YEAR 6

FROM THE CLASSROOM

It has been wonderful seeing our smiling students after a two-week break. This week in Reading sessions, our Year 6 students have explored vocabulary, summarising, and main idea through student friendly news articles. In Writing, students were introduced to our new Talk for  Write unit ‘The Ice Forest’, which focuses on setting. In Maths, students explored fractions, notably identifying and representing fractions on a number line. During Inquiry, students began their Term 2 unit on Government and Democracy, exploring community rules and responsibilities and democracy. 

WELLBEING UPDATE

As part of the Health Curriculum, our Year 6 classes will cover a discussion of puberty and changing male and female bodies in class during weeks 6 & 7 of Term 2. Learning modules will cover topics including hormones, hygiene, growing bodies and boundaries – all as part of understanding puberty and the changing teenage body.

Below is a brief outline of the program contents that will be delivered to the students: 

Part One: Hormones & Hygiene

Learn about the male and female anatomy, establishing good personal hygiene habits, the role of hormones in puberty and the emotional changes that come with puberty.

Part Two: Bodies & Boundaries

How the male and female body changes during puberty, menstruation and period management, understanding consent, personal boundaries and respectful relationships.

The lessons will include specific information relating to menstrual products and all female students will be offered a range of free product samples and information to help them understand the menstrual cycle and different ways to manage their periods.

As part of these lessons, we like parents to be actively involved by discussing with their child, the changes that occur with puberty and adolescence.

Please contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions about the lesson details, or would like some guidance in discussing this topic with your children.

YEAR 7 TRANSITION

This week, we will be sending home Year 7 transition packs for parents to fill out and return to school. Please read through all the information so parents are clear on what needs to be completed. In Victoria, students are guaranteed enrolment at their local government secondary school. You can find your child’s zoned secondary school using the Victorian Government’s Find My School tool: https://www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au 

If you have any questions or require support, please contact Mr Aaron Halstead (aaron.halstead@education.vic.gov.au) and he will be happy to assist in your inquiries. 

UNIFORM REMINDER

We are still seeing students wearing black pants or shorts to school. A reminder that Ramlegh Park’s uniform is navy blue.

LEARNING INTENTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK

READING

• We are learning to use and identify information and clues in the text to understand unfamiliar words.
• We are learning to explore the main idea of texts.  
• We are learning to summarise a text that we have read.  
• We are learning to form questions about a text.

WRITING

• We are learning to use setting and weather to reflect a character’s emotions. 
• We are learning to identify descriptive details to emotions.
• We are learning to box up our Model text.

MATHS

• We are learning to expand and simplify fractions.

INQUIRY

• We are learning to understand the different democratic systems in other countries. 
• We are learning to compare Australia's democratic system to other countries.
• We are learning to identify the three levels of governments in Australia and what each is responsible for.

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