Year 6 is a special year for our students. We continue to provide an engaging and supportive learning environment, whilst building positive relationships with and between students. Students are challenged with many open ended learning experiences,as individual learners and in a variety of cooperative group investigations. At this level, the thinking curriculum includes the use of graphic organisers to organise thinking and information, solving problems using analytical, critical and creative thinking and CORT ( Cognitive research trust) thinking.
Students are exposed to and read a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts, focusing on the structure and features of these and analysing the content. They compose their own information, explanation, biographical and narrative texts; identifying language and grammatical structures unique to each of these text types and editing their own and peer work. Students are involved in a range of oral presentations, recognising the need for differing presentation styles and interactions based on audience. In the context of the film festival, students recognise the need for differing presentation styles and interactions based on their audience.
Students work on the recognition of prime,composite, square and triangular numbers. They develop problem solving strategies to apply to real-life scenario based tasks, including those involving the order of operations, fractions, decimals, percentages and ratios. They convert between compared units of measurement, investigate transformation of shapes and make timetables including 12 hour and 24 hour time. Students interpret, make and research a variety of data sets. They use chance language and investigate how fractions, percentages and decimals relate to chance events.Students identify the properties of real numbers including integers (positive and negative numbers), rational and irrational numbers. The rules associated with algebraic equations are explored. Students decode written problems using a variety of strategies applying these to real life scenario based tasks. They investigate angles and the relationship of these to a straight line. Students examine a range of data types to produce different graphs.
A highlight of the year is the Glendal Film Festival, where students work together to write, perform,film and edit their own short films.
The school leaders are chosen in Year 5 and participate in a weekly leadership training program in Term 1. The school leaders are responsible for running the weekly assembly, various events throughout the year and implementing a Change project of their choice. As leaders of the senior school, students participate in inter school sport, our athletics carnival and cross country championships. They also write and publish the Glendal Student newsletter.
A special relationship is built with their Foundation 'buddies', using the Better Buddies program from the Alannah and Madeline Foundation.
Our students in Years 5 and 6 learn French, in addition to Mandarin.
In Term 2, the Year 6 camp is held at the Coonawarra adventure resort for two nights.
Our school student well being program is based on the 'Resilience, Rights &Respectful relationships' program. We develop mindfulness and wellbeing skills.
Our 'Swim and Survive' program is a CPR training led by qualified first aiders. This is an essential life survival skill.
The coding program teaches Spheros ( Java script), Scratch and Nao. Students investigate issues of modern communication and ‘Cyber-Safety’ through a class approach to blogging and computer use.Our students utilise a range of ICT tools to support and extend their learning in numeracy, literacy and integrated studies.
Preparation for secondary school is important throughout the year and students are encouraged to develop their independence and responsibility for their learning. Daily organisation, weekly homework and diary use are integral to this process.
During Term 4, the transition process may include a visit to a secondary school, incursions and learning skills such as timetabling and navigating the secondary environment. Students, their families and teachers celebrate their primary years of schooling with our graduation ceremony at the end of the school year.
Activities will be placed on the Year 6 Edmodo page, as they occur.
Parent helpers
Parents are most welcome to help in our classrooms, in the library, on excursions and camps and on our parent group committee and School Council committees.
All parents who assist in any way must have a Working With Children Check. This card must be presented at the office when parents sign in
