News from 5/6

All things Light

The 5/6 cohort have been investigating light in literacy and inquiry over the last few weeks. We have investigated how light travels, why we see colour and what is refraction. We have made a peek box using torches and shadow puppets, and we are just in the process of constructing periscopes with mirrors. So far the 5/6's have been engaged and busy experimenting with different ways we can experience light. 

Mathematics

Over the last three weeks, both of the 5/6 classes have been delving into the wonderful but tricky world of fractions. Some examples of the things they have been learning are equivalent fractions, converting mixed numbers to improper fractions and adding and subtracting fractions with both like and related denominators. All 5/6s have worked hard and have persisted with some difficult concepts to come out the other side of an intensive dive into this topic. You have all shown great persistence and determination to achieve success with this.