Level 5 & 6 Wonga Weekly

🌿 READING AND VIEWING

In Literature Circles this week, students will be continuing to focus on the experiences of the characters and how this has shaped who they are and how they react to challenges. To support our CBL focus, they will also be reading about the concept of 'liveability' and the factors which influence this. 

🪴What you can do at home: 

Make sure your child is up to date with their weekly reading for their Literature Circle novel. Ask them to describe the main characters and the main events which have impacted them. 

🌿 WRITING  

Students are continuing to use a variety of ways to generate ideas and foster an enjoyment of writing. This will include using digital tools to create a setting to inspire a creative writing piece. Students will continue to engage with workshops by author Tristan Bancks, who shares some of his techniques and strategies which he uses to inspire his writing. 

🪴What you can do at home: 

Have a discussion with your child about stories and characters that you love and why you love them. Ask your child to share some of the ways in which they have been inspired to write in their class this week. 

🌿 SPELLING AND GRAMMAR

🌱 Students will be investigating the different letter combinations which create the 'sh' sound (eg. shark, mansion, session, station, machine, deficient, sugar)

🌿 MATHS

🌱 Students will continue to investigate the concept of division. Their understanding of division will assist them to solve problems related to percentage of and off. 

🪴What you can do at home: 

Help your child to find real world examples of percentage (eg. shopping sales). Mathletics is also a fantastic resource to support your child's learning in this area. 

🌿 CBL

🌱 Our Big Idea for Term Three is 'Diversity'.

🪴Our Essential Question is:

🌏 How can I become a mindful global citizen? 

🪴Our Guiding Questions are:

🌏 How do people, places and cultures differ across the world? 

🌏 How does geographical location impact on culture? 

🌏 How does appreciating other cultures contribute to a connected global community?  

🌏 How has diversity of First Nations peoples enhanced our community?

🌱 Students will complete their biome diorama to showcase their of different georgaphical environments. They will then relate this knowledge to explore the effect an environment might have on the culture and liveability of that area. 

🌿 WELLBEING

🌱 Friendology: Students are continuing to learn about the powerful influence of friends and how to maintain healthy friendship groups.

🌱 Respectful Relationships: Students are learning to solve commonly occurring problems using 'problem solving panels' and will develop skills on how to provide advice. 

🌿 HOMEWORK

In addition to reading four times a week for at least 20 minutes, Mathletics and 'What you can do at home' recommendations above, this term:

🌱 Grade 5: Students have received their second 'Buddy Bag' task. Please support your child in working towards completing this. 

🌱 Grade 6: Students have been given information to begin work on their 'Memory Book'. You should have received an email with information and a timeline. This information is also here: 

🌿DATES AND REMINDERS

🌱  Please ensure your child comes to school everyday with their iPad fully charged. We use these devices daily to assist with their learning so it is important that students are prepared.

🌱 Tuesday 29th August: Adolescent Health Session #2

🌱 Thursday 31st August: District Athletics (selected students)

🌱 Friday 8th September: Hooptime (selected students)