Year Five - Spotlight on Learning
Dear Families,
This week an email was sent out regarding the information we have on our Year 5 camp at the moment. Please find this information at the bottom of our learning page for your reference.
It was wonderful to see students dressed in their favourite sports team colours today - from AFL colours, netball teams, basketball teams and soccer teams.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our families for your continued support of your children, participating in school special events, Masses and helping your children in their learning throughout this term. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday break, keeping safe and hopefully enjoying the warmer weather.
We’ll see you all in Term 4, Monday 7th October - remember that Term 4 is a SunSmart term, so don’t forget school hats.
Next term we are learning:
Mathematics: Students will revise number and place value concepts for consolidation.
English: Students will continue reading the class novel, Kensuke's Kingdom, while focusing on persuasive writing and sentence construction.
Religious Education: Students will begin looking at Catholic Social Teachings.
SEL: Students will continue their work on Respectful Relationships and look at help seeking in response to gender based violence.
Integrated Studies: Students are beginning to explore Fractured Fairytales and will start preparing for their own performance at the end of this term.
Auslan: We start the unit by learning the signs for colours and some every day objects such as a pen.
Term 4 | |
|---|---|
| Monday 7th of October | Media Arts - All classes |
| Tuesday 8th of October | All grades have a Specialist class (STSS). |
| Wednesday 9th of October | 5B wear Sports Uniform |
| Thursday 10th of October | 5C wear Sports Uniform |
| Friday 11th of October | 5D wear Sports Uniform. |
IMPORTANT DATES
- Monday 7th October - First Day Term 4
- Thursday 5th & Friday 6th December - Rumbug Camp
September 2024 Camp Information Year 5.
| Title of excursion/camp: | Grade 5 Camp Rumbug |
| Educational purpose of the program: | Students will be developing their Personal and Social capabilities. They will also be engaging in a range of learning experiences related to Health & Physical Education. |
| Details of supervising staff: | Teachers in charge will be Esha Blake & Kate Dourley. Attending teachers will include; Lyndal Mihic, Christine Bellert, Brennan Burke & Peta Overbury. ESO support will be provided by Christian Leggas, Alanah Musco, Zac Gulavin, Emile Grimwood. |
| Costs: | There are no additional costs for this camp. |
| Name and contact details of the 24-hour school emergency contact: | School staff will be able to be contacted throughout the camp. A phone number will be published in the permission form. |
| Departure details: | Depart School (basketball court)8am (TBC) Thursday 5th December on the basketball court. |
| Return details: | Return to school (basketball court)4.30pm (TBC) Friday 6th December at school. |
| Distance from expert medical care: | South Gippsland Hospital, 83-87 Station Road, Foster. (13 kilometres for camp - 14 minutes). Ph: 0356 839777. |
| Accommodation arrangements: | Students will be spending the night atRumbug Camp: 90 Dollar -Woorarra West Road, Foster North. |
| Travel arrangements: | Students will be transported to and from the camp via Ventura (TBC) Charter bus. |
| Activities: | Whilst at camp students will take part in a variety of activities provided by the camp such as: Archery, Canoeing, Flying Fox, Giant Swing, Building a giant catapult, Low Rope Course, Mud Run, Orienteering, Possum Glider, Raft Building, Team Challenges and trust exercises. The camp provides the activities list 1-2 weeks before the camp that we are able to do at the time. When we leave camp we are currently hoping to organise a Water Safety activity on Friday afternoon, including Lifeguards, at either Inverloch or Venus Bay beach (Subject to availability & confirmation) |
| Dietary Requirements: | Please update your child’s dietary requirements on PAM/SIMON everywhere. Students will need to bring their snack and lunch for the first day. All meals will be provided by the Rumbug Camp. Parents will be invited to share dietary requirements directly with the camp kitchen closer to the camp date. |
| Medical Requirements: | Please update your child’s medical requirements on PAM/SIMON everywhere. Prior to the camp, a medical permission form will be provided to all children to authorise medication distribution. This will include hayfever and minor pain medication such as panadol or nurofen. This will need to be signed by parents and will include time and dosage of medication. |
- An Itinerary and ‘What to bring’ list will be provided closer to camp, when we are able to confirm the activities the children will undertake (after approval from our governing body).
- Permission forms will be sent via Pam/Simon Everywhere 4-6 weeks prior to the camp. This timeline may differ as we gain approval for the activity and undertake risk assessment documentation from our governing body (DOSCEL).
- If you have concerns about your child attending camp, please contact your child’s class teacher as soon as possible so that we can assist all children to have a successful camp experience. These concerns may include, for example, dietary or eating concerns, bedwetting, sleep walking, unsettled sleep or needs for a night light. We will have a meeting to ensure your child's needs are met.
- If your child is not permitted to attend the activity, parents will be expected to have their child at home. No home based learning will be supplied as this will be provided at the camp.
Students were proactive in learning about the Sacramental Church and the Sacrament of Service. By joining 'action' groups, they have started putting this knowledge into practice. Below is a poster from one group advertising the pop-up blood bank located in Cranbourne. Please drop by and donate. Every drop counts.
