Welcome to Year 5/6 at Wanguri Primary School
On this page you will find information about what’s happening in Upper Primary at Wanguri Primary School. There is information about what your child will be learning about this Semester.
5/6 Jones
PE with Ms Willmott is on Tuesdays
Arts with Ms Sherratt is on Mondays
Digi Tech with Mr T is on Tuesdays
5/6 Bernardino
PE with Ms Willmott is on Mondays
Arts with Ms Sherratt is on Tuesdays
Digi Tech with Mr Cluse is on Tuesdays
5/6 Hepworth
PE with Ms Willmott is on Tuesdays
Arts with Ms Sherratt is on Fridays
Digi Tech with Mr T is on Tuesdays
The Literacy tab will provide information regarding the rich texts that children will be reading, the genres they will be creating and information relating to assessments and tips to support your child at home.
For more information regarding our whole school approach to teaching literacy, please visit the English tab under ‘Teaching and Learning’.
The Maths tab will provide information regarding the topics children will be studying and information relating to assessments and tips to support your child at home.
For more information regarding our whole school approach to teaching literacy, please visit the Maths tab under ‘Teaching and Learning’.
In Semester 1, students will be studying Geography and Economics and Business.
In Geography, students will look at the influence of people on the characteristics of a place. For example the methods of First Nations people in managing the land and resources; the positive influences of people on their environment including reforestation and land-care groups. Students will explore how Australia manages and using its environments and the practices that aim to manage human impacts on the environment. They will explore the geographical diversity and location of places in the Asia region and Australia’s connections with other countries.
In Economics and Business, students will learn about the types of resources available in Australia including wheat, water and coal. They will distinguish between needs and wats and how resources can be used more sustainable to meet these needs in the future. They will also consider the influences on consumer choices and how to make informed consumer and financial choices. Students will explore the impact that influence including personal preferences, social trends, budgetary constraints, peer and cultural factors have on their spending choices.
In Semester 2, students will be studying Biological and Earth and Space Sciences.
In Biological Science, students will be looking at how the form and behaviour of living things enables survival. For example the physical characteristics that enable plants or animals being able to survive in habitats such as nocturnal creatures or those who can survive in desert environments. They will also explore and how changes in physical conditions affect living things. For example how changes in physical conditions as a result of human activity impact animals, such as urban lighting’s affect on nocturnal and migratory animals.
In Earth and Space Science, students will look at the processes that change the Earth’s surface, for example the impact of erosion and extreme weather events on the landscape. Students will also learn about the solar system and the movement of the Earth and other planets around our sun. They will explore the role of gravity in keeping the planets in orbit around the sun; appreciate the distances and relationships between the sun and other planets; and predict how the tilt of the Earth, pointing one hemisphere towards or away from the sun affects the amount of sunlight on the surface of the Earth.