From the 5/6 Classrooms

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This Fortnight in Literacy and Integrated Studies

By Matilda 6SB

We are now at a stage where we are combining our learning about the elements of poetry with social justice issues facing our community. Students are currently in the planning stage of their SLAM poems, focusing on a social justice issue of their choice.

This Fortnight in Numeracy

By Daniel S. and Ethan 6SB

Over the past few weeks, Grade 6 students have been exploring angles. These angle types include complementary angles, supplementary angles, and vertically opposite angles. We have also been reviewing acute, right, obtuse, straight and reflex angles. We have been challenged to apply our knowledge to identify the measure of unknown angles. Did you know that the angles in a triangle always add up to 180 degrees?

The Grade 5 students have been focusing on decimals, percentages, and fractions. Students have enjoyed learning and revisiting some of these concepts and can’t wait to learn more.

Centre for Higher Education Studies (CHES)

By Eleanor 6SB

On Tuesday 19th of August, a number of high ability students from Grade 5 and 6 participated in a focus group with CHES (Centre for Higher Education Studies). It focused on talking about the different ways that we learn best. First, they asked us to fill out a quick questionnaire. Then they asked us to reflect on the following questions:

What does it mean to be high ability?
How would a person with high ability act?
Why is our favourite subject our favourite subject?
Why is our least favourite subject our least favourite subject?

This was a great opportunity for us to share our voice in regard to our experience of learning.

Staff then participated in a Professional Learning session with a member from CHES after school. Thank you, Mrs. Ballot, for facilitating this.

Balwyn High Visit

By Zavier 6SC

On Thursday August 21st, Year 6 students boarded a bus. Why? To visit Balwyn High School, where students were able to experience a taste of High School life. The visit started with former BPPS students giving a speech about the differences between High School and Primary School and sharing some tips to get prepared. Students then watched a video - ‘A Day is the Life of a Year 7 Student’. Students were then able to witness over 2,000 students move from one class to the next. Some even met some old friends along the way! Then the students split up, with one grouping participating in a Science class about electricity, while the other went on a scavenger hunt. Then groups then swapped activities before finishing the trip with a visit to the canteen. Overall, the students enjoyed the trip, but have mixed feelings about starting High School. I personally can’t wait for it!

Leadership

Our Whole School Dress Up Parade was such a fun way to end Book Week! Thank you to the Library and Language Pillar and members of the Admin Pillar who helped organise the event. Thank you also to our Librarian, May, for organising another great Book Week, and to the Grade 6 students who made bookmarks as prizes for best dressed.

Thank you to the Wellbeing Pillar who continue to do a wonderful job supporting our Junior School students - it was great to see our Wellbeing Pillar walking with and cheering on our Junior School students during the Book Week Parade.

Thank you to the Arts Pillar for organising the drawing competition - winners will be announced at Assembly.

The Environment Pillar are doing a great job working with Mrs. Ballot to facilitate nature play during recess and lunch play.

This Fortnight in Keen Green Team

Thursday August 21st was an extra special KGT, with Mark Lumley, our Koorie Education Support Officer, attending. Mark opened the session with a moving welcome to country and was then able to join in and learn about the fabulous things that are happening during KGT.

Upcoming events

Some upcoming events in the next two weeks include:

District Athletics: Wednesday September 3rd (good luck to all attending!)
Grade 6 Group Photo: Thursday September 11th
JSC Members Group Photo: Thursday September 11th
Whole School Photo: Thursday September 11th
Whole School Tem 3 Expo: Friday September 12th