Week 15

Dear Parents and Students,

Fun Day was a great success on Wednesday. We were very lucky to have enjoyed a warm and relatively calm day amongst the cooler, windy days we have had this week. Thank you to all parents who were able to make the time to join us for the afternoon. It is always an extra thrill for the children to share these occasions with family. Thanks also to Mr Keller and the Grade 6 students for organizing all of the different games and challenges.

In the Classroom:

Maths

The week has been dedicated to division. We have used diagrams and expanded algorithms to find the quotients of single, double, and triple digit dividends.  We will continue with Topic 8 next week, with the test to take place on Wednesday.

Literacy Workshop

We finished publishing our Narrative Stories, and celebrated our work with a Publishing Party on Friday. This coincided with our November and December birthday parties and our monthly assembly, so it was quite a festive end to our week!

Next week, we will focus on reading once again, with a new theme titled “That’s Amazing!” This theme includes a number of entertaining fantasy stories that introduce concepts such as personification and hyperbole.

Science

We began our next unit, dedicated to Physical Science. We started our explorations with a Mystery Science activity, in which we built models to demonstrate how energy can be transferred, stored, and released.  We will continue our study of energy next week.

Social Studies

We have begun our study on the geography of the Northeast USA, starting with the physical features, climate, and natural resources found in the region. Next week, we will begin the week with a map skills activity, before going on to learn about the Early Peoples of the area, including the Native Americans and the early settlers.

Other important information

As you know, our Christmas show is to take place next Wednesday, 4^th December. Everyone has been working hard preparing for the performances, and Mrs Johnson has done a wonderful job directing each number. It promises to be an entertaining evening, and I look forward to seeing you all there.

Students, I’ll see you all next Monday.

Dates to remember:

Wed.                Dec 4               Maths test – Topic 8

                                                Christmas Concert

Fri.                  Dec 13             Half Day

Dec 14 – Jan 5                        Winter Vacation

Students of the Week

Congratulations to Céline, Yusei, Sukai, and Ingrid.

Well done, guys!

Fun Day