Another week in paradise! I hope everybody had a great weekend. My highlight was visiting my old friend, an 'Indo breakie with a side serve of bacon' at Goanna Gallery yesterday. Very tasty!
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
IMPORTANT DATES (more information can be found on the school website)
21st February - Pancake Tuesday
24th February - General Assembly
- P and F Welcome Event
2nd March - Swimming Carnival (4-6)
CLASS REPS
A HUGE thank you goes out to Tegan Patterson and Claire O'Dea for putting their hands up to be the 5J class reps this year. Big round of applause.
IN THE CLASSROOM
The learning in Year Five has already heated up. Check out what is happening at the moment.
English: We have reviewed the structure and language features of a narrative and are now looking more closely at some of the narrative elements like setting, characters and plot. We are currently using our five senses to construct a paragraph to introduce the setting of our stories (illustration to the right) and we will be using the 'STEAL' technique to build a character. You might like to ask your child during the week to teach them to you.
Mathematics: We have launched our first investigation for the year. There are a number of concepts that now need to be taught before the students complete the investigation. The concepts that they will need to understand before attempting the investigation are factors and multiples to solve problems, rounding to 100 and 1000, estimation strategies, place value beyond millions, multiplication 4 digit x 1 digit, multiplication 3 digit x 2 digit, expanded notation and measuring angles.
LENT
Ash Wednesday is this Wednesday and signifies the beginning of Lent. Watch the video below if you would like to know a little bit more about this important time in the Catholic Calendar. You might like to implement something as a family (prayer, fasting and almsgiving) during this time. I have also included a video about Jesus' time in the desert (highly recommend watching - find a quiet space for 5 minutes). Enjoy!
Congratulations to Tom Gordon for receiving the first merit award for the year. Well done legend!!
Hi everybody! Jam packed blog this week, so grab yourself a cuppa, find yourself a nice warm spot in front of the fire and check it out. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: SORRY DAY: This Wednesday, your child has been asked to wear either a yellow, black or red shirt to school. During the day, the whole school will be getting together to spell the word 'Sorry' on the oval. Below is the list of what colour your child needs to wear along with their normal black sport shorts: Red: Lulu, Holland, Aurelia, Tim, Louie, Hudson, Ruda and Sonny Yellow: Liam, Carter, Lola, Sam, Maisey, Miah, Eva and Cruz Black: Matilda, Lockie, Emerson, Piper, Cooper, Josh and Liam If your child doesn't own a shirt with the colour that was assigned, just wear a colour that they do have. FUNDRAISER: Just a reminder to get busy in the kitchen and put together your recipes for the Year Five Fundraiser. Please contact Kim Archer or Kelly Sweet for more information. STYLUS PENS: There still seems to be a number of stude...
Hello and happy last day of Term 2!!! I hope everyone has a super break, whether that be locally or somewhere across this great state. Drive carefully and we'll see you all in a couple of weeks. Pig season for me so I'll be busy making sausages in Waroona. QUOTE OF THE WEEK PERSONAL BELONGINGS: Now that we are half way through the year, could you please restock the items that your child should have with them at school. Please send in the following items if they are required: Pens (red, blue and black), pencils, erasers, rulers, glue sticks etc... Exercise books (if you kept some at home) Display folders CULTURE, NATURE AND CHALLENGE DAYS: Our inaugural Culture, Nature and Challenge days will be launched next term on the 2nd and 3rd August. Please find the packing list below and please note that kayaking WILL NOT be an activity on either day. DESERT BEAR PROJECT: During last term, the class has been exploring how different plants and animals have adapted to survive in the Austr...
Hi Year Five parents! A big thank you to all of the Year Five parents that managed to come in for a chat about your child's progress this year. Both Miss Lombardi and myself have reflected on the process and some key points to come out of our meetings is to provide you guys with some strategies to best support your child's learning at home. READING: As all children should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes each day, hopefully a time could be set aside each week to engage with their reading. Below is a list of questions that you could ask your child before, during or after reading, to get the conversation started. It would be great if you could listen to your child read at least once a week, paying close attention to their ability to use the punctuation cues within the text. MATHEMATICS: As part of our home learning in Year Five, the students will focus on a particular Times Table for the week. They have access to a range of hip new songs that focus on the different multi...
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