Year Levels - Year 6

 

Year 6 Newsletter – Term 1
 
Welcome to Year 6, 2021. The students are beginning to settle into their new grades and we are looking forward to a great year of learning. There are 5 grades that make up the Year 6 team, located in the Middle Years building:
6H – Mrs Rebecca Hetherington in M1
6V – Mrs Mary Veljanovski in M2
6J – Miss Hannah Jacobs in M3
6S – Miss Anita Skliros in M4
6K – Miss Natalie Koppenol in M5
 
Important Dates / Upcoming Events
Thursday 25 February - Three Way Conferences (Student Free Day)
Friday 26 February - Curriculum Day (Student Free Day)
Friday 5 March - Year 5/6 Interschool sports day (depending on sport played)
Friday 12 month - Year 5/6 Interschool sports day (depending on sport played)
Monday 8 March - Labour Day Public Holiday
Tuesday 16 March - School Photo Day
Wednesday 17 March - Twilight Sports (TBC)
Thursday 1 April - Last day of term, School ends at 2:30pm
 
Homework
Homework will commence in week 4. Homework will include nightly reading and recording reading data in their school diary, learning their spelling words and a homework sheet.
Homework is an expected component of the Year 6 curriculum, therefore there will be consequences for students who do not return their homework in the given timeframe. Homework will be given out each Thursday and due back every Tuesday. Only 5 Star Quality work will be accepted.
 
Uniform
A note is required if your child is not in correct uniform. Teachers will be monitoring this and there will be consequences for students in incorrect uniform without a valid reason.
Hats are compulsory this term to protect students from the summer sun during outdoor play. Our school has a strict ‘No hat, play in shade’ policy. This means that students who do not have a hat will be restricted to the shaded areas during lunch breaks.

Art
All students are required to have an art smock for art. This will protect their uniform when they are in the art room. An art smock can be any old shirt or top from home that is no longer needed.
 
Year 5 and 6 Camp 2021
The Year 5/6 camp will be held during Term 4, on Monday 4 October to Friday 8 October 2021 at Phillip Island Adventure Resort. More information can be found on the website piar.cyc.org.au.
A parent information night will be held at the school in the coming months.

Year 5/6 Interschool Sports 
Year 5/6 Interschool sports will be run differently this year. Instead of playing weekly games on Friday mornings, there will be a gala day where the teams will play all their games on one day. Notes for students in teams will be sent home in the coming weeks with the location of the gala day.
 
Year 6 Momento Jackets
2021 Year 6 Memento Jackets have been ordered. As soon as they arrive, the jackets will be given out. There will be a second order of jackets for new students and those students who did not order one last year. Notes will go home to those students in the next few weeks. HOWEVER, this second order may not be delivered at the same time as the first order. 
 
Specialist Timetable
6H: Monday - STEM / Tuesday - Library / Wednesday - Arts & P.E.
6V: Monday - STEM / Wednesday - Art & Italian / Thursday - P.E. / Friday - Library
6J: Monday - Italian / Tuesday - Library / Wednesday - STEM & P.E.
6S: Monday - STEM / Tuesday - Library / Wednesday - Italian & P.E.
6K: Tuesday - Italian & Library / Tuesday - STEM / Thursday - Italian & P.E.
 
English
Students in Year 6 will develop fluency and meaning when reading fiction and non-fiction print and digital texts. Writing skills for narratives, information reports, persuasive and transactional texts are developed and reinforced. Participation and active listening are also a focus. Whole-class, small-group and individual tasks have supported students to learn about:
 
Reading and Viewing
  • Analyse and explain how language features and vocabulary are used by different authors to represent ideas and events
  • Read, view and respond to a variety of texts
  • View various media and respond to these using note-taking and detailed answers to questions
  • Independently read and respond to a text
  • Develop and record student thinking while reading independently
  • Conference with students to establish goals to improve their reading
Writing
  • Planning, editing, proofreading and publishing a variety of text types
  • Employing a range of strategies to assist with and improve vocabulary, spelling, sentence structure and punctuation
  • Applying knowledge of different parts of speech in their writing; for example, pronouns, adverbs and adjectives
  • Exploring elements of the seven steps of writing through the construction of narratives and persuasive texts
  • Developing a neat handwriting style that is legible and fluent
Speaking and Listening
  • Planning, rehearsing and making presentations for different purposes
  • Making presentations and contributing actively to class and group discussions, using a variety of strategies for effect
Mathematics
The focus of the Mathematics program in Year 6 is to extend understandings, strategies and skills in the areas of Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry and Statistics and Probability and apply these to everyday life situations. This terms topics include:
 
Number and Algebra
  • Place value
  • Reading, writing and ordering numbers
  • Expanded notation and renaming numbers
  • Estimating and rounding
  • Solving problems involving all four operations
 Measurement and Geometry
  • Constructing simple prisms and pyramids
 Statistics and Probability                                                                                             
  • Constructing, interpreting and comparing a range of data displays, including side-by-side column graphs for two categorical variables
  • Posing and refining questions to collect categorical or numerical data by observation or survey
 Integrated Curriculum – Global Connections
This term’s unit on ‘Global Connections’ explores the differences and similarities between Australia and selected countries. Students will be learning about the local environments over time, languages, incomes, health, foreign aid and life expectancies. They will use data and statistics to interpret information. At the end of the unit, students will be required to complete a research project on an incident in the Asian region where Australia has provided foreign aid and support.
 
The students will use the following questions to guide their learning:
  • How do places, people and cultures differ across the world?
  • How do people’s connections to places affect their perception of them?
  • How do people and environments influence one another?
  •  What factors influence people’s awareness and opinions of places?