Term 2 Week 3

Please remember that it is our assembly tomorrow - 27th April 2016! the class have been working very hard on this so please come and join us.  2.20 pm in Siena Hall.

Date Claimer

Our class Assembly is next Wednesday 27 April 2016.  Please keep the date free and join us for our assembly.  The class has been working very hard on this. 

Term 2 Week 2

Welcome to another term in year 5. My email addresses are

5N - Mrs Felicity Pryer               fpryer@bne.catholic.edu.au

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any concerns or questions. To make an appointment, please contact me through the school office or send a note with your child. I will get back to you with a suitable time for us to meet.

TERM FOCUS

RELIGION – Our Religion unit for the term is Sacramental Celebration. In this unit the children will learn about the sacraments, what they mean, symbols used and why. At the end of the unit, the children will have a greater understanding of the sacraments and how they fit in with our faith journey.

HISTORY – COLONIAL AUSTRALIA:. The children will be learning about the early colonisation of Australia. In this unit, the children will be looking at penal and free settlements, focussing on the penal settlements of Port Arthur and St Helena Island and the free settlements of Adelaide and Melbourne. This unit will also include an excursion to Saint Helena Island on the Thursday 21 May, 2015. The children will then write an illustrated fact sheet on Saint Helena Island.

GEOGRAPHY: The children will be learning about the States, Capitals, Population Density and Climatic regions of Australia.

SCIENCE – BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE. The children will explore how different creatures adapt to their different environments.

SIGNPOST MATHS

We use Signpost Maths on a daily or almost daily basis. We also use Signpost Maths Mentals - used to help with mental computation. 

LITERACY

In Literacy, we are focussing on the writing genre of Narrative. We will also be doing practise for Naplan. The children will also be focussing continually on grammar and punctuation.

We can not stress enough the importance of your child reading for at least 15 minutes every day.

DANCE FEVER:

This term the children will be participating in Dance Fever which is an exciting 40 minute dance session every Tuesday.

SPORT:  During this term, the children have Interschool Sports Practice every Thursday from 8.00am to 9.00am. The Interschool Sport Competition is every Friday from 12.00pm – 2.55pm

BIRTHDAYS
Just a reminder that birthdays are a special thing for children and we are happy to celebrate them at school. If you would like to bring something for the children to share please bring individual patty cakes or other things that are easy to hand out.

SPECIALIST TIMETABLE

Please see the attached page for the specialist timetable. You may like to put this in a place that can be easily seen at home.

SPECIALIST TIMETABLE FOR 5M CLASS

Specialist Lesson	Day	Time
Library	Tuesday	8.40-9.40
Music	Wednesday	10.10- 10.40
HPE	Wednsdday	11.30 – 12.00

**Sports uniform days for all Year 5 classes = Wednesday and Friday.

PARENT INTERVIEWS:

Parent interviews will be held on two nights this term. This will be in Week 10, (the third last week) on Tuesday 9 July until 7pm and Wednesday 10 July until 5pm. You will need to book your interview yourself online and more information will be given closer to the time as to how to do this.