Classroom News
Grade 5 & 6
Term 4, Week 2
Blackburn Primary School
The 5/6 teaching team is excited to be back for our final term of the year. We hope you all had an amazing break and are ready and rested for Term 4.
Literacy:
For Reading the students will continue to establish and work towards their reading goals set during conferences. The students have choice and agency in the texts that they choose to read and in the way they demonstrate their comprehension.
In Writing the students will be taught explicitly how to narrow down their writing ideas, along with a focus on figurative language and word choice.
Students will continue to follow the writing process working towards developing their writing skills independently. They are supported to set goals and evaluate their writing through regular teacher conferences. We are continuing to see students complete published pieces for their Writers Gift, creating individual and unique pieces and we look forward to these being shared with you at the end of the year.
Numeracy:
In Numeracy we are continuing to develop fluency with number facts through online, partner and group games.
Our focus topics and concepts this term are:
Number – Continuation of Fractions, decimals, and percentages
Measurement and Geometry – Volume and Capacity
Statistics and Probability - Chance
Integrated:
Our unit for Term 4 is based around economics. We have started the term exploring financial maths and budgets. We are using our knowledge of budgets and money to plan, pitch and calculate costs for putting together a business run by the students, for their upcoming market stalls.
Our Grade 5 students will then move on to complete a Leadership Unit, which prepares all Grade 5 students for the responsibilities of moving into Grade 6 and their final year of Primary School. Our Grade 6 students will spend time preparing for graduation.
Diary Reminders:
Friday 27 Oct - Grade 5 Musical Performance at Assembly
Friday 3rd November - Grade 6 & Choir Musical Performance at assembly
Monday 6th November – Student Free Day
Tuesday 7th November – Melbourne Cup Day (Student Free Day)
Thursday 9th November – Market Stalls
Tuesday 14th November – Evening of Music
Wednesday 22 November – Band Recruitment Night
Friday 24th November – Step Up #1
Wednesday 29th November – Year 6 and Foundation Melb Zoo Excursion
Friday 1st December – Step Up #2
Tuesday 5th December - Grade 6 Graduation evening
Friday 8th December – Step Up #3
Tuesday 13th of December – Meet the Teacher
Tuesday 19th December – Last day of term for students
Wednesday 20th December – Curriculum Day
The 5/6 Team