Year 5 News
Getting to know you
Year 5 has started with a fantastic sense of energy and excitement across the cohort. During the first fortnight of school, our focus has been on getting to know you—building connections, establishing routines, and creating a positive and supportive learning environment. Students have been engaging in team-building activities, sharing their ideas, and developing a strong sense of belonging within the Year 5 cohort. This settling-in period has laid a great foundation for the learning and growth ahead, and we’re looking forward to a wonderful year together.
School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support - Our Matrix
This fortnight, our Year 5 cohort has been actively engaging with our School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) framework. There has been a strong focus on recognising and reinforcing positive behaviour, with students demonstrating our three core school values of kindness, responsibility, and resilience in their everyday learning and interactions. It has been wonderful to see students making thoughtful choices, supporting one another, and persevering through challenges. These positive behaviours are helping to create a calm, respectful, and inclusive environment where all students can thrive.
Building a class team
This fortnight, the Year 5 cohort has been focusing on building a strong class team. Through activities that promoted belonging, connectedness, and teamwork, students have been learning how to work positively with one another. They participated in maths games that encouraged collaboration while practising good sportsmanship, as well as memorisation games that helped them learn more about each other. These experiences have supported the development of positive relationships and a sense of belonging, strengthening our Year 5 community as we continue the year together.
School Wide Positive Behaviour Support - Where can we play?
This fortnight, the Year 5 cohort has been revisiting our School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) focus of “Where can we play?” Students explored the different areas of the school and discussed expectations for safe, respectful, and responsible play in each space. Through class discussions and activities, students reflected on how making positive choices supports everyone’s enjoyment and safety. This focus helps reinforce our shared understanding of appropriate play spaces and encourages students to take responsibility for their behaviour across the school.
Start of year announcements
Welcome to Year 5!
Home Reading
Home Reading in Year 5 commenced on Monday 2nd February. Regular reading at home is an important part of developing reading fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. Students are encouraged to read each night and record their reading in their Student Diary. Diaries will be checked weekly by the classroom teacher to support consistency and celebrate reading efforts.
Important Term 1 Dates
- Tuesday, February 17th - Meet the Teacher Afternoon
- Monday, February 23rd - Swimming Begins
- Monday, March 9th - Labour Day (Public Holiday)
- Wednesday, March 11th - NAPLAN Begins
- Friday, March 13th - Athletics Day
- Tuesday, February 17th - Meet the Teacher Night
- Thursday, April 2nd - Last Day of Term (2:30pm finish)