Year 6 News.

If the first day of the new school year is any indication of the year ahead for Year 6 (or should I say ‘Team A-OK’) the prospects are very exciting. ‘Team A-OK’ consists of Mrs Anthony (Teacher’s assistant Mon – Fri), Mrs O’Brien (Teacher Wed – Fri, even weeks) and Mrs Kingshott (Mon – Wed, odd weeks). This year, in Year 6 the big focus will be on developing leadership, goal setting and teamwork in readiness for the next step in the students’ educational journey onto high school.  We welcome two new students, Hamish and Omar to our classroom, and we look forward to getting to know them and having them here with us to share the wonderful experiences that lie ahead for the Year 6 students in their final year at St Patrick’s Primary School. As Year 6 students the expectation is that we all display leadership through positive attitudes and genuine role modelling based on the school’s WEST values. There are more formal and privileged opportunities existing in the roles of School and House Captains, as well as the Student Representative Council. We are very excited about being part of and witnessing the growth of our Year 6 students both on an academic and social level. In English this year there will be a focus on the ‘Seven Steps of Writing’ and ‘Probe’ will be utilised to further extend the student’s reading abilities and comprehension. Our initial Mathematics Unit will involve Number & Algebra and Measurement.  Let’s go Team A-OK! It is time for each and every one of the Year 6 ‘Gemstones’ to be polished, shine brightly and lead the way.