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Year 5 Parent Partnership

College Director Kerry Jones kjone324@eq.edu.au Head of Junior School Sue Esposito sespo2@eq.edu.au Deputy Principal 5/6 Nicola Worthington nwort2@eq.edu.au Head of Curriculum Amanda Randall arand53@eq.edu.au

Students in Year 5 participate in a number of specialist lessons, some of these lessons are on Semester rotational basis. These include:

Specialist

• Mr. Jason Hughey

PE Mr Dominic Rees Music Ms Karen Mongan Technology Mrs Jen Somerville Drama Ms Eleonora Borghesani Italian

Students in Year 5 are support with their learning through individualised programs. The staff who support Year 5 include;

Support Staff

• Mrs. Kym Cowan

STLaN

• Mrs. Melanie Cooper

Support teacher

• Mrs. Melissa Bird

Support teacher

• English: Reading

Comprehension P-6

• Numeracy: Computational

thinking and problem solving

• Wellbeing
• Student Engagement

Helping our families know our 2020 learning priorities.

Primary School Priorities

• Enjoy coming to school to learn

and feeling safe

• Set high but realistic standards
• Become independent learners
• Responsible accountable students
• Aspiring leaders for 2021

Year 5 Student Goals

• Morning literacy warmups
• Spelling activities
• Reading on the same page
• Literacy Circles
• Reading & writing strategies
• Shared/guided reading & writing activities
• Targeted guided reading rotations
• Speaking & listening activities

Daily Literacy Blocks

Balanced Reading focus looks like;

• Maths warm-ups
• Mental computation
• Explicit teaching of focus concepts
• Practise
• Reflections
• Numeracy rotations

Daily Numeracy Block

Computational thinking and Problem Solving looks like;

Writing goal

LEARNING GOALS

GROWTH IN LEARNING!!!

Start Finish

This term in Math, we are learning to pose questions and identify categorical and numerical data. We are also learning to describe and interpret different data sets.

NUMERACY GOAL

One of our whole college priorities in 2020 is Student engagement and wellbeing

Our focus is to ensure student engagement and

• wellbeing. We

acknowledge the stresses

• f school and we have

put in place relevant measures to combat these.

Consolidate key learning areas

Reading, Writing, Language Conventions & Numeracy Purpose –To promote positive study habits and reinforce concepts learnt throughout the day Platforms for Homework include paper homework sheet, spelling and writing activities and an expectation of 4 x 15mins of reading per week. Homework is to be completed in homework books and on One Note. Online platforms

• Manga High
• Literacy Planet
• Study Ladder

HOMEWORK

Verbal reinforcement Student of the week Star passes (Celebration each term) Meridan Postcards Phone call or email home Various class strategies Morning Tea with the Stars

Positive Reinforcement

Each Monday we deliver explicit behaviour lessons from P-6

Weekly Behaviour Lesson

• Mrs. Felicity Day
• Mr. Shane Will
• Mr. Dave Els

Responsible Behaviour Plan.

Warning Verbal/Non verbal Buddy Class/Rule Reminder (Parents Contacted) Reflection Room Admin Involvement

BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT

1 student to 1 device usage (1:1) Used within the college Year 4-12 Online platforms are being used each and every day (One Note, Literacy Planet and Manga high) Assessment is being carried out online School website is a hub for BYOX information

MERIDAN BYOX

Lease a School Device for $300 per year BYOX and use school network $40 per year The IT support for all troubleshooting throughout the whole year

BYOX – SCHOOL DEVICE

Students are encouraged to bring their own devices that meet the specifications and connect to the school network

BYOX - OWN DEVICE

One Note is a fantastic tool which will allow students to have a shared digital notebook for their schoolwork. Make sure you ask your child to show you around this platform

ONE NOTE

Term 1:

Assembly will be every 2nd

• dd week on Monday

School Photos Investiture Community Day Parent/Teacher Interviews

Term 2:

NAPLAN Athletics Carnival Camp Written Reports Learning Celebration

Term 3:

Parent/Teacher Interviews

Term 4:

Swimming Surf Skills Learning Celebrations Written Reports

EVENTS

NAPLAN testing will commence 12 – 15th May. Reports will be sent home as soon as we receive them approx.- end of Term 3. All students will participate in the NAPLAN preparation. Withdrawals – will need to collect necessary paperwork from the Executive Centre or email our Deputy – Nicola Worthington at nwort2@eq.edu.au Please feel free to talk with your child's teacher if you have concerns. Further detailed information will be emailed home.

NAPLAN

Week 9 in Term 2 Monday 15th June to Wednesday 17th June The camp will run for three days and two nights at QCCC Mapleton Further details throughout Term 1

YEAR 5 CAMP

THANK YOU

Now is the time to break off and discuss anything with your classroom teacher.