Leadership Centre

Curriculum

We may be counting down until the end of term but we certainly are not slowing down in the Leadership Centre! Students have continued to apply themselves to their learning with persistence and enthusiasm.

A major highlight of the week was the opening of our Earn and Learn marketplace. Students planned and prepared with their business associates and on Friday, we finally opened for trading. This project mimics a real life marketplace and students are required to record their spending, pay their tax, track their income, identify which insurance policies will meet their needs and reflect on how they can maximise their business. It has been fantastic to see students engage with this rich learning experience.

In Reading, we have launched our final Book Club for the year. Each group has a novel to read over four weeks and in our small group discussions, we will be unpacking key quotes, analysing themes and critiquing the author’s purpose. Our focus in Reading is to combine our skills of inferring and reorganisation to discuss themes in more depth. We are utilising prompting questions such as “what makes you say that?” to challenge and extend our thinking. In Writing, we have been focusing on non-fiction texts and spent some time editing and refining our Information Reports ready to be uploaded on Seesaw. 

For our Year 6 students, graduation rehearsals are about to begin! Over the next few days, students will receive and learn the songs for our presentation night. Please encourage them to learn these at home to maximise our time rehearsing together. This is such an exciting time for students as they celebrate their many achievements throughout primary school. 

We are looking forward to another fantastic week!

Mr Andrew Shaw, Miss Emily Glen, Mrs Emily Baker and Miss Ros Walker

Reminders

• Please return notices for Year 5 Movie Excursion and Year 6 Darkzone Excursion
• Senior Choir Members received a notice about performing at the Ethical Night Market on Tuesday December 10. Please return to your tote as soon as possible!

Pupil of the Week

5/6B: Shoumika V -

For always being well organised and prepared for our Earn and Learn sessions. During these sessions you demonstrated teamwork by cooperatively working with others!

5/6G: Lenny K -

For demonstrating persistence and honesty when reflecting on your information report. It is great to see you taking on feedback to improve your writing.

5/6S: Nathan L -

For demonstrating initiative and zest during the first session of Earn and Learn. Keep up the great effort Nathan.

5/6W: Hayden E -

For demonstrating perseverance and zest during ‘Earn and Learn’ sessions. You faced challenges with confidence and used a range of problem-solving strategies. Great work, Hayden!