Grade 5
Grade 5 Team 2019 5O - Patty O'Brien 5L - Mel Lowther 5H - Ingrid Hopkins
Welcome to the Grade 5 Tribe in 2019; we are so glad to have you aboard!
We've hit the ground running and our students are already showing us just how clever, inquisitive and creative they are! It's going to be an amazing year!
We have are looking at a range of learning this term:
* Reading - Making connections to the text and making predictions
* Writing - Persuasive & Narrative Writing
* Spelling - Our new Soundwaves program
* Numeracy - Whole numbers and Place Value
* Inquiry Unit - "What factors influence our consumer choices and how does it affect the Economy?"
Our new Soundwaves spelling program has proven to be such a hit with the students! Focusing on phonemes (the sounds we hear in words) and connecting them to their different graphemes (the letters that represent the sound made) has really engaged teachers and students alike. Ask your kids to show you the chant and groovy dance moves! :D
This term, Mr O'Brien's grade will take part in a 12(ish) week Bike Ed program, which aims to teach students the importance of road safety while riding their bikes. After checking the safety of their bikes and learning a few preliminary skills, students will be out on the roads on Friday afternoons. Please be aware of them and drive safely around the local neighbourhood. Ms Hopkins' grade and Mrs L's grade will take part later in the year. A huge thank you to Mr Byers and Mr Ancrum for leading this invaluable and much anticipated program.
Please make sure you are connected to your child's Class Dojo page and reading the newsletter to keep up to date with the latest school news.
As always, if you have any questions, please come and see one of the Grade Five teachers!
~Mr O'Brien, Ms Hopkins and Mrs Lowther~
We've hit the ground running and our students are already showing us just how clever, inquisitive and creative they are! It's going to be an amazing year!
We have are looking at a range of learning this term:
* Reading - Making connections to the text and making predictions
* Writing - Persuasive & Narrative Writing
* Spelling - Our new Soundwaves program
* Numeracy - Whole numbers and Place Value
* Inquiry Unit - "What factors influence our consumer choices and how does it affect the Economy?"
Our new Soundwaves spelling program has proven to be such a hit with the students! Focusing on phonemes (the sounds we hear in words) and connecting them to their different graphemes (the letters that represent the sound made) has really engaged teachers and students alike. Ask your kids to show you the chant and groovy dance moves! :D
This term, Mr O'Brien's grade will take part in a 12(ish) week Bike Ed program, which aims to teach students the importance of road safety while riding their bikes. After checking the safety of their bikes and learning a few preliminary skills, students will be out on the roads on Friday afternoons. Please be aware of them and drive safely around the local neighbourhood. Ms Hopkins' grade and Mrs L's grade will take part later in the year. A huge thank you to Mr Byers and Mr Ancrum for leading this invaluable and much anticipated program.
Please make sure you are connected to your child's Class Dojo page and reading the newsletter to keep up to date with the latest school news.
As always, if you have any questions, please come and see one of the Grade Five teachers!
~Mr O'Brien, Ms Hopkins and Mrs Lowther~