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Year 5 News
By Team Leader 2009:
Marie Baxter
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Year Five Update
June 2009
Dear Parents and Guardians
It has been great to see such a positive response to
our Year 5 program this semester, with many of you offering your
assistance in the implementation of our programs.
Space Night “went like a rocket”, with all students
eager to share their carefully researched new knowledge with family
and peers. This term’s Media unit has also been enthusiastically
received by our students, who are currently presenting their Media
personality profiles to their classmates.
The individualised nature of students’ topics of
choice, ensure that a broad coverage of information has been
communicated from student to students during presentation and
questioning sessions. In this way, students learn from each other,
and develop their self confidence, communication and interpersonal
skills.
Congratulations to all students for their effort and
persistence during a very busy term which has included NAPLAN, ICAS
and school based formal assessment programs.
It is interesting to see the spread of interests and
abilities within our group this year. We are currently planning a
program for Term 3 which continues to provide opportunities for all
students to achieve and progress along their learning pathway,
revisiting concepts where necessary.
CAMP
Next Term we will be studying “Our Golden Past”. As a
component of this unit of work, we will be visiting Sovereign Hill
for our camping program. At this venue, students will be required to
dress in costume of the day, which will be provided, and conduct
themselves in accordance with school rules applicable to the mid
1800’s. This can be a sobering situation for some but enjoyed by
all.
Please be aware that all students attending the
Sovereign Hill camp will be required to wear plain brown or black
leather shoes as would have been worn by students during the gold
rush era.
BIKE EDUCATION
Later this year, in fourth term, the Grade 5’s will
be participating in our Bike Education program. This involves many
theoretical and practical aspects of riding a bike and obeying the
road rules. In the past, this has proven to be a popular and
important program for the Grade 5’s. More details of this exciting
program will be available at the end of next term.
Please note that before a student can participate in
this program, they must have a road worthy bike. Please plan for
your child to either own, or have unlimited use of, a roadworthy
suitably sized bicycle for the duration of the Bike Ed program. If
you have any questions regarding Bike Ed, please contact your
child’s teacher.
In closing, we look forward to meeting with you once
again during the first week of Term 3 at your allocated interview
time on either Tuesday July 14th or Thursday July 16th.
Please contact your child’s teacher, if you have not
yet made an appointment, so that a suitable arrangement can be made.
Marie Baxter
Co-ordinator
On behalf of Linda Suban,
Dorothy Chakravortty, Ben Boersma and Rebecca Laver
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