information night

Stage 3

Presentation Day – 12 Dec (TBC) Year 6 Farewell – 4 Dec (TBC) High School Orientation – 5 Dec Market Day – Term 4 Camp – 12 / 14 Nov Minamurra Excursion – 22 May

Fitness – Monday and Wednesday Scripture – Thursday Assembly – Tuesday Choir – Wednesday Dance Group – Wednesday lunchtime RFF – Tuesday - Science Wednesday – Visual Arts Library - 6H – Wednesday 6C – Thursday

Year 6 wiki space – http://year6cnps.wikispaces.com Homework – Signpost Mentals, Spelling and

Thinking Skills Homework goes home on Monday to be returned by Friday Staff email – susan.hindman@det.nsw.edu.au - sandra.carroll@det.nsw.edu.au Year 6 T shirts - a newly designed polo shirt - $28 approx

English Mathematics HSIE Science PD Health and PE Creative Arts

Strands

Listening and Talking

Reading

Writing

Develop listening skills Become an active listener Engage in class discussions Speak clearly to an audience Practise spoken presentation skills – Public Speaking

Novel Study – Good literature Guided Reading – Reading Groups Independent Reading – DEAR - Premier’s Reading Challenge

(August)

Independent writing – BTN Text Types – Literary and Factual Spelling Handwriting Computer Skills

Strands

Working Mathematically Number Patterns and Algebra Data Measurement Space and Geometry

Across all strands of Maths Questioning Applying strategies Communicating Reasoning Reflecting

Whole numbers – to 1 000 000 - place value Operations – - Addition – 4 to 5 digit numbers - Subtraction – 4 to 5 digit numbers - Multiplication – 47 506 x 9 - Division – 4 274 ÷ 8 Fractions - converting between simple

fractions, decimals and percentages

completing open number sentences

completing number and geometric tables

describe a number pattern in words

Collecting data Representing data in graphs Line graphs Column graphs Sector graphs

Length Area Volume and Capacity Mass Time - 24 hour time - world time zones

2D Shapes - identification - irregular and regular shapes 3D Shapes – identification Position – direction and coordinates Angles – classifying, measuring and constructing

World Geography and Biomes Rainforests

SCIENCE Taken by Mrs McGee Micro organisms

Leadership Skills – working with year 6 students to develop their leadership skills

Fitness / Sport

Choir – Sutherland Shire Music Festival –

August Music Visual Arts – 6H Mrs Wood - 6C Mr Serena