Year 5 Report

UPDATE

Hello and welcome to Grade 5! 

The teachers are very excited to work closely with our 2021 Grade 5's. We are in for a wonderful Term 1 with lots of exciting events on the agenda, including our Grade 5/6 camp! 

Reading

In Reading this term, Grade 5 students will:

• read a variety of fiction and non-fiction books about space (including narratives, information reports, news articles, biographies)
• develop and use a variety of comprehension strategies to improve their understanding of what they have read
• explore the text structure and language features of different texts
• continue to discover new and exciting vocab related to the genres they are reading.
• Scholastic Learning Zone (Lexile reading) will start again with all students expected to read at least 3 books

Writing

In Writing, Grade 5 students will:

• explore the science fiction narrative genre
• build their vocabulary  through a variety of learning experiences and vocab games
• write their own science fiction story and information texts
• publish their writing and share it with their classmates.

Mathematics

In Mathematics, Grade 5 students will:

• build on their understanding of place value
• experience a variety of strategies to use when solving problems
• play a variety of maths games which develop their fluency and understanding
• explore and develop their understanding of decimal numbers
• continue to expand their knowledge of time.

Inquiry

In Inquiry, Grade 5 students will investigate the topic of Health. Students will explore and begin to discover how the following questions can impact their lives: 

• how do our choices affect our lives?
• how do people's lifestyles affect their health?
• how can goal setting improve my health?
• they will have the opportunity to share their learning with their classmates in a variety of ways, for example, SWAY, powerpoint, story creator, flipgrid

REMINDERS

• Students must bring and wear their hats each day
• Lexile reading will start in week 3, borrowing on Tuesdays, Thursdays or before school
• Meet the Teacher will be held on the 17th and 18th of February from 3:30pm
• Please complete book pack order online order form as soon as possible
• Grade 5/6 camp will run from the 24th - 26th of March, more information will be sent out to families via the Sentral App.

We are looking forward to an exciting beginning to the school year.

The Grade 5 team,

Bianca Larubina, Lisa Edwards-Loach and Tan Ly.