Level 5 & 6 Wonga Weekly

🔌🔋IPADS

This week, students will be completing a range of assessments which rely on iPads to be brought to school  fully charged everyday. We would greatly appreciate your assistance in helping your child to remember to charge their iPad each night and pop it in their bag each morning. Even if your child's iPad is not fully charged/not charged, please bring it to school anyway.

🤧TISSUES

If possible, we would greatly appreciate any donations of tissues or wipes, as our classroom supplies are dwindling. Thank you! 

🪵CLIFFORD PARK

Our final session at Clifford Park will be held on Monday 24th June. Parents will need to make their own arrangements for transport to and from Clifford Park, we are unable to offer transport through teacher vehicles on this day. 

Students will need a spare change of clothes and old shoes to participate in Challenge Valley. More information will be emailed to you closer to the day.

🌱LITERACY 

In Literacy this week, we are continuing with the texts Black Cockatoo and Us Mob Walawarru as the basis for a novel study.

Grade 6's will be exploring the social and cultural aspects that have arisen in our study of the novel. We will observe how specific attitudes towards culture have changed over time and discussing the norms between different cultural groups.

Grade 5's will be summarising their character's development within the novel by employing specific topic and concluding sentences. This will form a written description that builds on the analysis that students have worked on previously.

In Writing, Grade 6's will be looking at how to correctly include dialogue within the narrative style of writing. Additionally, they will use their knowledge of complex sentences and how the detail in them can be enhanced with specific verbs and correct choice of tense. Grade 5's will continue exploring a range of mentor texts to identify the purpose. These texts will inspire the students to emulate the purpose and writing style in their own pieces.

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.

🌱 NUMERACY

In Numeracy this week, we will continue looking at Data and Statistics by analysing data they have collected previously. Students will make their own judgement and represent this data in graphs and tables.

What you can do at home

Students have access to set multiplication and division questions on Mathletics. Please encourage them to achieve 1000 points each week.

🌱 CBL

In CBL, students will continue working in mixed groups across the level to answer the Challenge 'Promote Wurundjeri culture, now more than ever'.

🌱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

📚PREMIERS' READING CHALLENGE

Your child should have now received an information page and login details which will set them up to participate in the Victorian Premiers' Reading Challenge.  Every child in the school has been registered but participation is optional. If you would like to participate, follow the steps outlined to enter the books read. 

CONCERNS

It is important to let your child’s classroom teacher know of any problems/concerns that your child may share with you about their time at school. Please alert the school (classroom teacher) about the problem as soon as possible, allowing school staff to work through it, rather than trying to solve it yourself or with other parents.

📸LEARNING SNAPSHOTS

Please log on to Showbie, there are a range of completed Learning Snapshots for you to view, discuss and celebrate with your child!

🌿 DATES

🌱 Monday the 17th June - Dental Visit begins

🌱 Monday the 24th June - Final Clifford Park Visit

🌱 Wednesday the 26th June - Curriculum Day

🌱 Thursday the 27th June - Open Afternoon from 2pm

🌱 Friday the 28th June - Final Day of Term, Early Dismissal at 2:20pm