Year Six News

Term 2 in the Grade 6 Department 

The Grade 6 department is looking forward to another busy and productive term. Interschool sport, involving the Grade 6 students, commenced in week one and we have had the RoboGals visit each class for an interactive incursion about coding.

This term, science and design technology becomes our term topic focus with students investigating ‘Watt is our Future?’ The physical sciences of light and energy will be explored through research and experimentation. Students will apply their scientific understandings to create and demonstrate a scientific experiment. Solutions to energy problems through design technologies will be developed towards the end of the unit. This is a terrific platform for student voice and agency!

Our literacy focus will be on developing reading comprehension strategies such as summarising and synthesising, questions, and critical thinking. Individual conferences and goal setting will continue to be part of the reading and writing process. In writing, the 6 + 1 Traits will continue to be a focus. During the term, we will be exploring conventions and sentence fluency through a variety of information and narrative text types.

In numeracy, the areas to be covered this term include addition and subtraction, coding (with pattern, algebra and angles), location, data, as well as multiplicative thinking through the Scaffolding Numeracy program. Through each of these units, we will also continue to work on efficient problem solving strategies.

Homework has commenced and is due on Monday each week. Students are expected to read at home five times per week for a minimum of 40 minutes, complete one reading task, and work on maths activities through the Essential Assessment website. The details have been posted on Google Classroom. Please allocate some quiet time at home for your child to complete the homework.

Grade 6 students have received their secondary school application forms. These need to be completed and returned to FWPS by Friday 12 May 2023. Please make sure all relevant sections are completed or they will need to be sent back home. If you have any questions you can contact Marco Pitisano, the Grade 6 transition coordinator, via Compass.

Grade 6 Team

Marco, Lauren C, Marshal