Welcome

What a busy start to Term 1.  It’s been such a joy getting to know the Class of 2026. All the Grade 6 teachers have been impressed with how settled and ready to learn the students have been as they get used to the new expectations and classroom practices.

Literacy

In Reading this term, we will be establishing our classroom routines around our reading practices. In addition, we will be using targeted comprehension strategies to interpret and analyse a variety of text types. Each classroom will be reading a class text that will be used to evoke discussion and focus on our critical thinking skills.

This term in Writing, we will be following the Writer’s Workshop model.  Our focus will be on revising and re-establishing the routines that were introduced last year, with the goal of increasing the writing stamina and independent writing skills of the students.

In Spelling, we will be developing our understanding of spelling through teaching different strategies. The major spelling strategies we will be exploring are Visual Memory, Phonemic (sound- symbol knowledge) and Morphology (word knowledge). Students will also participate in whole class word inquiry unit.

Mathematics

The Grade 6 team will continue to use an open ended / problem solving approach to our teaching of maths.  This approach is more engaging and hands on, which leads to mathematicians that not only understand concepts but can also explain their thinking and reasoning.  This term we will be focusing on Place Value, Location and Mapping and Data collection.

Integrated Studies

Our unit this term is called Protect, Connect, Respect. The students will discover how their digital footprint or reputation online builds up over time. They will learn about positive online behaviours, including the value of respect, responsibility, empathy, resilience and critical thinking. The students will be examining the impact technology use has on their social, emotional and physical health.

Homework

We will be starting homework in Week 3.  This will go out on Tuesday and be due back the following Monday.  It will include a maths exercise sheet and 60 minutes of reading.  Students will record their reading in their homework book.

We encourage you to take some time to sit with your child and set up a study routine that will help develop some good homework habits for this year and for secondary school.

Camp

Camp is sure to be a highlight for this term, if not the whole year.  On Monday March 2nd we head off to Phillip Island Adventure Resort for 3 days of fun, excitement and challenging ourselves.  We will be returning on Wednesday March 4th.

If there’s anything we can help with, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with your child’s teacher.  This can be done via Compass or by calling the school office.  We are so looking forward to a wonderful year!

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Lisa MacLean, Claire Knight, Deb Houghton and Andrew Weekes

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