Term 2 Week 6 & 7

Ella - Week 6 Student of the Week

Teagan - Week 7 Student of the Week

Student of the Week

Well done to Ella and Teagan who received our student of the week for Week 6 and 7 this term. Your hard work in class is not going unnoticed. Keep up the dedication to your education.  

 

 

Week 6 Perfect Attendance

 

 

Attendance

5A’s attendance is amazing. Love how we take pride in coming to school every day.

Week 7 Perfect Attendance

 

 

English

Students have been working hard in publishing their Multimodal Feature Article about the ‘Flying Foxes at Larossa Bay. They have been able to inform me whether or not they would like the Flying foxes left alone or relocated and why.  

Other Activities

We had the pleasure of visiting the Life Education Van and see Harold for another year. Students were learning about choices being made and the impact some products can have on our bodies. The students queried great questions whilst visiting the van.

Pink stumps day happened again this year. A big shout out to the organisers of the event Mrs Anderson. Another successful fundraiser.

Term 2 - Week 5

Our weeks seem to be flying by. I’m not sure if it’s to do with the short weeks at the start of the term or whether the Earth just seems to be rotating faster. But we have definitely been trying to figure that out during Science.

Bradley - Week 5 Student of the Week

Student of the Week

Well done to Bradley who received our student of the week for Week 5 this term. Your hard work in class is not going unnoticed. 

Attendance
Another big attendance from 5A this week. Lots of information being embedded into our brains for the weeks ahead.



Week 5 - Perfect Attendance Students

Patrick - 50 Laps Run Club

Brodie - 50 Laps Run Club

Run Club Champions for 5A - Reaching 50 laps



English

This week we have been researching about Flying Foxes and what they have are doing in Larossa Bay. They seem to be driving some people batty with the amount of noise and smell.

Science

Students are understanding that our planets are not the only thing out in our space. There are other objects which are called Celestial Bodies.

Other Activities

Our Year 5 students were involved with helping keep our school tidy during our play and lunch breaks. Well-done to 2 of our Year 5A classmates for making our school look amazing.

Grace in 1^st place and Jamilee in 2^nd place. Well done ladies, because of you, our school is looking much cleaner.

Winner Winner!!!

Jenna, Chloe, Bradley and Jayden had the opportunity on Friday to attend JCU and worked as scientists. While they were there they learnt about mosquitos. They found out that only the males feed on nectar and the females drink blood.

STEAMO's after their visit to JCU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickleby The Magician came for a visit this week and it was surely and eye opener. Not every day you see someone get sawed in half and then put back together again.

 

I had the chance to race in the NQ Karting series on the weekend. I had a great time learning more skills and getting quicker and quicker with my kart. Looking forward to getting off my racing 'P' plates soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also had the opportunity to meet one of my best friends little girl who was brought into the world on the 15th of May... isn't she just adorable :)

So many things happening... Love how busy we are and the exciting things that are happening in 5A!!!

Week 4 - Term 2

Our first week this term with 5 days!!!

Jai - Week 4 Student of the Week

Student of the Week

Well done to Jai who received our student of the week for Week 4 this term. Keep up the great work champ.

Attendance

Another big attendance from 5A this week. Lots of information being embedded into our brains for the weeks ahead.

Week 4 Perfect Attendance Students

English

We had a look at language features in our Toad article this week. Substitute words were used to explain the Toad instead of saying toad, toad, toad… poisonous pest sounds a little more relevant.  

 

Science

This week we started looking at the different and standard household items that we use every day that were created for space use. We will be looking at these a little further and understand why they were made.

Other Activities

NAPLAN

Every student in Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 in Queensland sat NAPLAN on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Our Year 5’s completed the Language Conventions test which consisted of spelling, grammar and punctuation, and a writing task. They also had to complete a reading comprehension test and a Numeracy test. I was very proud of how all our students in 5A handled the test conditions and the understanding of the allowing other students to have their chance to continue working on their tests even when they were finished. Their test ethic should be applauded.

NAPLAN classroom set up

A new craze has approached us….

“Fidget Spinners” … not too sure how long this will stay for, or whether it is just a fade.

Fidget Spinners.... will it stay???

Term 2 - Week 3

Another 4 day school week!!!!

English
During English this week, students had a look at the structure of a feature article, we also recapped what Text Features were used in our ‘Ruthless March of the Toxic Invader’ feature article. Students had a look at more positive and negative language that is used in feature articles to influence their intended audience. 

'Ruthless March of the Toxic Invader' - English Task

Maths
We have reached level ‘L’ in the Times Table Challenge this week. Students are working really hard to try and reach the 50 out of 50 to get to the next level. Students sat their Number Crunch Mathematics test this week. They had to sit and crunch out numbers for division, multiplication, word problems and fractions. 

Attendance
Another big attendance from 5A this week. Lots of information being embedded into our brains for the weeks ahead. 

Week 3 Perfect Attendance Students

Other Activities 
During Boot Camp this week, our students had a go at the Beep Test. The Year 4 and 5 students ran it together and reached a top score level of 6.5 and then our Year 6 students gave it a go. I attempted the Beep Test with the Year 6 students, it wasn’t my best effort, but I survived at a level 6.6. There were two other students who reached over level 8. Very impressive. 

Students also had the opportunity to complete their Health Assessment on Wednesday explaining why a healthy habit is good and how to continue the healthy habit when they get older. We had access to the computer lab for 5A to research and answer these questions. 

Not sure how next week is going to pan out with this 5 day week about to happen in Week 4. Three weeks in a row with only 4 school days in each… You can kind of get used to it. 

Birthday Shout Outs
April 
Charli - 1st 
Kylie - 6th 
Brodie - 24th 
May 
Ms Accatino - 6th
Charlie - 14th 
Chloe - 18th
Joanessa - 24th
Keira - 30th
Jayden - 31st 

Term 2 - Week 2 2017

ANZAC Day Parade

During the ANZAC Day Parade first thing in the morning, 5A represented Currajong SS with respect and curiosity. Patrick and Jayden placed the wreath at the memorial stone. They did a great job along with all the other students who participated in the event. Patrick, Lachlan, Eli and Jayden also participated in the ANZAC Day March on the 25^th of April. They made our school and myself proud.

English

We have started to look at our comprehension feature article, ‘Ruthless March of the Toxic Invader’. We have identified that a lot of the students are afraid of toads. The picture however, is a very disgustingly close-up of a toad. The students have had to explain the influence of where article writers place their images and how much they influence the audience to get a positive or negative reaction. 

Maths

We have continued looking at long and short division in preparation for our Maths Test – Number Crunch. Students are also excelling in their Times Table Challenge with plenty more certificates written out. I have created a progress bar graph for the students to see where they are up to and how far they have to go to get to the end. I think a visit to the printer room is required for more certificates to be created.

Perfect Attendance Certificate

Attendance

Every week if a student is at school for all required days or even participating in a school event, they receive a ‘Perfect Attendance’ certificate. Every Day Counts – the more time they are at school, the more information they will be absorbing.






Week 1 Perfect Attendance Students

Week 2 Perfect Attendance Students

Other Activities

Our Friday Afternoon Activities have started. Students who are involved in the Boot Camp with me have started a base line of where their fitness level is up to. They were to show us how many burpees, push ups, and sit ups they can do, and how long they can hold a plank for. All the students did a great job. Hopefully they were a little tired Friday night.

Students also had the opportunity to complete their Health Assessment on Wednesday explaining why a healthy habit is good and how to continue the healthy habit when they get older. We had access to the computer lab for 5A to research and answer these questions.
 

Week 1 - Term 2 2017

Expectations

This week we started with a recap of what our expectations look like in 5A and also throughout the whole school, whether we are in the playground, on our lunch break, at a specialist lesson or if there is another teacher in the classroom.

Students were able to recognise our expectations - Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Resilient, Be Curious and Be Safe – and provide examples of what it looks like, sounds like and feels like.

Our Holidays

I love hearing stories from the students about what they got up to during their time off or even what they do on the weekend or afternoons. What is also great, is that the kids love hearing about my adventures and the events that I participate in. So coming back from a very action packed Easter Holiday, I was able to fill the kids in about my Bali trip, and then Round 2 of the Aussie Car Racing Series, where I help pitcrew for Madison Dunston. I informed my class about the struggle in packing for a summer holiday and at the same time, packing for a winter trip down in Tasmania.  

So to continue with our writing stamina, the students wrote their adventures in their writing books… the Cinemas got a good workout during the holidays.

Maths

This week in Maths we have been working on our division. We have watched some YouTube clips on how to work through short division and long division. Students have been grasping the understanding that knowing their Times Tables assists in understanding division.

We have continued with our Maths Mentals every day, which touches upon different Mathematical concepts that may not be taught in the week. This allows students to gain a wide range of knowledge and understanding in those areas even when we are focusing on a particular Maths concept in our Units of work. Students are then tested on the Friday to see if they have retained the learning.

We have also had another successful Friday morning ‘Times Table Challenge’ – The students stamina in answering the 50 questions is becoming more efficient and more consistent every time they sit down for the challenge.

I love the enthusiasm 5A has towards this Challenge. I also love writing out the Certificates each time anyone gets 50/50 – The next challenge awaits them…

English

We have kicked off our new English Unit of Work – Comprehending a Feature Article and Writing a multimodal feature article that expresses a point of view about an issue around Flying Foxes.

Other Activities

Our Health Unit about Healthy Habits is underway and we will be ‘Quenching’ our thirst in Design and Technologies after understanding Food Specialisations and preparations to design a drink for a specific purpose.

Students also had the opportunity to pick their top 3 Friday Afternoon Activities to participate in for the following 5 Friday afternoon weeks. It ranged from Gymnastics, Sick Beats, Rugby Union, Female Rugby League, Cricket, Tennis, Arts and Crafts, Cycling, Gardening and Boot Camp. I think it’s really amazing how our school allows the students to experience a wide variety of activities that they may not have the opportunity to experience… and Boot Camp is my forte!

Welcome to 'Blogging with 5A'

Welcome to 'Blogging with 5A' with Ms A. 

Well... this has been on my TO DO list for a while now, and I'm very excited to say, I've made the first step. My name is Ms Joelene Accatino and I've been teaching for nearly 10 years. 

'Blogging with 5A' is going to take us on a journey and insight into our adventures and interests about myself and my wonderful classroom full of adventurous and inquisitive students at Currajong State School in Townsville. 

Each week I will put up a post about the interesting things we have learnt, things we may have experienced or other exciting adventures that we have witnessed or conducted.

I will keep ‘Blogging with 5A’ as fun and informative as I can. As this is very new to me, I will give it my best go to keep updated and informed.

I hope you enjoy reading our weekly posts. There is a comments section at the end of the blog, so please feel free to leave a note or any feedback or suggestions you would like to hear about in ‘Blogging with 5A’.

Cheers,

Ms A