Diary dates and homework Week 7

DIARY DATES:
MON - Art shirts, House Shout P4, Ch 3 finished, materials for the water filter

TUES - P.E, interschool athletics training, Andrew's Birthday

WED - Library, feral fish note taking sheet, Chapel money, ipads for music, Chinese test

THURS - P.E, interschool sports training

FRI -  Homework due, spelling test, desk checks, Assembly

HOMEWORK:
Reading - Broken Glass allocated chapters
Spelling - Unit 26
Maths - preperation for test
Writing -  finish your note taking on your feral fish

Personal development

As mentioned at the beginning of the year, boys will participate in a couple of discussion lessons on puberty and changes they will be starting to face in the near future. These lessons will happen next week with Mr Pyefinch. Boys will be encouraged to ask any questions they are unsure about and Mr Pyefinch will also address any misconceptions they have.

This would obviously be a great opportunity for you as parents at home to follow up with what boys have they have learnt or discussed in class and begin some open communication with them. Some questions may not be appropriate for a Year 6 classroom and therefore Mr Pyefinch may refer them to talk to you about them at home.

Water filters

Boys started planning their water filters on Monday this week. They are going to construct, test and modify this Monday coming. All boys have been asked to collect the materials they need from home over this week. The main body of the water filter has to be a 1.25L and then boys have been given choices about what materials they are going to collect to use along with their bottle. Please don't forget boys as everything must be constructed at school on Monday. Good luck!

Andrew is famous

After organising his own fundraising this year in several events Andrew has been acknowledged by the Perth Zoo for his lemon business. Please click on the link below to read about Andrew's donations. What an amazing boy!

http://www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au/act/wildlife-conservation-action/wca-supporters-page

Broken Glass - class novel

Today we started our pre-reading activity for our class novel. Unfortunately we ran out of time to answer all the questions so boys have been asked to finish their research of the author and dot points on their predict-o-gram for Thursday. This should only take around 10 minutes and will mean we can start reading the novel on Thursday in class before we go to the Athletics Carnival.

Diary dates and homework

MON - Mid-term Break

TUES - compulsory athletics training (all students), P.E

WED - Art, Chapel money, House Shout during form time

THURS - House Athletics Carnival

FRI - Assembly, desk checks, homework due, iPads for music

HOMEWORK:
Spelling: No spelling this week
Writing: Diary dates at home, boys involved in Father/Son debate finishing their research
Maths: Finishing measurement booklets
Reading: Allocated chapters of new class novel "Broken Glass"

Please have a very safe and enjoyable mid-term break everyone!

Adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers

Today boys were introduced to negative numbers. We discussed what they are, where we see them and how they are used. With the use of a number line we explored how to analyse which numbers are bigger or smaller in comparison. Afterwards we practiced adding negative numbers by negative numbers, positive numbers with negative numbers and negative numbers with positive numbers.

Tomorrow we will be looking further into subtracting negative numbers and comparing temperatures on thermometers.

Below is a great website that the boys can access to help them:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/positive-negative-integers.html

Mini excursion

This week all boys from 6LG and 6JL will be heading up to Lake Claremont for lunch and a bit of exploring. We will be analysing the water quality of the area which we will then be able to compare to the water quality down at Kooringal in Term 4. This is a big focus for us in Science this term and boys will be even making their own water filters in the coming weeks.

A note will be coming home tonight regarding what the boys need to bring; sport uniform, small backpack to carry lunch, water bottle and alternative footwear for exploring on the edge of the lake.

We will be leaving at the end of Period 4 and returning to school in Period 6. Any boys who have music lessons during this time have been asked to please speak to their teachers to rearrange well in advance.

Hopefully it will be a beautiful, sunny day for us boys! :)

Debating

What a fantastic week for debating last week. All students were able to present a very persuasive speech that assisted their teams in making a clear point about their particular issues. It was fantastic to see all boys on every team contribute to the rebuttal even if they weren't the third speaker. I was incredibly impressed with the calibre and blown away by how many boys had listened to feedback from their previous speeches and make improvements to their own presenting styles.

Congratulations to all boys for achieving such success!

Our class can't wait for our Father / Son debate now! Good luck to Fletch, Ollie. S and Charlie who have all been selected by the boys to represent them.

Diary Dates Week 5, Term 3

Mr Hunt will be in our classroom everyday for the next three week.

MON - Art shirts, iPads for Music, Chapel, Book Week this week,

TUES - P.E, Athletics training for everyone, Lake Claremont Excursion

WED - Library, ipads for Music, Book Week Parade (costume - space theme), Chapel money

THURS - P.E, Athletics, Spelling test, House Shout P4, Homework Due

FRI - MID-TERM BREAK


HOMEWORK:
Maths - boys to complete allocated measurement worksheets from their booklets. We have been doing a lot of hands on activities in class so this is consolidating their knowledge in the lead up to the text. This will go over the next couple of weeks.
Writing - Finish presentation on Swan River poems (border, title, etc.)
Reading -  x 4 nights (due to mid-term break)
Spelling - Unit 25 (Spelling test Thursday due to mid-term break)

Swan River catchment

Today boys discussed and investigated what a catchment is and what/where the Swan River Catchment area is.

Some interesting facts we learnt are:
-A catchment is an area of land that catches precipitation before it runs off into a water system.
-The catchment area is 125, 000 square km
-Tributaries are water systems that contribute water to the Swan River

Some vocabulary we discussed was:
-metropolitan
-commercial
-industrial
-recreation
-agriculture
-flora and fauna
-industrial

Here are some websites we looked at:
http://www2.sese.uwa.edu.au/swan4kids/adcatchment.html
http://www.sca.nsw.gov.au/the-catchments/what-is-a-catchment
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_Perth.htm

Reminder for Wednesday - enrichment and jumps

Just a quick reminder to everyone that triple and long jump will take place at lunch time on the oval tomorrow so remember to go support your house and your friends.

Due to house shout, enrichment will take place in P5. Please remember boys involved.

Good luck to all boys participating in their debates tomorrow as well. Due to enrichment in P5 we will now be running the first two debates in P2. Our class can't wait to see all your hard work come together!

Science - water tension

Today students completed an investigation into how many water droplets they could fit on a 5c piece. There was a range of fantastic discussion and vocabulary. I was extremely impressed with all the boys effort and focus throughout the activity.

We discussed in detail as a class variables today. Parents, you may like to ask your child to explain what variables are and how they effect scientific investigations.

ICAS MATHS reminder

Please remember to see me first to get your name marked off before going to ICAS. The test will be run in the Sandover from 8.25am. Remember you don't need to take anything with you.

Good luck to all boys involved :)

A big birthday week!

This Wednesday we have not 1, not 2, but 3 birthdays in our class. We are very excited to be celebrating Ed and Fletcher's Birthdays. Who can believe they were born the same day, same hospital but only a few hours apart!

We will also be celebrating Miss Hoad's birthday. Miss Hoad predominately works with Julian in our classroom, but she also helps the other boys in a range of activities. As a special surprise we are having a tea cup full of fresh flowers delivered to school that our class captains will present to her, along with a card we have all signed. Please try and keep this a secret boys and remember to sign the card today or tomorrow morning.

Book week invent a book cover competition

What do do:
1. Think of a new title for a book on something to do with Space.
2. Write the title on your page.
3. Draw a picture for the cover.
4. Colour it in with anything you like, even paint.
5. Add your name and class on the cover.
6. Hand it in to the library.

***All entries receive 2 house points each.
**Prizes given in Book week for PP-2, 3-4, 5-6
*Closing date: Monday 19th August (Week 5)

Diary dates Week 4, Term 3

DIARY DATES:

MONDAY - Chapel, Library, Sport training (AFL, rugby)

TUESDAY - ICAS 8:25am in Sandover, Josie Boyle (Aboriginal Storyteller) P4, Sport training (hockey and soccer), P.E

*ICAS MATHS - Greg, David, Griffin, Charlie, Fletcher, Max, Ollie.S, Nicholas and Andrew.

WEDNESDAY - 1st and 2nd debates, Artshirts, House Shout 8:30am - 9:00am, Chapel money, Jumps: Long 12:55-1:15, Triple 1:20-1:40pm (please be there 5 mins early)

THURSDAY - Mr Hunt's second day, last winter game of interschool sport, Library

FRIDAY - 3rd and 4th debates, Assembly, ipads for Music, reading our Swan River poems to the class, desk checks, spelling test, homework due, High jump 1:20-1:45pm

HOMEWORK:
Maths - Mental Maths Unit 18
Reading - signed x5 in diary
Spelling - Unit 23 (spelling words are now on the tab up the top of blog)
Writing - practising speeches for debates. Third speakers can still practice rebuttal with their parents, siblings or a friend. Remember the more you prepare, the more confident and convincing you will be.

Have a fantastic week boys!!!!

Book Sale - UWA

Thank you so much to Sam who brought in a flyer about the 49th Annual University Branch Book Sale that is being run in conjunction with Save the Children Australia, 720 ABC Perth, Chess moving and The University of Western Australia.

When: 16th-21st August
Friday 16th August 5pm - 9:30pm
Saturday 17th August 6am - 6pm
Sunday 18th August 8am - 6pm
Monday 19th August 9:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 20th August 9:30am - 6:30pm (half price day)
Wednesday 21st August 9:30am - 3pm ($15/box day)


Where: UWA, Stirling Hwy, Nedlands (under clock tower).

What: Over 100,000 books in more than 50 categories plus CDs, DVDs and sheet music. 

Reminder for today - Wednesday 7th August

ENRICHMENT - don't forget boys you are doing the competition for Mr Hilliard and will need to be down at class early, 8.25am. Don't forget to let me know you are here to mark you off the roll first.

HOUSE SHOUT - after going through the bulletin and marking off attendances this morning we will have house shout meetings from 8:30am-9:00am. I hope you all remembered your lyrics.

The songs for house shout are below if you would like to learn your lines at home with music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW37PJbkDII Shake your tail feather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuDeBcpLITQ I feel good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGBXIK5TZjs  Ain't no mountain high enough


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLY7yI1xV-M Oh happy day (sister act version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpUVF1MAkNc lyrics

Diary Dates Week 3 Term 3

WEEK A

MON - Art, Chapel, House Shout at 12:00, Wolf's Birthday, Sports training (AFL and Rugby)

TUES - P.E, Sports training (Hockey and Soccer)

WED - Library, iPads for music, Chapel money, Enrichment boys in Chapel at 8.25am for competition booklet work (2 hrs), Year 6 production full cast rehearsal

THURS - Interschool sport against Aquinas, P.E, meeting Mr Hunt

FRI - Assembly, homework due, desk checks, spelling test

HOMEWORK:
Reading - 5 x signed in diary
Writing - Editing sheet
Maths - Unit 17 mental maths
Spelling - Unit 22