What's Happening

 

Term Four

  Week Five and Six
 

In weeks five and six, we are very busy. We are finishing off our last Maths unit and will begin revising for our test on Monday in week six. We are also continuing to learn about significant people in Australian history to create our timelines. On Thursday 8^th November we will listen to a presentation about Cyber Safety. In Religion we will learn more about Prophets in the bible.  In week six we have our Maths Test on Monday and our school swimming carnival.

Week Three & Four

We are very busy over the next few weeks. We are writing poetry in English to create a poetry anthology. We are exploring transformation, translations and rotations in Mathematics and in History we are discussing individuals who have made significant contributions in history.

 

Monday of week three is a pupil free day, so children are encouraged to do some extra work around the home to be helpful! On Friday the 26^th we say goodbye to Miss Harding who returns to university to continue learning to be a teacher.  Week four is the Book Fair, so the library is very very busy. On Wednesday the 1^st November, Six Green will be leading all of Year Six in mass

Week One & Two

Welcome back to Term Four! I hope you all had a wonderful break. These first two weeks are very busy. We are working on finding the fraction of a quantity and volume in Mathematics. In English we are beginning to explore poetry and soon we will be writing our own poems.

Interschool sport starts this week with our first game on Friday of week one. Make sure you have your jersey for the game and are at training at 8am on a Thursday morning.  On Wednesday of week two we are participating in the National Science Test.  On Tuesday in week two we are being leaders and spending the morning with our buddies.

 

Week One

Welcome back to Term Four! We hope you and your family had an enjoyable and restful break. The Year Six teachers have prepared some very exciting units of work for the remaining nine weeks of the school year.

Term Four Units of Work

This term in English the Year Six students will be exploring different forms of poetry.  The students will learn the features and structure of a Haiku, Cinquain, Limerick, Free Verse and Couplet.  After learning about each type of poem, the students will construct their own version of these which will then be complied to create an ‘Anthology of Poems.’

In History the students will be looking at the contribution of individuals and groups, including Aboriginal people, Torres Straight Islanders and migrants.  Each week the students will progressively complete a section of a digital timeline, which showcases the contributions that individuals have made to the development of Australian society between 1800 – 2000.  The description of the contribution made by each individual is expected to be succinct and historically accurate. 

The third unit will be a Religion unit.  The students will be examining both historical and modern day prophets.  The students will use a range of Biblical tools, such as timelines, Biblical dictionaries and commentaries to learn about and make meaning of the Old Testament texts.  For assessment, the students will write a profile on a chosen person who possesses prophetic qualities. 

Interschool Sport

Interschool sport training and games continue from Week One this term. Training will occur each Thursday morning at school at 8am sharp. Students are expected to be in sports uniform or bring their sports uniform to change into after training. Competition games will commence on Friday 12^th October (Week One) at the same venue your child was travelling to at the end of Term Three. Students are expected to wear full sports uniform to school and only change into their jersey and correct shoes for their chosen sport at the game.