Level 5 & 6 Wonga Weekly

🌱LITERACY

In literacy this week, students will be running their own Literature Circles after exploring a new text. Each person in their group will focus on a different role and contribute their responses to their teacher-led discussion group.

In writing, we will be looking at purpose and audience. Students will have opportunities to explore and create pieces of writing for a specific reason and reader. Additionally, we will be expanding our understanding of how a comma is used correctly (would you believe there are eight different uses?!). 

The table below outlines the Language Conventions we will be looking at during our Literacy sessions.

What you can do at home

Help your child to set aside time to read - preferably every night. This will help them build important learning habits. Your child now has access to Reading Eggspress, to help with adding variety to their range of text choices.

🌱MATHS

Students will be continuing to build on their understanding of number patterns and identifying algebraic rules that express these patterns and this will involve solving problems involving BODMAS, missing values and balanced equations. 

What you can do at home

Revising these ideas by completing the Mathletics homework would be the best help this week. Don't forget, students can also access 'My Numeracy' section of Essential Assessment for targeted Mathematics practice.

🌱HOMEWORK

- Mathletics - minimum 1000 points from the work that has been set or 20 minutes, 3 to 4 times a week.

- Reading 20 minutes per night, 4 times a week (Reading Eggspress is available)

- Recording events in their student diaries

- Grade 6s will continue working on their Graduation Memory Book.

📗GRADE 6 MEMORY BOOK

A suggested timeline and high quality examples have been posted to your child's Showbie account under 'Memory Books'. They have been briefed on the expectations and have been encouraged to follow the suggested timeline where possible. We look forward to seeing their completed books in late Term 4.

The first page should be completed for Prep and students should now be working on Grade 2 and have this completed by Sunday 8th September.

GRADE 5 BUDDY BAGS

The second task in creating their Buddy Bag will be to create an activity book. The details of this task will be explained in class and will also be uploaded to Showbie for easy access. High quality examples have been posted to your child's Showbie account under 'Buddy Bags'.

📚PREMIERS' READING CHALLENGE

Remind your child to upload their reading to their Premiers' Reading Challenge account if you would like them to participate in this challenge.

🌿 DATES

🌱Monday 26th August: Pyjama Day in Tribes (all day)

🌱Tuesday 27th August: Vic Champs Netball Finals

🌱Tuesday 27th August: Grade Five Fundraiser for Blue Cross (lead by a small group of our Grade Five students. Please note, fundraiser is only available for Grade 5 students )

🌱Wednesday 28th August: SSS Full Day Rehearsal (selected students)

🌱Friday 30th August: Father’s Day Breakfast from 7:45am - 8:45am

🌱Friday 30th August: Grade Six Leadership Development (all day) 

🌱Friday 18th October - Springtime Soiree (see poster for details) This is our biggest fundraiser for the year and we would love to see you there (finally an event for the parents!).