Welcome to all of you parents and caregivers of the children in the Year 4/5/6 class. Hope you all had an enjoyable and safe holiday. It is great to be back at school and to be involved in your child's learning this year.
The Year 4/5/6 class are fortunate by having the shared guidance and expertise from Mrs McIlwain, Mrs Boney, Dawn McElhinney, Dawn Pottie and Preston Connors.
We will all be providing knowledge, skills and support in a range of subject areas so each student can continue to progress in their academic learning and social development. In Year 4/5/6 the children will participate in quality and enriching learning that fosters natural curiosity and encourages all children to work to the best of their ability. All learning activities are differentiated to suit your child's learning needs. This will assist to further deepen their knowledge and develop additional skills to assist with their continued progress. We encourage the children to work collaboratively, think creatively, use a range of technology and have many hands-on experiences to enhance their learning.
The school has embedded ‘Positive Behaviour for Learning’ in the classroom and playground. The children will have their achievements recognised through positive feedback, assembly awards, Principal recognition, goal setting and many other reward incentives.
In literacy, the children will participate in book studies which will develop their writing ability to be able to successfully write a range of informative, persuasive and entertaining texts. The children, through explicit teaching and learning activities will further develop their knowledge and skills in reading, comprehension, communication, spelling, grammar and handwriting.
In mathematics, the children will continually learn new mathematical concepts and processes through explicit teaching and have the opportunity to apply these new skills and understanding to build upon their previous knowledge. Also the children will continue to work on their multiplication and division facts, mathematical language and mental computations to broaden their knowledge and understanding at this Stage level.
The children will participate and learn new things in the other subject areas of science & technology, health and physical activity, history and geography and creative arts. The children will also have the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities as the term progresses.
Homework is provided at the beginning of each week and is to be returned on Friday. Homework is an extension of some of their learning in the class. It provides you the opportunity for your child to show you their understanding and skills being learned.
If you have any concerns please don't hesitate to contact us at school on 67233437. Looking forward to meeting or hearing from you in the near future.
Regards,
Mrs Cheryl McIlwain & Mrs Janelle Boney