Year 5/6

English

This term, Stage 3 is exploring the exciting fantasy novel Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend. Through reading and discussing the novel, students are developing their understanding of plot, characters and setting, while exploring how authors use language to engage readers. We are also learning to vary our sentence openings to make our writing more interesting and engaging. Students will put these skills into practice as they plan, write and edit their own imaginative narrative texts.

NSW Stage 3 English content: EN3-RECOM-01, EN3-UARL-01, EN3-CWT-01 and EN3-VOCAB-01.

Maths 

In Mathematics, Stage 3 has been focusing on time, including converting between 12-hour and 24-hour time. Students have been applying these skills to real-life situations by reading and interpreting bus, train and tram timetables. We have also been using number lines to calculate journey times and work backwards from an arrival or finishing time to determine a starting time. These activities are helping students develop their problem-solving skills and apply their understanding of time to everyday situations.

NSW Stage 3 Mathematics content: MA3-13MG – uses 24-hour time and am and pm notation in real-life situations, and constructs timelines.