Year 5 Celebration of Learning
Our Year 5 Students reflect on their Celebration of Learning, where they had the opportunity to showcase their activities throughout the semester in front of their family and loved ones:
We had the Celebration of Learning, where our parents came in and we showed them what we have been doing so far this year. We started by reciting a poem by Dorothea Mackellar called My Country, written in 1904. We enjoyed playing maths games decided by our maths teachers. We also had a fun time explaining how micro:bits work and sending messages between them. Year 5 also made presentations on the ‘Ring of Fire’ and tectonic plates. For English we had read Flood by Jackie French and written from the perspective of one of the people in the story. Our writing highlighted our skill at using similes, metaphors, idioms and personification. We had a great time showing our parents our sun safe playgrounds in the making. Towards the end of our time together, we went down to the studios and showed our parents our sustainable art projects. We had a fun morning with our parents.
– Gemma (Year 5) and Vera (Year 5)
Friday 24 May, Year 5 held their Celebration of Learning. We showcased our learning in the subjects Mathematics, Writing, Collaborative Learning Project (CLP), Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Art and Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE). Once our visitors came in we greeted them with the Acknowledgment of Country and recited a verse from the poem, My Country. When we found our parents and visitors they were shown a wide range of activities from learning how to communicate with micro:bits, to reading perspective writing.
That day we became little teachers. We started off the morning with a mathematics game called Countdown. This game made the girls and parents use their mathematic operations and strategies to find out the answers for the given number. After that we shared our perspective writing in response to the book Flood by Jackie French. The writing was from the perspective of people, the victims, who experienced the flood and how they felt. When we came up to our CLP task, we explained all about the ‘Ring of Fire’ and tectonic plates. During the art and PDHPE activity we showcased our sustainable sea sculptures and our MLC School sun-safe playground designs. Our last rotation was a STEM activity where we taught our parents how to use and program micro:bits. The morning was filled with lots of learning, sharing and challenges.
– Joyce (Year 5) and Kathy (Year 5)
My mum and I had a fun time when we had Celebration of Learning. Firstly, Year 5 performed a poem called My Country. Next, my mum and I did a fun mathematics game where we used different strategies to find out how to get the number. Then I showed my Mum my English writing about the book Flood, where we had to write a paragraph from an animal’s perspective. After that my Mum listened to my ‘Ring of Fire’ and tectonic plates Seesaw task. We took a quick selfie and then went downstairs to our studios to show our art projects from Term 1. After that, it was time to say goodbye to our parents. It was such a fun morning spending time with my mum and showing her what I have learnt. I would love to do it again in the future!
– Audrey (Year 5)
Year 5 held their Celebration of Learning! It was a showcase of all the amazing and outstanding things that Year 5 had learned throughout the semester. Many parents came to The Daphne Line Hall to be mesmerised by all the activities that Year 5 had prepared for this spectacular event. The activities included fun math games, showcasing wonderful pieces of writing inspired by the book Flood by Jackie French, sending messages using the fun micro:bits, showing our planning of a PDHPE project, and finally, we invited our parents into our Year 5 studio to display our creative artworks! Every student in Year 5 made their parents so proud and had an entertaining time at this fabulous event. But, before all these fun activities, the entire grade rehearsed a meaningful and famous poem about Australia called My Country by Dorothea Mackellar. You might recognise the title from some advertisements! Overall, Year 5 had the greatest time at the Celebration of Learning.
– Elana (Year 5)
The Year 5 Celebration of Learning was a fun opportunity to showcase what we have been learning to our parents and caregivers. We explored many different subjects with them, including a mathematics game called Countdown, perspective writing, and many more. We also recited an extract from the poem My Country. After we completed our time upstairs, we moved down to the Year 5 classrooms to look at the artworks on display and give our parents and guardians a tour. The artworks were made of plastic materials and other things brought from home. It was a very fun and exciting morning!
– Irene (Year 5)
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