discuss each day different aspects of their chosen book, discussion character development, inferences, predictions etc. 

Writing: 

Students will begin the term with an exploration of informative writing. After engaging with a variety of readings and videos that highlight pressing global issues, they will select a topic that resonates with their passions for in-depth research. Through this process, they will examine their chosen problem, explore potential solutions, and present their findings in a published information report.

Speaking and Listening: 

Students will be working on their final project for Grade 6, which will be a biography of their time at primary school.

NUMERACY:

To commence Term 4 in Numeracy, the students will be consolidating their understanding of mass and capacity, area, surface area and volume (Measurement and Geometry) and percentages and fractions (Number and Algebra) and looking at how we can apply these skills to solve real world problems including product design, pricing and budgeting and financial problems. As teachers, we have been completing professional learning about the role of short and long-term memory and information retrieval practices and we are looking forward to incorporating these skills into our Numeracy lessons through daily reviews. 

INQUIRY OVERVIEW: 

Students will be exploring the legacy they will leave as they embark on their high school journey, through writing a biography students will explore the impacts they have already had during their time at BHPS, and look to the future as they transition to high school and beyond. 

SPECIALISTS:

Physical Education: 

To begin Term Four, students will build cardiovascular fitness, balance and coordination, whilst also continuing to develop cooperative and team work skills, through Jump Rope.

Students will also have an opportunity to link movement sequences though dance (Folk).

Art: . 

In the early weeks of this term, students will focus on printmaking, alongside learning about key artists from the mid to late twentieth century, including Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Bridget Riley.

S.T.E.M:

The focus in STEM this term is experiments. Students will then be learning to write up their own experiments, hypothesise and record their findings. They will conduct a variety of different experiments, make predictions using their prior knowledge and learn about conducting fair tests.

Global Studies: 

In Global Studies this term, students are exploring the rich culture of the Wadawurrung people. They’ll learn about the Wadawurrung language, traditional stories, and cultural practices. Students will also discover the nation’s unique technologies, such as tools and sustainable ways of living. This learning promotes respect for Indigenous heritage and deepens students' understanding of Australia’s First Nations.

School Wide Positive Behaviour & Wellbeing: 

Over the next four weeks grade 6 students will be focussing on respect through following explicit expectations set in our year level and classrooms.