1. You’re in the right place!
Welcome to Year 5
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Mr Picker 5B
Head of Year 5
Mr. Price 5P
Ms. Ashton 5A
Mrs Reed 5R

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Learning Support
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Ms. Kitty Wong
Learning Assistant
Mr. Dwayne Brown
LEC
Ms. Trish Shadforth
LEC
Ms. Suzi Vujanovic
LEC

3. Connect, Strive, Flourish
Term 1 Focus
Connect, Strive, Flourish
Positive Actions, Positive Relationships
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Student Wellbeing 2019:
Personal development rotations
Character Strengths
Peer Support
Values Star
Strong relationships with staff and peers
LEAP Van
Health Education

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Specialist Timetable
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Daily
1 x Chinese
Weekly:
1 x Physical Education Lesson
1 x Sports Lesson
1 x Music
1 x Library Lesson
1 x ICT
1 x Art
Fortnightly:
1 x Choral session per fortnight

5. You’re in the right place!
Year 5 Learning Overview
English
Reading – SHARP Reading
Writing – Writing for different purposes and audiences with a particular focus on language conventions.
Speaking and Listening – Formal and impromptu speeches.
Mathematics
Daily number fluency activities and investigations through iMaths which address all strands
of the Australian Mathematics Curriculum: Number and Algebra, Measurement and
Geometry, and Statistics and Probability. All mathematics units will take a real world, problem solving approach where students are encouraged to explain their reasoning.
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Year 5 Learning Overview
Science
Students will be involved in various investigations that explore the world around us.
HASS
Students will use an inquiry approach to examine History and Geography
Health
The students will evaluate the impact of empathy, inclusion and respect on themselves and others. They’ll also be learning about how bodies change and grow.
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Homework
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AISHK School Policy as in the Handbook
Time: 50 minutes maximum per evening.
Consolidation of class work.
A hard copy will be given to the
students every Monday to be returned Friday.
H/W diaries and for parent-teacher communication

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Laptops
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Used in daily learning to support and extend current thinking, knowledge and understandings.
Each child should have their own headphones (mouse is optional). For health reasons, headphones are not shared.
Computers stay at school and are charged overnight
Mr Ohlson will be working with Year 5 teachers and students to support and facilitate digital literacy and to continue to teach and upskill the students.
All students have laptop cases and these are used for carrying the computers to other classrooms as needed.

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eSmart Digital Licenses
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Communication
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AISHK App
Dhanara- School wide news
Dhanara- Fortnightly Year 5 Newsletters
Google Classroom
Homework Diaries
communication – phone call only if urgent.
Late arrival / Early departure.
Portfolios
Seesaw (more info to follow)

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Uniform
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CAMP
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Treasure Island, Pui O Beach, Lantau
Tuesday 19th March To
Friday 22nd March 2019

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Diary Dates
Week 6/7 - Parent Teacher Interviews
(4th – 15th March)
Week 8 - Year 5 Camp to Lantau Island
(19th – 22nd March)
Week 9 - Last Day of Term 1
(4th April)
Please keep an eye on diaries and newsletters for more key dates.
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15. You’re in the right place!
Thanks for coming
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Please stay and introduce yourself to the Year 5 teachers.
If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us.