Grade 6 Report

Grade 6 

Hello parents, teachers and students! The Grade 6 kids at Oatlands Primary School have  had such a wonderful start to Term 1!

One of the highlights that many of us Grade 6 students from 6JR, 6TN and 6EB have had would definitely be Wilsons Prom camp! It was a once in a lifetime experience for the students. Lots of fun activities including chilling out at Tidal River, wrestling each other at Little Oberon Bay, testing our skills at the Amazing Race, challenging ourselves on the 560 metre hike on Mt Oberon and surfing on the waves at Norman Bay (for some!). After a week enjoying mother nature, students came back to O.P.S. Unfortunately, due to bush fires, 6DS and 6JS’ trip to Wilsons Prom was postponed to the last week of the term. We are very excited for them to experience it soon!

This year, many of our students have received leadership positions. Our school captains Jedd and Isabel, and vice captains Harrison, Summer, Chaneth and Chloe have been doing an excellent job and improving our school! Our house captains and children in an assortment of other leadership roles have also been fantastic!

In Grade 6, students get to start playing Inter-school Sports. We had the option to play soccer, football, netball, t-ball and kickball. For the past few weeks, students trained very hard as they are to compete against other schools in Term 2.

For our Integrated Studies topic this term, students having been learning about the government and how it works. We learnt about the process of bill to law, the 3 levels of government (local, state, federal), how a law is made and many other interesting things!

Also, students have been working hard on maths and open-ended questions. They have been working out multiple answers and solving problems people would be experiencing in real life. Many students at the start of Term 1 doubt themselves, now many students have improved a lot!

Another subject students have been working on is their ability to write. Students worked on  narratives and persuasive writing. As well as writing, students worked on their grammar and punctuation. This is another subject that most students are getting much better at!

Once again, students have had a wonderful and fantastic term with their Grade 6 teachers at their final year in primary school!

Written by Nayeel and Tahlia  from 6JR.