YEAR FIVE CLASS NEWS

#ExpectGreatThings has guided the behaviour and learning in our energetic, collaborative and supportive Year 5 classrooms.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

The Year Fives have recognised ways they are uniquely special by understanding that God wants people to serve as His fellow-workers. They do this by contributing to the development of themselves, particularly their gifts, others and creation. The children learnt that through the Sacrament of Baptism, Jesus calls members of God’s family, the Church, to continue his special work. They brainstormed ways they could do right and continue this special work by living by the third and seventh commandments. They learnt that the Seventh Commandment asks people to contribute to others and creation by their work activities. The Year Fives learnt the importance of doing their fair share of work in homes, school and local communities.

While following the journey of Jesus during Lent, the children have wondered at their ability to choose what is right. They learnt about moral choices and developed strategies to help them make choices right like Jesus always did.

ENGLISH

A big focus in the Year Five Guided Reading Program has been on comprehension and developing their understanding and use of the comprehension strategies. During reading, the children will continue to focus on ways to better comprehend texts by using a variety of reading strategies to interpret and understand the message and intent of the author.

In writing, the Year Fives have been learning about ways to add detail which they achieved through the use of adjectives, adverbs, synonyms and vocabulary.  The children wrote a creative narrative using their own theme and ideas on the stimulus ‘In the Middle of the Night’. They are continuing to develop their understanding of complex sentences and how to make their writing more engaging to the reader.

The children were asked to write a persuasive text on, ‘Why rules and laws are important to our society?’ They included persuasive techniques in their arguments to craft ideas and effectively contribute to their position on the topic. The Year Five children strongly believe rules and laws are important to society.

MATHEMATICS

In Mathematics, the Year Five children have explored place value of numbers up to the millions. They have also focused on developing their mathematical vocabulary and understanding and what the words mean. They now know that place value means that the value of the digit changes depending on its place in the number. They are proud to have developed the ability to calculate factors and multiples of numbers and multiply large two-digit numbers independently.

To guide the students with their learning, the children have been accessing a MicrosoftSway with explanations and examples on the mathematical concepts they have been taught. The link to the reference book is:

https://sway.com/TKDYcByNvDfXkrx2?ref=Link

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

The Year Five children were very excited to participate in a classroom election while they were learning about participating in Australia’s democracy. The Year Five children took part in an incursion presented by The Constitution Centre where they learnt about the key values that underpin Australia’s democracy; including freedom, equality, fairness and justice. Using these values, they then explored the roles and responsibilities of electors and developed their own campaign posters and policies.

After listening to speeches written by the candidates, the students experienced the key features of the electoral process in Australia, such as compulsory voting, secret ballot and preferential voting. They then voted to elect a President and Vice President for each classroom.

The children explored how regulations and laws affect the lives of citizens and researched the roles and responsibilities of key personnel in law enforcement and in the legal system. The students used their research to write a script and then filmed a “Green Screen Video” to explain the role of the key personnel in our society.

In Year Five we are eager to continue to learn, grow and try our best. We will continue to #ExpectGreatThings of ourselves, our teachers and of each other.

SENIOR FACTION SWIMMING CARNIVAL 2018

Last week, the children from Years 4 – 6 ventured to Bayswater Waves for their annual Faction Swimming Carnival.  The children looked forward to the day and were excited about putting their skills on show. Every child tried their best and showed wonderful sportsmanship. Well done to Calaroga who were the winning faction on the day! I would like to thank the children for the effort they showed, the Infant Jesus School staff for their support and the parent helpers for giving up their time to support our community.

The results for the day were as follows:

                        First Place           Calaroga        313                                    

                        Second Place      Aquina           274

                       Third Place           Lima               225    

                       Fourth Place        Siena              215

Champion Girls & Boys

Congratulations to all of the children who competed at the carnival.  Your enthusiasm, effort and sportsmanship was fantastic!

A special thank you must also go to our Year 6 students, especially the Wellness Ministry. Congratulations on organising your faction bays, marshalling the children for their events, and assisting so competently in the water.  Your assistance throughout the day was amazing and helped make the carnival a great success.

INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL

The Interschool Swimming Carnival will be held next term.  Details are as follows:

Date: Friday 11 May 2018 (Term 2 Week 2)

Venue: HBF Stadium (Indoor Pool)

Time: 9:30am-2:00pm

Interschool Swimming notes will go home to those children selected to compete at the Carnival. Please complete and return them to the classroom teacher by the end of Week 11.  As always, we are required to assist with the running of the carnival. If parents are available to help on the day please notify me on the permission slip.  We wish the Swimming Squad well as they represent our school.

Go Infant Jesus!

Miss Witkowski

Wellness Ministry News

On Friday 23 March Year 4-6 students of Infant Jesus School participated in the Annual Swimming Carnival. The weather was great and it was a fabulous day. Everybody tried their best in all their races and all received a ribbon for their participation. Thank you for all parents for helping and a big thanks to the teachers and especially Miss Witkoski for organising this amazing event for us. All the students swam well and Calaroga won the overall shield, with Aquina coming second, then Lima and finally Sienna.  Congratulations to all students who participated in our Swimming Carnival.

ITALIAN NEWS

ITALIAN FESTIVAL 2018 – PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ COMPETITION

The Italo Australia Welfare and Cultural Centre is running a competition for the Italian Festival this year. Th e 2018 theme is ‘I Giochi del Commonwealth 2018’/’Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games’.

We are asking all parents of Year 5 and Year 6 students to encourage their children to participate and do their best. It is a State competition and certificates and prizes are awarded from the Centre. Also could you please sign and send back the entry form available from our Italian Teacher Signora Formato by Tuesday 8 May 2018.