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5/6 Newsletter

Fun things in the pipeline…

We have a very exciting term ahead in Year 5/6! In the coming weeks, students are preparing to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, a special milestone in their faith journey. We are also looking forward to our school camp in Week 10 at Coffs Coast Adventure Centre, which promises to be a wonderful time of learning, adventure and friendship. In addition, the class will begin early preparations for our end-of-year performance — always a highlight of the school calendar. It’s shaping up to be a busy but rewarding term full of learning, growth, and memorable experiences.

Maths - Division

In Mathematics, 5/6 students are learning about division. They are developing strategies to solve division problems efficiently, including using written methods, mental strategies, and digital tools. Students are exploring the relationship between division and multiplication, working with remainders, and applying their skills to real-life problem-solving situations. This helps build a strong foundation for understanding fractions, decimals, and more complex number work.

Tips for parents:

Use Farm and Outdoor Examples: Incorporate division into everyday rural activities:
Gardening and Farming: Have your child help divide seeds into rows for planting or distribute harvested vegetables equally into baskets, emphasising remainders.
Livestock Management: Ask them to calculate how many animals can be placed in each pen, showing how remainders work when some animals don't fit evenly.
Cooking and Baking: Use recipes to divide ingredients for baking, such as cutting a pie into slices and determining how many slices each person gets.
Use tangible objects and drawings to make division concepts clear:
Manipulatives: Use farm-related items like grains, pebbles, or small tools to model division problems and illustrate remainders.
Drawings and Diagrams: Encourage drawing diagrams (e.g., grouping objects or making arrays) to represent division problems visually. Sketch out fields or garden plots to show how items can be divided.
Graph Paper: Use graph paper to help create organised and accurate models of division, such as dividing a plot of land into sections.

English - Fake News!

In English, students have recently finished a unit on Fake News. Students have been involved in the analysis of authorial choices that can impact the authority of a text. With their newfound skills, students were then required to write their own newspaper articles.

Please see an article below written by Kiara Robinson entitled ‘Penguins Strike Back!’ What do you think? Real or fake news?

Penguins Strike Back!

Is the end of humanity coming?

Written by Hugh Mann

In an unexpected turn of events a penguin uprising has occurred in the coastal streets of Penguin. Locals are now fleeing the scene. Is this just a one-off event, or the start of something more serious?

Scientist Amanda Hope has researched this issue and has determined that it was our fault. Due to toxic chemicals that have altered their brains, the penguins decided that they had enough. On the 16th of August at approximately 5:19 pm the first of many penguins have raided seafood shops in search of their natural food. Catherine Smith, the owner of the raided shops, has said that the store lost hundreds of dollars due to these terrorising penguins.

When the statue marking the city's 200th anniversary was installed, thousands of locals gathered to see it for the first time. Now, many years later, the truth has been uncovered skeletons of 5 different penguins were found inside. It’s truly been an unsuccessful land invasion.

Within the last 24 hours the number of penguins has only increased. At least 30 new members of this invasion have arrived to cause more chaos. Worried mother, Timothy Kayy said that her child (Jaks’lynn Kayy) was attacked by one of these newcomers. Other reports say that these new penguins are more aggressive and territorial so the people have been warned to stay away from them at all costs.

So if you encounter these penguins call 1343800 Penguin and we’ll respond within 5 minutes.

Spanish - Meg Languages

This term, our Year 5/6 students are continuing their Spanish lessons via Zoom with their teacher, Katherin, who is based in Colombia. Learning another language at this stage not only develops important communication skills but also strengthens memory, problem-solving and creativity. Just as importantly, the students are being introduced to South American culture, giving them a deeper appreciation of the world beyond their own community. These experiences are helping them to build global connections and develop the skills needed to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world. It is incredible to see the students growing in confidence and thriving in these lessons.

This week we learned how to count to 10 in Spanish.

1 – uno (one)

2 – dos (two)

3 – tres (three)

4 – cuatro (four)

5 – cinco (five)

6 – seis (six)

7 – siete (seven)

8 – ocho (eight)

9 – nueve (nine)

10 – diez (ten)