Year 6 Report

Literacy

In Literacy, students will explore short stories. They will be immersed in mystery texts and learn to identify the various features such as descriptive language and foreshadowing. Students will continue to follow the 5 stages of writing while exploring their imagination to create their very own mystery stories. These mystery stories will include a crime, clues, alibis and character motivation. Students will work on building suspense and tension throughout their mystery stories. In Reading, students will go on to explore a range of skills such as visualising, text connections, synthesising, inferring, analysing and critiquing.

Numeracy

In Numeracy the students will continue to develop their fraction and decimal knowledge. This unit will be explored through the link of money, length and time. Students will be working on making equivalent fraction families, simplifying fractions by dividing and adding and subtracting like and unlike fractions. Later in the term, students will also explore data, probability and algebra concepts.   

Inquiry

During Inquiry in Semester 1, students are continuing to explore the difference between needs and wants while identifying influences on consumer choices. They have begun working hard in groups to consider strategies that can be used to help make informed personal consumer and financial choices. Students will begin to use their new knowledge to plan a market stall towards the end of this term!

Reminders

Thursday 9th May: "Education Week" Maths survivor Night

Monday 17th May: Sorry Day

Friday 7th June: Professional Practice Day - no school

Monday 19th June: Kings Birthday - Public Holiday

Monday 24th - Friday 28th June: NAIDOC Week

Wednesday 26th June - Thursday 27th June: Parent Teacher Interviews

Friday 28th June: PJ and Movie Day (last day of Term 2), early finish 2.30p.m.

Grade 6 Team

Mikala Hunter 6A, Danica Lay 6B & Tiana Elia 6C