Yr 6 Newsletter Week 4 Term 2   

We are settling into a calmer routine and Michelle and I are looking forward to seeing some really productive work over the next few weeks.  

It has been a pleasure to meet and talk during parent interviews and see the family behind the smiles in class.  This process has been very beneficial for us to set goals and gain more insight to each student. 

ENGLISH: In class, we have been exploring different ballads, the language features a ballad has and exploring these in depth.  Next week the students will start to write their own ballad, a process that may take over a week.  Every other day we are increasing our vocabulary by learning about a Word of the Day:  exploring synonyms, antonyms and writing sentences. 

MATHS:  We have been revising the 4 algorithms (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) as well as revisiting prime, composite, triangular and square numbers.  The students are enjoying maths bingo for more fluency and accuracy and the website transum.com has been a great mental maths warmup.  We revisited our maths goal today so we will be working towards meeting this over the next few weeks. 

SCIENCE:  Our unit is Creators and Destroyers and is focusing in on Earthquakes and Volcanoes and how these occur in our world.  The students are starting to learn about tectonic plates, the different types and how the movement of these cause different reactions on our earth. 

We have enjoyed the AFL sessions in recent weeks and as always are working towards good Leadership skills in our daily activities at school. 

Libby and Michelle