English We have been examining and growing an appreciation for different forms of poetry. We have been reading poems that are humorous and entertaining. We have looked at various language features (alliteration, repetition, simile, rhythm, onomatopoeia, etc.) and performance features (gestures, expression, tone, pace, etc.) that have been used to engage and entertain the reader. Soon students will be choosing […Read more]
With Week 4 coming to an end, here’s a quick recap and what’s in store for the rest of the term: English Students have been learning about how to write an informative article. We have used the sinking of the Titanic as inspiration and students have inserted it into a newspaper front page format. For the remainder of the term, […Read more]
We can’t believe that we are nearly half way through a very busy term and the end of the year is drawing closer. We have many things to look forward to, including the Primary Swimming Carnival, Visual Art Exhibition, Transition Day and the Jingle and Mingle. Year 5 Assembly In the past few weeks the teachers and students have been […Read more]
Welcome back to Term 4 everyone! We hope the holidays have gone well for all of you and that the children are rested and ready for the next nine weeks of learning. We have lots of exciting things planned, which we know that they will enjoy. We endeavour each day to make the learning fun and provide a happy place […Read more]
Dear Parents, We have arrived at the last week of Term 3 and the students are excited for the holiday break. We hope you have enjoyed reading our fortnightly newsletters this term. Please read below for our last newsletter of Term 3. Assembly Congratulations to the merit award recipients for this term. There have been some incredibly hard working students […Read more]
Dear Parents, Welcome to the latest Year 5 Newsletter. Once again we have been very busy with a range of activities taking place over the past fortnight. We hope you enjoy catching up on it all below. Cyber Safety and Safe ICT Use This week, we were very lucky to have Australian Cybersafety specialist, Susan Maclean join us and speak […Read more]
Dear Parents, Welcome to our next edition of the Year 5 Newsletter. Once again, we have had an action packed fortnight with our first typhoon day and some science experiments taking place in class. Mindfulness Year 5 students had their second yoga session of the term on Wednesday. It has been amazing to see how much of a positive impact […Read more]
Welcome Parents to the first edition of the Year 5 Newsletter for Term 3. It has been amazing to see how the students have grown over the holidays and to hear all about the adventures that they embarked on. We have had a busy start to the term and I hope you enjoy reading a little about the past fortnight […Read more]
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