Year 5/6

Year 5/6 Cluster News

Graduation Dinner is at Dimples, Tea Tree Gully Golf Course on Wednesday, November 25th. This is a wonderful night to honour and share with our Year 6 families! Please ensure that you follow the instructions on the invitation (given to students) to be able to book your seat and order your meals.  

Connected Schools Athletics: 

Please be aware that Connected Schools Athletics is next Wednesday, for those who have been chosen to represent the school.  

HOME INQUIRY:  

Reading: Aim for 20 minutes minimum reading per night. We encourage students to read aloud, either to themselves or a parent.   

Mathematics: Continuing to develop their recall of multiplication facts, with the goal of building automatic recall of multiplication facts up to 10 × 10. 

Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop:  

Students are studying the techniques of historical narratives and identifying techniques used by different authors. This week they will begin writing a short historical narrative based on the book ‘The ANZAC puppy’. Next week they will begin researching in preparation for starting their summative historical narrative. 

Mathematics:   

Students have continued the unit on algebra using the systematic approach of BEDMAS. They will tackle problems which include brackets, exponents, division, multiplication, addition and subtraction.  

Inquiry:  

Students have started exploring the people and ideas that led to Australian Federation. Next week, they will begin their assessment task on migration and Federation.  

Reminders:   

Hats – As the UV steadily increases it is important that students bring their hat every day.  Please check with your child to see if they have a hat 

Reminders:   

• Pupil Free Day, Friday 13th November, Week 5.   

Dates of upcoming important dates 

More information about these dates and events will be shared in the weeks prior. 

School Calendar:    

https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/calendar/   

Blessings for the week ahead, 

The 5/6 Team 

Luke Napier    napier.luke@goldengrove.sa.edu.au  

Jade Fielke

 fielke.jade@goldengrove.sa.edu.au 

Rachel Saunders saunders.rachel@goldengrove.sa.edu.au