1. Year 5

2.  The Year 5 team for 2015  Students have settled in really well  Positive attitudes & responsible learners  Thanks to everyone for showing your support for your child’s learning!

3.  Working together in different ways  Shared space  Students can work in large groups or small groups  Fluid groupings for numeracy and literacy  Groups determined by student data  Collaboration and teamwork  Nurturing responsibility & independence

4.  ‘Real world’ focus  Giving students voice ◦ How/where they work ◦ What tasks they complete ◦ How they present learning  Home groups (admin, specialist, excursions)  Open door policy

5.  Automatic response / Number fluency  Real life open ended problems  Why are we learning it?  Learning intentions  Using correct language  Mathletics

6.  Reading  -Reading for understanding  Speaking and Listening  - incorporated into the curriculum  Writing  VCOP and Big Write

7.  Student driven  Students taking responsibility for learning  Students have choices in tasks and presentation  Individual and group tasks  Guided/assessed by a rubric Term One – Me Myself & Year 5 Victorian History – Sullivan Bay & Melbourne Term Two – Victorian History - Gold Term Three – Science Term Four – National Parks, Leadership

8.  All classes meet together to work on the foundations  Organisation, Getting Along, Confidence, Resilience and Persistence  Some homework tasks will be linked to to this

9.  20 minutes reading per night recorded in homework book (Parents listen if possible).  Mathletics –1 hour per week  Spelling – 10 spelling words and a spelling task to be completed.  Inquiry – students informed of tasks as required  Unfinished work  Given out on Monday, due back on Friday  Parents to discuss homework with their child and sign

10. Specialist5A5B5C PEMondayThursday MusicMondayThursday ICT Week 1 Tuesday Week 1 Monday Week 2 Monday ART Week 2 Wednesday Week 2 Wednesday Week 1 Friday Year 5 SportTuesday LibraryFridayTuesday JapaneseThursday

11.  Lead up activities will be undertaken  Aim to make it a comfortable experience for students  See home group teacher if you have queries closer to the date Tuesday 12 th MayLanguage Conventions Writing Wednesday 13 th MayReading Thursday 14 th MayNumeracy

12.  Year 5 Assembly will be held in Week 1. They will be Wednesday at 3.00pm  Important information is share with all students  Students are given the opportunity to share their learning  Parents are welcome to attend

13.  5A - Giles http://sgiles.global2.vic.edu.au http://sgiles.global2.vic.edu.au  5B - Hartwig http://mrhartwig.global2.vic.edu.au/http://mrhartwig.global2.vic.edu.au/  5C - Gadsby http://gadsby.global2.vic.edu.au http://gadsby.global2.vic.edu.au

14.  Term 1: March 24 th Summer Lightning Premiership  Term 2: Camp Billy Tea Bush Band June - Winter Lightning Premiership  Term 3: Maths incursion & family night Footy Day Japanese Day MSC Science Day Planetarium (?)  Term 4: Bike Education Life Ed & Family Life Balcombe Estuary/Mt Martha Beach

15.  Transition activities will be held in Term 4  The aim is to give students an sample of what to expect in Year 6  Year 5 students will also be attending a Science activities at Mornington Secondary College  Year 6 Leadership Groups

16.  Allergies/ Anaphylaxis Please bring nut free lunches to assist us to keep our students safe.  Uniform No Anklets/headbands/nail polish/fluoro shoelaces etc  Cyber-safety Please ensure students are using Multimedia devices responsibly. Have a space where devices are placed when child goes to sleep

17.  Talk positively about school and learning  Try to support your child with their learning at home  Please communicate any concerns with your child’s class teacher School HomeStudent

18.  Any questions please stay behind or see home group teacher at a later date.