Grade 5/6 Term 2 Week 9 & 10

Grade 5/6 Term 2 Week 9 & 10

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Learning and Teaching 

READING: Students have been completing independent activities for their novels. They have been developing higher order thinking questions for their texts.

WRITING: This week, the students have been reflecting on their learning for this semester. They have looked at English, Mathematics and Personal achievements and goals. They have published these ready to share with their parents.

MATHS: Our focus has been on revising multiplication and using mental and written strategies for problem solving. 

INQUIRY: We have continued to work on our 'Precious Planet' unit of work. The students chose their own big question to investigate. They also chose their groups to work in. This has been an informative and exciting unit of work for the students with many choosing to do extra work at home. Well done.

Achievement Awards:
56 R: Eliza - for knowing the process of how a law is made
56 L: Alex - for designing a worded problem involving a range of operations
56 S: Tanner - for always completing work to a high standard
                                          Our 'Precious Planet' Investigation

Our 5/6 students participated in a fantastic workshop on Cyber-bullying run by 'Project Rockit.' The students are looking forward to the second workshop in Term 3!

Grade 5/6 Term 2 Week 7&8

Grade 5/6 Term 2 Week 7 & 8

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Learning and Teaching 

READING: Students have been completing independent activities for their novels. They have been developing higher order thinking questions for their texts.

WRITING: This week, the students have been reflecting on their Canberra camp experience through writing recounts from their favourite camp activity, designing flyers with facts and creating comic strips. They have also been revising and publishing their edited pieces of writing on the laptops.

MATHS: Our focus has been on multiplication and using mental and written strategies for problem solving. 

INQUIRY: We have begun our new earth and space science unit this week. Ivan from 'Scientists in Schools' has provided a fantastic introduction to space science. 

Photos from 5/6 Camp to Canberra

Questacon

 Old Parliament House- The Senate

National Capital Exhibition 

Grade 5/6 Term 2 Week 1 and 2

Grade 5/6 Term 2 Week 1 and 2

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Welcome back! It has been full steam ahead as we head into the second term. We have had 5/6 sport, Cross Country trials, the wellbeing presentation, scientists in schools and a very special talk from Sue Crennan (Nat Petty's Nanna). We were lucky to have Sue come in to talk about the judicial system and her experience as a High Court Judge. Her talk triggered some insightful conversations with the students. Thank you so much Sue!

We also welcome a new student to Mrs Sampieri's class, Jy. 

Learning and Teaching 

READING: Students have continued to identify the main idea of the text using facts or details in their books to support their understanding. 

WRITING: This week, we have completed a 'Cold Write' assessment on narratives. The students are becoming comfortable with this process, which is fantastic to see as NAPLAN approaches. Students have also continued to edit and publish a chosen narrative over the past two weeks.

MATHS: Our focus has been on addition and subtraction. Students have been working on their number fluency and worded problems. They have been challenged to think of their own worded problem, using irrelevant number information to distract the reader. This has encouraged students to become alert when reading worded problems and identify the important information in a problem.

INQUIRY: We have introduced a new inquiry topic, 'Biodiversity and Adaptations,' which will be explored during the first half of the term. We have been exploring the desert environment and desert animals, in particular camels and how they have adapted to their environment. 
We also have the 'Scientists in Schools' program running this term, which will compliment our inquiry unit.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Interschool Sport 
Friday 22nd of April- Summer Sport Finals/ Winter Sport Training
Friday 29th of April-  Winter Sport Begins- vs. Parkdale PS (Away at Parkdale PS)

Achievement Awards

5/6 L
Jake- For writing an engaging narrative during Big Write titled “The Long Journey.”

5/6S
Jy- For showing confidence starting a new school and having a go at all set tasks.

5/6 R
Hannah- For persistence in finding the main idea during guided reading. 

Grade 5/6 Term 1 Week 8 and 9

Grade 5/6 Term 1 Week 8 and 9

CONNECT WITH YEAR 5/6


Learning and Teaching 

READING: Our reading focus has been to identify the main idea of the text. Students have used facts or details in their books to support their understanding of the main idea. 

WRITING: After completing our big write sessions for narratives, the students have chosen a piece of writing they would like to develop further and publish. They have begun to edit their writing using a new editing system, which allows students to self assess. 
Leading on from 'Vinnie Vocabulary,' we have started using 'Ollie Opener' to improve and vary the start of our sentences. 

MATHS: Our focus has been on symmetry and tessellations. Students have created their own organic shapes and have used their templates to create tessellated patterns. 

INQUIRY: Over the past 2 weeks, we have explored the Parliament of Australia in further detail. Following the curiosities of the students, we have looked at who's involved in the government, the role of the House of Representatives and the process of passing a bill. 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Interschool Sport We have two matches left for Summer Sport at the start of Term 2.
Friday 15th of April- vs. St Brigid's PS 9:30am (Away)
Friday 22nd of April- Finals

Winter Sport will start Friday 29th of April.

Achievement Awards

5/6 L
Bianca- For her brilliant problem solving skills during the symmetry challenge.
Ella- For encouraging others to change their mindset when faced with challenges.

5/6S
Bill- For showing great leadership skills during assembly. 

5/6 R
Amy- For always being well prepared for all learning tasks.
Danyal- For his persistence to edit and publish his Big Write.

Photos from Maths
Tessellations and Symmetry

Grade 5/6 Week 6 and 7

Grade 5/6 Term 1 Week 6 and 7

CONNECT WITH YEAR 5/6

On Monday, the grade sixes took part in a 'Leadership Day' at school. Tailored for our group of 30 students, this was a special opportunity for the grade sixes to work together in team building activities and form goals for their final year at Mentone Park Primary School. The students were inspired by the stories of young leaders in our world and how they are making a difference in their society.
A special thank you to Tania Stefanec for facilitating this invaluable experience for our grade six students. 

Learning and Teaching 

READING: Our reading focus has allowed students to make connections with texts. We have challenged students to look beyond the surface connections and delve deeper into making meaningful connections with their text.

WRITING: We have been exploring the features of a narrative and how WOW words can improve our writing. We have conducted two ‘Big Write’ sessions where the students have responded to the prompts in a narrative format.
Big Write sessions will be every Wednesday, so please encourage your child to complete the ‘Big Talk’ homework before Wednesday.

MATHS: Our focus has been on multiples, factors and prime numbers. We have also been working on our automatic recall of multiplication facts through timed challenges.

INQUIRY: We have introduced our inquiry topic of ‘government’ and discussed the 3 areas of government and their roles. Students have shared their questions and curiosities around the topic and we look forward to exploring them in depth in the coming weeks. 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Interschool Sport 
Friday 11th March - vs St Patrick’s PS at MPPS 9:30am
Friday 18th March vs St Mark’s PS at MPPS 9.30am

Achievement Awards

5/6 L
Luke- For completing assessment tasks with persistence and positivity.
Leah- For creating thoughtful and challenging learning goals.

5/6S
Natalia- For using fantastic descriptive words in our 'My Place' activity
Daisy- For her exemplary narrative piece of writing using numerous WOW words

5/6 R
Ella- For writing a descriptive recount of her brother's formal.
Mia- For her fantastic 'Message in a bottle' BIG write with a plot no one saw coming!

Photos from the Grade 6 Leadership Day

Teamwork Activity

Senior School Newsletter week 4 and 5

Grade 5/6 Term 1 Week 4 and 5

CONNECT WITH YEAR 5/6


Last week was a jam-packed week with the 5 day intense Beach Swimming Program, Interschool Sport, Tabloid Sports and Parent Teacher Interviews.
We must commend the students on their behaviour throughout the various programs and it was very pleasing to hear both Bayside Aquatics and St. John Vianney's compliment the students and their participation.

Thank you to those parents who made the time to meet with teachers regarding your children. We appreciate any information to help guide our teaching programs. If you have not yet had an interview, please contact your child's teacher via Tiqbiz or in person.

Learning and Teaching 

In Year 5/6 We Are Learning To.... develop a Growth Mindset by changing our everyday language. Some examples of transitioning their thought process from a Fixed Mindset to a Growth Mindset can be seen in the following photo...

READING: We have looked at the attributes and habits of a good reader, focusing on how to choose appropriate texts. All students have been able to borrow books from the library. We have been visualising the texts we read and drawing images.
WRITING: We have been exploring the features of a recount using our memories from the holidays and beach swimming. We conducted our first Cold Write, part of the VCOP writing process, to give us our first piece of assessment.
MATHS: Our focus has been on Number and Algebra looking at Place Value. We have been completing Maths challenges and games within each grade. We have also completed a diagnostic test on Number and Operations.

KIDS CONNECT:

We've delved deeper into the concept of Growth Mindset and drawn upon personal experiences of failure, challenges and obstacles and how we have either overcome it, are still working it out or are stuck in a fixed mindset, with suggestions to overcome it from peers.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Interschool Sport: Friday 26th Feb - Bye, Friday 4th March vs Parkdale PS at MPPS 9.30am
District Swimming: Wednesday 2nd March at Noble Park
School Photos: Thursday 25th Feb

 Achievement Awards
5/6 L- Taite McKenzie - for being a role model in our classroom expectations and Devin Verma - for being a superstar in rounders and scoring the catch of the day.
5/6S- Artemis Baxas - for her outstanding beginning to her story and Bella Freeman - for her participation and enthusiasm at beach swimming.
5/6 R- Callum Dixon - for completing an excellent Position of Responsibility application and Ella Mahoney - for her excellent recount using the five step writing process.

 
OUR INTENSE BEACH SWIMMING PROGRAM:

Grade 5/6 Term 1 Week 3

CONNECT WITH YEAR 5/6

Welcome to Grade 5/6 for 2016

We have begun the year with enthusiasm and excitement, all of our students have settled well into their grades. The Senior School information night gave us an opportunity to share our curriculum and planned events for the year.

Learning and Teaching 

In Year 5/6 We Are Learning To.... Present our work with pride everyday.

READING: We have looked at the attributes and habits of a good reader, focussing on how to choose appropriate texts, all students have been able to borrow books from the library. We have been visualising the texts we read and drawing images.

WRITING: We are writing applications for Positions of Responsibility within each grade. Revisiting what is necessary when writing a letter for a specific purpose.

MATHS: Our focus has been on Number and Algebra looking at Place Value. We have been completing Maths challenges and games within each grade.

KIDS CONNECT:
The students have been involved in a range of Emotional Intelligence activities that focus on building relationships and getting to know each other as a grade and as a group of senior students. Our activity on Growth Mindset, changing the way we use our language and the way we tackle our tasks has been most enlightening. Our display is in the Atrium of our Senior building, well worth a look! 

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCHOOL LEADERS:

School Captains: George Botsioulis and Daisy Farr
School Vice Captains: Julian Blainey and Clemence Neylan

Kingsford-Smith: Captains- Willow Shepherd and Riley Hemphill
                         Vice-Captain - Jett Towne
Hawker: Captains: Mia Jackson and Alex Stefanec
               Vice Captain - Natalia Borek
Flynn: Captain: Nathan Giofkou
         Vice-Captain - Bill Barden
Hinkler: Captains - Joshua Aylen and Artemis Baxas
           Vice-Captain - Jake Palmer

Kids' Café: Morne Nel and James Commerford
Green Gang: Yasmin Merhi and Taite McKenzie

Student Voice Council: Olivia Kuntha and Rory Walker

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Interschool Sport: Thursday 11th Feb:11.30am MPPS vs Mordialloc Beach
House Swimming Day: Friday 12th Feb: Mentone Grammar Pool 11 am to 2.30pm
Beach Swimming: Mon15th Feb - Friday 19th Feb
School Photos: Thursday 25th Feb

 Achievement Awards
James Commerford 5/6 L- For his contagious enthusiasm and positivity in the classroom.
Jack Davis 5/6S- For his insightful contribution to our class expectations, great start.
Lauren Anderson 5/6 R- For doing a wonderful job leading the Behaviour High Expectations team.

 
OUR FIRST INTERSCHOOL SPORTS SESSION:

Congratulations to all teams for their sportsmanship and enthusiasm. WELL DONE!

Some photos capture the moment!