Curriculum Outline

Grade 6 

6A: Ms Rhianna Kyllo       6B: Jenna Gillett

6C: Ms Teagan Denny 6D: Mr Andrew Curwood

Weekly schedule:

PE and HEALTH - 6B, 6A - Wednesday  6C, 6D - Friday

ART – 6B, 6C - Wednesday 6D, 6A - Friday

PERFORMING ARTS - 6D, 6C - Wednesday  6A, 6B - Friday

STEM- 6B, 6C - Tuesday 6A, 6D - Wednesday 

Year 6 Sport - Thursday 

Library - 6A - Thursday, 6B - Tuesday, 6C - Thursday, 6D - Wednesday

Important Dates

Wed April 17th- Athletics day

Thurs April 25th- ANZAC Day

Fri April 26th - Curriculum Day

Thurs May 9th - P & F Mothers Day Stall

Tues May 14th - District Cross country

Wed May 22nd - Curriculum Day

Tues May 28th - Googabinj Incursion, 12pm

Thurs May 30th - 6B at Arrowsmith Campus (dropped off and picked up from Arrowsmith Street campus)

Tues June 4th - 6A, 6B and 6D Life Education

Wed June 5th - 6C Life Education

Fri June 7th - Out of Uniform Day (gold coin donation for charity)

Mon June 10th - Monarch’s Birthday

Thurs June 13th - 6A at Arrowsmith Campus (dropped off and picked up from Arrowsmith Street campus)

Fri June 14th - Young Leaders Day at Beveridge Primary School

Wed June 19th- Regional Cross country

Mon 24th June - Grade 6 Excursion to Bounce

Fri June 27th– Last day of term 1 – school dismissal 2:30pm

Learning

In term 2, the grade 6 students are focusing on the following:

• Reading – Partnered reading to build their reading fluency. Reading and responding to the class text- His Name was Walter. 
• Writing – Students will be learning how to structure and write an effective narrative text in a similar style to the class text His Name was Walter.
• Numeracy – Students will focus their learning on Multiplication and Division, including using effective mental and written strategies. Students will also refine their knowledge on angles, different types of angles, accurately measuring angles and complementary and supplementary angles.
• Inquiry – Students will be learning about biology. Particularly focusing on extremes in nature and the animals and plants that survive in these extreme environments. 

Home Learning

Home Reading – read everyday for at least 20 min using books borrowed from the library.

Finish any unfinished class tasks sent home to complete.

Multiplication Facts Practice - play some games involving common multiplication facts to increase student ability to automatically recall multiplication facts up to 10X10.