Year 5 Parent Partnership - Meridan State College

Year 5 Parent Partnership

College Director   Head of Junior      Deputy Principal 5/6   Head of Curriculum
Kerry Jones        School Sue Esposito Nicola Worthington     Amanda Randall
kjone324@eq.edu.au sespo2@eq.edu.au nwort2@eq.edu.au          arand53@eq.edu.au

Specialist
  Students in Year 5 participate in a number of
specialist lessons, some of these lessons are on
 Semester rotational basis. These include:

    Mr. Jason Hughey     Mr Dominic Rees      Mrs Jen Somerville
           PE                 Music                 Drama

              Ms Karen Mongan   Ms Eleonora Borghesani
                 Technology             Italian

Support Staff

Students in Year 5 are support with their learning
 through individualised programs. The staff who
             support Year 5 include;

   Mrs. Kym Cowan   Mrs. Melanie Cooper   Mrs. Melissa Bird
        STLaN         Support teacher     Support teacher

Primary School Priorities
• English: Reading
  Comprehension P-6
• Numeracy: Computational
  thinking and problem solving
• Wellbeing
• Student Engagement

Helping our families
know our 2020
learning priorities              .

Year 5 Student Goals

• Enjoy coming to school to learn
  and feeling safe

• Set high but realistic standards

• Become independent learners

• Responsible accountable students

• Aspiring leaders for 2021

Daily Literacy Blocks

     Balanced Reading focus looks like;

•   Morning literacy warmups
•   Spelling activities
•   Reading on the same page
•   Literacy Circles
•   Reading & writing strategies
•   Shared/guided reading & writing activities
•   Targeted guided reading rotations
•   Speaking & listening activities

Daily Numeracy Block

     Computational thinking and Problem Solving looks like;

•   Maths warm-ups
•   Mental computation
•   Explicit teaching of focus concepts
•   Practise
•   Reflections
•   Numeracy rotations

LEARNING GOALS

        Writing goal

                       Finish

         GROWTH IN
         LEARNING!!!

                       Start

NUMERACY GOAL

        This term in Math, we are
        learning to pose questions
        and identify categorical
        and numerical data.

        We are also learning to
        describe and interpret
        different data sets.

One of our whole college priorities in 2020 is
    Student engagement and wellbeing

                                 Our focus is to ensure
                                 student engagement and
                                 wellbeing. We
                                 acknowledge the stresses
                                 of school and we have
                                 put in place relevant
                                 measures to combat
                                 these.

HOMEWORK
                         Consolidate key learning areas
Reading, Writing, Language Conventions & Numeracy

Purpose –To promote positive study habits and reinforce concepts learnt
throughout the day

Platforms for Homework include paper homework sheet, spelling and writing
activities and an expectation of 4 x 15mins of reading per week. Homework is
to be completed in homework books and on One Note.

Online platforms

-Manga High
-Literacy Planet
-Study Ladder

Positive Reinforcement

Verbal reinforcement
Student of the week
Star passes (Celebration each term)
Meridan Postcards
Phone call or email home
Various class strategies
Morning Tea with the Stars

Weekly Behaviour Lesson

                                   Mrs. Felicity Day
Each Monday
  we deliver
   explicit
  behaviour                        Mr. Shane Will
lessons from
     P-6

                                   Mr. Dave Els

BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT

Responsible Behaviour
       Plan.
Warning Verbal/Non verbal

Buddy Class/Rule Reminder
   (Parents Contacted)

     Reflection Room

   Admin Involvement

MERIDAN BYOX

1 student to 1 device usage (1:1)
Used within the college Year 4-12
Online platforms are being used each and every day
(One Note, Literacy Planet and Manga high)
Assessment is being carried out online
School website is a hub for BYOX information

BYOX – SCHOOL DEVICE

 Lease a School Device for
 $300 per year
 BYOX and use school
 network $40 per year
 The IT support for all
 troubleshooting throughout
 the whole year

BYOX - OWN DEVICE

        Students are encouraged to bring
         their own devices that meet the
        specifications and connect to the
                 school network

ONE NOTE

   One Note is a fantastic tool which will
   allow students to have a shared digital
    notebook for their schoolwork. Make
    sure you ask your child to show you
            around this platform

EVENTS
Term 1:                      Term 2:
Assembly will be every 2nd   NAPLAN
odd week on Monday           Athletics Carnival
School Photos                Camp
Investiture                  Written Reports
Community Day                Learning Celebration
Parent/Teacher Interviews

Term 3:                      Term 4:
Parent/Teacher               Swimming
Interviews                   Surf Skills
                             Learning Celebrations
                             Written Reports

NAPLAN

NAPLAN testing will commence 12 – 15th May. Reports will be sent home
as soon as we receive them approx.- end of Term 3.

All students will participate in the NAPLAN preparation.

Withdrawals – will need to collect necessary paperwork from the
Executive Centre or email our Deputy – Nicola Worthington at
nwort2@eq.edu.au

Please feel free to talk with your child's teacher if you have concerns.

Further detailed information will be emailed home.

YEAR 5 CAMP
                Week 9 in Term 2
    Monday 15th June to Wednesday 17th June
The camp will run for three days and two nights at
                 QCCC Mapleton
       Further details throughout Term 1

THANK YOU
Now is the time to break off and discuss anything with
your classroom teacher.