TERM ONE 2019 YEAR SIX YEAR LEVEL NEWSLETTER

Curriculum

Welcome to Year Six 2019 Welcome back to school. We hope you are ready for a busy year, full of excitement, new experiences and fun-filled learning opportunities

We would like to introduce you to the staff in the Year Six team. If you have any questions regarding your child please do not hesitate to contact the school and arrange a suitable appointment time to meet with the teacher concerned.

What’s On – Important Dates For Year 6 in Term One

15th February Whole School Assembly

22nd February House Assembly

1st March Whole School Assembly

6th March First Aid In Schools Incursion

8th March Year Level Assembly

14th March School Photos

15th March Whole School Assembly

22nd March House Assembly

28th March 3 Way Conferences

29th March Whole School Assembly

5th April Final day of Term One 1.30pm dismissal

Teacher Area of Responsibility

Mrs Trish Pace PLC Leader Year 5 and 6

Mr Greg Patterson 6A

Mrs Robin Brasier 6B

Mrs Chris Wight 6C

Miss Jess Wilson 6D

Mr John Monk 6E

Mrs Natalie Becker 6F

Mrs Zoe Hurrey Performing and Visual Arts

Miss Rachel Watson Mr Ben Clark

Physical Education

Signora Silvia Dai Language

Our graduate students will be lifelong learners who are resilient problem solvers and valuable contributors to a global society.

This year in Term One the Year 6 students will be learning to:

Prepare for year 7 in 2020 by focussing on their organizational skills, applying their Growth Mindset to challenges as they arise and asking questions to clarify any misunderstandings.

ENGLISH Writing

Draft and publish narrative texts with a social purpose

Draft and publish a range of persuasive texts, including letters, news articles to persuade Reading

Build reading stamina through independent reading in the classroom

Read texts that entertain and include a social purpose

Investigate narrative structures, language features and the impact of these on the reader

Unpack text features within different types of persuasive texts and the impact of these on the reader

Speaking and Listening

Ask questions to clarify understanding

Communicate respectfully MATHS Number and Algebra

Apply place value knowledge to solving problems

Develop mental strategies to apply to solving problems: multiplication and division problems, and addition and subtraction problems

Apply strategies to solve real world word problems Measurement and Geometry

Convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacity

Investigate angles

Measure 24 hour time MAPPEN In Term One this year all students will be focussing on the concept of Identity through a unit titled ‘Ethics and Emotions.’ Through this unit students will develop their capacity to maintain their equilibrium throughout puberty. They will develop a range of coping strategies to assist as they move into secondary education. Students will have a repertoire of strategies that support the maintenance of their sense of self-worth and wellbeing. The focus questions are:

What does it mean to be honest?

How am I influenced by others?

What can you say when you don’t want to do something someone is pressuring you to do?

You can support your children at home to continue their learning by:

Working together to complete a task per week from the Home Learning Grid

Investigating high school options by looking on the websites of high schools for information about open days and information evenings

Questioning them about the texts they are reading at home

Asking which aspect of a Growth Mindset they used today. Eg. Did you embrace challenge? Did you have any obstacles today? How did you overcome them? What effort did you put into your work?

SOCIAL MEDIA A reminder to all student and their families of the commitment they have made when it comes to participation in various roles in the upper school, including leadership roles and sport. The details are outlined below. Remember to keep yourselves safe at all times.

When I use digital technologies I respect myself and others by

thinking about what I share online. This means:

I have read and signed the Acceptable Use of Netbooks and Electronic Devices Agreement. I understand that any form of cyber bullying will not be tolerated.

I will follow all cyber safety rules.

I will not have an account for any form of age 13+ social media (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat,

kik, Pinterest, YouTube, Musical.ly etc.)

Physical Education Hi and welcome back to another year of Phys Ed and Sport. We are very excited to be teaching Year 6 this year in your final year of Primary School! Our Thinking Games Curriculum continues this year with the focus again on

developing the students’ tactical thinking skills and technical skill development. To kick start the term for Year 6’s we will be focusing on Invasion Games as part of our Thinking Games for Understanding unit. We will be discovering tactics involved in sports such as Soccer, Netball, Basketball, Aussie Rules Football etc... Through simple games and discussion we will be continuing to develop tactics such as ‘staying on your man’ and ‘moving into space’. Further on in the term we will be applying these learnt tactics into a SEPEP (Sport Education) unit of European Handball. In this unit students will take on a playing role as well as Coach, Umpire, Time Keeper, Equipment Manager or Captain, to further their knowledge of the sport. We look forward to another fun filled and active year!!

Keep active and stay healthy Mr Clark, Miss Watson Year 6 Phys Ed Teachers

LANGUAGE

‘Ciao a tutti!’ (Hello Everyone.) I am Silvia Dai and I’m looking forward to teaching

this year the LANGUAGES - Italian program to the year 6 students.

Throughout the term the linguistic and cultural focus in the LANGUAGES – Italian

program will be:

‘Carnevale e la Commedia dell’arte!

(Carnevale and the Comedy of the Arts characters!)

Students will be completing appropriate language tasks, which reinforce learning,

such as writing simple paragraphs in Italian about the Comedy of the Arts

characters. This topic will lead us to our very special “Carnevale Day,” whole school

celebration in term 2 this year. Further information about this exciting event will be

released next term.

In addition, students will be involved in playing educational games, which encourage

learning!

If you have any queries regarding the LANGUAGES –Italian program, feel free to

contact me.

Mille Grazie!

Silvia Dai (Signora Dai)

LANGUAGES –Italian Teacher

A warm welcome to the Arts Program for Grade 6! My name is Zoe Hurrey and I am looking forward to teaching your children

in the areas of Performing and Visual Arts. I am excited about the program that we have ready for our students, which I am

confident will ready them for Year 7 next year.

We will begin the year in Performing Arts, where we will have a strong emphasis on students exploring ideas and methods,

researching, learning and developing skills, presenting & performing and responding to their own and others’ artworks and

performances.

In Performing Arts, students will be involved in the areas of: drama, music and dance. They will work both individually and in

groups. Students will have many opportunities to work on a variety of challenging activities and share their performances.

In Visual Arts we will be working in a variety of Arts areas including: drawing, painting, modelling, textiles, printing and

construction. In these sessions students will have the opportunity to create a variety of 2D and 3D artworks.

Art Timetable:

Wednesday Thursday

Session 1 and 2 6D 6A

Session 3 and 4 6E 6F

Session 6 and 7 6B 6C

Arts Journals will again be used by students to plan, record and reflect on their many arts experiences.

As always, students’ artwork will be displayed throughout the corridors during the year. Please also keep an eye out for the

school website, the ArtSpace article in the Pindari Post and Term Newsletters for information and student contributions.

If you have any questions relating to the Arts Program please do not hesitate to contact us at school.

Mrs Zoe Hurrey Mill Park Heights Visual & Performing Arts Specialist