5H OLC

  Speaking and Listening Challenge   Term 4 - “Explanation – How does it work or Why does it Happen?” – Decide on a topic that you would like to present in an explanation style. You can have your choice of topic. An instrument, machine, a system, a game, technology device, a major world event, something in nature……whatever it is that really interests you, want to know more about or you're really passionate about. Just make sure you are explaining how it works or why it happens. This term your presentation should go for 2 minutes. The focus this term is gestures, expression and tone! Name: Make appropriate eye contact 5 points Make eye contact with your partner regularly.  When speaking to a larger group, make eye contact with many members of the audience, in front of you and to the sides, as you speak. Use  clear volume , pacing and pauses  to engage the audience 5 points Sp...

 Hi 5H families and welcome back to our Term 3 blog!   It's going to be another fabulous term of learning! The children have returned from holidays refreshed and eager to work on the goals set for them in their Semester 2 reports. Please read below for some insight into some of the exciting things our term together will include:    CULTURE, NATURE AND CHALLENGE DAYS:  Our Year 5 “Culture, Nature and Challenge” days this term are on the 2nd and 3rd of August.  A note will be sent home on Friday asking for parent helpers for each day, so please be on the lookout for it in your child's bag and return it early next week to enable us to plan our groups. Activities that the students will rotate through are: ·        Koomal Dreaming - Wadandi cultural activities of Tool Making ·        Calgardup Cave Tour (children will be supplied with a helmet and head torch) ·        ...