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Peek Box Experiment

Today the year 5's did an experiment in science. The aim of the experiment was to find a way to see an object inside a dark box. They cut a hole as big as their eye and placed a small object inside the box. Some children cut a bigger hole as well and put the torch through the hole. This allowedd them to see the object in the dark box with their eye on the hole. After wards the children made a ray diagram which shows how they could see the object inside the box.They put arrows to show where the light would hit in the box. We found out that artificial light is not as strong as the sun. The year 5's had a great time time doing this experiment!

By Sharon and Gila

Junior Rangers

Over the next four weeks, year five will be visited by Kerry from the City of Stirling  to learn about our local council. In our first session, the children learned about the need for rules and laws. We also gained knowledge about  local ,state and federal governments. The Children will also have to complete weekly missions to investigate the City Of Stirling.

Year 5 Day Camp

Here we are learning about Israel, making Israeli salad, writing our names in Hebrew and eating Kosher lollies. We had so much fun with our visitors from Israel!

Learning Detectives

Asher, Dean Teagan and Gabi were doing some detective work today and finding good learners in year 5. They were watching and recording names of students who were listening well to the teacher, asking intelligent questions, agreeing and disagreeing and also contributing well to the discussion. Well done to all the students who made it into the good learners book (you know who you are!!!)

Habits of Mind

This Term our Newspapaer serial story is called One Mysterious Night. This can be found every Tuesday in the West Australian (in the ED section) A main focus of this programme is Habits of Mind. These are 16  techniques that help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Each child has chosen 2 Habits that they would like to improve. eg, Managing impulsivity, Listening with understanding, striving for accuracy. More information about habits of the mind can be found on these websites
www.ascd.org
www.habitsofmind.org/module-1/content/what-are-habits-mind

Study Skills in year 5

We are preparing the students in Year 5 for the challenges of upper primary and secondary school by teaching study skills. These skills include,
# Time Mangement, Homework diary and study habits,Goal setting,referencing,Summarising,and note taking and Helping your memory. These skills will help your children become more effective students.

Newspapers in Education

Our Literacy programme is based on the serial story in the Newspaper every Tuesday. The children read the story together then complete reading, writing, viewing and speaking and listening activities throughout the week. In this photo, Rebecca, Aaron and Olivia are working in a collaborative reading group. Each child has completed an individual activity based on the story and now they are discussing their work with each other. The Serial Story in Term 2 was a different newspaper article each week based on a classic story. The children learned about Frankenstein, Lady Godiva, Robin Hood, Hamlet, Animal Farm and others.

Science in Year 5

In Semester 1, Year Five learned about the properties of materials. In this experiment, the students worked collaboratively to test the absorbancy of different materials. They dropped liquid onto paper towel, plastic and dishcloth to see if it would leak, soak or repel. In science groups, the children get to share their predictions with each other and discuss ideas.