The past two weeks in Year 5 have been outstanding. There have been so many things that we are simply ‘nailing’. We have had two weeks in a row where all students have had homework handed in and completed to a high standard. The students enjoyed a nice icy pole and principal award stickers for their troubles. We are also sitting at the highest for attendance across the school for the second fortnight running. Adam the fish is being well looked after, with multiple requests per day to feed him. Rest assured, he is fed once daily and we hope to pass him onto another year level soon. Proud is an understatement. I have the students, as well as the parents of the Year 5 cohort to be thankful for. Being at school and putting in 100% makes for fun and engaging learning. 

Last week we were fortunate enough to be able to sit with the Prep students and read to them. We were buddied up and enjoyed a variety of our picture books and the odd non-fiction book. There were plenty of smiles and overly excited students. From both Year 5 and Prep. There has even been a request or two for many more reading sessions. When time permits, this would be a wonderful option when reading for enjoyment. 

During our Math lessons we are now focusing on length and perimeter. The students are identifying familiar shapes within our learning environment to determine accurate measurements using our rulers. We will start looking at measuring using decimal centimetres and metres. Once this is mastered we will move onto area. 

Our Geography lessons have been action packed with us using our atlas’s and Google Earth to locate places around the world. We competently know how to use mapping conventions and are becoming experts in labelling countries on continent and world maps. In our mid term assessment, we all completed the assessment with confidence and received great results. We are on the right track to success. 

In Religion we were lucky enough to go to the church and look at the symbolism within the church. This helped us to visualise the many important items within the church we see and may even use when we are there. It also helped us to improve our understanding of Confirmation and the Holy Spirit. Thank you Miss Newell for taking the time to share your knowledge with us. We have also begun our journey to better understand how Project Compassion assists the many people around the world. This has tied in well with Geography. We have taken the opportunity to collaborate and discuss the needs of the people mentioned in the videos and how Project Compassion is helping to improve their lives. Every little bit counts and with support many people’s lives can be improved.