Grade 5 Report
Grade 5
The Grade 5 students and teachers have had a sensational start to our year together! We are incredibly proud of how well our students have settled; routines have been established and we are well under way with homework too!
We welcome Mr Dutlow [5GD] and Mr Huggins [5AS] to the 2019 Grade 5 Team and thank Mrs Rento for the superb job she did settling 5AS into the new school year. Di Swift and Gina Struylaart will provide invaluable assistance to our year level too!
Our Grade 5 camp took place in Week 4; we took 123 students to Camp Rumbug [located in Foster North] for an incredibly active 3 days of walking, hills and fun activities - the Low Ropes provided a lot of entertainment for us all! It was an absolute pleasure to spend time with such a well-behaved and fun-loving group of students! Many thanks to Ms Jones, Mr Cutting and Jason Clarke for coming to camp with us; we loved every minute of you being there! We also had a great Graffiti Ed. incursion in Week 6 too!
During our Literacy sessions we are continuing to develop our students’ comprehension skills through our study of the novel Restart by Gordon Korman. We are also working through the Notice and Note Signpost Strategies in order to encourage comprehension at a deeper level. Our Grade 5 Writing Model in our Writing Block allows for the analysis, planning, writing and reflection of written text. SMART Spelling is the basis of our spelling program, where the analysis of each week’s words provide opportunity to build word knowledge and understanding.
Our Maths sessions have focused on Place Value, the Four Processes and Financial Planning/Budgets. Problem Solving is always an integral component of our Maths program, along with the provision of open-ended tasks that both support and challenge our students’ understanding of Maths concepts.
Our Integrated Studies unit of Community, focusing on Democracy, has been of high interest to our students. Learning about the key features of the election process was supported by the election campaign held at the Grade Level, then whole Year Level. The formation of campaign teams to support each grade’s candidates, followed by the presentation of advertising material at our Meet the Candidate Session, provided an insight into how the election process is run. Silent ballot voting took place to elect our Junior School Council representatives for 2019; all candidates ran a fantastic campaign and are to be congratulated on their team’s efforts!
Our students have immersed themselves fully in their weekly Specialist classes while they learn skills that enhance their development and learning; as a team we are very grateful for the opportunities our Specialist teachers offer our students. The incorporation of Food Technology as a part of the Technologies Specialist class has been very well received and enjoyed by all Grade 5 students.
As a team, we thank-you so much for your support throughout Term 1 and look forward to the exciting challenges that a very busy Term 2 will bring!
