Happy Easter

Good morning Year 5 parents and students,

I would just like to wish everyone a happy Easter.

This week we have been following Holy Week and the students acted out the Stations of the Cross yesterday morning with reverence and respect. This was wonderful to see.

As well as the performance the students have designed some excellent art pieces that represent Holy Week. Attached below are some examples of some student artwork that has been created.

Also attached below are the mass times for Holy Week for the people that are interested.

Once again, I wish everyone a safe break.
Ben.

 

 

Term 1, Week 9

Good afternoon Year 5's,

After the first week of the AFL season, it is not looking good for the boys in purple. It is definitely looking a lot brighter for the boys in blue and yellow. According to a student this morning the Eagles lost because of the "umpires cheating". I did inform them that the only cheaters we have in Australian sport at the moment are Steve Smith and his gang.

Holy Week Reflections:
On Wednesday 28th March, the Year 5 & 6 students will be presenting a reflection on Good Friday and the stations of the cross.

The Year 6 students will be doing the readings and most speaking parts. The Year 5 students have been given the acting part. Some children have been given specific roles, they will know who they are. We are asking that all other children come dressed in a simple costume reflective of the time of Jesus. They are to wear this over the top of their school uniform and are to come to school dressed and ready to go on Wednesday morning.

Easter Egg Raffle:

Please make sure that you have brought in your donation for the raffle which will be held on Thursday. Your child was given their raffle tickets this morning.
All money raised during this time is donated to Project Compassion.

Parent Teacher Interviews:

I have placed a schedule up on the front door of the class, if you can please write down your name on a time that suits. In week 11 they will be conducted at the following times:

·      9/4/18 - Monday afternoon

·      10/4/18 - Tuesday afternoon

·      11/4/18 - Wednesday afternoon 

Homework:

For those students that are still struggling to understand what the activities for spelling are, there is a success criteria on their Onenote.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes
Maths: Unit 7 Day 1and 2	Maths: Unit 7 Day 3	Maths: Unit 7 Day 4
Spelling: LCWC ABC Order: Refer to previous posts:	Spelling: LCWC Adding my words: Refer to previous posts:	Spelling: LCWC Consonants and Vowels:  Write your spelling words; use a blue coloured pencil for consonants and a red coloured pencil for vowels.

Term 1, week 8

Dear Year 5,

In good news to start off the week, Dunsborough Cricket Club is going to be represented in the finals next Saturday by all grades which is brilliant!! Go DCC!!

In school news, good luck to all involved in the interschool swimming carnival that will be held in Bunbury on Thursday 22nd March. It should be a great day and I can't wait to hear about how everybody put in their best effort.

Homework:
I have had some discussion with several parents about the homework over the last couple of weeks.
Specifically involving the Maths homework. If the content is too hard, please do not stress about it. Homework is already a burden to everyone's afternoon and I don't want it to cause a rift at home.
If your child is struggling with areas of the Maths, they can do it during gather time where I or another student can support and scaffold them.

For those students that are still struggling to understand what the activities for spelling are, there is a success criteria on their Onenote.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes
Maths: Unit 6 Day 1	Maths: Unit 6 Day 2	Maths: Unit 6 Day 3	Maths: Unit 6 Day 4
Spelling: LCWC ABC Order: Refer to previous posts:	Spelling: LCWC Adding my words: Refer to previous posts:	Spelling: LCWC Consonants and Vowels:  Write your spelling words; use a blue coloured pencil for consonants and a red coloured pencil for vowels.	Spelling: LCWC Synonyms: Choose 5 spelling words and next to each one write 2 synonyms. A synonym is a word that means the same. Use a thesaurus for help, if needed. Example: large big

Term 1, Week 7

Good afternoon Year 5 parents,

There is nothing major to report this week, besides the Dockers giving the Eagles a thumping yesterday. I know that it was still preseason, but it still felt great didn't it?

Holy Week - We will be coming together each day during Holy Week to share a reflection on one of the key milestones of this important time. The Year 5 students will be presenting on Wednesday 28th March beginning at 9am in the Hall. 

This is a combined effort between the Year 5 and 6 classes. Further information will follow in regards to costuming and reading parts if applicable. 

Homework:

For those students that are still struggling to understand what the activities for spelling are, there is a success criteria on their Onenote.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes
Maths: Unit 5 Day 1	Maths: Unit 5 Day 2	Maths: Unit 5 Day 3	Maths: Unit 5 Day 4
Spelling: LCWC ABC Order: Refer to previous posts:	Spelling: LCWC Adding my words: Refer to previous posts:	Spelling: LCWC Consonants and Vowels:  Write your spelling words; use a blue coloured pencil for consonants and a red coloured pencil for vowels.	Spelling: LCWC Synonyms: Choose 5 spelling words and next to each one write 2 synonyms. A synonym is a word that means the same. Use a thesaurus for help, if needed. Example: large big

Term 1, Week 6

Good afternoon Year 5 parents,

As this week is a shortened week, homework will be slightly different.

Spelling:

LCWC: Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Alphabetical Order: Wednesday night. Refer to previous blog post.

Adding my words: Thursday night. Refer to previous blog post.

Reading:
Please make sure that your child is reading for at least 15 minutes.

Maths:

I think it is a little harsh to make the students do the complete unit of think mentals, so the Maths homework is below.

There will be 2 mental multiplication sheets that will be glued into your child’s homework book that need to be completed.

Thank you,

Ben.