Welcome to the Senior Unit blog. The place to get information on what is happening in Year 6.
For those in isolation or just at home… April 4
For todays unit of inquiry there is a template to use for your passport. Just upload these pictures and text box over the top. If you have already created something, don’t stress and well done to you!
We enjoyed two full classes today and are ecstatic that things are back to normal. We are excited that Stephanie Alexander Gardening is on tomorrow 9-10 (6E) and 10-11(6S) and K itchen will start on Wednesday 9-10.30 (6E) and 11.40-1.10 (6S) Tomorrow at 2.10 - 2.40 (6S) and 2.30- 3.00 (6E) , we are planning to go on a local excursion to the area known as Taikondi,the place where the rivers meet, to delve into a nature observation to support our Christian Studies unit about how Australians express spirituality. Anyone who is interested to join us is welcome to attend. Let us know by emailing your child's teacher. Whole School Info We hope all the mums, grandmas and special friends had a lovely day celebrating Mother’s Day yesterday . We are almost back to full onsite classes, today having a 93% student attendance rate. We continue to ask that parents do not go into classrooms in the mornings/afternoons and simply drop students and ...
Last full week of primary school. Strangely, so far fewer tears then expected. We will do our best to follow this up. Here’s some things that need attention this week: iPads iPads need handing up tomorrow so they can be cleared. This means tonight is the last night to upload/download any work or photos students are wishing to hang on to. iPad forms also need returning ASAP. Some students a second paper copy today. Graduation and Celebration Evening Please RSVP as soon as you can by using the booking code found on the official invite that was emailed out earlier. Some students also received paper copies of this tonight. Students are required to be in formal uniform for this evening so now is a good time to just check the uniform is appropriate. This includes black shoes and correct socks. If you need assistance for your child to be in correct uniform for that evening, let us know and the school will support you. Signing Stuff The Carer’s group have kindly purchased the gift of a g...
Routines are starting to take shape and we have begun to add more meat on the bones of our day to day. Some key things we would like to point out this week are: Spelling : This week we are looking at the prefix of ‘di’, ‘du’ and ‘bi’. This prefix gives the meaning of 2. Examples: “di” - diverge “du” - duet “bi” - bicycle IT Agreements : these will be discussed this week in class. We ask that you also read through them with your child, so that you can return them ASAP. Once returned, students will receive their iPads so they can have full access. This will include them bringing them to and from school so that they can be recharged overnight as needed. Unit of Inquiry: we are fully into the flow of our current unit in Who We Are. Today we formally introduced the Central Idea - People make choices which impact personal wellbeing. This unit is at the core of many activities we are doing and will be doing this year. Whole School Info… Su...