Dance Classes

Students in Year 6 have the opportunity to take part in five hour-long dance lessons in preparation for the end of year social.  A range of dance techniques and styles are introduced to the students beginning with Hip Hop.

Hip Hop includes a wide range of styles notably breaking, locking, and popping which were developed in the 1970s. What separates hip-hop dance from other forms of dance is that it is often freestyle in nature.

Students have enjoyed themselves during the lessons and have shown great skill in learning routines and performing them in gender groups to their peers. This week students continued learning their hip hop routine along with a partnered Jive Dance.  Students happily partnered with one another and enthusiastically learnt each routine.

Fair Day

Week 4 – 10 November – 12.00-1.30pm.

Fair Day is an annual event held in Term 4 each year by SRC. This fair is organised by the students, for the students, and is very child-centred. The event raises a significant amount of funds but its aim is to develop in the children a number of real life skills.

Each class decides on a stall that they would like to run.  Once the stall has been decided upon and approved, then the class, led by the delegates, organise everything for that stall i.e. advertising, prizes, rosters, materials, pricing, clean up etc.  The teacher merely communicates with parents and facilitates on a needs basis.

Our class has decided to run a drink stall and a basketball shooting competition.  An allocation of requirements will be sent home in the days to come.

It has been agreed that students are only allowed to bring $5 in coins on the day to limit the amount of sweets bought.  Students are encouraged to keep the prices low to ensure that purchases are achievable.  All items and prizes are donated and there is no reimbursement for purchased goods.

This is a wonderful occasion for all involved and we look forward to enjoying the Fair Day experience with your child. 

The dos and don'ts of Drugs - Board Game Construction

Constructing a board game is a challenging task as there are so many components to consider when designing.  Exploring the key features of a board game has been our focus for the past few weeks.  Categories have included exploring title and board game concepts, packaging requirements, rules and instructions, game board equipment and contents, game play ideas and the playing board layout and features.

Analysing the key elements that make a board game a success, has enabled students to feel more confident when producing a board game in groups.  During the weeks to come, students will be finalising their designs and beginning the construction process.

Drug Use and Abuse

Drug use is a significant issue in our community and it is important that young people have opportunities to participate in timely and relevant drug education.

Effective health education and drug education incorporate a range of activities which provide students with relevant factual information, the opportunity to consider their attitudes and values and the values of others, and opportunities for students to enhance communication, decision-making and goal-setting skills. Drug education has the potential to equip students with the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to make informed decisions regarding their drug use behaviour.

Our Term Four Unit of Enquiry is titled ‘Drug Use and Abuse’.  We will be focusing our investigation primarily on the use and abuse of the following drugs, Caffeine, Smoking, Alcohol and Prescription Drugs. 

Students will have the opportunity to investigate each topic in many curriculum areas, but ultimately they will be asked to answer and report on a series of questions surrounding the above mentioned drug categories.  

Rolling Along with Reading

Reading material and activities are centred around our Inquiry topic for the term ‘Drug Use and Abuse’.  Topics explored are designed to assist students answer key questions within research projects and provide supporting evidence to arguments when writing an exposition text in written language.

Topics explored have included:

·       Men, Women and Smoking

·       Caffeine Facts

·       Passive Smoking

·       Alcohol Awareness

·       Analysis of smoking advertisements

Along with deepening understanding of ‘Drug Use and Abuse’, students have the opportunity to develop various key reading skills such as:

·       Predicting

·       Scanning

·       Summarising

·       Paraphrasing

·       Synthesising

·       Self-Questioning

Spectacular Spellers

Students have shown great spelling progress this year.  With only a small amount of formal spelling activities remaining, we are making good use of the time available.  The reinforcement of spelling rules and concepts are the key focus for spelling this term.  A strong emphasis on editing and proofreading is an expectation of each student.

Are you persuaded?

Preliminary lessons have been focused on the development of persuasive writing skills. Students have discovered the different types of persuasive texts, where they can be found and who is responsible for writing and producing them.  Labelling, re-ordering and determining the language features of various persuasive texts, have been explored more recently. Students have now independently constructed their own persuasive texts relating to our theme ‘Drug Use and Abuse’.