Year Five 

Spotlight on Learning

Dear Bethany Families,

We have reached the end of Term 3, it has gone by very quickly! The students have had a busy nine weeks full of learning and fun, and so have the teachers.

On Sunday, the first of the first communion masses took place.  Congratulations to those students.  This Sunday at 2pm, a few more of our students will complete their first communion.  We congratulate them in advance!  Congratulations to all of the students who completed their first Holy Communion. 

This week we finished our community novel "Thomas Appleby, Convict Boy", and completed writing an information report about Farming In Australia. We also used cartesian planes to plot coordinates and create shapes. It was reflection time in Religion, and the students considered what they had learned about their journey through life with God. Health and Social Emotional Learning concluded with the students reviewing the important parts of their lives which have shaped their personality, and encouraging others by sharing "Characteristics that make you a good friend". In Auslan, the students shared their skills in signing animal characteristics including the name of the animal, its colour, and how it moves or acts.    

Thank you for all of your support throughout the term.

Next term we are learning about...

Religious Education Focus:

Next term will be Advent and Mission Month.

English Focus:

We will have a new community novel "The Last Bear" and the students will focus upon narrative writing.

Mathematics Focus:

At the beginning of next term the students will further develop their ability to work with fractions and decimals, but will also learn how to calculate percentages. 

Integrated Studies Focus:

Next term the students will consider the importance of interacting positively with others. 

SEL Focus:

The students will be learning about the importance of positive gender relations.

Auslan Learning Focus:

Next term we will learn more signs for animals that we might find in a zoo, and in the sea.

Reminders

Reminder for ALL families to complete the activity permission and the dietary requirements Google Forms for camp, these are important for the students to be able to participate in the horse riding and canoeing activities.

Students must return to school with their School Hat on the first day of Term 4.  "No Hat, No Play".

Important Dates

• Monday 6th October - First Day of Term 4.
• Tuesday 21st October Drama Tool Box Incursion- Body Investigator
• Monday 3rd November - School Closure Day.

• Tuesday 4th November - Melbourne Cup Public Holiday.

   

Village OSHC 

Did you know we have an onsite before and after school program? They also offer school holiday programs for working families. Find out more here.

Contact Us 

bethany@cranbourneeast.catholic.edu.au  OR

Kind regards,

Steve Clarke, on behalf of the Bethany Community