Dear Parent and Guardians,  

We have definitely had a busy start to the school year with many events and learning already taking place. The Year 5’s have settled into how to be a great learning by showing the 4R’s in and out of the classroom. They have all shown commitment to being our future leaders by helping out with taking our lunch time bins at the end of each lunch break. 

In our writing lessons we have been working on ensuring our handwriting is legible while creating narratives. We are understanding that  language features and other descriptive language is vital in making our narratives engaging for reading. The students have been enjoying listening to the Ickabog by JK Rowling in the afternoons before home time. This will be used to help us to create our own response to a new or different ending to the story for assessment later in the term. Our reading groups are becoming more and more a part of everyday routine with students respectfully and responsibly taking ownership of their learning when working with both staff or by themselves.  

Religion 

Our first Religion unit saw us looking at the 4 Gospels in more detail. We were able to compare stories and identify the differences. Once we grasped the idea of the meaning behind the scripture, we were able to then write our own story using the same meaning or moral. This has shown that we can relay a message to the reading while keeping the same meaning but in a simpler format.  

Maths  

Maths lessons so far have been about grid locations, perimeter and area. We had the opportunity to measure the length of various spaces/items in and outside the classroom. Upon returning to class we then calculated the perimeter and the area. This was a lesson that could be continued each and everyday because we had so much fun doing it. In coming weeks we will start looking at decimals and fractions.  

It is so nice to see so many of our students handing in homework on time and completed to a high standard. Until we are able to take devices home there will be a variety of worksheets that support our leaning in the classroom used in replacement to our original online tasks.  

SEL 

In SEL the Year 5 students have been learning about The Zones of Regulation and The 5 Point Scale. This is where you record how you feel and what strategies you can use that can help you get back to the Green Zone.  

Homework, Library and PE days - Thursdays 

Communication 

If you have any questions or queries, please email us on sedmonds@cns.catholic.edu.au and mturner@cns.catholic.edu.au and we will endeavour to return your email within 24 hours.