TERM 2 I SSUE 4 2017

Year 5 2017 “Every Child deserves a champion….an adult who will NEVER give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the BEST that they can possibly be.” Rita Pierson

Hope you all had a lovely break!

Highlights from Term 2 Welcome back to another very busy and exciting term. Over the last part of Term 2 we have welcomed some new class members to our classroom. We now have 3 new beautiful faces - Cody Wilson, Evana Mee and Kyra Buckley join our class. We welcome the three girls and their families and hope that they enjoy their time as part of our extended family here at WLPS.

Term 3 - What an exciting and busy term!

A Busy Term This is certainly a busy term with a large number of events taking place such as: Riverland Festival of Music School Photo Day School Concert Year 3-5 camp Student Led Conferences. Please check out the dates below and put these dates on your calendar now!

Seesaw App for Parents

A letter went home towards the end of last term regarding final payments for camp. Please make sure these payments are finalised by Friday 11th August (Week 3). This will assist in making our preparation run smoothly and efficiently. Thanks for your assistance.

Thanks to those parents who have joined our SeeSaw class. If you are having difficulty joining please feel free to pop in after school and I am happy to assist you with joining up. We’d love to have you join us!

Mrs Burns can be contacted at school on: 08 85412344 or michelleb@wlps.sa.edu.au

Year 3/4/5 Camp Term 3 Camp Payment Reminder

Wee Date Event

2 Monday 31st July Valuing Safe Communities session for parents who wish to volunteer in classrooms

2 Tuesday 1st Aug. Full Day Choir practice at Chaffey Riverland Festival of Music Performance at Chaffy in the evening

3 Friday 11th August Year 5 Class leading Chapel

4 Week Beginning Monday 14th Aug.

Science Week

5 Wednesday 23rd Aug. Year 5 Kindy Visit - 2:00 - 2:30pm

5 Week Beginning Monday 21st Aug.

Bookweek –Theme - “Escape to Everywhere”

6 Tuesday 29th Aug. “Tool Cool For Bullies Performance” 2:15pm in Hall

7 Thursday 7th Sept. School Photo Day—Formal Uniform

8 Thursday 14th Sept School Concert

9 Mon 18th - Wed Year 3-5 Camp to Narnu Farm Hindmarsh Island

10 Thursday 28th Sept Student Led Conferences

Year 5 Class - Class Newsletter

TERM 2 ISSUE 4 2017

Riverland Festival of Music

Well done to the choir for their commitment over the first semester. I am especially looking forward to watching your performance Tuesday 1st of August at the Chaffey Theatre, 7:30pm The performance is open to the public, so all families are welcome to attend. If you are thinking about joining choir next year you may like to go along and see what it is all about. Tickets for the performance can be purchased from McCoy Menswear or on line from the Chaffey Theatre.

Reminder that if you are a student participating in the choir you must be at the Chaffey between 7-7:10pm

Please remind students to bring a drink bottle to school. To minimise class distractions a drink bottle on their desk for quick easy access is the best option. Water only please!

Drink Bottle and Fruit Reminder

New Sports Uniform Days

This term Mr Borgas will be teaching PE on a Monday. Sports Uniform days this term therefore will be Mondays and Fridays. On the remainder of the days students are expected to wear their formal uniform unless they have a note.

NEP Meetings Term 3

NEP meetings will occur again this term for those families involved. Please keep your eye’s open over the next few weeks for meeting time forms.

Double Fruit Time Term 3

We will continue our classroom fruit time again this term. Can students please remember to bring one or two pieces of fruit to school with them each day. This term we will trial 2 fruit sessions. Some students are finding that a afternoon snack of fruit (between lunch and the end of the day) is also helpful to keep up their concentration levels. As a class we don’t have a set time in which to eat fruit however, students are welcome and encouraged to snack on their fruit at any point during the morning and afternoon sessions providing they continue with the task at hand.

It’s Back! Woolworths’ Earn and Learn Stickers

Get collecting!! The Woolworths’ earn and learn stickers are back again from Wednesday 26th July until Tuesday 19th September. Please collect them as you go through the register, every sticker earnt is a point for our school to use to purchase resources. You can return your completed sticker sheet to either; the WLPS box at Woolworths Or send them into school

Year 5 Class Curriculum Information

TERM 2 ISSUE 4 2017

Literacy Term 3 2017 Reading

Strategies Writing

Genres/Oral Language

Grammar

Week 1 Predicting - Revision

Week 2 Activating Prior Knowledge

/Questioning

Imagery and

Poetry

Compound sentences

Week 3 Skimming and Scanning

/Notetaking Week 4 Complex

Sentences

Week 5 Summarising

Report

Week 6

Week 7 Commas

Week 8 Self monitoring

Week 9 Year 3-5 Camp

Week 10 Self monitoring Recount - Camp

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PYP Units Of Inquiry for 2017

Expressions Unit Central Idea:

People use different techniques to evoke responses

Lines of Inquiry Techniques used when expressing ourselves. How people respond to expressions of creativity.

Connected to this UOI Concepts : form, connection.

Attitudes: Creativity, Enthusiasm. Learner Profiles: Communicators, Risk-takers.

Indigenous History

Out of this World

Christian Studies Units for 2017

Christianity in the world -Beliefs shape thinking and actions-

Central idea

Religious beliefs and ideas shape peoples thinking and actions.

Lines of Inquiry The similarities and differences between

Christianity and Judaism How religious beliefs affect and shape people’s

actions Connected to this UOI

Concepts: Connection and Perspective Attitudes: Appreciation and Respect

Learner Profiles: Open Minded, Inquirer

Christian Church - Prayer, worship and sacraments -

Maths Term 3 2017 Concepts

Week 1 2D Shape Continued

Week 2

3D Shape Week 3

Week 4

Fractions

Compare and order fractions

Addition and subtraction of fractions

Represent as decimals

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8 Chance and Data

Constructing tables and graphs

Describing and interpreting data

Week 9

Week 10

Health Term 3 2017 The Lines of inquiry for this unit are: Positive relationships with others Safety within relationships Power and resilience within relationships

Geography Term 3 2017 The Lines of inquiry for this unit are: The Characteristics of North America and Europe and the countries

within them. The connection between geographical features and characteristics and

people. The connection between people, geographical features and the

management of spaces.

Photo Gallery Year 5

2017

Highlights from Term 2