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UPCOMING EVENTS

Mon, Jun 10th, 2013Queen's Birthday Public Holiday
Fri, Jun 14th, 2013Nambour Show Holiday
Wed, Aug 14th, 2013Chinese Dragon Festival
Fri, Oct 25th, 2013Prep visit to Australia ZooPreps are off to the wonderful Australia Zoo. Students to bring their hat, lunch and drink.
Fri, Nov 8th, 2013Year One day camp to Camp MaranathaYear One Day camp to Camp Maranatha at Yandina. Students to wear their sports uniform.

ENQUIRIES

40 Peregian Springs Dr, Peregian Springs, QLD, 4573

PH: 07 5471 5555
enquiries@saac.qld.edu.au

TERM DATES for 2013

Term 1 - Tue 29 Jan - Thu 28 Mar
Term 2 - Mon 15 Apr - Fri 21 June
Term 3 - Mon 15 Jul - Fri 20 Sep
Term 4 - Tue 8 Oct - Wed 4 Dec

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Year 5

Welcome to our Year 5 website! - Updated 6 May, 2013

 

The Year 5 team:

Mr Stuart Symes

Mr Sam Ellis

Miss Danny Jackson

This webpage will be updated with the latest news, events, key dates and important information for Year 5. Important and specific information can also be found on our class LMS pages.

Please feel free to drop in or contact us via email regarding any questions you may have or information you may require. 



Notice Board:


Friday 10 May - Mother's Day Chapel (commencing 8:40am at the RGC). Please join us.

Tuesday 14 - Thursday 16 May - Naplan testing (Writing, Reading & Numeracy)

Monday 10 June - Queen's Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 14 June - Nambour Show Holiday

Thursday 20 June - Primary Athletics Carnival

Friday 21 June - Foundation Day: come along to watch the Diamond Dash and the final day of Term 2.


I.T Services:

As part of the laptop 1:1 program and insurance, the I.T services department here at St Andrew's will be open daily from 7am - 5pm.  If you notice anything unusual with your machine or you have a problem of any sort, please drop in and sort out the issue before or after school, so your child's laptop can be ready for classroom tasks.

 

Diary Signatures:

Could we please ask you to sign the student diary each week to show that you are aware of the students scheduled events and also to show that you have witnessed the completion of their homework.
 

A Fortnight in Review:


Term 2 Overview & Timetable:

Term 2 Overview:
Literacy - Writing Reviews
Mathematics - Calculating perimeter, area and volume plus probability and statistics
Science - Solids, Liquids and Gases
Social Studies/ Inquiry - Significant events and people in Australian colonial history

Year Five 2013 Curriculum
For the Year Five, 2013 Curriculum Parent Guide, please click here. For St Andrew's Primary School curriculum, teaching and learning questions, please contact Sue Bambling at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

5JR's Timetable:
A reminder that 5JR's classroom doors open at 8.20am to ensure all students have plenty of time to be organised and prepared for the day. Roll call is at 8.30am.

Day:

What's on:

Requirements:

Monday:

Assembly
Christian Education

Music

Art (odd wks)

N/A
N/A

N/A

N/A

Tuesday:



Wednesday:

HPE


Coloured House uniform

Thursday:

Homework due

LOTE (Chinese)

Library

SCISSA

Homework and diary

N/A

Library books

Red Sports uniform

Friday:

Chapel

Homework given out
Buddies (even wks)

Secondary Science Lab

Formal uniform
N/A

N/A

N/A


5DJ's Timetable:
A reminder that 5DJ's classroom doors open at 8.20am to ensure all students have plenty of time to be organised and prepared for the day. Roll call is at 8.30am sharp.

Day:

What's on:

Requirements:

Monday:

Assembly
HPE

Art (odd wks)


Coloured House uniform

 

Tuesday:

Music

Day uniform

Wednesday:

Chinese 

Day uniform

Thursday:

Homework due

SCISSA


Red Sports uniform

Friday:

Chapel

Science Lab

Christian Educaiton
Buddies (odd) / PEP(even)
Library

Formal (day) uniform,
including blazer for
Term 2 & 3.


5SE's Timetable:
A reminder that 5SE's classroom doors open at 8.20am to ensure all students have plenty of time to be organised and prepared for the day. Roll call is at 8.30am sharp.



Homework:

Please note that Year 5's homework can be viewed on the Year 5 LMS page.

Handy Interactive Websites:


Woodlands Junior School Webpage - Hundreds of educational games. Great for Maths, English and Science.
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk


Rainforest Maths - Similar to Mathletics. You’ll need to use your Mathletics username and password for this one!

www.rainforestmaths.com


A Plus Math – Great for learning timetables. Recommended by Mr Hand!

www.aplusmath.com


Cool Maths 4 Kids – Test yourself and others on the brain benders.

www.coolmath4kids.com


Writing Fun by Jenny Eather – Text organisers that assist students with the writing process for common texts

www.writingfun.com


Power Proofreading – Great website to sharpen your proofreading skills

www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread


Dance Mat Typing

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing

Cloud Multiplication – Fantastic for practising your timetables
http://www.echalk.co.uk/tasters/taster3/taster.html

Raindrops - A great mental maths interactive website

http://www.lumosity.com/brain-games/problem-solving-games/raindrops

 

Mathletics - A great website to help/ support maths

www.mathletics.com.au


Science - Try these great simple machine website:

www. brainpop.com

http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/

http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm


Picture Gallery:

Please refer to our LMS pages