What’s happening in Year 6

6CORE3

Throughout our Represents Number Maths Unit, we’ve been diving into the fascinating world of how numbers are represented. One of the highlights of our unit was a warm-up activity called ‘I Have, Who Has?’ This engaging game allowed us to compare equivalent fractions, decimals, and percentages in a lively and interactive way.Each student received a card with two facts on it. They would read off the first fact and then ask, ‘Who has…?’ This prompted their classmates to use their knowledge of equivalent percentages, decimals, and fractions to find the correct answer. It was a fantastic way to reinforce our understanding while having a lot of fun!

Sian Tierney
Year 6 Teacher

6CORE4 

Work It Wednesday

As part of homeroom time we have introduced Work It Wednesday for students to be engaged in a fun, social and physical activity. We look forward to participating as a group each Wednesday Week B.

Ann Milicic
Year 6 teacher

Year 6 Maks/Dunphy

Imaginative Writing 

Over the last few weeks, the girls have been planning, drafting, editing and publishing a Sizzling Start for an imaginative text. Using image prompts from the image – Under the Rug by Chris Van Allsburg, the girls used the 7 Steps Story Graph scaffold to drive their creative ideas. They were pushed out of their comfort zone as they experimented with descriptive language and a variety of literary techniques.

Eamonn Dunphy and Marisa Maks
Year 6 teachers

First Chapter Friday

Every Friday Year 6 Core 2 students complete a worksheet where they write down their thoughts and observations about the first chapter of a book as part of our ‘First Chapter Friday activity.’

First Chapter Friday is a weekly activity where our class listens to the first chapter of a book and writes down our thoughts, questions, and rating. We do this to extend our reading preferences and expose ourselves to different books and genres we personally might have not considered likeable. Students themselves get to recommend books as an option for the task, which can create connections and conversations between us about our interests.

Tia Jabbour
Year 6 Core 2