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.