Grade 5 & 6

Welcome to the Grades Five and Six units.

In Grades 5 & 6 the daily program consists of the 2 hour Literacy block (Reading and Writing) and 1 hour of Numeracy each day.

During the week the children also participate in Visual Art, Performing Art, Library, ICT, French, Physical Education and the ‘You Can Do It' program.

Our 2009 Grade Five teachers are Anna McGowan, Michelle Driscoll and Michael Yates.

In Grade 5 the Integrated Curriculum topics covered are:
TERM 1: How does early Aboriginal culture compare to ours today?
TERM 2: How does our solar system operate?
             How is our world changing?
TERM 3: Where does it come from (economics)?
             How does the democratic process work at a local and state level?
TERM 4: What impact has the gold rush had on Australia?

Activities that enhance and further support student learning include:

• Narana.
• Creation of Dream Time Stories
• Star Lab incursion
• Soveregn Hill excursion.
• Story writer incursion.Grade Six teachers for 2009 are Cameron Loftus, Jennie Geels, Penny Nielsen, Coby Ronning and Brooke Murray.

In Grade 6 the Integrated Curriculum topics covered are:
TERM 1: How does the democratic process work at a federal level?
TERM 2: What impact has multiculturalism had on Australia?
TERM 3: What products does Australia produce?
TERM 4: How have inventions and discoveries affected our lives?
How can we best manage our natural environment?

Activities that enhance and further support student learning include:
       - 5 day camp to Canberra.
       - Multiculturalism day.
       - Guest speaker on the experience of migrating.
       - Creation of own inventions.
       - Visit to Eco Link.
       - CSIRO robotics experiments.