What’s happening in Year 6

06CORE 1

Running a Class Election

As a result of the IDU focus this term (Australia as a Nation), the class has been looking at the Federal government and parliamentary systems. They have inquired into electoral processes and decided to run a class election. After the parties were selected, the election campaign commenced. The parties, all representing a vegetable, (peas, carrots, corn, capsicum, potatoes, cauliflower and lettuce) are currently in election mode, attempting to secure the votes of the class, as well as a Year 5 class. The election day is later in the term, using a preferential style of voting, with the winning vegetable securing the majority of votes after preferences have been allocated.

Eamonn Dunphy and Marisa Maks
Year 6 Teachers

06CORE 2

Novel – Worse Things

This term we have been enjoying exploring the text ‘Worse Things’ by Sally Murphy and have enjoyed experimenting with free verse poetry. We have focused on using similes and metaphors and our use of descriptive and emotive language. We hope you enjoy reading a very small selection of our writing.

I am a highlighter
running along the page.
Can you give me a rest?
I run the ink
and stain the pages with bright colours
Vivid
I’m like a pen but colourful.
Shiny, helpful, running.
They say I’m ‘tall and lucid’
I run along the pages,
colouring plain words into bright ones.
I am not a pen, I am a highlighter.
Elizabeth Van Hore

Metaphor Poem

I am a tree,
I am strong and beautiful.
My arms reach out to help others,
But do people really notice
Although I am majestic,
I go through challenges.
Kind.
I care like a princess in a cottage 
looking out for my friends and family.
I bloom, I’m bright and I dance in the wind,
‘I’m Amazing!’ they say,
Swaying, in the warm good life,
I am a tree
Zoe Garrett

Love dances around in wet, shimmering puddles of 
pink, splashing the walls,
It’s rose petals falling from the dark night sky, illuminating the room and trickling on my face,
Love hums with the gentle swiftness of pianos and violins,
Love hugs you from behind embracing your warmth and squeezing you tight,
Savouring a creamy tomato pasta topped with basil and cooked to perfection spreads joy across my face,
Love fills the room with the sweet aroma of freshly baked cookies, tasting impeccable and making me dreamy,
Love
Sienna Calvez

Leonie Trees
Year 6 Teacher

06CORE 3

Year 6 Keepsake Project

Over the past few weeks, the Year 6 girls have been working closely with Sr Sheila on a very special project creating a keepsake that captures their time and experiences at Gioia House. This meaningful activity has given the students the opportunity to pause and reflect on their journey so far, considering the many ways they have grown and contributed to our school community.

As part of the project, the girls have been thoughtfully engaging with the four Dominican Pillars of our school – Study, Community, Prayer and Service – and exploring what each of these values has meant to them during their time at Gioia House. Their reflections have been insightful, showing how deeply they connect with these Pillars, but also how they aspire to carry these values with them into the next stage of their schooling.

With creativity and enthusiasm, each student has been designing and decorating her own concertina booklet, transforming it into a personal record of memories, learnings and hopes for the future. 

This keepsake will serve as a treasured reminder of their time at Gioia House, as well as a celebration of the friendships, values and experiences that have shaped their journey. We are very proud of the thoughtful and creative way the girls have embraced this project, and we look forward to seeing their final pieces come together.

Monique Taylor and Tiffany Anderson
Year 6 Teachers

06CORE 4

Mathematics

In our recent Mathematics class, we began our new unit on geometry with a hands-on activity constructing skeletal models of 3D shapes. Using toothpicks and Blu-Tack, students built pyramids and prisms exploring the properties of faces, edges and vertices in a tactile and engaging way. This creative approach helped students visualise spatial relationships. The classroom buzzed with collaboration and curiosity as students tested the strength of their models. It was a fantastic way to blend mathematical thinking with design and problem-solving.

Ann Milicic 
Year 6 Teacher