What's happening in the 5/6 classrooms
Wow! Back to learning already. How quick was that? The seniors are off to a terrific start to grow in their learning in term 4.
In reading we have been exploring the strategy of visualising where we have been encouraging the children to make “changing movies” in their minds as they read, to help they recall information and facts about what they are reading. The students have been drawing pictures to help them visualise and recall information from the text.
In writing we have started our adventure in poetry. In week one we learned about Limerick
poems which have a specific rhyming and syllable pattern as well as being quite silly.
In Mathematics, the seniors have been learning about division with a remainder. One strategy we have been exploring is short division.
Our Inquiry learning has taken an interesting turn merging Social Emotional Learning , Wellbeing and Inquiry. During week one, the seniors investigated mental health using the See Think Wonder thinking routine, as well as the digital FlipGrid platform.
Gabriel
See: “ Kids telling a story about mental health and what we can do if we are not coping.”
Think: “Having feelings like anger”
WONDER “ How many people feel alone or scared because of what is happening?’”
Shakthi
See: “I see kids and how they handle mental health.”
Think: “Kids thinking how to handle mental health.”
Wonder: “Why are kids nervous about telling parents about their mental health?”
Sierra
See: “ I see kids, children and adults being confident on the outside.”
Think:“ You have people, friends, family that actually care for you and they want to help you.”
Wonder: “Is mental health important?”
“ Can we always be happy?”
“ How can we overcome our feelings?”
In Religious Education, the seniors will be exploring the meaningful scriptures which foreshadow Advent; including the Annunciation, the Visitation and the angel's revelation of the coming of the Messiah to Joseph .
Julie Feddersen
5/6 teacher