Level 6: Connect

Dear parents and guardians,

We were so very proud of your children's achievements at the end of Semester 1. We hope that you had a fantastic break and that the students are ready for a very exciting and busy term ahead.

A gentle reminder that students must wear appropriate footwear to school. Crocs are not considered part of the uniform and pose a safety risk to students. 

Please remind your child to bring a charged laptop to school every day, ready for learning.

Important Dates:

Term 3

Thursday 8th August - Queen Victoria Markets Excursion

Friday 9th August - Australian Maths Challenge

Monday 12th August - Curriculum Day

Tuesday 13th August - 'i sea, i care' Rivers excursion - Sustainability Ambassadors

Wednesday 14th - Friday 16th August - Camp Rumbug

Thursday 22nd August - Book Parade

Wednesday 28th August - Aspire Leadership Workshop

Thursday 2nd September - Sustainability Festival - Sustainability Ambassadors

Thursday 12th September - Market Day and SEPS Idol

Wednesday 18th September - Write A Book in a Day

Thursday 19th September - Footy Day

Term 4

Wednesday 23rd October - Art Show

Friday 29th November - Curriculum Day

Tuesday 10th December - State School Transition Day

Wednesday 11th December - Graduation Fun Morning, Graduation Night

Friday 13th December - Beach Swimming

Monday 16th December - Level 6 Final Assembly

Camp Rumbug

Camp Rumbug is an outstanding camp where lots of fun, learning, action and excitement will be assured- all in a very safe, picturesque environment. The camp utilises adventure activities to build confidence, a sense of responsibility, independence, organisation and teamwork. Activities may include: flying fox, giant swing, archery and team building activities. The accommodation is bunk rooms, in a lodge.

Market Day

Market Day is always a highlight for Level 6 and is much anticipated by the entire school community. It is a series of stalls that the students run from the start of recess until just before lunch eating time. The stalls are a mixture of food, drinks and activities. In the afternoon we run the finals for our talent show, SEPS Idol. This is a great opportunity for the students to learn enterprising behaviours, collaboration, responsibility, and problem solving. 

Tomorrow's Leaders for Sustainability

25 of our students are involved in Tomorrow's Leaders for Sustainability (TLfS).  

This is an award-winning program which is being tailored to our school context and curriculum. Our facilitator, Alex Hoffman from the Port Phillip Eco Centre, will work with this wonderful group of students over this term. The children will develop leadership skills through the creation of a sustainability action plan. The direction of the plan will be determined by the students. This program is fully funded by Bayside City Council.  We look forward to working with these children to create an action plan for a sustainability initiative in our community.

Literacy 

For the first four weeks of this term, the students are delving into the art of debating and mastering the conduct of formal debates. They are honing their skills in persuading an audience through both verbal and non-verbal communication. To illustrate effective persuasive speech, we used the renowned activist Greta Thunberg as a model. Next week, the students will showcase their abilities by hosting a debate in preparation for the Brighton Secondary debating competition. We are looking forward to witnessing the students' performances.

In addition to debating, we continue to build reading fluency through partnered reading. Their cooperative behaviour and mutual respect during these sessions has been commendable. Spelling Mastery and the Syntax Project (our Grammar approach) will also continue weekly, enhancing the students' grasp of spelling rules, grammar, and punctuation.

Finally, we are thrilled to reintroduce Book Club. Each week, students engage in activities aligned with reading strategies. Over the past two weeks, they have completed 'summariser' and 'character analysis' activities, which encourage reflection and build reading comprehension.

Maths

This fortnight we have focused on Order of Operations, Data and Time. The students have used opportunities to analyse data sets, create their own surveys & graphs, and interpret their findings. We have used looked at PTV Journey Planner and Google Maps to plan the running schedule for our upcoming excursion to the Queen Victoria Market, using 24-hour time.

Looking to the fortnight ahead, we will be working on statistical literacy. Students will have opportunities to enhance their skills in reading, analysing, and interpreting statistics. 

Kitchen/ Garden Program

Our Level 6 students are fortunate to have cooking and gardening with Mr Marco this Semester. Last week, 6A & 6B whipped up a stir fry storm.

Buddies

Our Level 6 & Level 1 Buddy program will continue this term with lunch together each Monday and an activity each fortnight. This term our focus is wellbeing, with sharing and games as the focus.

Homework 

•  If you would like your child to complete work at home, you can complete the following: 

Reading - it is important that students read most nights. 20 minutes before bed is the ideal reading routine. Students can complete a character analysis of the characters they have read. 

Maths - there are revision sheets available in the Homework folder on Teams - General/Term 3/Homework/Optional Work.  Students are encouraged to complete the Problem of the Week in this newsletter or go to the Problem-Solving folder on Teams.

Many thanks, 

Year 6 Team