Dear Parents,

We have another huge term ahead of us! As usual there is plenty going on both within and beyond the classroom, and lots to look forward to.

Sport

The sporting component this term focuses on athletics, with both the House and District Carnivals taking place. The children will be practising their athletic skills on a regular basis in the lead up to the Athletics Carnivals.

Congratulations to all our Winter Sports teams for their positive and fair-minded approach to all their matches. It is always fantastic to see Black Rock’s values upheld in all events outside of the school.

Special congratulations to the Girls Handball team who were undefeated and are the district champions.

Curriculum

The core curriculum for Term Three will focus upon the following:

Speaking and Listening

Students will complete activities that require listening to discussions, contributing their own ideas and responding to others. In class and at home students will work on their Reading Assignments, which they will present to their peers. They will also use rubrics to assess their own and others work.

Reading and Viewing

Through reciprocal reading, Literature Circles and independent activities students will explore their understanding of the language and features of different texts, develop comprehension skills and analyse and make judgement using evidence from

what they read.

Writing

This term students will write a variety of poetry including Cinquain, Quatrain, Limerick, Haiku and Narrative. They will also write a detailed information report, becoming an expert on a specific topic.

Inquiry-

Business & Economics and Design & Technology

During our Inquiry Unit this term, the Year Six students will be working on some practical units aimed at building their awareness and skills in these such important areas. In these units students will explore the importance of economic and financial decision making in everyday life. They will also critically examine technologies that are used regularly in the community and consider why and for whom technologies were developed.

Homework

This term a focus of our homework will be a reading assignment, to be set in week one, which includes an authors study and book reports on a range of text types. Other home tasks will include spelling activities, assigned individualised Mathletics tasks, as well as reading and writing activities.

Bike Education

It’s time to tighten up the brake cables, oil up the chains and dust off the helmets as our Bike Education program will take place in week two of this term. This important program is a valuable opportunity for your child to learn and consolidate their riding skills and develop knowledge of safe behaviour on our busy roads. Further information to follow.

Dates for the Diary

Thursday August 19th

AFL Victoria Footy Clinic

Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th July

Student-led conferences

Friday July 27th

Bike Education starts

Tuesday July 24th, 31st and Friday August 10th

Family Life x 3 sessions

Friday August 27th

STEM Excursion

Wednesday August 22nd

House Athletics Carnival

Monday September 3rd

Year Six Graduation Photo

Tuesday September 11th

Districts Athletics Carnival

Year 6 Newsletter

Issue 3 · 31 Jul 2018

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