5C- Term 3 Information

Year 5 Parent Information Newsletter

Welcome to Term 3! The following newsletter contains some key reminders and important dates for the coming term.

Please remember that the school is open from 8:30am and it is important that students arrive on time to ensure they are organised before the beginning of the day. Our prayer and morning routine begins on the first bell at 8:50am, where students engage in meditative prayer and are informed of the day's proceedings. It is extremely beneficial for students to arrive on time for school to support their organisational skills and connectedness to their peers. Please ensure you are able to access your child’s ‘Class Dojo’ as information and updates will be sent out weekly using this platform. We are looking forward to a great year with our wonderful students!

BELL TIMES

• 8:30am Students can enter their classroom
• 8:50am Beginning of school bell
• 9am Lessons begin
• 11:05-11:45am Recess
• 1:20-2:00pm Lunch
• 3:30pm End of school bell

Weekly Timetable

Year 5

Monday: SEL session. Homework goes home 

Tuesday: Drama and Art 

Thursday: Italian and PE

Friday: Diaries handed in to be signed by the teacher. Homework due, Assembly and Interschool Sport 

English

We will be focusing on the English Curriculum for two hours each morning. This block is made up of the following components:

Reading

A wide range of reading materials and teaching strategies are used to improve our students’ comprehension skills. Programs such as Literature Circles, structured comprehension lessons, and analysis of a variety of texts, offer many opportunities to build upon students' reading strategies and develop their ability to gain a deeper understanding of texts.

Writing

This term we will be focusing on producing persuasive and informative texts in writing sessions. We will continue to build the students' skills and knowledge in writing through explicit and focused teaching. 

Throughout our writing sessions, particular emphasis will be placed on improving and enhancing the content of the students’ writing through explicit work on sentence and paragraph structure. We will also continue to focus on spelling, grammar, and punctuation as well as the presentation of work.

Spelling

Students complete the ‘Spelling Mastery’ program four mornings a week in ability groups from Year 2-6. This program uses specific spelling rules and students are guided through lessons that cater to their specific needs. We will continue to revise and build on the skills and strategies from our Spelling Mastery program each day. 

Speaking & Listening

Students will be encouraged to participate in a variety of formal and informal oral language activities throughout the year, including Literature Circles discussions. In Term 3 Year 5 will have the opportunity to research a saint of their choice and present their learning orally to their peers.

Mathematics

In Term 3, students will be provided with many opportunities to explore the following topics, using a range of relevant and open-ended learning experiences: 

• Measurement & Geometry - Area and perimeter, Volume & Capacity
• Number & Algebra - Mental problem solving strategies, Time, Financial Maths
• Statistics & Data - Data Representation

Please encourage your child to continually review their multiplication and division facts to ensure they have an immediate recall. 

Religion

Our focus in Religious Education for Term 3 is as follows:

The Sacrament of Confirmation 

The students will begin their preparations for the sacrament of Confirmation through the exploration and analysis of scripture, and the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit. Students will research a Saint that they have chosen to take as their Confirmation name, and these will be presented in class to their peers.

Confirmation Commitment Masses: All students are required to attend one of the following masses to be officially enrolled.

• Sat 22nd July @ 5:00 p.m at Holy Eucharist Church East Malvern
• Sat 22nd July @ 6:00 p.m at St Joseph's Church Malvern
• Sunday 23rd July @ 9:00 a.m St Mary's Church East Malvern
• Sunday 23rd July @ 10:00 a.m St Joseph's Church Malvern
• Sunday 23rd July @ 10:30 a.m Holy Eucharist Church East Malvern 

Topic

Unit: ‘All things STEM’

Design Technology:

• In the Design and Technologies curriculum, students create quality designed solutions across a range of technologies contexts. Students consider the economic, environmental and social impacts of technological change and how the choice and use of technologies may contribute to a sustainable future. Students also take into account the ethical, legal, aesthetic and functional factors that inform the design processes.

Personal & Social Capability (Wellbeing)

Students will participate in weekly social and emotional (SEL) sessions. These sessions will enable students to share and discuss social issues in a safe and supportive environment, as well as learn and practice skills for peer negotiation and conflict resolution. 

The students are connected to Class Dojo for communication purposes and as a positive reinforcement tool in the classroom. Points can be earned individually or as a whole class. Dojo points are only gained for positive behaviours in accordance with the star values and not taken away.

Class Dojo will be used to communicate upcoming events at the end of each week so please ensure you are connected as parents to receive this communication. Please note that we no longer use the private message function on Dojo.

Finding Nemo Jr.

Rehearsals are well underway for our Term 4 production! The musical will take place in Term 4 at the Malvern Town Hall over two nights. All students from Prep to 6 will

participate in both nights. The dates are as follows:

Monday 30th October and Tuesday 31st October: dress rehearsals during the school day at Malvern Town Hall.

Wednesday 1st November and Thursday 2nd November: 2 nights of Finding Nemo Jr, beginning at 7pm.

Information about tickets etc will be sent out nearer the end of Term 3.

Homework

Students will receive streamlined homework on a weekly basis. This will be given out on Mondays and corrected on Fridays. Homework includes:

• 20-30 minutes reading each day, recorded in school diary (Prioritise Literature Circles reading)
• English & Mathematics unit, taken from the Excel Basics workbook
• Practising the words covered in the Spelling Mastery lessons

You are always welcome to make contact with me, either after school or via email, if you have any questions or comments.

Looking forward to a great Term 3!

Liam Cleary

liam.cleary@sjmalvern.catholic.edu.au