From the Year 5 Classroom

Welcome back to the start of Term Four! We have a number of events happening this term for our Year Five students as they get ready to transition into Year Six. From kinder visits to representative sport, a leadership day, Christmas Concert, an end of year trip to Shepparton plus plenty more. See below for a more detailed list of events and dates. 

We welcome Miss Emma McQueen in 5L for the first three weeks of the term. Mrs. Lawless is on Long Service Leave.

Dates for your Diary/Calendar: 

Week 1:  

• Divisional Aths Wang... Fri 10th Oct... Good luck to Layla, Olive, Lewy, Tom, Stella, Baylee, Tate, Sonny, Charlotte, Stevie, Lenny, Danny, Ethan and Haddie. 
• Woods Point Visit 1... Fri 10th Oct 

Week 2:  

• Kinder Visits begin for the students. 
• Regional Athletics Albury for selected students... Fri Oct 17th  

Week 3: 

• Kinder Visits 
• Fire Carriers/Boat Rock Excursion for some students... Thurs Oct 23rd  
• Regional Basketball for selected students... Fri Oct 24th  

Week 4: 

• Kinder Visits 
• Hot Shots Tennis for selected students... Wed Oct 29th 

Week 5: 

• Pupil Free Day... Mon Nov 3rd  
• Woods Point Visit 2... Fri Nov 7th  

Week 6: 

• Yr 5 Aspire Leadership Day... Mon Nov 10th  
• Kanga 8s Cricket Carnival Vic Park... Tues Nov 11th  

Week 8: 

• Christmas Concert Practice and Performance... Tues 25th –Fri 28th  
• Christmas Concert Performance... Fri Nov 28th 5pm-6:30pm 

Week 10: 

• Transition Day... Tues Dec 9th  
• End of Year Excursion... Shepparton... Fri Dec 12th  

Week 11: 

• End of Year Mass... Mon Dec 16th  
• Final day of term... Tues Dec 17th  

Home Reading 

Year 5 students continue to be encouraged to read at home for a minimum of 80 minutes per week. This is to be recorded in their school diary. Diaries will be checked by class teachers each Friday.  

Literacy 

Our Year 5 students are reading the class novel, The Last Bear by Hannah Gold and focusing on persuasive letters in the next few weeks. 

Maths 

Our Year 5's will be exploring Data Representation and Fractions, Decimals and Percentages in Weeks 1-4.  

Inquiry 

Animal Survival is the focus of our Inquiry unit. 

Religious Education 

The students will be studying a unit about ‘Living as Disciples’. 

We look forward to the final term and your continued support. 

Issy, Lynne, Emma, Danni, Darby & Dean