Learn ing and Growing Toge th er YEAR 5 Celebration of Learning Assembly: Friday, 22nd May 2.30 – 3.30 pm Thursday 7th May, 2015 Curriculum Day (student free): Friday, 15th May 2015 Excursion: Year 5 Camp – 29th, 30th and 31st July Homework • • • Daily reading (20 minutes a day) –read aloud and discuss texts Practice weekly spelling Rehearse mathematics skills previously taught Unit of Inquiry Students will ponder the following statement: “The ability to supply on our unique planet is dependent on our understanding of the ways to protect and sustain life” Over the next two weeks, they will be exploring the way our planet is able to support life and the habitats that exist in Australia. Literacy These are the concepts that are being explored over the next few weeks: • spelling focus over the next two weeks will be words that are topic related • reading focus will be thinking critically about the text and linking the text to personal and world knowledge • Students will be focusing on the structure of Reports when writing. Students attend the ICT Learning Centre for one hour a week with their class teacher. Tasks include using the Heany Park Student Cloud and the variety of interactive sites within the Literacy, Numeracy and Inquiry areas. Notebooks are also being used in class to support learning in these curriculum areas. Sites can be accessed at: https://heanyparkps.sharepoint.com – Student cloud log in details in student diaries. Numeracy These are the concepts that are being explored over the next few weeks: • the concepts of Volume, Capacity and Mass through a mathematics investigation called “Down the Drain” • some worded problems will be investigated, requiring students to apply their mental Mathematics strategies and thinking skills • basic number facts will be practiced regularly through games and quizzes. Acceptance - Respect - Life-long Learning - Integrity Digital Learning