GRADE 5-6 UPDATE

Hello 5/6 families,

 

After many hectic and busy weeks, we have finally be able to slow down and smell the roses a little more than usual.

 

Prep Transitions: 

As our new Prep students for 2023 begin their transition days every Tuesday for the next four weeks, our Grade 5/6 students will be supporting their current buddies through an arrangement of sport and craft sessions to free up the Prep teachers for transition. This week, the big buddies conducted a tabloids sport session for their little buddies, which included a range of fun outdoor games. The Preps enjoyed playing under the parachute, skipping, playing tag and many other wonderful games. Next week, our activity we be craft related and we can't wait to see what our big buddies come up with for this activity.

Reading & Writing:

This week has been all about speeches, as we begin preparation for the Grade 6 Graduation in a few weeks. We have looked at many examples of influential speeches over time and techniques the presenter uses to engage their audience. Students have been working in small groups to write and practice short speeches on an arrangement of topics, before using their presentation skills to engage their audience. This then lead to the students breaking into small groups to produce their Grade 6 Graduation speech or their Grade 5 reflection of 2022 speech. We can't wait for them to present them to us next week.

 

Upcoming events:

  • Thursday 8th December - Grade 6 Graduation
  • Tuesday 13th December - Grade 6 Orientation Day at CSC

 

Have a fabulous weekend,

 

Bree, Rachel and Katrina