From the Year 6 Classroom
Hello once again,
The term is quickly passing us by, with lots going on the Yr 6 space.
Literacy
In Literacy, students are in the final pages of their novel study on ‘Once’ by Morris Gleitzman. This powerful and engaging story prompted lots of deep thinking and discussion. The students developed the important skill of note-taking and completed their own information report on Poland. We are about to begin our new novel study ‘Can you see me?’ by Libby Scott and Rebecca Wescott, which explores the life of a 11-year old girl with autism who is navigating the landscape of starting high school.
Maths
In Maths, we’ve just completed the unit on Angles. The students learnt how to identify, measure, and classify angles, as well as creating shapes using angles.
We now begin our next unit on ‘Decimals’, consolidating our earlier learning on and deepening our knowledge of multiplying and dividing whole numbers and fractions.
Inquiry
In Inquiry, we’ve launched our new unit on the systems of government in Australia. We’re exploring how our government works, the roles of different branches, and the importance of democratic values.
We’d like to wish the very best of luck to the students heading to Bundoora tomorrow to compete in the AFL 9’s State Finals – we are so proud of your achievements already!
Don’t forget – Book Week is just around the corner! Our much-anticipated Book Week Parade will take place on Friday, 29th August.
Thank you for your ongoing support – we look forward to another great fortnight ahead!
Reminders
Parent Teacher Interviews are coming up shortly in Week 6. Please make sure you have booked a time via the school booking system to meet with your teacher and celebrate your child's learning journey.
Special Events and Key Dates
Week 5
- Thursday 21st August: State AFL 9’s Bundoora
- Wednesday 22nd August: Winter Sports Day
Week 6
- Friday 29th August: Book Week Parade
Week 7
- Thursday 4th September: Father’s Day Stall
Week 8
- Thursday 11th September: Family Breakfast & R U OK Day?
- Friday 12th September: Athletics Carnival
Week 9
- Tuesday 16th September: Boys to the Bush - Wangaratta
- Wednesday 17th September: State Netball Finals Melbourne
- Thursday 18th September: Excursion to Beechworth
We were also lucky to enjoy a session with Andrew McDonald, the author of the much-loved Real Pigeons series. The students loved his humour, creative ideas, and learning more about the writing process from a real-life author. It was an inspiring experience that left everyone excited about reading and writing!
We’re so proud of the way our Year 6 students continue to show leadership and initiative across all areas of school life. It’s shaping up to be another great term!
Year 6 Teacher
Kate, Xav, Nikki, Lauren and Alisha