Grade 5/6A
Welcome to 5/6A!
5/6A have settled quickly into their new year. We are well on our way to building our classroom community. In Year 5/6A we value respect, honesty, trying our best at all times and being resilient learners. We complete Cafe Daily 5 reading activities each day along with sustained reading and a reading response. Students are developing their spelling skills through the use of the Smart Spelling Program. Students are learning to develop their writing through an adapted version of the Seven Steps and the Bayles Regional PS approach to writing assessment. During Mathematics we use a variety of strategies including Math Ninjas (student-centered sequential learning) once per week. The other four sessions of the week are differentiated math groupings based on pre and post testing. We encourage active learning where students are able to apply and extend their skills and knowledge. Our students enjoy working in a variety of fluid groupings including individual, peer groups and teacher guided conference groups. We follow the "I do, we do, you do" scaffolded approach to learning and use learning intentions/success criteria to ensure students can articulate what they are learning, why they are learning that skill and what they need to learn next. We enjoy getting out in the gardens and working with our Foundation Buddies. We have a one-to-one ipad program which students use for certain sessions each day. We subscribe to Matific, Spelling City, Reading Eggs and Essential Assessment. We are currently developing resilience, empathy, gratitude and mindfulness skills through The Resilience Project.
Specialist Timetable
For Term 2 Students will be invited to borrow from the Bayles Library each Monday and from the MARC Van on a Wednesday. Each Thursday students attend Performing Arts and Physical Education. On Friday students attend Science.
Homework
Each week diaries will be due on Fridays. The diary must be signed by a parent/guardian once weekly and state the book, title and time spent reading. Please read for 15 minutes each night.
As always if you have any further questions please feel free to contact Miss White.
5/6A have settled quickly into their new year. We are well on our way to building our classroom community. In Year 5/6A we value respect, honesty, trying our best at all times and being resilient learners. We complete Cafe Daily 5 reading activities each day along with sustained reading and a reading response. Students are developing their spelling skills through the use of the Smart Spelling Program. Students are learning to develop their writing through an adapted version of the Seven Steps and the Bayles Regional PS approach to writing assessment. During Mathematics we use a variety of strategies including Math Ninjas (student-centered sequential learning) once per week. The other four sessions of the week are differentiated math groupings based on pre and post testing. We encourage active learning where students are able to apply and extend their skills and knowledge. Our students enjoy working in a variety of fluid groupings including individual, peer groups and teacher guided conference groups. We follow the "I do, we do, you do" scaffolded approach to learning and use learning intentions/success criteria to ensure students can articulate what they are learning, why they are learning that skill and what they need to learn next. We enjoy getting out in the gardens and working with our Foundation Buddies. We have a one-to-one ipad program which students use for certain sessions each day. We subscribe to Matific, Spelling City, Reading Eggs and Essential Assessment. We are currently developing resilience, empathy, gratitude and mindfulness skills through The Resilience Project.
Specialist Timetable
For Term 2 Students will be invited to borrow from the Bayles Library each Monday and from the MARC Van on a Wednesday. Each Thursday students attend Performing Arts and Physical Education. On Friday students attend Science.
Homework
Each week diaries will be due on Fridays. The diary must be signed by a parent/guardian once weekly and state the book, title and time spent reading. Please read for 15 minutes each night.
As always if you have any further questions please feel free to contact Miss White.
