Grade 5

Numeracy
  • Recognise, represent and order numbers to at least hundreds of thousands.
  • Recognise that the place value system can be extended beyond hundredths.
  • Describe, continue and create patterns with whole numbers, resulting from addition and subtraction.
  • Locate and represent integers on a number line.
  • Select and apply efficient mental strategies to solve problems involving addition and subtraction.
  • Use estimation and rounding when mentally calculating to check for reasonableness of answers.
  • Pose questions and collect data
  • Survey others and collect data through observation
  • Create tables, graphs, column graphs and dot plots
  • Use digital and non-digital technology to create tables and graphs
Literacy
  • Identify “Just Right Texts” and understand the purpose of a classroom library
  • Understand the  expectations of Independent Reading, Reading Conferencing and setting individual reading goals
  • Identify the purpose, audience and structure of narrative and persuasive text types
  • Identifying the language features in a persuasive and narrative text
  • Identify and answer literal, inferred and evaluative questions
  • Follow the correct writing process, plan, compose and edit
  • Experiment with a range of different sentence starters to create engaging writing pieces
  • Have a clear and consistent focus/ purpose for writing
  • Compose a narrative and persuasive text
  • Correctly use punctuation in writing
  • Elaborate on the main ideas
  • Identify and use adjectives, nouns, verbs
  • Discuss the purpose and use of Writers Notebook
  • Spelling codes:
  • Double letters
  • Ei / ie
  • Homophones
Integrated Studies
Learning to Learn and Health
 
  • Investigate what does being healthy, safe and active mean to them?
  • Investigate how we grow and develop physically, socially and emotionally?
  • Use the community to help support our wellbeing

BYOD iPad Program

Classrooms in years 5 and 6 operate a BYOD iPad Program.  We are excited about this program and see technology as far more than a tool for word processing and gathering information.  Whilst computer skills and competencies are important, it is essential that we provide our students with 21st Century skills that enable them to communicate share and use information to solve complex problems.  We must create innovative learners who are able to adapt their ways of thinking and expand their methods for productivity.  The iPad provides access to a range of applications that will support students in processing information and building understandings of content and concepts.  It additionally offers the students the ability to design, create, share and solve problems.
Please refer to the TECHNOLOGY/BYOD page of this website (found under the KEY INFORMATION tab) for further information regarding specifications and a link to the JB Hi-Fi Purchase Portal