GRADE 6

Busy Bee’s in Grade 6

Term 2 started with a bang with 3 of the Grade 6’s attending camp and enjoying it immensely. Please view the photos in the camp section of the newsletter.

They have also participated in the Interschool Cross Country this term. It was great to see the three girls who attended, challenge themselves by running in a more difficult level. View photos in the Grade 5/6 P.E. section of the newsletter.

The girls have been working very hard on technology tasks that are building onto what they are learning in History. See the topics in the Grade 5/6 integrated section of the newsletter. As has been mention in the integrated section, the girls are using “wikispaces” and office documents instead of workbooks.

I recommend the Grade 6’s continue to work on their quick recall of times tables, division, addition and subtraction facts.

It is also very import that all students read for 30 minutes a day, whether it be Reading Eggs text or books they have borrowed from the library. They also need to record the reading into a log with reflections.

Other things that need to be noted;

Thursday

• P.E. Lessons –All students should be dressed in full P.E. uniform.

Friday

• Homework is due every Friday and their “Maths Plus, Mental Maths” book every Friday as well.
• BTN/Media Journal Homework is due on Friday. Summaries need to be completed ready to be presented to the class.
• Spelling tests are every Friday. Students will be tested on the spelling from their homework booklet. I highly recommend they also practise the words by using the technique of Look, Cover, Write and Check, to improve their spelling marks.

Other important notes:

• Homework:
  - Students need to complete some set homework tasks on ‘Reading Eggs’ and ‘Mathletics’ throughout the week.
  - The students need to also complete a writing task each week which is a follow on from the writing lesson during that day.
  - Students will also need to finish any incomplete work from their classes.
• Please notify the school regarding any absences.

All the best for term 2.