Grade 5 

5A: Sonya Webb           5B: Lucy Scanlon and Kelly Cox

5C: Tracey Sullivan       5D: Christina Likos and Amy Weninger

5E: Yu Chen

Weekly schedule:

Important Dates:

28th January: Students Start

9th February: Assembly

10th February: Safe Internet Day

12th February: Meet and Greet (3:45 - 6:00 pm)

18th February: Book Fair

18th February: Meet and Greet (3:45 - 6:00 pm)

20th February: Grade 6 Zooper Dooper Sales

25th February: Hot Cross Bun Orders Open

27th February: Grade 6 Zooper Dooper Sales; District Swimming

2nd March: Assembly

4th: P&F Zooper Dooper Sales

5th March: P&F Zooper Dooper Sales; Regional Swimming

9th March: Labour Day Public Holiday

13th March: School Photo Day; Grade 6 Zooper Dooper Sales

18th March: Hot Cross Bun Orders Close

20th March: Harmony Day Community Picnic (4:00-6:00pm); Grade 6 Zooper Dooper Sales

23rd March: Assembly

25th March: Hot Cross Bun Delivery

26th March: Wellbeing Incursion

4th April: Last Day of Term - Early Finish (2:30pm)

Learning:

In Term 1, the Grade 5 students are focusing on the following:

• Reading – Students will read a range of texts to revise their comprehension skills, specifically focusing on making connections, summarising and answering questions. Students will build and develop their vocabulary learning how to spell and use more complex words. 
• Writing – Students will further develop their narrative writing skills focusing specifically on structuring paragraphs.
• Mathematics– Students will build on their numeration and addition/subtraction knowledge. This will be complemented by their learning of data and perimeter and area. 
• Inquiry – Our Inquiry topic this term is Australian History, focusing on  Australian Colonies.

Home Learning may consist of:

• borrowing of books from the Library on a weekly basis (must have Library bag) 
• daily reading to, with, or by parents/carer or older siblings
• researching topics associated with set class work 
• practising reading fluency
• completing consolidation exercises for mathematics 
• practising sports skills
• practising and playing musical instruments 
• research project and extension activities
• Literacy/Numeracy online applications to support learning (ie. ebooks, audio books, Khan Academy)