Year 5/6

TERM 1 2024

Welcome to senior school at N.N.G.P.S!

Teaching and Learning

Writing - We are strengthening our skills of persuasion by rehearsing specific techniques. These includes

Using statistics and research to support our arguments
Including strong vocabulary that is high in modality
Starting with personal anecdotes to ‘hook’ an audience
Revising and editing our work to improve the draft before publishing
Practising short, sharp ‘shark tank’ style product pitches

Reading - We are recapping our comprehension skills via summarising what we’ve read in no more than 20 words. We’ve practised skimming and scanning a variety of texts, which isn’t just a good skill in our everyday lives, but also great for NAPLAN! In addition to this, we are putting in the ‘ground work’ to get Book Club, Reciprocal Reading and Close Reading sessions up and running - this helps us cater to your child’s individual needs.

Numeracy - Fractions, fractions, fractions! This makes up so much of the 5/6 Number curriculum and lends nicely to many other subjects. We are participating in hands-on workshops to develop our knowledge, making connections to decimals and percentages during the process. We are also focusing on developing problem solving skills so that students can ‘think mathematically’ and apply their knowledge to real world situations.

Inquiry- Through research based and collaborative projects, we are learning about what life was like post colonisation for a range of community members, as well as how significant figures contributed to Australia as we know it today.

Digital Technologies - Many of the learning opportunities we explore are via the Google Classroom platform, which develops digital literacy skills. From logging on using emails, sharing documents, experimenting with fonts/graphics, conducting research, practising ‘touch typing’ and analysing the reliability of sources - we’re immersed in it all! On top of that, we have participated in tasks that develop digitally safe citizens.

Student Progress:

Please jump on Seesaw to track how your child is progressing this term. We have released ‘Learning Snapshots’ which give you a concise overview of where they are at with their learning and how you can support students at home.

Student Leadership:

Whether senior students were awarded a captain role or not, all 5/6 students play an important role in the everyday functioning of our terrific school. This includes

Setting up and hosting assemblies
Assisting with borrowing at the library
Maintaining sports equipment
Helping out in the canteen
Year 6 Foundation Buddy mentoring
Daily bin duties

Kind Regards,

Ms Adams, Ms Malone and the marvellous, Mariam